i want a hippopotamus for christmas

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas is a song that was originally sung in 1953 by Gayla Peevey. The song has recently been redone by The Jonas Brothers, giving it it's current relative popularity. In fact, I just heard the song for the first time the other day. The big problem with the song is that it's got one of those tunes that sticks in your head. Since I've heard it, I cannot get it out of my head. If you're willing to take that risk, you can hear the original version of the song here. I hate it when I get a song stuck in my head. The worst part is that it's extremely contagious. For example, I went home singing that song. Within a few minutes Polly couldn't stop singing it. Hearing Polly singing it kept it stuck in my head. In this way, the cycle is constantly being perpetuated. There are plenty of songs that this happens with. The weird thing is, however, that they're almost never songs I actually enjoy. Why is it that the songs you actually like are never the ones that get stuck in your head? It's probably for the better because you usually begin to loathe the songs you can't get out of the ol' noggin.