The platitude is that times of abject dejection are the times of greatest growth, of greatest inspiration. However, they often pale in comparison to the heartrending belts of an artist pouring their soul into a ballad. I love Michael Bublé and Jason Derulo as much as the next Bublé or Derulo head. I am a big fan of upbeat music, especially during Christmastime. The ultimate and unassailable truth, however, is that sad songs are just more captivating than happy ones. If sadness teaches us to feel more deeply, sad songs teach us to feel more comfortable with sadness itself. The impeccable ~vibes~ of dance circle populated by all your closest friends, singing along to one of your favorite songs, only comes along so often. The success of an excellent midterm that you poured your heart into is oft-overshadowed by the stress of your now-impending PSET. Sad songs in happy times are the perfect reminder to appreciate our ephemeral happinesses, our transient successes, whose existence can often be so fragile. While “Set Fire to the Rain” certainly doesn’t get the blood pumping like “Till I Collapse” does, it has a certain emotional resonance, a je ne sais quoi. For instance, I am embarrassed to admit how many times I have worked out to Adele, much to the chagrin of many friends. The more curious phenomenon, then, is why we are so drawn to sad music even in our happy moments. Friendships are built on sad songs, a gateway to conversations about musical taste and shared challenges, especially if our attraction to Flowers from the Man who Shot your Cousin stems from the same sad backstory. We build community through shared sadness, or our appreciation of shared sadness, especially when that sadness is aesthetic. Listening to Rocket Man, on the other hand, reassures us that we are not the only people who are burning out fuses. Listening to Eric Clapton’s song about the death of his son can be a reminder to recontextualize our own sorrow, something I certainly struggle with as a precocious, self-important adolescent. Steeping ourselves in emotion can be both cathartic - allowing ourselves to feel our sorrow more profoundly - and distracting. If we are the main characters in our own lives, the sad songs we turn to are the soundtrack for our moments of transformation, after which we may molt our sadness and ascend to exultation. Listening to sad songs after a difficult day, a bad break-up, an unfair fight with a friend, is an attempt to cast ourselves as protagonists in the narrative of our lives. The most meaningful moments of our life are marked by extremes - unbelievable joy, crushing sadness. In many ways, our societal obsession with sad songs is the legacy of our lofty conception of romanticism. Sadness in the context of aesthetic experiences has actually been found to inhibit “displeasure circuits.” Rivers of ink that have flown from the headwater of the question - why are we so drawn to sad music? Psychologists rationalize this using the physiological effects of sad music on our neural circuits. When Spotify rolled around to Everybody Hurts by REM, my suitemates emerged from their room, concern etched on their faces, ready for the tragedy that they were certain had befallen me. I do not quit for those who are polite and cooperative.I spent Saturday morning perched on the couch in my common room, listening to my “sad music” playlist.
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