The experts decided to conduct a study and find out why some songs get stuck in our head.
Almost everyone after listening to a song notice that it’s oddly stuck in his head.
Scientists from Durham University decided to find out why some melodies absolutely not remembered, and the others “pursue” one day.
Experts have conducted the first large-scale study to try to answer questions about the so-called “sticky music”. It turned out that songs stuck in my head, involuntary musical imagery, usually easy to remember, and they have unique intervals, such as jumping or repetition which distinguish it from the “average songs”.
A vivid example of involuntary musical image scientists believe the song Lady Gaga’s Bad Romance, which, if to believe the people who literally haunts. Similar properties and composition You Out Of My Head singer Kylie Minogue. Many believe that the songs we often hear on the radio or television, are the most “Velcro”, however, it is not so.
Often the composition is able to “hang” regardless of the popularity or the number of auditions. “Our results show that the songs can get stuck in my head because of a certain melodic content. This method will help beginning composers or advertisers to create a jingle that people will remember in a few days or months.
Songs-Velcro is often a rather fast pace and they have a melody and unusual musical repetitions, such as in the song Smoke On The Water artist Deep,” – said study author Kelly Jakubowski. Properties “stuck” in the head have not only songs of this quality have and nursery rhymes, which should be easy to remember.
In the study, researchers surveyed 3,000 people to find out what songs they are “sticky”, and compare with the most popular tunes on the radio. It turned out that most of the songs coincide with the most common sound in the music charts of the country.
Scientists believe that the study will help determine which parts of the brain involved in working while listening to your favorite songs. After all, 90 percent of people at least once a week say that in his mind they are “stuck” song. This most often occurs when the brain is not doing anything, for example, during taking a shower or walking.
