the queen and princess margaret recorded a special tape of favourite children 's songs for the queen mother 's 90th birthday in august 1990 . pianist laurie holloway was invited to buckingham palace by princess margaret to accompany herself and the queen for the performance which was recorded on a cassette tape . barcelona are fighting for a league and cup double this season but midfield playmaker ivan rakitic enjoyed some time away from the heat of battle with his family to celebrate st george 's day . rakitic shared a picture with his 425,000 instagram followers of him with his wife and daughter with the caption ` happy st george 's day , i will enjoy with my princesses . ' rakitic 's wife , raquel mauri , also posted an image of her celebrations with barcelona star rakitic . ivan rakitic poses alongside his wife raquel mauri as the pair enjoy the st george 's day celebrations . barcelona man rakitic also shared a picture with his wife and daughter , who he described as his ` princesses ' rakitic -lrb- left -rrb- has been an integral part of barcelona 's team since signing from sevilla . los angeles , california -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- a lot of people like adam sandler . adam sandler and seth rogen star in `` funny people , '' the new film from judd apatow . the box office earnings for many of his films are testament to his drawing power . sandler 's biggest comedic blockbusters include `` big daddy , '' `` the waterboy '' and `` the longest yard , '' each of which has earned well over $ 150 million domestically . he has seven other titles that have also passed the coveted $ 100 million mark . the thing all these films have in common is that they are all comedies . so , it 's likely safe to assume there are more than a few hollywood execs nervously biting their knuckles right now , wondering how sandler 's latest big-screen offering , the dark comedy `` funny people '' -- written and directed by his longtime friend judd apatow -lrb- `` the 40-year-old virgin '' -rrb- -- will fare . though hilarious at times , the film 's overall story of a world-famous comedian 's brush with a terminal illness is decidedly serious . watch apatow and sandler react to a doctor with an accent '' much of the movie 's personality can be summarized in one scene in particular in which sandler and co-star seth rogen are sitting in a doctor 's office receiving very bad news that they somehow turn into laughter . sandler and rogen talked to cnn about what went into creating that scene . rakitic played the full 90 minutes as barcelona sealed progress to the semi-final of the champions league with a 5-1 aggregate victory over paris saint-germain thanks to a 2-0 win on tuesday . the croatia midfielder has been instrumental for luis enrique 's la liga-leading side since signing from rivals sevilla in june . barcelona have a two-point lead over real madrid in the spanish league with six games remaining . they also await friday 's champions league semi-final draw , where they could face madrid , juventus or bayern munich . the royals recorded songs such as i know where the flies go in winter time , which were incredibly popular when the queen and her sister were growing up . the queen was 64 at the time and margaret 59 . the queen , left , and princess margaret , right made the recording for the queen mother , centre , in 1990 . we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . the queen mother , centre right , was said to be delighted by the unique recording by her daughters . mr holloway told the mirror that he arrived at the palace and was shown into a room containing a piano and two microphones . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . - recent music exposure . he said : ` there was a sound engineer . we recorded each song in one take . the queen has a nice , sweet tone to her voice . ' princess margaret told mr holloway that the queen mother really liked the tape - although she had to go into her car to listen to it as she did not own a cassette player . unfortunately , the unique recording was lost following the queen mother 's death in 2002 at the age of 101 . meanwhile , it has emerged that the queen mother enjoyed a drink of gin at 11am according to a new biography of her favourite servant billy tallon . the queen mother enjoyed dancing with mr tallon , who she referred to as william . she preferred the music of the 1920s . he was responsible for delivering the queen mother her first drink of the day and if it was n't strong enough she would remark : ' ` william , do remember that when it comes to gin i have my reputation to consider . ' - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . pianist laurie holloway , pictured , was asked to accompany the queen by princess margaret . - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts .
