I have a problem/talent(?)

tk123

Lads hour upon hour of watching tv as a child oh and adult has given me the abiity to remember tv jingles and themes word for word - when i read the names of stuff on this board the song comes into my head and stays there for DAYS....is any1 else the same??

simu

I experience this to a certain degree.

I also get it with verb conjugations/formulae/poems that I learned off at school - they pop up out of nowhere every now and then!

sceptre

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3221499.stm


These might be interesting as well:
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2002/09/30/ad_brain/print.html

http://enews.tufts.edu/stories/122002UnforgettableTunes.htm

http://www.latimes.com/features/lifestyle/la-100701tunes.story

edit: funny, as I was typing the above, an advert came on with a remix of the old Kimberly, Mikado and Cocoanut Creams song. Everyone born before the late 70s knows this tune and the words as well as the Beanz Meanz Heinz tune. For the slightly younger, it's the equivalent of knowing the Chicken Tonight song.

Adeptus Titanicus

Originally posted by tk123
Lads hour upon hour of watching tv as a child oh and adult has given me the abiity to remember tv jingles and themes word for word - when i read the names of stuff on this board the song comes into my head and stays there for DAYS....is any1 else the same??

Absolutely! And I like it that way too! Often find myself "singing" the tune for Sale of the Centuary and old shows like that... (although i tend to insert my own lyrics along the lines of "f***** c**t, f***** c**t, f*****, f***** c**t", try it with the Sale OTC tune, guarunteed to beat stress!)

Hmmm, on reflection this doesn't seem normal.... :dunno:

embee

It often amazes my friends that I know the theme tunes off by heart to both Captain Planet and James Bond Jnr.

Draupnir

James Bond Jr ah remind me of that theme tune will ya

penguinbloke

Bond, James Bond Junior.
No one can stop him but S.C.U.M always tries,
Young Bond cuts through each web of spies.
He learned the game from his uncle James
Now he's heir to the name.
James Bond.

Bond, James Bond Junior.
look out hes coming through,
he's got a job to do.
while he rescues the girl!!!
James Bond Junior chases S.C.U.M.
Around the World!"

tk123

but WHY is he called JB Jnr when JB is his UNCLE!?!??:dunno:

TCamen

It's fun to just randomly surprise people with old jingles and TV themes hehe

"you take the good, you take the bad..."

earwicker

Damn you to hell, Sceptre! For an HOUR now, I've had "...someone you love, would love some mum" looping in my head. Crap!!

KlodaX

yeah .. *me sighs, smiles and glances at the tellivision* ... insn't tv great?

Adeptus Titanicus

Originally posted by earwicker
Damn you to hell, Sceptre! For an HOUR now, I've had "...someone you love, would love some mum" looping in my head. Crap!!

Saw a new version of that on TV last night. Nowhere near as good as the original! Too Sloooowwww

simu

Originally posted by penguinbloke
Bond, James Bond Junior.
No one can stop him but S.C.U.M always tries,
Young Bond cuts through each web of spies.
He learned the game from his uncle James
Now he's heir to the name.
James Bond.

Bond, James Bond Junior.
look out hes coming through,
he's got a job to do.
while he rescues the girl!!!
James Bond Junior chases S.C.U.M.
Around the World!"

Was it not "while he rescues the world"?

penguinbloke

I'm about 95% sure that its girl


yeah after a google

sweet sweet 3rd party proof

simu

Meh. My version of it was waaaay better!