Line #4 PlayingWith/EarWorm

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1	'''Basic Trope''': A song or tune that gets stuck in someone's head.
2	* '''Straight''': Alice's song "I Love You, Bob" weasels into Charlie's brain and stays there all morning.
3	* '''Exaggerated''': The whole town whistles the tune to "I Love You, Bob" on a regular basis.
4	* '''Downplayed''': "I Love You, Bob" is a catchy song and gets into people's heads, but they forget about it after a little while.
5	* '''Justified''': Alice studied the key components of songs that become Ear Worms, and wrote a song that [[AllYourPowersCombined incorporates all of them]].
6	* '''Inverted''': ???
7	* '''Subverted''': It looks like someone has Alice's song stuck in their head, but they actually just have a headache.
8	* '''Double Subverted''': ...which was caused by listening to "I Love You, Bob" too much.
9	* '''Parodied''':
10	** "I Love You, Bob" causes anyone who listens to it to get addicted. People who have it in their heads exhibit symptoms that closely parallel drug addiction.
11	** "I Love You, Bob" is a [[LiteralMetaphor literal worm]] that creeps into the listener's ear and causes mild brain damage.
12	* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
13	* '''Averted''': "I Love You, Bob" isn't particularly catchy.
14	* '''Enforced''': [[ExecutiveMeddling Alice's sponsors]] wanted her to create a catchy tune they could use in advertisements.
15	* '''Lampshaded''': "I Love You, Bob is ''so'' catchy! I can't get it out of my head!"
16	* '''Invoked''': ???
17	* '''Exploited''': ???
18	* '''Defied''': Alice [[SpringtimeForHitler intentionally tries]] to make "I Love You, Bob" the least catchy song ever.
19	* '''Discussed''': ???
20	* '''Conversed''': ???
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24	%% Optional items, added after Conversed, at your discretion:
25	%% * '''Implied''': ???
26	%% * '''Deconstructed''': ???
27	%% * '''Reconstructed''': ???
28	%% * '''Played For Laughs''': ???
29	%% * '''Played For Drama''': ???

Context PlayingWith / EarWorm