Origins of Musical Ear Worms πŸŽ΅πŸ‘‚πŸ›

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Podcast episodes that trace the journey of highly addictive songs from its unexpected origins to how they get stuck in our ears.


  • 1

    The story of how β€œWho Let The Dogs Out” ended up stuck in all of our brains goes back decades and spans continents. It tells us something about inspiration, and how creativity spreads, and about wheth...Show More

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    Who let the dogs out? This was such a fun episode about the origins of the song. You get brought into a convoluted rabbit hole full of twists and turns. Reminded me of a very similar episode about Bab...Show More

  • 2

    Baby Shark

    Decoder Ring

    38:17 | Feb 25th, 2019

    2 recommendations

    Baby Shark is an megaviral YouTube video, an unstoppable earworm, a top 40 hit, a Eurodance smash, a decades old campfire song, and the center of an international copyright dispute. This month on Deco...Show More

    mm recommended:

    This was hilarious and fun! I always wondered about the addictive Baby Shark song and its origins. I’m not sure if I believe the origins story entirely but I appreciate the diligent traceback. Also in...Show More

  • 3

    A man in California is haunted by the memory of a pop song from his youth. He can remember the lyrics and the melody. But the song itself has vanished, completely scrubbed from the internet. PJ takes ...Show More

    mm recommended:

    A guy has an ear worm stuck in his head so Alex helps him out. Turns out to be a rabbit hole of a journey in music history. Hilarious episode. Magnificent execution. An episode that showcases the magi...Show More

  • 4

    Gotta Get Down on Friday

    Decoder Ring

    44:53 | May 11th, 2020

    5 recommendations

    Rebecca Black's music video for Friday was Youtube's most watched video of 2011, thrusting the thirteen-year-old Rebecca into a very harsh spotlight. Dubbed "The Worst Music Video Ever Made" Friday wa...Show More

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    Friday! Friday! Gotta Get Down on Friday! Totally underrated song. Learn something about the Youtube music video everyone hated in 2011 (when Youtube was just 6!) and where Rebecca Black is now!

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