So I was listening to the radio this morning and "No Rain" by Blind Melon came on and I began singing the song. And not only did I know every lyric, I knew every guitar riff, every musical transition, etc. Note for note, word for word. And I don not like this song at all. And then I started to think about how many other songs that I both like and dislike that are just like that. And like many of you, there are hundreds if not thousands. And I'm wondering "Just how much of my brain is this taking up?" I mean could my IQ be 20 points higher if I didn't know so many damn pop songs? Could I have been a doctor or a nuclear physicist if not for Dexys Midnight Runners? Pop music has apparently destroyed my potential for greatness.

Any thoughts?

the amount of info stored in your brain doesn't increase ro decrease
your iq.

but yeah, it is astounding how much info we store in that little box
-so to speak.

when you think of all your memories, all the books you've read, all
the films you've seen, all the albums you know etc etc.

it's amazing.

IstenSzek said:

Why is my memory so good for crappy pop songs though? I think the government is doing some brain-control subliminal thing.

On the same note, I completely changed my Napster playlist for the new year and have put on numerous memorable classics such as "One Night in Bancock", "19" (Paul Hardcastle), and "And We Danced" by the Hooters.

I believe that our brains have infinite potential. That we never forget anything. Thats why, as a musician, I'm usually asking friends to listen to my songs to see if they sound like songs that they've heard before. We store all this stuff in our brains and sometimes we subconsciously reproduce it. Or sometimes we know all the riffs to a Blind Melon song even though we havent heard it in ages.

GottaLetitgo said:

And in between they make you watch Dancing With The Stars and LIKE it, huh?

I happen to enjoy my repository of useless information and catchy pop songs...it makes me an excellent candidate for being on Jeopardy, should the proper oppertunity arise

insomnia said:

I used to kick ass playing from home on "Rock Jeopardy" on VH-1...Jeff Probst's gig before "Survivor".

GottaLetitgo said:

I was great at that too

It was AWESOME watching Mark McGrath completely embarass Vince Neil on that show