Music to Grieve to
listen to sad music and feel better with andrew
featuring artists like
The Staves, Robb Murphy, Colin Hay, Shelby Lynne, Dawes, Tim Minchin, Radiohead, Nick Cave, Tom Khan
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Listening to sad music after losing a loved one, being diagnosed with a terminal illness, or finalizing a divorce might seem counterintuitive, but this somber sounding activity has been proven to help.
Nothing can prepare you for grief, nor is there a right or wrong way to deal with it, but sad music is an easily accessible and highly effective tool that can help you begin to heal.
The music on this list is not designed to cheer you up – although oddly – after listening to it, you’ll likely feel better – it’s designed to meet you where you’re at – to connect with how you’re feeling – to create a space where you can just sit and be with your grief and to know that – that’s OK.
It covers all genres and all topics so it’s likely that not all tracks will resonate with you – but some will – and some will shake you to your core – according to the science – this is a good thing!
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There Can Be No Absolution – What After This?
19 December 2019
It’s that time of year again, isn’t it?
For westerners or even caucasian southerners the mood is definitely upbeat as people prepare for Christmas and the new year festivities. But for those who are smack in the middle of the grieving process, it can be brutal…
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A Little Rain Has Never Hurt No One – a balladeer
11 December 2019
One of my favorite lines from last year was:
“inspirational quotes – in quotes – make me want to throw up – preferably on the person who posted them.”
It was Autumn Dawn Leader’s track that resulted in that particular piece of invective and I’m so grateful to her for the inspiration 🙂
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Love Should Be Loved Again – Liebeskid
5 December 2019
They say love should be loved again, you just have to wait.
A cure is on the way.
They say love can ́t be owned or it can ́t be claimed.
Give up what you cannot have.
Bugger!
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Feel Something – Colin Powers
20 November 2019
What I look for on this list is not outstanding production – outstanding melody – something new – no – what I look for is humanity – is pure authentic honesty – is the expression of what it’s like to be human – to live and reveal the power that loss of love can evoke…
Armour – Tanya Ransom
8 November 2019
And I’m ready to fight
And I’m ready to fight
And I’m ready to fight
you tonight
tonight, tonight, tonight
Oh hell yes! ‘Cos that’s the ultimate truth isn’t it – at the end of day – there’s only one person that’s going to get you out of the hole…
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When I Lie – Richie Charles
30 October 2019
The problem with any kind of mental disorder – the kind of thing that grief is especially good at kick starting – is that it’s not visible, not tangible, it’s misunderstood and misdiagnosed and treatment options are scary. Not only that – there’s a stigma around it – a level of shame – that we’re going to be forever tainted and mistrusted and god forbid that anyone should find out…
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Song 26 – Callum McIntyre
16 October 2019
Why is it so bloody hard at times?
Why do the lessons learned before offer no solutions to the same problems?
Why do you sit there with a laundry list of things to do and yet – you’re stuck – immobile – watching every second tick away and add to the ever increasing mountain of guilt and self loathing and fear…
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Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) – John Lennon
9 October 2019
Music to Grieve To doesn’t always have to be sad – in fact – Music to Grieve To can be anything you want it to be. The whole point of this – for me anyway – is that music makes life better – and when you’re grieving – having something that can make the slightest difference – is worth it….
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Enjoy It While It Lasts – Easy Wanderlings
2 October 2019
Music to Grieve To Follow this playlist: I’ve been sitting on this track for a while. It’s on Phil’s Music to Navigate a Life playlist – accompanied by a typically insightful write up. I don’t have the words to describe the music – the song – and even if I did – who cares –… MoreDeprecated: strtoupper(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated in /home/musicto/public_html/wp-content/themes/html5blank-stable/category.php on line 155
Sorry – Nothing But Thieves
4 September 2019
Rules.
They’re good – most of the time – generally derived from society’s desire to not kill each other and in some cases – to actually be nice to one another. But every now and then – particularly when you’re so down you don’t really give a shit about what people think – rules are there to be broken…
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A Sunny Day Like This – Golda
22 August 2019
Simple is hard – particularly in today’s complex and complicated world.
I was running down the credits of the tracks at the top of Spotify’s “Todays Top Hits” playlist (with its 23 million+ subscribers) and of the top 5 or 6 tracks – the average number of songwriters was around 7. Even over on Rap Caviar it averages around 3 people to write the track – let alone perform it…
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I Need You – Joan Armatrading
14 August 2019
“Late
At night
I feel so lonely
There’s a body next to mine but I’m feeling cold…”
Oh yes – we know that feeling don’t we – and of course the questions start to come…
The first visual memory I have is that of the white upright piano in Singapore, Hell and the Dark Forces lived at the bottom, Heaven and the Angels at the top, they would play battles through my fingers and I was hooked.
As a psychology graduate I studied how sound affects human performance.
As a musician I compose instrumental music that stimulates your brain but doesn't mess with your language centers, leaving you free to write creatively without distraction.
As a curator I research how music can improve your life and create flow - I can tell you what music to listen to when studying for a test and why listening to sad music can make you feel better.
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