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1. Ignore it, if there’s no reaction the novelty will wear off
2. sing along, but change the words to something even more stupid so that the kid doesn’t like the song any more (I don’t know the song and won’t look it up, but I’m sure you can figure it out)

Play him the meow mix song. It's the alpha predator of ear worms.

Replace it with this delightful little melody https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESViOhqRdlE

There's way worse songs this could be happening with...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k85mRPqvMbE&t=3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w&t=28

Lava chicken is quite groovy actually, tasty. You're in luck.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW7AGm8JSBEEew61dJIgl_A

Tom Cardy, one of the best musical comedians of our age. He has many songs with extremely catchy lines that are actually funny while also being tolerable to hear many times over. There is a definite need for a language warning if you are not good with swearing, but his Lord of the Rings one is amazing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgMnCLHQuqc

Sing it back to them

Try switching to Parry Grip, some of it is OK and the catalogue is big enough they don't really get stuck.

And just to show solidarity the other day my kid just kept 'teenage mutant ninja turtles'ing for what felt like a half hour without a single 'heroes in a half shell' to round it off.

Get back at them by singing Peaches from the Mario Bros movie. You know, Jack Black and all that.

Steady now, my generation got through the Macarena, you'll get through this. Nice deep breaths... in... out...

Make it inhumanely cringe. Start calling everything lava chicken as a replacement for "cool", make lame ass Minecraft dad jokes at every opportunity, yell chicken jockey out the window to summon your spawn in public.

Not the answer you're looking for, but this reminded me of a short video I saw a long time ago where it was some kids being obnoxious ( as they're known for ) on a train and this man snaps and screams, in Chinese, "Shut up! I wanna die!" because of how tired he was.

Cannot find the clip when I search for it, but I think it's pretty funny. Nor do I remember where I saw it, but that specific little video thing has absolutely stuck with me.l ever since I saw it.

Expose him to Baby Shark.

Then the Badgers song.

Lather, rinse, repeat until he latches onto a song you can tolerate.

I have had this exact issue with that frozen music. You are essentially done. Years later i still recall that music.

This thread is just switching me around from one earworm to another

Go out for a pack of cigarettes, start over.

Start singing baby shark song, or what did the fox say. Expand his ~~repetuar~~ repertoire.

Edit: Dino spelling

Wait. Before you blow your brain out have you considered surgical removal of your ears?

Start singing it with them. Do it sincerely. You'll either kill their joy or you two will have a moment.

RIP

Depending on how cool you are maybe if you start singing it they'll stop

Mine has largely gotten over the lava chicken phase, and has moved on to the next incredibly annoying barely sentient compulsion.

Last I checked it was the intro to Ducktales. Have you shown them that? It's so ruinously catchy it may never leave your mind.