“One
good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain”.
Bob
Marley
I have
always loved music, indeed I wrote an article a while back explaining why I incorporate sound healing into my practice, (http://www.thehappystarfish.com/health002.html).
I enjoy nothing more than curling up and listening to songs
that transport me off to another place. As an artist, it must be phenomenal to
be able to touch people with lyrics and melodies. To provoke such deep emotion
that you can gently guide people through their best and worst times offering joy,
comfort and understanding amazingly all through a cd.
I adore tunes that evoke happy memories, in a flash I can
be experiencing the same feelings I felt when I was on holiday or with my
family, just by selecting a track associated with that time.
Neuroscientist, Dr Jack Lewis has recently conducted
research into why particular songs make us happy for an online streaming site,
finding high pitched voices are best at boosting our mood. He looked for music that stimulates the limbic and
reward systems - areas of the brain responsible for generating emotions and
sensations of pleasure, and looked for songs that invigorate both these areas.
Dr Lewis came up with the ultimate feel good playlist (below) for a
natural high.
THE
'PROZAC PLAYLIST'
·
Prince -
Sexy Dancer
·
BB King -
Let The Good Times Roll
·
Beachboys
- Surfing USA
·
Curtis
Mayfield - Victory -
·
Norman
Jay remix
·
Bob
Marley - Three Little Birds
·
Muddy
Waters - Got My Mojo Working
·
Boney M -
Sunny
·
The
Darkness - I Believe In a Thing called Love
·
Scissor
Sisters - Take Your Mama
·
Outkast -
Hey Ya
·
Future
heads - Acapella
·
Harder
Better Faster - Daft Punk
·
M People
- Moving on Up
·
Tchaikovsky's
1812 Overture
I am going to be going through my cd’s later to make up
my own playlist of songs that I know always put a smile on my face.
We all have at least one song that has a positive effect
on us. ELO Mr Blue Skies is mine, what’s yours?
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