Do "happy songs" have an effect on your mood?

Question

If you're in a bad mood and hear a happy song, does your mood improve? Is there any scientific explanation for this?

Answer 1

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Hmm. Sometimes it helps me to hear a happy song when I'm in a bad mood; however, I find that if I am in a bad mood, I prefer to hear equally sad/bad mood songs. Ha, it probably doesn't really help, but somehow it appeases me.

Answer 2

depends how bad of a mood your in lol
i know if i was really pissed off and a happy song was playing i'd probably break the radio . lol but in most cases it boosts your mood!

Answer 3

Yes, they do.

If I'm in a really bad mood, and a happy song comes on, it makes me happier than I've been.

Happy songs make me feel a lot better.

Answer 4

Come to think of it yeah.

Never really noticed it until I got into a huge argument with my older sister, so I was kind of in a rotten/angry mood. Turned onto Youtube to listen to songs, from different artists, a happy song came on and my mood became lighter.

I don't know if there is any scientific explanation for this but the same goes with being in a happy mood and listening to a sad song, you mood changes from happy to sad.


I do think (not scientific) that it all deals with your mental state of mind and your way of thinking. It is just something that happens.

Answer 5

YES and YES = http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xGbnua2kSa… GB

Answer 6

yes but not for the reason you might think i hate music and hearing a song hurts my stomach so i become aggravated

Answer 7

Actually bad mood songs that relate to my feelings make me happy bcuz i just think of how similar they are and i laugh at that bcuz im positive that the artist has been in the same situation. weird i know.

Answer 8

Yeah! Moreover if the song is one of my favorites.

Music affects our moods, it is the great mood enhancer. We may not understand the words, but instead recognize the expression of its musical beauty and power to de-stress. Music has been called 'The International Language' - a very simple thought with much meaning behind it. Even if you can't speak the language of a country, you can move, sway, dance and most of all, enjoy the music of the country. We may not understand the words of a musical selection but we do understand the beauty.

Have you ever heard the saying, 'Music soothes the savage beast?' It's true. Music can calm and revitalize us in ways even a lengthy nap can't. Music holds the power to elevate our moods above our worries and relieve debilitating depression. It can also perk us up if we use it with exercise or dance.

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http://www.pianomusic4you.com/musicaffec…

Answer 9

Definitely they do, whatever your mind concentrates on enough and for a long enough time. Well it becomes a part of your perception.

Answer 10

I don't know if there is any scientific explanation to this but I know it does effect my mood. It usually make me happier

Answer 11

Happy songs, or my favorite songs at the moment, definetely do a great job of improving my mood. Sometimes, the music may have inspriration lyrics that keep us going, or the beat is fast and fun, and that can perk us up.
Music also, at least for me, brings me good memories, for instance if I went to that musician's concert. Good memories can easily cheer a person up.

Answer 12

yes,they do.
happy songs just do that.
who knows why?
:)

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I love happy songs

Answer 13

Yes especially when it is my Christian Cd's that I am listening to!!

Source(s):

My spirit

Answer 14

yes

Source(s):

me

Answer 15

Yes they do if not sick; then they are only marginal in mood lifting.
Luckily I rarely get ill. Never have colds. Anyone want a transfusion?
ha ha

Answer 16

OMG YESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i always like to listen to music when i am upset or if i am just having a bad day!!!! it always calms me down

Answer 17

Yes, very much so. I can be in a bad mood and when I hear a happy song I associate it with good memories of people, places and things.

Answer 18

yes.

Answer 19

Not too big into music, but certain songs do affect me positively, especially in the car. I will often wait for a favorite song to end after reaching my destination, but before leaving the car.

Answer 20

I can't say that if I am in the worst mood ever, that a "happy song" can really cheer me up. A bad mood, however, can always be cheered-up with a few good tunes. Though, that is just me.

Answer 21

if its a really bad mood,i guess so! It affects young kids the most through mental ways.

Answer 22

Yes but I do not know the reason anymore than say a haunting song from the western Isles of Scotland or Ireland fills me with a longing.

It is the same with some hymns sung in Church although some of the happy clappy songs (they lack the dignity of hymns ) you just irritate which is why I will not enter a happy clappy service if I can avoid it

Answer 23

Depends on what song :]

Answer 24

I'm with Hollie, lol!
addendum : I realize my answer had bee reported but then cleared of offense. I was trying to say, that at times, as was today for example, I was feeling so low and miserable than if I had heard a happy song I would have become angrier. If however I had not felt as thoroughly disturbed for known and unknown reasons, I would have been lifted of mood by such a song, for example from "Oliver" - which is one of my favourite musicals. When I answered I was agreeing with someone named Hollie who seemed to have answered similarly.
Sorry for the confusion, I had meant no harm! Thank you!

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"You can go, but be back soon", would have been the song of my choice!

Answer 25

For me it does. When I'm in a sour mood a happy oldie but goodies brings my mood up quickly. I also like happy, spirited gospel! It makes me feel close to my spiritual side and when the day is gray and gloomy music makes the gloom sorta go away and I perk up. I don't have a scientific explanation for it that's just what helps me to stay happy. I respond to music well.

Source(s):

Experience and 68 yrs of living!

Answer 26

yes, i really don't know why but they do

Answer 27

To some degree I believe it does, yeah! Music actually is known to surpass cognitive thought and will indeed influence your mood. There's so much build around music these days, there is no doubt in my mind that music has and does leave its fingerprint so to speak on our personality..
Musicians of great fame have built their century around an idea and wrapped it into music. This is how The Internationale was born. And along with that, so did the movement in France "la liberte' et fraternite" etc...
Black culture has adopted in America their own music style, helping and hoping to cope with their fate at times.
In a sense music will express whatever is in our subconscious and also what overwhelms us. Thus it is a great way to unload at times, and the enthusiasm that is build around someone's music is electrifying, for people who sing the same song come together looking for just that, something in common.
Pretty much every decade with their own nuances have expressed themselves in songs of the times. I do believe therefore, that music plays a huge factor in influencing our mood, but it also goes beyond that and starts a movement somewhere! :)
A certain fixation also occurs with the unraveling of a song. Think about all those hymns left as a heritage for the Church - they teach doctrine among other things.
Teachers use songs in classroom to set a positive mood and make learning occur in a much more efficient way.
It's a fact that good disposition aids learning by a lot!

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Me.. Studied music for a long time.

Answer 28

Sometimes they do, it all depends on what kind of mood your in! if im pissed of usually a happy song helps me to relax or sometimes i just want to beat the crap out of the radio and the person singing the song(lol)

Answer 29

No I get depressed.

Answer 30

Happy songs do influence my mood and uplift my spirit. The reason,I think, is the positive vibrations generated by the music and lyrics.Light catchy music livens up the atmosphere and make us feel breezy.The sounds, words and beats exert impact on our ear drums and skins and soothe our bad feelings, calming us and turning us into happier souls.

Music is the food of the spirit.Hence, use it wisely. It can turn bad into good. Chaos into serenity. The lilting rhythm of light melodies can work wonders on human beings and creatures on earth.

Good mothers sing lullabies to soothe babies to sleep.Effective songs such as "Silent Night" and "Twinkle.,Twinkle Little Stars" and nursey rhyme are time-tested solutions to help kids to be calmer,better and happier persons.This is because good, melodious beautiful music make us feel "beloved".

Happy songs do maketh happy souls!

Answer 31

Yes i think so. I don't know why it is but it can improve your mood.