Musical Chills

AKA Frisson:
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Have you ever experienced Frisson? The sudden waves of pleasure, and tingling associated with listening to pleasurable music.

What was the last song you listened to that had this affect on you? Do you have any specific Artists you know that reliably evoke this feeling in you? (I've heard Adele from some people).

This sensation is part of what keeps me repeatedly coming back to music as an escape, an enjoyable activity. I find that an appreciation of this feeling, has allowed me to more openly search for a wide variety of musics and genres, and keep a diverse library of tunes. This was the last song that did it for me:

Bat County-Avenged Sevenfold. The beauty of it about brings me to tears every time I hear it.

Sweating Bullets-Megadeth does sometimes, too.

Its musical for both songs, nothing to do with the lyrics. I think its the suspense and release.

This is the last song I heard that did it for me, specifically the chorus. I generally find that the types of music that give me chills employ some form of orchestral or operatic element.

@The Hammer, that video was excellent! Thank you so much for sharing it.

The opening of this hybrid Mongolian/Chinese song used to give me frisson (the louder, the better), but I've listened to it too many times now. The same with Simon and Garfunkel's "The Boxer" or several other songs.

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The intro did it to me!

Wasted Years is one that frequently does it for me, especially the part from around 2:32 to the end.

@The Hammer @Sunstone - any translation of the lyrics into English you can provide for your respective songs? I'd love to know what they're saying.

The Hammer said:

AKA Frisson:
Frisson - Wikipedia

Have you ever experienced Frisson? The sudden waves of pleasure, and tingling associated with listening to pleasurable music.

What was the last song you listened to that had this affect on you? Do you have any specific Artists you know that reliably evoke this feeling in you? (I've heard Adele from some people).

This sensation is part of what keeps me repeatedly coming back to music as an escape, an enjoyable activity. I find that an appreciation of this feeling, has allowed me to more openly search for a wide variety of musics and genres, and keep a diverse library of tunes. This was the last song that did it for me:

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There is a lot of Hendrix that can do that for me, not all the time and not necessarily the same piece, it depends on mood

I also get carried away by some Yo yo ma.

And ERA

ChristineM said:

There is a lot of Hendrix that can do that for me, not all the time and not necessarily the same piece, it depends on mood

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Has Bowie's Space Oddity ever done it for you..? I have to know, because I think it's pretty standard for *all* human ears, on that particular song.

Honestly... It should kick in by 1:30, if you listen from the start.

...Does anyone *NOT* get that from Space Oddity? Seriously.

Cooky said:

Has Bowie's Space Oddity ever done it for you..? I have to know, because I think it's pretty standard for *all* human ears, on that particular song.

Honestly...

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I liked most (not all) Bowie but his music has never taken me anywhere more than just appreciating it.

Here is another that can sometimes take me away

Left Coast said:

@The Hammer @Sunstone - any translation of the lyrics into English you can provide for your respective songs? I'd love to know what they're saying.

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I'm not sure how accurate these are (I don't speak Old Norse). But they seem correct. The song itself is the Rune Poem from the Norse Hávamál.

Heilung - Norupo lyrics + English translation

"Wealth causes dispute among friends;
the wolf lives in the forest
Slag comes from bad iron
the reindeer often races over the frozen snow.
Giant causes women's sorrow;
few are cheerful from misfortune
River mouth is way of most journeys;
but the sheath is the one of swords
Riding, one says, is for horses the worst;
Regin forged the best sword
Ulcer is fatal for children;
death makes man pale
Hail is the coldest of grain;
Herjan shaped the world in olden times
Need leaves you little choice;
the naked freeze in the frost

[MALE VOICE]

Ice we call the broad bridge;
the blind man must be led
Good year is a blessing for men;
I say that Frodi was generous
Sun is light of the land
I bow before the holy
Tyr is one-handed among the Æsir;
often the smith must blow

[MALE VOICE]

Birch is the limb greenest with leaves;
Loki brought success of deceit
Man is increase of soil;
mighty is the hawk's claw
Water is what falls from the mountain;
but of gold are the jewels
Yew is the greenest tree in winter;
it often singes when it burns. "

Left Coast said:

@The Hammer @Sunstone - any translation of the lyrics into English you can provide for your respective songs? I'd love to know what they're saying.

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Ongmanibamai speaks of the fear and heartbreak of losing the people we most love in this world -- our family members. One of the lines, for instance, roughly translates as "We simply cannot imagine any love so natural and meaningful being taken from us." That translation sucks, but it's a composite of multiple translations I've read of the lyrics. Very hard to translate from Chinese to English and still sound poetic. The word Ongmanibamai is Mongolian, while the remainder of the lyrics are Chinese. I've never seen Ongmanibamai translated. The best you can do, I suppose, is get a sense of what it might mean emotionally from the singer.

By the way, I once wrote a poem while listening to a Chinese song on loop. I did not at the time have a clue -- not even a clue -- what the song was about. But after I had finished my poem -- which took weeks to write working on and off on it -- I got curious. I looked up a translation of the song. Shock! My poem was on the same subject and even included some of the same imagery! Music truly is a universal language.

Here's that song. See if you can guess what it's about. If you want, I'll email you the poem.

ChristineM said:

There is a lot of Hendrix that can do that for me, not all the time and not necessarily the same piece, it depends on mood

I also get carried away by some Yo yo ma.

And ERA

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That one reminds me of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna"

Sunstone said:

That one reminds me of Carl Orff's "O Fortuna"

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As close as makes little difference,

Erebus said:

This is the last song I heard that did it for me, specifically the chorus. I generally find that the types of music that give me chills employ some form of orchestral or operatic element.

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I had to dig deep into my music roots, but this song grew on me a minute or so in. I haven't listened to heavy metal in a while, lol. As for operatic elements, reminds me of Nightwish and a song that always moves me.

Sunstone said:

Here's that song. See if you can guess what it's about. If you want, I'll email you the poem.

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Still loving someone after you've broken up?

Cooky said:

Has Bowie's Space Oddity ever done it for you..? I have to know, because I think it's pretty standard for *all* human ears, on that particular song.

Honestly... It should kick in by 1:30, if you listen from the start.

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I like Bowie, but I have to be in the right mood to really get into. Space Oddity is a Classic though.