The Daily Epic Earworm For October 24, 2025
Everyone gets songs stuck in their heads that just won’t go away. They sneak into your subconscious. They are epic earworms that you find yourself humming uncontrollably, singing in the shower, or tapping the beat to with your foot or ballpoint pen when you should be working. Sometimes they even keep you awake at night. Whether they are current hits, one-hit wonders, movie soundtrack gems, holiday favorites, or songs from your youth, their catchy vocals, riffs, hooks, and choruses seem to linger for days.
Here, those songs find a home, no matter the genre. Here, those epic earworms are revisited, explained, and celebrated. Here, you may find the song that haunts you tomorrow. Here is today’s unescapable song of the day…and the story behind it.
Today’s Epic Earworm: Shakespears Sister – “Stay”
 Music video for “Stay” by Shakespears Sisters, Courtesy of London Records
Former Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey formed Shakespears Sister to be a solo pop vehicle. However, when the Irish-born singer began working with veteran American musician Marcella Detroit (born Marcy Levy), all that changed. Detroit had written and performed with the likes of Eric Clapton, Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, Leon Russell, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, and Belinda Carlisle. The two meshed so well that Fahey’s producer, record label, and then-husband (Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics) all agreed that Shakespears Sister should be a partnership.
For those of you who weren’t around for the early ’90s, this song won’t ring a bell. However, once you hear it, you can never unhear it. Detroit’s vibrato, runs, and high F6 whistle notes are unforgettable. It was the duo’s biggest hit, topping the UK Singles chart for eight weeks in 1992 and hitting the Top Five in eight other countries, including the U.S. The single pushed Shakespears Sister’s Hormonally Yours to #3 on the UK Album chart. Critics loved the song, as did MTV and VH1. Take a listen to today’s epic earworm via London Records‘ YouTube channel.
Detroit Didn’t Stay
What’s ironic, though, is that it was the only song that Detroit ever sang lead on while in Shakespears Sister. Despite the partnership, Fahey had always maintained creative control of the act…except on this song, where she had been convinced to let Detroit take on the primary role. The song’s overwhelming success with Detroit out front led Fahey to scale back Detroit’s role in their partnership. That eventually led to Detroit leaving just a year later in 1993. Without Detroit, Fahey never found that level of success again.
Fahey sporadically released a few more albums under the moniker of Shakespears Sister over the next 19 years without much success. The two did not talk for more than 25 years, but eventually found their way back to each other in 2019. They released a compilation album and an EP of new material in 2019, but sadly have not been heard from since.
