Music issue

cintari

I have this weird problem where if I hear a particular song I become extremely depressed. I can't explain it at all. I can't think of any memories associated with it but for some reason just simply thinking about a few bars of it makes me go into a mental slump which I can barely climb out of.
Anyone ever had a dilemma like this?

MKR

Music doesn't have to connect to a memory to affect mood. Have a song that inverts the mood ready to go (to play in your head) when you hear it.

Try this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpHMD6k4vUM

VisionOfClarity

cintari wrote: »

I have this weird problem where if I hear a particular song I become extremely depressed. I can't explain it at all. I can't think of any memories associated with it but for some reason just simply thinking about a few bars of it makes me go into a mental slump which I can barely climb out of.
Anyone ever had a dilemma like this?

I'm not very emotional but there's one song that whenever I hear it I tend to burst out into tears.

this has been happening since I was about 7, same song. Luckily it's pretty much never on the radio anymore.

Berkshire

I don't have a lot of advice for you, other than to tell you about my own experience.

"Hey There Delilah" by the Plain White Tees always makes me feel down. Like you, I don't have any real connection to the song that should make me feel that way, but it always puts me in kind of a depressed state.

The best way for me to remedy that, or a bad mood in general, is ska. Bands like The Aquabats and Goldfinger always give me at least a slight boost. It might be that the subject matter is wacky or that the beat is lively, or that the brass instruments are loud and in your face, but it never fails to pick me up at least a little bit. I'd recommend it for sure.

If it's not your thing, I find that classic rock (especially 80's) does the trick also. Huey Lewis, Billy Joel, etc.

Fighting fire with fire.

The thing to take away from this, maybe, is the answer to your last question, which is "No, you're not the only one."

EggyToast

This is not unique to you entirely, although the severity may be. There's a reason that minor chords/scales are referred to as "sad" chords, why changing chords/keys can introduce the feeling of tension or release, and why marches sound "peppy." A combination of tempo, style, and arrangement leads to music being one of the oddly universal forms of communication among people.

So don't feel bad that you feel bad. For example, this song sounds melancholy and sad, intentionally, and pretty much anyone who hears it will feel the same way about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0tMmsUEGOY