Does your mood dictate what kind of music you listen to any given moment?

Oh, definitely! My mood always affects my music, no matter what. If I'm feeling happy, I'll put on a feel-good song or one of my favorites from Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.

If I'm feeling sad, I'll put on more sad songs to feed myself into a pit of sadness (stupid, I know). Sometimes, I can come across a piece of music I wasn't expecting to, say like "Reasons to Love You" by Meiko (check it out, by the way, it's excellent), and ''that'' will put me in a certain mood. Continuing with the Meiko example, when I first listened to that song, I transformed into a happy, warm, thoughtful mood and it was a really great thing.So I think music can affect mood and mood can affect music just the same.

Music is one of the most powerful thing that affects our moods. Think about movies or television programs: the score or soundtrack behind the scenes is what really pulls our emotions. I feel like moods, emotions, and music are so intertwined that it's difficult to pull them apart.

I'm going to have to say my MOOD always dictates what I listen to and for how long. Let's say if I get in the mood for an upbeat moment I will only listen for a little while then switch to whatever my mood tells me to switch to. I actually think that while mood does affect what you listen the music you listen to can affect your mood as well.

Music very much affects my mood and if I go up or down that will tell me what's next on the list. I'm a sucker for a great love song and rich, full voices. In the car I mostly listen to love songs or oldies and sometimes country music.My tastes are so varied I am never without the right song for the right moment.

When I'm traveling it's easy since I record my personal favorites from different artists so I don't tire of anyone or any genre.

For the most part no. I enjoy pretty much all genres pretty much anytime, I'd say sadness is the one exception. When I'm upset I tend to play music that mirrors my own emotional situation at the time, as if by listening to music that expresses that emotion I can then drain it from myself.

Music has always made me feel better. It's an advantage of sorts for people that know me well also as I am not adept at expressing sorrow. Anger, happiness, I have no issues, but sorrow is difficult for me I think it's because I worry others may view me as weak or find my worries petty.So if I am playing a large portion of songs with a similar theme people like my husband can usually pick up on that I am upset and even what I'm likely upset about.

My mood absolutely does determine what kind of music I am listening to at any given time. Maybe it’s because of the fact that I used to play sports, but there is certainly a type of music that I listen to when I want to get pumped up to get ready to work out or something. I don’t often listen to Norah Jones or Jack Johnson when I am on the treadmill.

Nor do I listen to Disturbed when I’m just chilling around the house writing or having a beer and reading. Of course there are other times when I don’t listen to music at all because I’m not in the mood. Sometimes I just want to relax with an audio book or a good podcast and not listen to music at all.

Yes and sometimes the music I'm listening to will even determine the mood I'm in, but that's a separate issue. I tend to vacillate between classic soul and rap and hard rock based on how I'm feeling at the time. I grew up in a multiracial family, so my dad introduced me to psychedelic rock and my mom was a die-hard Motown fan.

I still go back and forth between those musical genres today. If I'm feeling angry or frustrated, I almost always gravitate to rock. One of my frequently played songs is "Drive" by Incubus.At a time in my life when I was deeply depressed, I was considering suicide.

But I heard this song, which made me think about the fact that I didn't really want to die. Even if tomorrow completely sucks, I want to be there to feel it. When I'm facing obstacles, I almost always go to neo-soul or conscious rap.

One of my favorites is "Umi Says" by Mos Def. In the song, he says that his "umi" (mother) said to "shine your light on the world". That always makes me feel better about persevering through whatever I'm dealing with at the time.

I also like "Optimistic" by Sounds of Blackness for a quick feel-good moment. The song always makes me smile inside.

Music defiantly affects my mood, and my mood can affect what type of music I listen to. However, most of the time I use music that is opposite of my current mood. If I am feeling lazy and unmotivated I listen to upbeat music.

If I am feeling depressed I listen to happy music. Sometimes if I am angry, I listen to sad music. Why?

