Like many people, I usually have a song stuck in my head. For some reason these songs, more often than not, come from television commercials. It probably has more than a little to do with the fact that I watch a lot of TV.

I swear, though, advertisers have some mad scientists writing these songs. I’m convinced there are subliminal messages in them to make sure they get burned into your memory cells. It’s evil, and sometimes I am afraid I’m going to get triggered and enter Machurian Candidate mode and try to kill someone. That’s probably just me, though, right?

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VH1

Yeah, I grouped ‘em all together, but there’s a vast array of “list” shows on VH1. Whenever I land upon one during my channel surfing, it’s too late. I’m snagged and dragged right into watching them. Well, for the most part, that is. While there’s a slew of these shows out there, I’m going to bunch ‘em all together for the sake of this column.

Some are good, some are bad. Some are outright ludicrous. But what they have in common (besides being lists) is that they are mesmerizing and really, really long. I’m talking about some blocks larger than the prime-time evening. I mean, how can you watch I Love the ’80s or The 100 Greatest Songs of the ’80s: Then and Now without knowing how they end? You end up watching them all.

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