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If you've read this blog before, you'd know that I myself am a song writer, so obviously I enjoy music a lot. But the thing that I love the most about music is not the fact that it sounds good, but the correlation of music with emotion.
When it comes to this correlation, it works in two ways. The first is that music can make you feel a certain way. Different types of music can create different emotions in an individual both through the actual music and the lyrics. Some songs can make you feel happy, and others can make you feel sad. Music can really make anyone feel anything.
The second way the correlation works is that people listen to music when they feel a certain way. Because different types of music portray different emotions, people tend to list to music that portrays emotion that they are currently feeling. So if I were feeling happy, I would listen to happy music. But if I were feeling sad, I would listen to sad music. Now this brings me to a quote:
"When you're happy, you enjoy the music. But, when you're sad, you understand the lyrics."
I saw this quote online the other week, and it really struck a chord with me (no pun intended). I find this to be incredibly true. As I'm sure we all have, I have listened to music both while being happy and sad, and I have to agree that it changes how we experience the music. When you're happy, it's easy to enjoy the sound of the music, but this enjoyment can take away from the understanding of the lyrics. When you're sad, you tend to listen more carefully to the lyrics of a song, and to truly understand what the artist is trying to say. I find this to be especially true when the lyrics of the song mirror the emotions of the individual listening. In fact, when a song's lyrics and meaning mirror the individual's feelings, I believe that to be a truly amazing thing.
I love to listen to music when I'm sad. Me being a song writer, I really appreciate good lyrics, and I find it easier to appreciate lyrics and their underlying meanings when I'm in a blue mood. Sometime a song will present a lyric that really touches me. The amazing thing about when this happens is that you can use lyrics to describe emotions that you would otherwise be unable to describe. Additionally, it feels good to realize that song you love now mirrors an event and emotions that are currently going on in your life. It's reassuring to know that others have gone through the same ordeals.
Conclusively, all I can really say is....I freakin' love music! I love how it can make you feel. I love how it can be used to vent how one feels. And I love how sounds and words can end up meaning so much.
This being a post about music, I thought that I would share some songs that I have been listening to lately. Here ya go!
Human by Darren Criss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGP4PUgQjJE
Jealousy by Darren Criss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXuGdJGPRIA
Your Only Doll by Laura Marling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPtqjHOPhgo
Broken Heart (Acoustic) by Motion City Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQtcvgYCQ8
Drunk by Ed Sheeran
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2fOum_KWQU
A Drop in the Ocean by Ron Pope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt8jifKlbTc
Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKTUAESacQM
And a secret one ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
Thanks for reading! And have an amazing day!
Hopeless romantic, OUT!
The second way the correlation works is that people listen to music when they feel a certain way. Because different types of music portray different emotions, people tend to list to music that portrays emotion that they are currently feeling. So if I were feeling happy, I would listen to happy music. But if I were feeling sad, I would listen to sad music. Now this brings me to a quote:
"When you're happy, you enjoy the music. But, when you're sad, you understand the lyrics."
I saw this quote online the other week, and it really struck a chord with me (no pun intended). I find this to be incredibly true. As I'm sure we all have, I have listened to music both while being happy and sad, and I have to agree that it changes how we experience the music. When you're happy, it's easy to enjoy the sound of the music, but this enjoyment can take away from the understanding of the lyrics. When you're sad, you tend to listen more carefully to the lyrics of a song, and to truly understand what the artist is trying to say. I find this to be especially true when the lyrics of the song mirror the emotions of the individual listening. In fact, when a song's lyrics and meaning mirror the individual's feelings, I believe that to be a truly amazing thing.
I love to listen to music when I'm sad. Me being a song writer, I really appreciate good lyrics, and I find it easier to appreciate lyrics and their underlying meanings when I'm in a blue mood. Sometime a song will present a lyric that really touches me. The amazing thing about when this happens is that you can use lyrics to describe emotions that you would otherwise be unable to describe. Additionally, it feels good to realize that song you love now mirrors an event and emotions that are currently going on in your life. It's reassuring to know that others have gone through the same ordeals.
Conclusively, all I can really say is....I freakin' love music! I love how it can make you feel. I love how it can be used to vent how one feels. And I love how sounds and words can end up meaning so much.
This being a post about music, I thought that I would share some songs that I have been listening to lately. Here ya go!
Human by Darren Criss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGP4PUgQjJE
Jealousy by Darren Criss
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXuGdJGPRIA
Your Only Doll by Laura Marling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPtqjHOPhgo
Broken Heart (Acoustic) by Motion City Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mQtcvgYCQ8
Drunk by Ed Sheeran
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2fOum_KWQU
A Drop in the Ocean by Ron Pope
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt8jifKlbTc
Rapper's Delight by The Sugarhill Gang
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKTUAESacQM
And a secret one ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bZkp7q19f0
Thanks for reading! And have an amazing day!
Hopeless romantic, OUT!
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