Have you ever been emotionally unstable before and then listened to music? Isn't it funny how even though your music will be set to shuffle it will play songs that know exactly how you feel? Fate or coincidence? It's fascinating. It's amazing. For at least 3 minutes at a time you can feel better because for at least 3 minutes the song feels for you so you don't have to if you don't want to.
"What came first - the music or the misery?" - Rob Fleming (High Fidelity by Nick Hornby), like the chicken and the egg. I can't say much for the chicken v. egg dispute but as for music v. misery, I say both. When you're miserable, music alleviates misery. After dumping all your emotional baggage on that song, the music then reminds you of the misery the next time you hear it.
It's pretty potent stuff, isn't it? Weren't the best songs written when their musicians were absolutely miserable? ...or cloud 9 happy? ...or under the influence... But disregarding the last bit, it looks like there's no grey area in pop music. You're either Walking on Sunshine (Katrina and the Waves) or Not Okay (My Chemical Romance), aren't you? You never hear a song called You know what? I'm just so-so today. Maybe I'll write it. Now THERE is a song truly universal.
I mean really, no popular song can truly be related to. People just like to trap themselves in emotional extremes just so they can sing along and mean it.
That's it. From now on I'm sticking to Star Wars instrumental tracks.
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