http://www.metafilter.com/tags/makeitstop Posts tagged with 'makeitstop' at MetaFilter. Thu, 27 May 2010 12:17:12 -0800 Thu, 27 May 2010 12:17:12 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/92302/Dont%2DWorry%2DI%2DWill%2DSurvive%2DIm%2DJust%2DSingin%2DIn%2DThe%2DRain What do <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7QL46cK7B8">Singing in the Rain</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGX6V92-l7o">Live Is Life</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHFDa9efCQU">Don't Worry, Be Happy</a>, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBR2G-iI3-I">I Will Survive</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbmG218gnic">&#0199;a fait rire les oiseaux</a> have in common? In a study, French-speaking Internet users identified these five pop songs out of 100, <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100526111334.htm">as the most pernicious earworms</a>. Here are <a href="http://www.brams.org/participer-a-nos-etudes/resultats/resultats-musique-obsedante">their top 25 picks</a> from <a href="http://www.brams.org/">BRAMS</a>, including audio clips. <a href="http://www.brams.org/news/sylvie-hebert-on-earworm-music">A French-language radio interview on the study with BRAMS Professor Sylvie H&#0233;bert.</a> The <a href="http://earwurm.com/song-in-my-head/">Definitive Guide to Earworms</a> <small>Once you're done playing the clips, <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/13921/Songs-stuck-in-your-head">here</a> are some <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/127968/Get-this-damn-tune-out-of-my-head">helpful</a> AskMetaFilter <a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/45772/Over-and-Over-and-Over">questions</a> that might just solve your new earworm problem. ;)</small> tag:metafilter.com,2010:site.92302 Thu, 27 May 2010 12:17:12 -0800 brams earworms emotions language MAKEITSTOP mood music musician neurology obsession research science SCIENCE! songs study thought zarq http://www.metafilter.com/78102/Microsoft%2DSongsmith Microsoft has just announced <a href="http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/projects/songsmith/">Songsmith.</a> What is it? I think it is some Karaoke / Garageband / Guitar-hero like thing.<br><br> All I do know is: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oGFogwcx-E">The promotional ad video for it is a trainwreck</a>. tag:metafilter.com,2009:site.78102 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:20:45 -0800 badsinging dystopia makeitstop microsoft okreallythisissilly pleasemakeitstop thisonegoesouttojonmc trainwreck youtube mrzarquon