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These aliens and humans things are my favorite thing on tumblr (startrek.website)
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[–] [email protected] 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think I'm special here. Most of the time if I've got a song on repeat and I'm tired of it I can think of a different song and play that instead. I just tell my brain, "Dummy, play The River by King Gizzard" and I'll hear it. It's nice.

The problem is there always needs to be a song going - there is no silence track. As soon as my brain notices that I'm not playing a song, it'll play one for me, usually the last one I heard.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I have so many questions.

Have you tried meditating to get a few minutes of quiet?

Do you "hear" your thoughts / have an international monologue?

How detailed are these songs? Do they have just vocals? Harmony? Drums? Bass?

How many times do you have to hear a song before it becomes 'playable"

Can you play an instrument?

Do you have perfect pitch or is everything relative?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Not op but have a similar "problem". Straight up an earworm machine over here. But I can control it for the most part

Meditation is not my thing but if the song is getting annoying or too repetitive on a certain part I will intentionally try to distract myself. I certainly do have a monologue that reads, speaks, etc "out loud".

It only takes until i at least know a portion of the song enough to be able to sing along that I can play the majority of it ( as long as I don't get stuck in what I call a lyrical loop where one verse will tie back to an earlier one). It always sounds as is, with the band as well. Even if I don't know the lyrics I can hear the mumblings of that part.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago
  1. Sure, but this just replaces the music with the sound of my breathing. There's always something in my brain. The only meditative peace I can get is in a flow state e.g. working out.
  2. Yup, damn near always. Yak yak yak goes the brain.
  3. Usually just vocals unless I focus on the music, or if it's instrumental then I hear everything.
  4. Music that I can play in my brain on demand is usually music I listen to all the time already, with some exceptions. Don't have exact data on this, but it depends on context - if it's my favorite band then it'll stick around after 1 listen. If it's someone else or music I dislike it may take several listens.
  5. I play The Axe by which I mean a ukulele. Not particularly well IMO but it's fun and relaxing.
  6. I don't think so, but I can identify most songs I've heard before pretty quickly if I know the band or song name. It's like an involuntary Shazam.