Top of the Week: Songs stuck in my Head

I never used to understand how people could not know the words to a song - either you know it or you don't. But since I've been learning a song a day, I can't actually learn all the words. It's just the chorus running in circles in my head. It's so annoying to have a chorus in my head and no verses!

Also, I'm noticing a trend here. It's the pop songs that get stuck: "Sexy Back" and "Poker Face" especially, also "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For". They're the songs that hammer one line into into your head, until it pierces deep in your brain and is triggered by every little synapse.

But it's only one sentence! So then I need to hear the rest of the song, I desperately seek out the song, and listen with the relief of an addict overdue for a dose.

Here's another catchy one....
Flo Rida's Right Round

Top of the Week: A Rising Star

Announcing . . . Top of the Week. In an attempt to keep up with the current music, I'm going to post one song from Billboard Top 10 each week, on Mondays.

Checked out the wikipedia entry, Lady Gaga is very talented and quite the rising star. Poker Face became her second single to hit the number one spot - very impressive.

Lady Gaga's Poker Face

They're pretty tight on the copyright thing, so I can't embed the video (had one, but it was blocked). So, click the title above to see the official video on YouTube. Also, this is the zipper song - the song she sang on American Idol while wearing a zipper on her eye... and a star for a dress... not sure I get the fashion, but guess she's really into it.

Let the Beat Rock

I kept hearing this distinctive song on the radio, but couldn't figure out the lyrics. So, I decided to combine this radio thing with this internet thing. Result is: I found out the "boom boom boom" song is actually Black Eyed Peas' new release Boom Boom Pow and the current number one according to Billboard.

Also, this song is from a cd that hasn't been released yet. What's up with that? Is this a common thing? I guess it's a good marketing device.

Back to the song... So apparently sounds count as words, as in "hear the spaceship *zoom*". Also, there are allusions / slang I didn't get, such as 808 (disturbing the peace), and the clean version cuts out a lot of ****, making it hard to understand. Now I read the lyrics, I'm happy enough.

Black Eyed Peas' Boom Boom Pow



So, anyone have any idea why this is top right now?