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"You're sad and upset!"
Posted by Jims02 on 06-27-07 at 01:47 PM
LAST EDITED ON 06-27-07 AT 01:50 PM (EST)

Okay, you probably aren't... But, for the sake of discussion, let's say that you are.

Now let's assume that you want to listen to some music now. What kind of music would you choose? Upbeat and peppy stuff? Angry and mournful stuff? How would this apply to other forms of media (TV, movies)? Would you gravitate more toward the lightheated and happy themes or the dark and wistful stuff?

I'm not really depressed right now, but this subject has recently come up. In the form of a twenty-minute argument. Many of my friends said that they'd like to crawl into a hole and listen to the darker stuff, but I was completely the opposite. When I'm in a funk, I need upbeat "happy music" to lift my spirits. Songs like Outkast's "Hey Ya" does that trick extremely well. Depressing things only make me want to throw a pity party for myself, which usually lengthens my lousy mood. I don't understand the rationale of listening to depressing music when you're sad or upset.

So what do you usually go for? "Dark and angry" or "light and upbeat"? What does it for you? Inquiring minds want to know.


It's actually kinda depressing that we had a twenty-minute argument about this subject. I need to listen to some happy music now.

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"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by ginger on 06-27-07 at 01:49 PM
I'm into the Sex Pistols for many moods. Anger is one of them.

((HUGS JIMS))


"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by arkiegrl on 06-27-07 at 01:50 PM
It depends on whether I'm wanting to wallow in my misery or not. I know I'm letting everyone see what a pyscho-b!tch I really am, but sometimes, I need that period of darkness and so I listen to music that keeps me there.
"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by brvnkrz on 06-27-07 at 01:54 PM
I'm sorta like you on this. I usually need to wallow in my misery before I'm able to get out of it.


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"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by arkiegrl on 06-27-07 at 01:57 PM
LAST EDITED ON 06-27-07 AT 01:58 PM (EST)

Yeah, I can't always just snap out of it.

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"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by brvnkrz on 06-27-07 at 02:05 PM
Honey? It's like one of your best qualities and what attracted me to you in the first place. *smooch*


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"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by Jims02 on 06-27-07 at 01:57 PM
Depending on the circumstance, I definitely see where you're coming from. If a loved one died, for example, happy music wouldn't be my first choice. For normal "bad day" kind of situations, my first priority is usually to get myself in a better mood, which is where the upbeat stuff comes in.

"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by Breezy on 06-27-07 at 02:01 PM
I want happy peppy get me out of the funk music.


Hey Ya is a very good choice.

"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by Jims02 on 06-27-07 at 02:02 PM
What's cooler than being cool?


It's hard to host a pity party when listening to that.

"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by samboohoo on 06-27-07 at 03:48 PM
Ice Cold


Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose.

"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by Sagebrush Dan on 06-27-07 at 02:07 PM
Heavy-duty hardcore blues. Takes me into the depths so that I can wallow my way out of them.


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"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by Seana on 06-27-07 at 03:33 PM
When I'm truly upset, as in over a death, I prefer quiet. I don't like to listen to someone else's thoughts and even just classical music interferes with my own thoughts.

If it's just a crappy day, I like to listen to something snappy to help me out of it.


"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by CutsyTootsy on 06-27-07 at 03:38 PM
If I'm sad and upset I like to listen to music I know well enough to sing along with. It makes me feel better.




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"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by anotherkim on 06-27-07 at 03:52 PM
i usually go for more upbeat stuff, i think--maroon five, all american rejects, miranda lambert, shakira, pussycat dolls, dixie chicks, gin blossoms. i turn it up LOUD and i sing at the top of my lungs.

i am not a crier, so i save the more emotional stuff for when i'm at a more even keel.

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--i sing when i'm happy or sad and especially when i'm drunk or pissed off.

"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by zipperhead on 06-27-07 at 03:56 PM
Whatever mood I'm in, I like to listen to music that fuels that particular mood. I guess that I figure, "As long as I feel ______, might as well feel really ______."


"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by Max Headroom on 06-27-07 at 04:00 PM
I have music for brooding. It varies from introspective stuff like PJ Harvey to heavy, electronic stuff like late 70's Tangerine Dream. And there are times (and moods) where only Nine Inch Nails will do.


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"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by miamicatt on 06-28-07 at 07:50 PM
"Sexyback".

I simply cannot stay upset if I hear that song.


"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by J Slice on 06-28-07 at 08:06 PM
Frequently, some of the more melancholy songs of Steely Dan. They're not so sad or down as depressingly clever. Or cleverly depressing. Dark comedy, I suppose.


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"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by cahaya on 06-28-07 at 10:20 PM
LAST EDITED ON 06-28-07 AT 10:22 PM (EST)

I'll usually go with some oldies, songs that remind me of my youth, like Carlos Santana, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grand Funk Railroad, Iron Butterfly, Jimi Hendrix and more, including old-time blues guitarists (I could make a long list).

Often, too, I'll play (electric guitar) instead of listen, letting my play flow with my moods. It's a great outlet.


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"RE: You're sad and upset!"
Posted by syren on 06-28-07 at 10:28 PM
Marilyn Manson, Lest We Forget, The Best Of...

It's mostly covers, and they are good, not dark, however most people never give it or him a chance as the majority of his music is Goth.


What?