(This Musical Empathy post was initially published in 2013, but I discovered the video links were broken, so I'm fixing it now in Sept. 2021.)
I was commuting for a while and discovered that listening to the classical music station helped to keep me calmer and also helped to control my speeding.
That was fine except when a piece of music was so beautiful that it made me cry.
Why do I cry when I hear or see something really beautiful? Awe-inspiring things do that to people. But, I am really easily moved to tears, and I don't always know exactly why something has moved me.
Here's the post I wrote, called Driving Music:
(http://renatesbaton.blogspot.ca/2011/06/driving-music.html)
Here are a couple of the songs I mentioned:
This one makes me speed involuntarily: On the Floor, by Jennifer Lopez. When a song like this comes on, and I'm on the highway, especially the 404, but also on the 400, I just start hitting the gas! And, before I know it, I'm doing 130! It's interesting that I would say that this song has a strong driving beat. The rhythm propels you to move. Great for dancing but not so good for driving :
I was commuting for a while and discovered that listening to the classical music station helped to keep me calmer and also helped to control my speeding.
That was fine except when a piece of music was so beautiful that it made me cry.
Why do I cry when I hear or see something really beautiful? Awe-inspiring things do that to people. But, I am really easily moved to tears, and I don't always know exactly why something has moved me.
Here's the post I wrote, called Driving Music:
(http://renatesbaton.blogspot.ca/2011/06/driving-music.html)
Here are a couple of the songs I mentioned:
This one makes me speed involuntarily: On the Floor, by Jennifer Lopez. When a song like this comes on, and I'm on the highway, especially the 404, but also on the 400, I just start hitting the gas! And, before I know it, I'm doing 130! It's interesting that I would say that this song has a strong driving beat. The rhythm propels you to move. Great for dancing but not so good for driving :
This one made me cry so that I couldn't see properly, had to find the kleenex, blow my nose, etc. Very distracting while I was driving! Luckily, it only had that effect the first time I heard it.:
BTW: My family doesn't love these guys as much as I do. They call them " The Singing Coyotes".
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