Does music affect your mood or does your mood affect what music you listen to?
Mood first
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Usually i pick the music depending on my mood but certain songs certainly affect my mood and then dictate the additional music i listen to afterwords. For instance if i hear a song such as, What a wonderful world by Joey Ramone or Louis Armstrong, Somewhere over the rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo Ole, or That's the way by Led Zeppelin i certainly feel sad as i listen and think about what they are saying. Happy music can to an extent change my mood but nothing compared to sad songs. So far no music has changed me from happy or sad to angry, which is probably a good thing. Side: A bit of both
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I'm going to have to say my MOOD always dictates what I listen to and for how long. Let's say if I get in the mood for a Classical moment I will only listen for a little while then switch to whatever my mood tells me to switch to. I actually think it's a bit of both as well. Music very much affects my mood and if I go up or down that will tell me what's next on the list. I'm a sucker for a great love song and rich, full voices. In the car I mostly listen to love songs or oldies and sometimes a bit of light jazz. My tastes are so varied I am never without the right song for the right moment. When I'm traveling it's easy since I record my personal favorites from different artists so I don't tire of anyone or any genre. Side: A bit of both
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Sometimes when we are sad, we just need to be sad for a while. Like the Elton John song says: Guess there are times when we all need to share a little pain And ironing out the rough spots Is the hardest part when memories remain And it's times like these when we all need to hear the radio Because from the lips of some old singer We can share the troubles we already know Turn them on, turn them on Turn on those sad songs When all hope is gone Why don't you tune in and turn them on They reach into your room Just feel their gentle touch When all hope is gone Sad songs say so much If someone else is suffering enough to write it down When every single word makes sense Then it's easier to have those songs around The kick inside is in the line that finally gets to you and it feels so good to hurt so bad And suffer just enough to sing the blues Sad songs, they say so much Side: Sad songs say so much
Your mood has a lot to do with wether or not you even want to listen to music. Like any other medium though, music has the ability to present meaningful information to your mind, and this can alter your mood, but that comes from the mind and ultimately the mood that the information is assigned to make you feel. For instance, if you were to move from a house where people listened to classic rock, to a house where people listened to country, and you didn't like the people, when you heard country again, it would probably bring up bad memories or at least subconsciously trigger the feeling of being in the place where you had to listen to country... it would make you feel shitty because your mind links the bad times with the country music. Really though, this is a simple question, though interesting in comparison to... everything else here. When you wake up on the wrong side of the bed would you say you're in a bad music? When you turn on your radio do you hear good mood? No, you start with the mood and use music, like coffee, to manipulate it. Music effects mood, but mood is first. Side: A bit of both
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Personally i believe your mood affects the music you listen to. For instance if you have just broken up with your boyfriend you wont want to listen to happy up-beat music because you wont feel like dancing around. Just the same if you were happy you want want to listen to sad depressing music. But there are some one sided affects on the whole situation. Because if you are happy and you listen to sad depressing music you might become sad but if you are sad and you listen to up beat music your mood wont change and you end up grumpy and snapping at people because somebody is happy and you become jealous of everybody elses happiness. So ultimately i believe that mood is first in determining your music choices and behavior.!!!!!! Side: Mood first
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To select music to listen to, the greater majority of people choose a song based on their mood. This however, does not need to be the same mood you are currently in, but is based upon it. In example, if I was in a particularly sad, depressed, or downhearted mood, I would choose music based on this, and would not choose a saddening, depressing, or downhearted song, I would choose one more upbeat and lively. However this argument appears to refute itself, as I would have chosen the song to affect my mood to a happier state, but the reasons for choosing the song were because of my mood before the song. Reviewing arguments for the other side, and my reasoning above, leads me to believe that the only true way to have the music come first would be to hit shuffle on your iPod, and allow a neutral third party to select it for you, removing your bias from your mood. Side: Mood first
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Yes, obviously music affects my mood. Whenever I'm depressed or sad, I start listening to music which calms my mind. I just sometimes what would happen to the world if there would have no music. https://plus.google.com/ Side: Mood first
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I don't normally add arguments to each side, but in this case I feel that I personally can go both ways. On this side, if I am sad and am listening to the radio and a great, up beat, motivational song comes on, it will cheer me up and get me going (for example, the Black Eyed Peas "Let's Get It Started"). Or if I am happy and a sad song (think Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven") comes on my play list, I will get more sentimental or down. Side: Music first
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I know i am late for this but i just found the site yay. However I do feel I must write in on this subject being as I wrote about this very thing for a college assignment. I personally believe it can go either way. Almost the whole which came first the chicken or the egg question. However I feel that the music has something to say and you take it to heart how you want. Have you ever been stuck in a car with someone and not had control of the radio? I know you have so think about it when they were listening to whatever it was did that not change your mood. If you were up did it bring you down and then in turn not fluster you because you were listening to it even thought you did not really want to? Again with the however, if you have full control over what you are listening to your mood can choose for you. If you are upbeat and want to stay that way you go out of your way to look for that upbeat song, do you not? Or if you are missing someone or a certain time in your life do you not go out of your way to find a song that reminds you of them. I find music VERY soul searching wonderful. I find new meanings in songs that Ive known for years. I find hope in songs that I hear for the first time. I love music and it in turn loves me back. Side: A bit of both
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As of lately it has been music first. The reason is because I have been using the random function to get a taste of things that aren't influenced by my mood and I try to use it to influence my mood. But typically, I would say, your mood has direct effect on music selection. In turn, it will also reflect and influence your mood. Side: Music first
I'm hardly one to pick up music/turn music on depending on my mood. The same way with what I smell will react a certain way (arousal, disgust, hunger, etc), equals the same that what I hear will cause a certain mood. I mean, it doesn't make sense that if you're hungry you'll suddenly be smelling barbecued food; you've got to smell it first to trigger it. Side: Music first
since I have to write a essay on this topic for school i found it appropriate to join the debate . Music is proven to make people happy, sad , angry , and even hyper / or pumped. But why would music be able to do so if your mood is what affects what you want to listen to ? People dont realize that when they are listening to music they are allowing thier emotions react to the diffrent generes. It is also proven that 1 of every 3 songs speak of drug and alcohol use and as 2 and a half hours a day are being consumed by teens society wonders why thier precious child is coming home after a late friday night wasted. So all in all i do believe that music does affect your mood , emotions , and how pepole react . Side: Music first
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I've found that the more I listen to happy music, the more I am affected to it. The more I listen to sad music, the more sad I am. Despite the fact that I might listen to happy music when I'm happy, and sad music when I'm sad: that's the reason why I'm listening to the music in the first place. The mood of the music listen to truly affects your mood, because if you think about it, you probably have never listened to sad music when you're happy, because you didn't want to be sad: because you knew that you would've been affected by the music. Side: Music first
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