The Week contest: Pop Song - July 15, 2011

A scientific study found that certain pop songs become big hits even if they're annoying, repetitive, and trite, because they tap into inherent preferences in our brains. Come up with the title of a song guaranteed to become a hit

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Pop songs can become popular because of how they resonate inside the brain, according to a new study.
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