Music is such an ubiquitous part of our lives that we often don’t notice how frequently it enters our consciousness. (All the more reason to support arts education and pay working musicians what they’re worth, but that’s a whole other article.) One perfect example of the big role music plays is how often we sing to ourselves, sometimes in the most delightful and hilarious ways.
Writer Jonathan Edward Durham shared that he sings “La-un-dry” to the tune of The Cranberries’ “Zombie” every time he does the wash, and that admission launched a chorus of people sharing how they, too, sing to themselves with altered song lyrics to make chores or mundane life tasks more interesting or fun.
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Trytoreadthroughthese“sillylittlesong”responsesandNOTsingalong.
“WhenItakemydogsoutside,sometimesIsing‘Comeondoggies,let’sgopotty’tothetuneof‘BarbieGirl.'”–Lindsay
“Ising‘I’vegottoshower’tothetuneofthe90sSnapsong‘(I’veGot)thePower.'”–Tracy
“‘Simplyhaaavingaw
