You know the routine: Select a song, finish listening to that song, immediately replay that song. Rinse and repeat for the rest of the day.
We've all experienced earworms -- you know, those infectious jams that you just can't get out of your head. But there is more to earworms than just their repeatability. Composer and producer Joel Beckerman claims that the purpose of an earworm is to liven up your day.
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"Earworms are your brain's way of putting an enjoyable score behind mundane daily tasks," Beckerman writes in his new book THE SONIC BOOM: How Sound Transforms the Way We Think, Feel, and Buy.
So, in the spirit of brightening your day, here are 33 songs you won't be able to stop listening to, selected by Beckerman and Man Made Music.
Feel free to listen on repeat for the rest of the day. Or the rest of time.