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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>With a little help...</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/20/95417.aspx</link><description>Some mail from the past couple weeks in basically chronological order.</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>With a little help...</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/20/95417.aspx#95630</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:00:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:95630</guid><dc:creator>Ron Riley</dc:creator><description>Apparently, a lot of things match up to the Gilligan song; I've forgotten what it's called now, but it's written in some sort of scheme that's pretty common. I'm at work and don't have time to look it up now; I'm sure someone else will know.</description></item><item><title>With a little help...</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/20/95417.aspx#95866</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:47:19 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:95866</guid><dc:creator>Justin Bush</dc:creator><description>I believe the scheme is called 'ballad stanza'.  Great work, Will!</description></item><item><title>With a little help...</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/20/95417.aspx#96477</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:06:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:96477</guid><dc:creator>Patti, IL</dc:creator><description>In high school a friend of mine told me that singing the lyrics to Amazing Grace set to the tune of the Gilligan's Island theme song would get any other song out of your head.  It works, the problem is you wind up singing the replacement for days afterwards.

(My boyfriend actually avoids telling me when he has a song stuck in his head now as my eyes immediately light up and I say, "You know what would fix that!"  He usually groans and shouts, "DON'T EVEN START!")</description></item><item><title>With a little help...</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/20/95417.aspx#96635</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:04:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:96635</guid><dc:creator>Brian</dc:creator><description>Actually, Bottom's song from Act III, Sc:1 of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," (the one that starts with "The ousel cock, so black of hue...") fits the "Gilligan's Island" melody perfectly.</description></item><item><title>With a little help...</title><link>http://clicked.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/03/20/95417.aspx#96717</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:00:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:96717</guid><dc:creator>Patrick, Chicago, IL</dc:creator><description>When it comes to getting songs out of your head, I've had multiple choral singers swear by "Mr. Sandman" by the Chordettes.  (Not "Enter Sandman")  It works great, and for some odd reason, I have never gotten that song stuck in my head.</description></item></channel></rss>