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Earworms are incredible.
And annoying.
Sometimes it’s a snippet from a 70’s classic.
Just enough to avoid the cringe factor.
Or an 80’s pop number that could be a commercial jingle today.
Hardly ever from the 90’s though.
And now, almost always now, from a Tik Tok clip I scrolled past or I heard set on repeat from the other room.
“Drop ‘em out,” in a country tune and tone and man if it did’t get stuck on replay in my brain a thousand times last night.
And if you said you knew what I had on my mind, well, yes, almost always.
But only if you know that particular song.
Which is asking for the same Mardi Gras request so many women get on a bead collection stumble through the French Quarter.
“Show us!” is the half cry and when they do, we rejoice.
It is, after all, a glorious moment.
Of extroversion and lack of inhibition.
Of adventure and daring and breaking codes and maybe laws.
I don’t know what’s on the books in NOLA.
A party refrain that sticks in the brain like that same song I can’t get rid of.
Which makes me wonder why it sticks.
It’s catchy, for sure.
And covers a favorite subject.
An object de’ art, if you will.
Objects.
Part of me wants to study it.
The song, not the objects.
Why is it so catchy?
What makes it stay in mind?
It’s like a puzzle I want to crack, so I can put the same ingredients into a book.
Or a hook for a book.
It reminds me of Star Wars.
Or Harry Potter.
Which are the same story if you get down to it.
One for wands. One for lightsabers.
And both etched in the minds of millions.
Who doesn’t want to be an orphan that discovers they are heir to unimaginable powers and running off to rescue worlds and fight villain’s and save the day.
Days.
Epic in scale and epic in impression.
The story sticks and resonates.
Just like the earworm.
Is it the beat?
The backbeat?
The downbeat?
Or am I just beating a dead horse about a throwaway song that probably won’t even be listed as a one hit wonder, because it’s only Tik Tok famous?
Looking back on early reviews of Star Wars and Harry Potter, there’s really only one answer.
Time will, as always, Tell.
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Books by Chris Lowry
Classic Sci Fi
1. Moon Men
4. High Steaks
5. Epoch
6. Eon
7. Era
10. Nano Samurai - a sci fi action adventure
11. Temporary Merc - a sci fi adventure
12. UNASS – a Situation Normal Series
13. SNAFU - a Situation Normal series
14. Redneck Vampire Terrorizes Trailer Park
15. Galactic Dawn
16. Neural Nexus – a sci fi action adventure
17. The Nova Project - a sci fi action adventure
18. Time Out – a sci fi adventure
The Dipole Series
2. Lunar Hustle
3. Love Machine
5. Planet 9
6. Parralax
7. Whiskey Bent
The Invasion Earth Series
1. Phalanx
2. Beachhead
3. Bridgehead
4. Lodgement
5. Ultima Thule
6. Infilade
7. Dust Off
8. Phalanx
9. Defilade
Sheriff Ben Logan Series
1. OLD MAGIC
3. Needs Must
4. First Rodeo
5. Strange Bedfellows
6. As The Night is Long
7. Blame it on the Moon
8. West of Anywhere
The Marshal of Magic Series
2. Witch Blues
6. MythUnderstood
The Crescent City Coven Series
Ware the Cats of War - an urban fantasy adventure
The Battlefield Z Series
6. Bluegrass Zombie
9. Everglades Zombie
10. Flyover Zombie
11. Headshots
12. Overland Zombie
13. Lone Star Zombie
14. Cowboy Zombie
15. Gone Dark
16. Silent Run
17. No Entry
18. Restricted
19. Desolation
20. Exposed
21. Shelter in Place
22. Ashes - a Post Apocalyptic story
23. Run - a Battlefield Z story
24. Hide - a Battlefield Z story
BOXSET
Battlefield Z - The Complete adventures giant boxset
1. Asset
2. Render
3. Operative
4. Sideways
5. Chokepoint
6. Decreed
7. In The Dark
8. True Nature
9. Nominee
10. False Flag
11. Burn Bag
12. Tin Trooper
13. Nazi Nukes – guest apperance
The Jake Burbank Mysteries
3. A Shot of Revenge
4. A Double Shot of Revenge
5. Death by a 45
6. Touched – an off the wall thriller
7. Back to Business – sequel to Touched
8. Friends Like These – book three in the Touched trilogy
9. Shadows of the Past – a thriller
10. Grandpa’s Secret War – a thriller
11. Bayou Justice – a thriller
12. Bayou Revenge – a thriller
Fantasy Adventure
1. The Holy War – Blood Bound
2. The Holy War – Oath Bound
3. The Holy War – Honor Bound
Westerns
1. Judged by Twelve
2. Carried by Six
3. Texas Cakewalk
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