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　　标题：WhyDoPeopleLikeSadSongs？
　　source：psychologytoday丨byPaulThagardPh。D。
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　　IwassurprisedthatmyfavoritemusicstreamingservicehasaplaylistcalledSadSongs。Iwondered：Whywouldanyonewanttolistentoabunchofsadsongs？Iassumedthatsadsongsmakeyousad，andeveryonewouldratherbehappythansad。Soitmadenosensethatanyonewouldwanttolistentoasadsongplaylist。ButwhenIlistenedtotheplaylist，Idiscoveredthatitincludesmanyofmyfavoritesongs，andIreallyenjoyedlisteningtoit。Sowhatisitthatmakessadsongssoappealing？
　　Onreflection，Irealizedthattheemotionalimpactofmusicdoesnotcomefromimpartingparticularemotions，butratherfrombeingemotionallyengagingingeneral。Sometimessadsongsdoyoumakeyoufeelbadiftheyrevivememoriesofyourowntragictimes，butmoreoftentheyengageyourinterestbecausetheydescribeorconveyimportanteventsinthelivesofothers。Suchemotionalengagementisalsoimportantinotherformsofart，includingtragicdramasuchasShakespeare’sHamlet，stirringpaintingssuchasPicasso’sGuernica，andthrillingmovies。
　　Thepleasureofengagementwithintensenegativeemotionscanbeexplainedusingthesemanticpointertheoryofemotion（linkisexternal）thatTobiasSchrderandIhavedeveloped。Onthisaccount，emotionsrequireneuralprocessesthatbindtogetherrepresentationofthesituation，perceptionsofphysiologicalchangesthattakeplaceinresponsetothatsituation，andcognitiveappraisalsoftherelevanceofthesituationstoyourgoals。Whenyouexperiencesadsongsortragicfiction，youmayexperiencesomeofthesamephysiologicalreactionthatoccurswhenyouyourselfareinbadsituation，butthecognitiveappraisalisverydifferent。Afterall，thesadsong，tragicdrama，orhorrormovieisnotaboutyou，andthereforeisnotathreattoyourowngoals。Infact，therealizationthatthecurrentstateofyourlifeisnotsad，tragicorhorrificcangiveyouafeelingofreliefandperhapsevenhappinessthatyouarenotsufferinginthesamewaythatthesingeroractoris。Sotheemotionalengagementthatthesadsongprovidesusuallycomeswithoutpersonalthreat。
　　Thinkingaboutsadsongsgotmewonderingabouttheemotionalcontentofsongsingeneral，soIstartedgoingthroughtheRollingStoneMagazinelistof500bestsongsofalltime。Eventhetop10displayanamazingarrayofemotions，muchmorediversethanjusthappyandsad。Manysongsoftenexhibitmultipleemotions，andtwoofthe10seemtocombinepositiveandnegative。ArethaFranklin’smagnificentRespectispositiveinexpressingprideandconfidenceindemandingrespectforherself，andalsonegativeinindicatingresentmentthatshehasnotalwaysbeentreatedthatway。HeyJudebytheBeatlesissadinrecognizingthatthepersontowhomitisaddressed（reportedlyJohnLennon’ssonwhowasupsetabouthisparentsdivorce）issuffering。Butitalsohopefulandpositiveinprovidingthemessagethatyoucantakeasadsongandmakeitbetter。
　　Othersongsonthelistaremoreresoundinglynegative。Numberoneonthelistismyownpersonalfavorite，BobDylan’sLikeaRollingStone，whichintenselydisplaysresentment，anger，andgloatingatthemisfortuneofthepersonaddressed。ThesongSatisfactionbythegroupTheRollingStonesportraysfrustratedlustandsocialresentment。MarvinGaye’sWhat’sGoingOnindicatessadnessanddistressaboutpoliticalandenvironmentaldegradation。Nirana’sSmellsLikeTeenSpiritconveysangstanddisillusionment。
　　Onthepositiveside，JohnLennon’sImagineinspireshopeforabetterworld，andtheBeachBoysGoodVibrationsevokeshappinessinagoodrelationship。ChuckBerry’sJohnnyBGoodeandRayCharles’sWhat’dISayportrayhappinessaboutgoodmusicandromance，respectively。
　　Allofthesesongscombineoriginalmusic，appropriatelyrics，andsuperbperformancestoevokeintenseemotions。Soitdoesnotmatterwhetherasongishappyorsad，onlywhetherithasanemotionalimpactonthelisteners。Peoplearehappytolikesadsongs，justnotboringones。