My OCD has recently manifested itself in a new way and it’s driving me crazy. Every morning for the past few weeks or so upon waking up in the morning, an indie rock song will immediately pop into my head and I’ll perseverate on a lyric or two, hearing it over and over and over again as if my brain were playing a broken record. While it’s kind of nice waking up to an indie rock tune, the repetition gets old real fast and becomes wicked annoying.

Yesterday was “Absence of God” by Rilo Kiley, so for about 20 minutes, as I made breakfast and got ready for work, Jenny Lewis sang, “The absence of God will bring you comfort, baby…Folk singers sing songs for the working, baybee,” over and over again. I’ve learned that if I hum it, it makes it go away quicker but it also means that I’m walking around the apartment humming the same four bars over and over again.

Today, it was “Punk Rock Girl” by that dog. Do you remember that dog? I didn’t think I did either but there she was, Petra Haden singing, “She’s so lonely and lovely and mad at her mom/She’s the best little girl in the world…Punk Rock girl will rock your world,” in my head over and over and over again.

When my mind finally settled down and I was able think about other things, I was sort of struck by how crazy it was. Not the OCD thing but Petra Haden and that dog? Where the hell did that come from?

Then imagine my shock and surprise when I read this interview today with Petra Haden conducted by the fine folks at losanjealous.

Coinkidink or coinkicrazy? My theory is that is has something to do with the solar eclipse.

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