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Thread #136286 Message #3111792
Posted By: GUEST,Desi C
11-Mar-11 - 12:38 PM
Thread Name: How songs catch on
Subject: RE: How songs catch on
There is a believe scientific studies on why some musical sounds appeal to the masses while others dont. We probably hear musical sounds sublimilally from pre birth, hence certain arrangement of notes strike a [hysical chord with us. I remember reading that he high G note on a violin is exactly the same note of the Earth, it's that note that can literally cause one to cry and make the hair stand on your neck. So certain arrangements bring different emotions, a nice harmonious tune therefore becomes catchy because it makes us feel warm, safe (back to the Womb) While very sorrowful tunes with long lingering notes touch the a feeling of sadness and loss. Which is why 'music' such as Rap, extreme Jazz, Synthesised Pop etc can 't really be described as 'music' because most of them are just not musical, i.e non sequential so only minds out of Sync (brain damaged) can appreciate them. In fact this theory explains much of X Factor!