music and brains...

read this review of a book that tackles the mystery of music and its action on the brain and emotions. it sounds interesting (this book mentioned in the article sounds good too). this jumped out at me:

"...Sacks notes that not only do human beings listen to music a lot, they also imagine music constantly; so even if your ears aren't being musically stimulated, you may be self-stimulating musically the rest of the time. Sometimes, we voluntarily produce musical images, as when we sing a song to ourselves for the fun of it, but we can also be subject to involuntary musical imagery. We are all familiar with that insistent tune that runs through our head against our will and taste (I was recently subjected to the chorus of Tom Jones's "She's a Lady" for about a week—a song I dislike and despise)..."

yesterday it was "Fefe Naa Efe" by Fela Kuti when I woke and today it's "Only A Fool Would Say That" by Steely Dan. what song that won't get out of your head is driving you crazy today?