earworm

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Listening to different versions on YouTube (the favorite was an old recording with violinist David Oistrakh, pictured above playing chess with Prokofiev), the piece became an enchanting earworm. Source: Internet

Convenient hours (they’re open from 10am-10pm, seven days a week) and a wide-ranging selection make for a perfect place to peruse and purchase your latest earworm. Source: Internet

On the surface, it's an undeniable earworm, a well-produced track that pays homage to classic and current hip-hop sounds while lyrically biting the hand that feeds it. Source: Internet

Get the hot water running and turn up the speakers with my current earworm. Source: Internet

“How does a nice idea become an earworm, or a fashion trend, or—shudder—a meme? Source: Internet

Like anyone else, I am accustomed to musical sieges—the persistence of an especially tenacious earworm, or an instant fixation with a recently acquired album. Source: Internet