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Joy English · Level B2 · Psychologyjoy-english.com

Why songs get stuck

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Follow an explanation of an everyday experience.

Listen to each sentence and write what you hear.

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Words to know

melody
A tune; a series of musical notes.
repetitive
Repeating the same thing many times.
replay
To play something again.

Answer key

  1. Have you ever had a song stuck in your head for hours?“Stuck in your head” means you keep hearing it in your mind.
  2. Researchers call this an earworm.“Earworm” is usually one word; “ear worm” is also accepted.
  3. It usually happens with simple, repetitive melodies.The stress in “repetitive” is on “pet”.
  4. The brain seems to replay unfinished parts of the tune.The stress in “unfinished” is on “fin”.
  5. Listening to the whole song can sometimes make it stop.“Whole” sounds like “hole”.

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