Apart from people, because the ones I'm surrounded by wouldn't have a clue. What I'm asking is if I play a tune on the piano of a song that is stuck in my head is there any software or just anything that I can use to tell me what song it is? Like something you can also use to stop yourself from accidentally plagiarizing someone else's work, by playing it the piece of music and it'll say you nicked that from the beatles?
I ask because I really nice tune has popped into my head and I'd like to claim it as my own, but I *think* I can vaguely recognize it.
Sorry if that makes no sense.

bet this happens
to the kooks all the time
when i fiurst saw this post i thought you were asking for song title suggestions. shame.
bleh! this post has gone down the shitter aswell
song titles also welcome
Midomi
http://www.midomi.com/
Its database isn't great though.
^ Life saver!
if it goes like this
"der der d-der der-der, der-der-der-der-er-der-der-der"
don't use it, cos that's centerfold by the j.giles band
you could try shazam?
but it might not work.
Play it to an older person, if you know any
hmmm
my sarcastic reply would be a pen.
otherwise i would suggest shazam, but that would require the song to actually be playing at the time
yours unhelpfully,
I get this all the time when songwriting
Just claim it as yr own. All art is basically a collage of other artists who influence you anyway.
(N.B. - that was a joke... but also half serious as well)