Do you get chills or 'frisson' from music?
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I've heard about this before, but was reminded of this again recently in an article - https://www.thewellnesscorner.com/blog/do-you-get-...
I just assumed everyone got these spine-tingling shivers during music, particularly crescendos or if a line or lyric gives you a particularly strong emotional reaction. But I was really surprised to learn than not everyone feels this or has moments like these. So I suppose my question is - do you?
I just assumed everyone got these spine-tingling shivers during music, particularly crescendos or if a line or lyric gives you a particularly strong emotional reaction. But I was really surprised to learn than not everyone feels this or has moments like these. So I suppose my question is - do you?
Yes.
Maxwell singing This Woman’s Work live. Originally a song by Kate Bush. A song about a difficult birth from the perspective of a helpless man.
I don’t have kids, never wanted them but this song gives me chills and makes me well up every time I hear it.
https://youtu.be/1YDSXuVIU78?si=VTik1PrgmQYcVwoE
Maxwell singing This Woman’s Work live. Originally a song by Kate Bush. A song about a difficult birth from the perspective of a helpless man.
I don’t have kids, never wanted them but this song gives me chills and makes me well up every time I hear it.
https://youtu.be/1YDSXuVIU78?si=VTik1PrgmQYcVwoE
pidsy said:
Yes.
Maxwell singing This Woman s Work live. Originally a song by Kate Bush. A song about a difficult birth from the perspective of a helpless man.
I don t have kids, never wanted them but this song gives me chills and makes me well up every time I hear it.
https://youtu.be/1YDSXuVIU78?si=VTik1PrgmQYcVwoE
WOW that is an amazing song and singer - Thanks for posting, chills for me tooMaxwell singing This Woman s Work live. Originally a song by Kate Bush. A song about a difficult birth from the perspective of a helpless man.
I don t have kids, never wanted them but this song gives me chills and makes me well up every time I hear it.
https://youtu.be/1YDSXuVIU78?si=VTik1PrgmQYcVwoE
- Pete
Yes, I get it a lot. Here are a few:
Watcher of the Skies by Genesis. The end of the intro, just as the crescendo finishes before the vocal comes in.
Shine on Your Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd. The whole thing, but especially when then vocal comes in.
Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who. The organ break and then the final ‘Yeeeeeeaahhhhh!’.
John Lennon’s voice on basically anything.
Saint-Saen’s Symphony No. 3 in C Major. 4th movement.
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. 4th movement. This for me is up there for me as one of humanity’s finest achievements - musical or otherwise. If aliens came to earth and wanted to hear music, I’d play them this.
I could go on!
Watcher of the Skies by Genesis. The end of the intro, just as the crescendo finishes before the vocal comes in.
Shine on Your Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd. The whole thing, but especially when then vocal comes in.
Won’t Get Fooled Again by The Who. The organ break and then the final ‘Yeeeeeeaahhhhh!’.
John Lennon’s voice on basically anything.
Saint-Saen’s Symphony No. 3 in C Major. 4th movement.
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. 4th movement. This for me is up there for me as one of humanity’s finest achievements - musical or otherwise. If aliens came to earth and wanted to hear music, I’d play them this.
I could go on!
If the track, mood and situation is right then yes, can be quite a weird but powerful sensation.
Still Mulling said:
Yes, and teariness, particularly if I ve been in a private moment of belting out the song in unison.
Also this, very rarely. Certain songs from my past were the backdrop to traumatic events, so sometimes when I hear them again can trigger emotion.First time I had this was as a kid, listening to Equinoxe Part 7 by Jean-Michel Jarre, when the "chorus" part of the track, which is in the major key, kicks in after the "verse" part, which is in the minor key. Happens three times during the piece. I'm getting shivvers just thinking about it! Lots of JMJ's stuff has that effect on me.
MitchT said:
First time I had this was as a kid, listening to Equinoxe Part 7 by Jean-Michel Jarre, when the "chorus" part of the track, which is in the major key, kicks in after the "verse" part, which is in the minor key. Happens three times during the piece. I'm getting shivvers just thinking about it! Lots of JMJ's stuff has that effect on me.
Ethnicolor has a similar effect for me but there's a few examples from his catalogue as well as quite a few other songs that give me goosebumps every listen.Some at certain moments, others right from the first note... but then its just increases as the song moves on, quite addictive.
Whereas others that experience this won't feel.a thing with the same tracks.
Edited by thetapeworm on Tuesday 4th November 20:44
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