concentration issue

whenever i try to meditate i cant seem to empty my mind and i always end up having the most recent song or tv show i watched or listened to pop up in my mind and it plays itself over and over again and i cant concentrate on what im trying to do. so if you can please tell me what i can do about it.

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and when i try to get it to stop it wont or it ends up being a different song or show

Just wait till it's over. Your mind needs to learn how to slow down. You can visualize a wall painted royal blue and/or use a mantra. Vibrating sound should do the trick (it sounds like: mmmmmmm).

how long do i have to wait because the songs and stuff are stuck in my head and they wont go away

Just wait for about 15 minutes. Do it a couple of times and see where does it lead you.

If you have any soul relaxing music without words use that..

When you meditate you dont have to sit quietly, you simply create a home within your mind known as a safe place.. this helps you to relax your mind and grow from within..

OR try having a bath and relax and meditate in the bath.

Preferably when meditating your mind should eventually shut out everything, but to learn it I was taught to focus on my breathing, the difficulty is that you must not control it, only to be aware of it, whatever thoughts do come into your head do eventually leave, unfortunately it can take hours for this to happen but there are a variety of techniques out there that Im aware of, I dont know them in much detail Im afraid but Im sure someone will have a method useful to you