Mood Music

First off I want to just reassure you that this post won't be quite as horrifically long as my last one. I promise. Now 'Mood Music', just quickly I'm not talking about Barry White or Marvin Gaye in the bedroom, I'm being a little bit more generalized than that, I mean music that we play or is being played that reflects the mood we're in, and the weird bits and bobs around it.

So I think we'll start with the worst one first, so we can end on a positive note, sound good? You can't reply so I'll presume you agreed ;) "I'm depressed/sad/unhappy, I am unsure of what I should do to make myself feel better, oh well I'll just sit down and play this very depressing song, that seems like the best option for me at this moment, while I think of what to do" "WHAT??" I don't know how true this is for anyone else, but blooming heck is it true for me, if I'm ever down in the dumps, my mind instantly decides to play the most depressing songs possible, or ones that are about situations that are making me sad, I mean what the hell? It seems like the strangest thing to do, but something is so natural about it, one thing you should know about me is that I'm pretty much addicted to the internet and my phone, simple as that, so if I'm depressed and use them, you can bet I'll either go on YouTube or plug my headphones into my phone and shove some slow and sad music on! Why? I'm not sure, maybe in my unhappy zombie-mode I calculate in my brain that if I combine my emotion with the same type of song that they'll just clash and produce a happier emotion. Yeah...Sure....Whatever you say Zombie-Liam.

ENOUGH! Happy music time. What do I play when I'm happy? Depressing music, no I'm joking...possibly, but still the majority of the time its really jumpy songs, a bit of Stevie Wonder, bit of Michael Jackson, or a bit of rap something that makes me wanna jump and run around the house like an idiot (my flatmates have already witnessed this...poor them) BUT, when I'm happy and in fact when I'm being depressed but sensible, I listen to quite a bit of screamo; there's something about hearing someone destroy their lungs shouting lyrics that lifts my spirits! It'll be something like King for a Day by Kellin Quinn and Pierce the Veil, You are Beautiful or Friends like These by Deaf Havana just on repeat.... Personally I think it's a pretty good idea, it works for being depressed AND angry, you can hear  someone screaming, and feel like you're letting everything out, without getting a sore throat! Think about doing that next time!

Last of all, next time you're washing up or drying up or doing any chores shove some Stevie Wonder on or Michael Jackson BEST CHORE MUSIC EVER, get your dance on while working, its fun, its exercise and its greeeeeeat!! ... Oh dear, I think I should stop there, turning a bit insane. Tarah!