I'm happy, but i listen to sad music?

Question: I'm happy, but i listen to sad music!?

I live a good life, but i love to listen to sad music, like pink floyd, and the smashing pumpkins!. it just has a melancholic feel too it!. i love it so much, but i don't understand why!. don't people listen to music to connect with their feelings, but i don't exactly have those feelings, so why do you think this is!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Sad music is generally more appealing than happy music, for some reason!. Everyone has some experience of sadness, even if their life is happy at the moment!. For some reason, sad music can be uplifting and envigorating, whether we are happy or sad at the time of listening!. On the other hand, 'happy' music is mainly frustrating if you are feeling sad when you listen to it!.

Something to do with the melancholy of the pure minor scale that gets people going!.!.!.

I love Pink Floyd, and the little I have heard of Pumpkins I have liked!. Will have to listen some more!. Love Nirvana, Bowie, Jeff Buckley, Leonard Cohen, a bit of Live, Police, REM, every song on 'Odyssey Number Five' by Powderfinger fits the melancholic thing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Music has nothing related with feelings or emotions or even style!.
Music is just a characterization of your mind!. Now this does NOT mean your going to turn gothic or emo!. It just means your mind likes that kind of music or expression!. If you like that music, you probably like the beat in it or the rhythm!.!.!.!. probably not the words!. This mean that you could listen the same beat and replace the words with some happy one and you would like it!. Just don't confuse the words and beat!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Maybe you can generally empathise with people in bad situations!? Maybe you feel slightly guilty that you are living such a good life that you listen to sad music in order to know you are not ignoring those suffering!?

Or maybe you just find sad songs more interesting/their lyrics more meaninful!. Really, we couldn't answer these for you, you might have to just sit still for a minute and think!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This is so healthy!.Tis good to explore other moods & feelings thro Music,Art etc!.It makes you a more rounded person!.also,tis very healty just to float along/go with the flow of the minds of others!.

Bet you like Radiohead and Muse too!.But have you tried Leonard Cohen!?WoW!This is deep,melancholy and dangerously beautiful!.Cheers!Www@QuestionHome@Com

i listen to that same music and ive been pretty depressed for a while, and have even been hospitalized, but i too listen to the same music when im real happy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It is because you want to eradicate sadness!. Sadness from within (if at all there is any, because you say you are happy) and without!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

We are able to know we are happy because we know its opposite, sadness!. Sounds healthy!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Are you happy with peoples sadness!? Www@QuestionHome@Com

maybe you just like that type of music, it is totally fine!Www@QuestionHome@Com

!.!.!.i agree!.!.!.and pink floyd!.!.!.is my ultimate!.!.!.
!.!.!.still enjoying all that life is with a smile too!.!.!.
!.!.!.thanks for asking!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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