Connie Francis - Kili Watch

"Kili-Watch" is a humorous song originally recorded by The Cousins ​​from Belgium. Johnny Hallyday labeled it a rock and roll number, and it became his first major hit. The song is about an earworm that gets a melody stuck in the singer's head that he can't get out. He sings it constantly. But then something crazy happens: his neighbors start singing it too; his doctors get sick; even a psychiatric institution can't help him; eventually, everyone sings along. In other words: The song is about a melody that is so catchy that no one can escape it. The singer sings: "I went to the doctor." But then the doctor finds himself infected. Afterward, he is admitted to an institution. But the director there starts singing the song too. And eventually, they release him because everyone has become infected. That is, of course, deliberately absurd. Why did it work so well? The song does exactly what the lyrics describe. The words: "Kili, kili, kili, kili watch" are simply expressed and repeated. After listening a few times, you will automatically keep singing along. So the song proves its own story. This version by Connie Francis is her attempt to get everyone infected.