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smokebringer t1_iulnf2v wrote

I have something else. When I listen to music in my car, if I get out in the middle of a song, even if I didn't really take care, the song will continue to play in my head. I can comeback in my car the next day and boom : The song continue at near the exact good moment I was singing in my head. My best was 3 days while playing "Kids with guns" from "Gorillaz' (Demon day). During 2 days the part where you hear "Sooooo that daaaaaay..." was ringing in my head. And when I took my car, it was exactly it.

Ps : using Spotify app in car.

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nikogetsit t1_iumynoh wrote

Interesting note here, the music industry often relies on people getting a tune 'stuck' in people's heads to make it popular, this is what a hook in a tune is in the music industry. For instance the song 'Hey Ya' by OutKast was initially not well received by listeners, however the AI predicted it would be a hit and record labels had already spent a lot of money promoting it, so if you recall when that song came out you'll remember it was played non stop on the radio until people liked it. They basically forced us to like that song using psychology and this ear worm phenomenon.

http://www.behaviouraldesign.com/2016/12/06/the-science-of-how-radio-stations-introduce-new-songs/#sthash.PF9eIgtv.dpbs

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