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Letter: Play it again

Published 18 August 2001

From Graham Hill

If other readers are troubled by the problem of music constantly repeating
inside your head
(28 July, p 44),
I recommend playing the irritating song again.
If the CD/tape is unavailable, then I resort to singing it out loud several
times (usually in the car), until my brain is fed up with hearing it from the
outside. Either method usually works, though if you feel the need to try the
latter and the song in question is currently in the charts, please don’t sing it
near me.

Nottingham

Issue no. 2304 published 18 August 2001

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