“Nice to Meet Ya” - Your Earworm
There are strict rules for frothy pop songs that get stuck in a wag's aural cavity:
1. They must never namecheck a celebrity, unless that celebrity is Ms. Michelle Pfeiffer.
2. They should never reference San Francisco, either directly, or by its many pernicious nicknames.
3. Under no circumstances should a song “let the dogs out.”
Rules established! We defy you to listen to Mr. Niall Horan’s “Nice to Meet Ya,” which has been wedged in adolescent brains since 2019, and not, against all better judgment, do a little head bob. —Neely O’Hara