No doubt about it, earworms are irritating.
“Who Let the Dogs Out?”
Sometimes, our ability to remember song lyrics more readily than facts is put to good use.
As a child, you probably memorized the alphabet with the help of a song.
This is one of the many reasons a brand new song might seem instantly familiar.
Song structure is a huge boost to memory.
“That gives us a hook to hang the words on.
And a song’s chorus gets repeated even more times.
So they get stuck in there and you’re able to’t get them out.
