As in Get [a pause here while I remember my in-laws sometimes read this] Out Of My Head.

There are, at the moment, two songs that qualify for this. The first is one Delta Goodrem’s In This Life. Yeah I know... This is a girl who has gone through the whole Neighbours mill but seems to have come out of it pretty well. She’s had to face some pretty rough challenges (the big C, the not-so-big P) and as far as I can see is a pretty genuine person. In This Life almost looks like a reinvention and an “I shall prevail” affirmation. Good on you, Delta. It’s here in iTMS.

Why does this qualify as a GTFOOMH? Well, I caught myself idly whistling it on the bridge today. Not an issue in itself but others were nearby, it could have led to “dude, seriously, wut?” awkwardness...

The second, and original candidate for this is the Veronicas’ track Untouched. The violas contrasting with the effect module guitar distortion (a poor substitute for a stack o’ Marshalls distortion but it has its own character), the square & sawtooth wave synth and the manic tempo are quite something. I’m pretty sure Jessica Louise and Lisa Marie could right now collaborate with a bunch of Kangaroo droppings and still make a hit. Not saying that Toby Gad is a bunch of kangaroo droppings, mind. Youtube mono doesn’t really do it justice, iTunes sample here.

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