It's a quarter past two in the morning in the big city. The dark streets are empty. The only sound is the brisk footsteps of my brain. The wind picks up and my brain quickens its stride, pulling its coat collar higher and tugging its brimmed hat lower.

Its steady steps create a rhythm, one that isn't entirely unaccompanied. Something else is keeping time.

My brain stops and listens under the light of the lone working lamppost on the block. In the silence, there's a barely audible beat. Seconds pass and the beat grows louder. My brain inhales deeply and slowly turns around.

From the shadows, two of the smoothest lurching zombies the world has ever seen emerge. One bears an uncanny resemblance to an undead Lady Gaga. The other looks like Kevin Rudolf's decaying doppleganger (right down to his gray hoodie).

My brain freezes in horror. Before it can cry for help, the musical zombies attack. They clobber it with drum machine precision -- brutalizing it at 120 beats per minute. My brain's dying wails are drowned out by the sounds of synthesized moans.

I share the following videos in the hope the same sad fate won't befall your brain. Watch and listen with caution!

"Just Dance" by Lady Gaga

"Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolf

(Videos found on MTV Music)