What makes a melody catchy?

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SOURCES:
Big Think, the science of music: https://youtu.be/gwmijEZ5sbM
Vulgarlang, Tonal Languages: https://youtu.be/-zFmMbDxBk0
Suisman, D. (2012) Selling Sounds: The Commercial Revolution in American Music

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0:00 Introduction
0:58 Ease of singing
3:09 Repetition
8:03 Why do tunes get stuck in our head at all?
9:43 writing a catchy tune