{"id":"e6567e96-5beb-44ce-8b07-de3e2aa1cd3b","url":"https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026/09/06/loudon-wainwrights-simple-catchy-tune-that-i-always-find-impossible-to-shake/","domain":"irishtimes.com","outlet":{"name":"Irishtimes","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Loudon Wainwright’s simple, catchy tune that I always find impossible to shake","plainHeadline":"Loudon Wainwright III’s The Swimming Song haunts listeners","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The author describes a song that becomes impossible to shake after first hearing.","Radio is depicted as a preferred medium and companion during daily tasks.","The Swimming Song by Loudon Wainwright III is the focus, with its catchy rhythm.","The song was released in 1973 and popularized in Ireland by the McGarrigle sisters in 1976.","Legacy notes include origins of the worm metaphor and a birthday mention for Wainwright."],"topics":["Music","Entertainment","Internet Culture"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T23:30:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T00:06:28.649Z","story":null}