What they found was that not only can the INMI be removed by listening to other songs in addition to other methods of distraction, but many of the participants in the study responded to the same “cure songs.” I’m not sure anyone would ever want to write a song that literally counteracts catchiness, but it seems that some pretty famous musicians have done just that.
Out of the suggestions of the seventy participants in the study, six songs were mentioned as “cures” by more than one person. The anti-catchy tunes, from most used to least, were “God Save the Queen” by Thomas Arne (used by six people), “Karma Chameleon,” “Happy Birthday” (yes, that one), the A-Team theme, “Kashmir” by Led Zeppelin, and “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel.
via Geekosystem
