I am not one to listen to the lyrics but rather the patterns and rhythms and normally assess if I like a song by how it sounds.
For indoors, I normally listen to music so I don’t just stare at a wall, but for outdoors I almost never take music with me. I don’t know, I like to listen to nature and my surrounding I guess? haha
But it’s interesting that I don’t think to play music, unless I am in the car. The rhythm definitely affects my emotional state, since most music I find them to be irritable after a few minutes, while upbeat and more “calm” music makes me feel happy and give me energy.
This is me, I find it irritating when a song repeats a word or idea, and when I have heard a song I do not need to hear it again, like a podcast. Why do people keep listening to the same words over and over? Most songs are nonsense words and when I cannot understand the words at all what is the point of having the words. Generally, when a song comes on talkback radio I change stations. For workouts I watch movies, or Netflix but not the same one over and over.
This rings very true for me too. There are many songs that I have known for nigh on 30 years, know all the words off by heart and regularly sing along to…but I don’t actually KNOW the words. By that, I haven’t actually taken in the sentance/sentiment/meaning of the words but more the melody/pattern of them. At random points in time I’m singing along to something and I get a sudden realisation of “Oh THATS what this song is about!”
I have completely the opposite - singing along to things using different words to the actual ones, but with the same/similar meaning, absolutely ‘knowing’ that what I’m singing is right, and being quite confused that the original is using the ‘wrong’ words.
Hah…I am a huge Springsteen fan and my daughter has grown up listening to him as a result and also became a fan. We went to see his Broadway show in 2021 and she was amazed at how she actually “heard” the lyrics for the first time….she knew all the words but had never really taken them in. Once the songs were slowed down and focused on the lyrics, it was revelatory to her.
And I am off to see him tomorrow night at Wrigley Field….unfortunately both daughters have been exposed to COVID (one positive) so I am flying solo.
Those Broadway shows are great. The story about the Big Man is really moving. I’m not a huge fan, but that album made me go back and listen to albums I hadn’t tried in decades.
I’m pretty sure I outed myself as emotionally impacted by music
It was so awesome to see the Broadway show live….I had seen the Netflix show previously (thinking I would never see it in person), but it was so much more impactful in person. my wife has never told me how much the tickets were, but I know they were not cheap. But it was a wonderful night with my daughter and worth every penny!!
I’ll be the one to say, I have no emotional response to music, to the point where I will sit in a car and not notice that music is playing until someone mentions it. It’s just sort of water off my back.
Hi everyone,
for safety reasons I don’t listen music during my outdoor bike rides but, absolutely , yes during all the indoor sessions, whether they are for simple recovery or more intense work. I don’t remember where, (the source), but a few years ago, I read an article in which it was said that music, listened to during some sporting activities, should be considered ‘on par’ with a sort of doping (in this case technological) . Anyway, my favorite playlists ?
Tangerine Dream, Rone, Bassic, Hans Zimmer, AC-DC, Eurosport OST, and a lot of other mostly instrumental, mostly electronic music. Undoubtedly, at least, as far as I’m concerned, a powerful push.
Happy rides and good music @everyone !
Cheers. Corrado, Italy.
I listen to music and enjoy it but the words I couldn’t tell you what they are. The melody and rhythm and stuff are nice but I don’t really listen to the words. I have to turn to the lyrics on Apple Music to see the words. Rap doesn’t do it for me. Most anything heavy give me a headache. Even if I like Rock, after a couple songs I lose interest and it’s just heavy noise to me. On an easy run/ride, music is nice. When the workout gets hard, I start thinking of other stuff such ans my paces or form or cadence or taking a line and tune out the music. Often times 45 min will pass and I realize bunch of songs have come and gone.
I pretty much have the same issue. I have accumulated about 600,000 songs over the years. Nothing very mainstream. Wife calls it devil music. Most of them I have listened to only once. Since they are not mainstream some are worth hearing a few times. It’s mostly the beat that works for me on the trainer.
Im gonna be an old fart for a minute here. I don’t mean to offend anyone, so if you don’t “feel the music”, feel free to stop reading now!
As a musician, it makes me sad to see that modern pop music has become so generic that many people have lost out on the opportunity to experience an album the way we did when I was young. Spending hours looking for music in a record store and buying something just because you liked the album cover or because an artist you liked recommended it. Memorizing the artwork, the lyrics, every note of every song. Being able to air guitar and drum every single song. Reading the liner notes to learn the stories behind the songs. Sitting next to the radio for hours waiting to hit record on a cassette tape only to have the DJ ruin it by talking over the opening. Sleeping out all night in front of a record store just to get tickets to a show. It built a deeper love for music, and at least for me, that was good for the soul!
Those things are good n all, but having unlimited access to almost all recorded & released music ever, trumps it all. Least, I reckon so and I remember those days well enough.
i have a huge emotional connection to music. i listen to iron maiden every day. cant go without it. it makes me super emotional. but i dont listen to music when im riding. i find it messes with my heart rate and distracts me from my effort. i usually have a podcast on youtube playing.
