It’s antithetical, in a way. Indeed, it doesn’t make sense. Why would you put on a sad song? If you could choose any type of entertainment to expose yourself to—why choose something sad? Well, ...
When music fans think of Bruce Springsteen, they often think of the bombastic, electric guitar-playing classic rocker. Whether he’s singing about being born in the U.S.A. or about breaking off the ...
When people think of classic rock songs, they think of hard riffs, good times, and machismo. However, Cat Stevens gave us a classic rock song that is too sad for words. The track has stood the test of ...
In honor of National Grief Awareness Day on Aug. 30, I listened to some of the saddest songs ever written and recorded, trying to pick out the saddest ones of all. I’ve experienced my own share of ...
Sadness is generally seen as a negative emotion, but we tend to find it pleasurable in an aesthetic context. What is the nature of pleasure that people experience from listening to sad music?
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