I've long been one of those people who will occasionally spout lyrics
for no apparent reason. Of course, there <em>is</em> a reason, but it's related
to my thought process at the time, and is thus unavailable to those who suddenly
encounter a stream of song lyrics in mid-conversation. Actually, I often txt
lyrics to people too; that causes a great deal of
<a href="http://mattgemmell.com/images/phonepics/misc/cat_txt.jpg">confusion</a>.
I'd never known whether there was a proper name for this, until Cat
enlightened me: according to her, the condition is known as
<em>Lyrical Tourette's</em>. She's
<a href="http://mattgemmell.com/images/phonepics/misc/cat_dancing.jpg">also a sufferer</a>,
you see.