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HokieMacDaddy
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today's earworm

is a song from 1982 about which Wikipedia says: "Though they are not shown in the video, the song features Max Crook from Del Shannon's band and Paul Shaffer (who at the time was bandleader and sidekick on Late Night with David Letterman) playing a synthesizer solo based on Del Shannon's "Runaway"." A young Jon Bon Jovi played guitar for the group very briefly the next year before they went on to score their biggest US hit in 1984. They ended up breaking up shortly thereafter. Name the song and/or the group.
Posted: 07/01/2026 at 08:38 AM ET

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today's earworm
HokieMacDaddy 07/01/26 08:38 AM ET
The answer is...
HokieMacDaddy 07/01/26 12:06 PM ET
here's a hint
HokieMacDaddy 07/01/26 09:29 AM ET
not quite "Days grow shorter and the nights are getting long"
Ho_Ki 07/01/26 10:12 AM ET
swing and a miss**
HokieMacDaddy 07/01/26 10:15 AM ET
Here's one for you...name the song with this in it's lyrics:
EDGEMAN 07/01/26 09:24 AM ET
Or "flipping out with Great Danes"**
astrohokie 07/01/26 09:33 AM ET
looked it up - no way I would have known that**
HokieMacDaddy 07/01/26 09:30 AM ET
I listened to Nirvana's "unplugged" version this morning at the gym.
EDGEMAN 07/01/26 09:34 AM ET