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Backstory:

My wife Roberta, who had never written a lyric before, came up with a lyric for me. I also wanted to write something which didn't sound like it was written in the sixties and "Jukebox In My Head" was the result. It has very different rhythms between verse/bridge and chorus and I believe it modulates between the Dorian scale (verse/bridge) and the related minor scale (chorus). Following feedback sessions with Alan, Craig and Sara I have incorporated some of their suggestions to improve the music content.

Lyrics:

                                                  
JUKEBOX IN MY HEAD

Chorus

The jukebox in my head, the jukebox in my head
The jukebox in my head, I can't get it to stop
It just won't go away, it just won't go away
The jukebox in my head, I can't get it to stop
There goes another coin, I just hope it won't drop

Verse 1

It's 3am and I'm lying in bed
And the jukebox in my head starts playing
It makes its selection, there's no chance of rejection
So I have to listen instead (listen instead)

Repeat chorus

Verse 2

I should be sleeping but that song is keeping
Going round and round in my mind
It's totally random, just where does it come from
And how do I switch it off (switch it off, switch it off)

Repeat chorus

Bridge

I try to think of another track but no matter how I pray
The first one still keeps coming back

Verse 3

It's 4am and I'm lying in bed
And the jukebox in my head keeps playing
Here comes that line for the 99th time
And I can't get it out of my brain

Extended chorus

The jukebox in my head, the jukebox in my head
The jukebox in my head, I can't get it to stop
It just won't go away, it just won't go away
The jukebox in my head, I can't get it to stop
There goes another coin, I just hope it won't drop
The jukebox in my head, I can't get it to stop

Coda

Make it stop, make it stop


© 2017 Music by Alex Houston, lyrics by Roberta Houston