Music when feeling alone

I noticed a lot of people wrote music in "the what soothes you"-thread. Now I'm curious - which music?

For me, I've always got one or two artist and a little collection of songs in specific, which helps me. Right now I'm going from a U2 phase to a Simon & Garfunkel phase. Quite a lot of their songs (both of them) I can't stand though . I've just got those few songs that helps.

I love classical music too, probably more than other types of music. But that's another sort of emotion than my sooth-songs.

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Would change the heading to "when feeling *down", if I could - came to think there are other reasons to feel down besides loneliness

Without a doubt, Country. This music genre has been a constant source of emotional soothing for me for a little north of 15 years now. When I'm feeling lonely, I put on some Alan Jackson or Reba and that seems to work.


God Bless.
LK

Everybody huuuuurrrrrrrttssssss someetiiiiimeeeeesss........

I don't really have alone music... but that one would work I think

LoneKiller said:

Without a doubt, Country. This music genre has been a constant source of emotional soothing for me for a little north of 15 years now. When I'm feeling lonely, I put on some Alan Jackson or Reba and that seems to work.


God Bless.
LK

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This is usually what comes to my mind when thinking of country. Traumatic experiences from from my childhood involving the annual Swedish song contest. I don't know if she's actually any good or not. In Sweden, she's nationally mocked as a poser, the poor gal.

Alan Jackson does go down quite smoothly though. Perhaps I should do some re-evaluation.

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annik said:

If I want to be soothed I'd say the soundtrack from the film the hours. The song Sway by Strangelove is stunningly beautiful too.

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That's a funny coincidence - I'm learning to play Morning Passages on the piano

I have several, but this is quite possibly my numero uno. The lyrics tell the story of my life.

Amazing song. It's so depressing.

I must be a freak but I have entire song lists dedicated just to this type of emotion. Right now I am feeling a lot of Coldplay, ie "The Scientist" and "Warning Sign"

I listen to No Doubt and Sublime when I have those moods.

I listen to anything but for simplicity and soothing music is for my favorite - Elvis Presley

Anything by Hammock, that's one recommendation from me

DON'T listen to Morrisey while lonely. It makes you feel too sad

lol is true...

Felix said:

DON'T listen to Morrisey while lonely. It makes you feel too sad

lol is true...

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You might have something there!

Art of Life by X-Japan

love the lyrics...

I'm one of the stupid people who listens to haunting ballads while depressed. I don't know, sometimes I just want to sit down with a song like "Black" by Danger Mouse and let myself go with the lyrics. Anything that makes me feel something is good when it comes to books or music, so I don't always go for the upbeat. I usually prefer things with a faster pace if it's early in the day and I need to get pumped up and moving, so I'll play some Pretenders or Blur or some dance-able hip-hop so I can get my energy up.

Generally though, I like slow and droning or slow and airy. I guess dreamy. I am constantly daydreaming so the music kind of goes with that. For a sample of the sort of sound I like:

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Rather like this cover:

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Melancholy and really sad, but as with Lybica above, I sometimes find a song in tune with my feelings is cathartic.

The original Tears for Fears version's alright, but I think Jules really turned it into something else with his mournful delivery of the lyrics.