There are not many songs that as soon as I hear them I have to stop everything I am doing and just listen. They make my stomach flip, tighten my throat and fill me with emotion. I don't just hear them, 'I feel them'.
'I see fire' by Ed Sheeran is one of these, it emanates through me, gives me what I can only describe as chills and touches my every nerve. It feels me with a sense of melancholy and... I love it.
When attending my CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) sessions I was advised to not listen to sad, melancholy music as my personality reacts very strongly to what I hear, but as the credits rolled on from The Hobbit, (part 2) I was glued to my seat.
You may think it weird, a CBT therapist prescribing happy music, but there are actual music therapists out there who make money out of improving peoples health through them experiencing music as it is so powerful.
Not everyone will feel this type of emotion when listening to music. Apparently it is only personalities with the dimension of 'openness to experience' who feel the 'chill' factor. These people who are high in openness are creative, curious about many things, have active imaginations and like to play with ideas.
Commonly people feel nostalgia when hearing a certain song or piece of music and it can transport you back to that moment or that person. Some will feel a strong sense of emotion; happiness, sadness, or anger.
However, what really intrigues me is Synaesthesia!!!
I had heard of this before but when going to an Andrew McMahon gig, he sung his single, 'Synesthesia' which prompted me to think about this more. There are people out there who are able to feel music with MORE than one of the five senses! It is only something I can imagine however 4% of the population have Synaesthesia. This includes being able to see colour when you hear music or to be able to taste the music! Surely this would make the whole listening experience so much better, like watching a 3D film and feeling like you are actually there.
I don't know anyone with Synaesthesia, but as soon as I do find someone, I want them to describe everything to me...