rivals sevilla in june . barcelona have a two-point lead over real madrid in the spanish league with six games remaining . they also await friday 's champions league semi-final draw , where they could face madrid , juventus or bayern munich . the royals recorded songs such as i know where the flies go in winter time , which were incredibly popular when the queen and her sister were growing up . the queen was 64 at the time and margaret 59 . the queen , left , and princess margaret , right made the recording for the queen mother , centre , in 1990 . we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . the queen mother , centre right , was said to be delighted by the unique recording by her daughters . mr holloway told the mirror that he arrived at the palace and was shown into a room containing a piano and two microphones . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . - recent music exposure . he said : ` there was a sound engineer . we recorded each song in one take . the queen has a nice , sweet tone to her voice . ' princess margaret told mr holloway that the queen mother really liked the tape - although she had to go into her car to listen to it as she did not own a cassette player . unfortunately , the unique recording was lost following the queen mother 's death in 2002 at the age of 101 . meanwhile , it has emerged that the queen mother enjoyed a drink of gin at 11am according to a new biography of her favourite servant billy tallon . the queen mother enjoyed dancing with mr tallon , who she referred to as william . she preferred the music of the 1920s . he was responsible for delivering the queen mother her first drink of the day and if it was n't strong enough she would remark : ' ` william , do remember that when it comes to gin i have my reputation to consider . ' - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . pianist laurie holloway , pictured , was asked to accompany the queen by princess margaret . - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
of a world-famous comedian 's brush with a terminal illness is decidedly serious . watch apatow and sandler react to a doctor with an accent '' much of the movie 's personality can be summarized in one scene in particular in which sandler and co-star seth rogen are sitting in a doctor 's office receiving very bad news that they somehow turn into laughter . sandler and rogen talked to cnn about what went into creating that scene . rakitic played the full 90 minutes as barcelona sealed progress to the semi-final of the champions league with a 5-1 aggregate victory over paris saint-germain thanks to a 2-0 win on tuesday . the croatia midfielder has been instrumental for luis enrique 's la liga-leading side since signing from rivals sevilla in june . barcelona have a two-point lead over real madrid in the spanish league with six games remaining . they also await friday 's champions league semi-final draw , where they could face madrid , juventus or bayern munich . the royals recorded songs such as i know where the flies go in winter time , which were incredibly popular when the queen and her sister were growing up . the queen was 64 at the time and margaret 59 . the queen , left , and princess margaret , right made the recording for the queen mother , centre , in 1990 . we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . the queen mother , centre right , was said to be delighted by the unique recording by her daughters . mr holloway told the mirror that he arrived at the palace and was shown into a room containing a piano and two microphones . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . - recent music exposure . he said : ` there was a sound engineer . we recorded each song in one take . the queen has a nice , sweet tone to her voice . ' princess margaret told mr holloway that the queen mother really liked the tape - although she had to have my reputation to consider . ' - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . pianist laurie holloway , pictured , was asked to accompany the queen by princess margaret . - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
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rivals sevilla in june . barcelona have a two-point lead over real madrid in the spanish league with six games remaining . they also await friday 's champions league semi-final draw , where they could face madrid , juventus or bayern munich . the royals recorded songs such as i know where the flies go in winter time , which were incredibly popular when the queen and her sister were growing up . the queen was 64 at the time and margaret 59 . the queen , left , and princess margaret , right made the recording for the queen mother , centre , in 1990 . we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . the queen mother , centre right , was said to be delighted by the unique recording by her daughters . mr holloway told the mirror that he arrived at the palace and was shown into a room containing a piano and two microphones . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . - recent music exposure . he said : ` there was a sound engineer . we recorded each song in one take . the queen has a nice , sweet tone to her voice . ' princess margaret told mr holloway that the queen mother really liked the tape - although she had to go into her car to listen to it as she did not own a cassette player . unfortunately , the unique recording was lost following the queen mother 's death in 2002 at the age of 101 . meanwhile , it has emerged that the queen mother enjoyed a drink of gin at 11am according to a new biography of her favourite servant billy tallon . the queen mother enjoyed dancing with mr tallon , who she referred to as william . she preferred the music of the 1920s . he was responsible for delivering the queen mother her first drink of the day and if it was n't strong enough she would remark : ' ` william , do remember that when it comes to gin i 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
 The text discusses the rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid in the Spanish league, with Barcelona having a two-point lead over Real Madrid. It also mentions that the Queen Mother's recording of "Catchy Tune" was popular when she was growing up. Additionally, the text touches on the topic of earworms, which are catchy songs that get stuck in one's head, and how chewing gum can help to forget an earworm. Furthermore, it is mentioned that researchers have studied the effects of earworms and found that they can be distracting and affect memory. Finally, the text notes that the Queen Mother enjoyed dancing to music from the 1920s and had a favorite servant named William Tallon.