Well, when I am angry, it's usually because someone has hurt my feelings on some level. If I can listen to the sad music, it gets me past that anger, which will turn to tears. After the tears, I start to feel better.

There are times I listen to sad music just to cry a bit. Call me crazy, but sometimes a good cry just does me good. When I am feeling nostalgic, I tend to listen to mellow music like Pink Floyd.

When I am feeling mischievous, I will probably listen to something a bit dark. Of course with the feeling of mean, I will listen to some really hard rock. There is no feeling I have that can't be changed or defined by music.

I have noticed that sad songs makes me feel gloomy. While, the upbeat, loud happy music help me to get in a dance mood. So, for me, the music affects my mood.

I like almost any type of music, but I, too, have certain music that I like to listen to when I'm doing certain things. When I'm cooking, I like to listen to Cajun music especially if I'm making a seafood dish or some type of gumbo or soup. I love New Orleans and I equate good food with Cajun music.

On Sunday mornings, I used to listen to a Polka station. (You can keep reading after you stop laughing. ) My father's family was from Poland and on Sunday mornings there was a radio show called the Helen and Chet Show on A.M.Radio, and it was all polka music.

The show stayed on the air for over 60 years, and actually ceased broadcasting about 6 months ago. But it was music that brought back great childhood memories. If I have a negative attitude, I don't like to feed the fire by listening to something sad or angry, so I usually put on jazz.

But most definitely, music and mood go hand in hand.

Oh yes! It sure does. I always play or listen to music based on the kind of mood I find myself at a particular time.

I noticed that my spirit is always lifted when I listen to inspirational songs , so when I feel like I need a little bit of ‘’spirit boost’’ or something to make me more confidence I go for my inspirational collections. I have tried so many times to see if I can stand some kind of music when I am not actually in the mood for that kind of song, but I just realized that I was just making myself more uncomfortable and simply wasting my time. I love to play dance-able songs when I workout, I think one of my best are hip hop , such as Usher’s ‘’U-turn’’ youtube.com/watch?v=iPBhocaklNA.

Absolutely. I have noticed in the past that when I get depression|depressed, I tend to listen to slow, dark music, which in turn, makes me more sad, and then... well, you get it. It's a cycle.

This is the way I see my mood affecting what I choose to listen to. If it were the other way around, like, if I were happy, I wouldn't choose to listen to happy music. I would probably just go about my day, and if a happy song came on, or an upbeat song that I really like, my mood may or may not brighten even more.It's not as much related though, as my mood to song relation when I'm depressed.

Typically, music can affect my mood. Like, if I'm sad or bored, or just blah, and I hear an awesome "pump-up" song, then I will start to feel better. But I would much rather dwell in the misery of my depression with a dark song.

If I'm happy or chill, I don't really care much what I listen to. If that makes any sense.

Yes, my mood does dictate the kind of music that I want to listen to. Maybe this is one of the reasons why the music that I like greatly varies. It is not my intention but I noticed that there are times that I only want to listen to instrumental music.

This is mostly when I am tired from working and I notice that these helps me relax. In the morning when I wake up I am full of energy and I mostly listen first to Christian songs and then more upbeat songs. I love listening to disco song of the 80s it helps me to be up on my feet and do some exercises.

When I am angry, I listen to love songs and inspirational songs, it helps me cool down especially when I start singing with it. For me mood plays a big role on what kind of music I listen to. It helps me a lot to overcome and handle the stress that I have experience during the day.

And classical instrumental music helps me to be able to unwind and lull me to sleep.

Yes, I believe that is the beauty of music. There are so many different genres of songs with a variety of lyrics that one can choose to listen to something that is appropriate for them in a given situation. Whether or not one is happy, sad, legarthic, in need of some inspiration there is something out there for everyone.

When I am in a state of stress of anxiety, I will put on some slow, easy listening type of music to calm my nerves. If I am sad or just in a bad mood for some reason, anything with an uplifting message is what I will listen to, such as gospel music or country music. When exercising, maybe something up tempo is more appropriate for me to get myself moving to the beat of the music.

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