Why do some people hear the music before the lyrics? @Vox
Why do some people hear the music before the lyrics?  @Vox
Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Unexplainable launches on Netflix TODAY! We are kicking off the show’s video debut with guest Charlie Harding, host of Switched on Pop, who came to host Noam with a question: “Why do I never remember the lyrics to a song?” It turns out that a lot of people notice the music over lyrics in a song, or vice versa — and it might tell us a lot about how our brains work. Watch the episode on Netflix, or listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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