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Sad Music 80s

Researchers who analyzed half a million pop songs published in the UK between 1985 and 2015 discovered that they have become less upbeat and sadder, which they attribute to personality traits. There’s something calming and comforting about music from the 80s that just hits home, or sometimes its lyrics reflect our personal lives perfectly. Here’s

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Is R&B Music Clean?

Studies conducted in 2009 determined that R&B music had the most explicit lyrics among musical genres and featured more songs about love than any other form of musical entertainment. Singers like Toni Braxton made powerful feminist statements with their dance R&B hits, such as her 2000 hit “He Wasn’t Man Enough”. This song made sure

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Music 4 Lovers

Music and love share similar mechanisms and evolutionary functions; both can assist with mating selection, attraction and social bonding processes as well as aid emotional regulation and strengthening commitment (through synchromy-bonding effects). Madaninka and Bartholomew (2014) examined top-40 chart data to examine lyrical emphasis on love/lust themes within top-40 songs. Their research demonstrated that love

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Kerala Folk Music

Kerala boasts not only classical Carnatic music, but also an exciting folk music scene that serves to commemorate occasions, recall memories or express emotions. Folk songs can provide a wonderful way to mark special events or express emotions. Mappila Pattu is an endearing folk music tradition from Malabar’s Muslim community that stands the test of

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