Does music give you goosebumps?

[sunnysally]

Poll answers:

Yes
No
SS (explain below)

[sunnysally]

Certain songs definitely give me goosebumps so I googled and found this article: www.discovery.com/science/Getting-Chills-from-Music

[joy]

Yes! Certain situations just lead to it all coming together and I get this overwhelming feeling when listening to music.

My brain is deeply picky about music and I dislike about 75% of it. But the 25% that I do like, I love in an disproportionate way.

[erbear]

All the time. And songs make me cry on the regular. It makes my kids laugh but I can't control it.

[Velar Fricative]

If it's tied to a memory or particular experience, then yes.

[circa1978]

Aug 24, 2023 11:15:47 GMT -5 erbear said:

All the time. And songs make me cry on the regular. It makes my kids laugh but I can't control it.

OK, but I cried about Vitamin C's Graduation song this morning. I need to up my meds.

[eb777888]

Absolutely! Music brings out so many feelings in me.

[laterz]

There are some songs I can't even listen to anymore because the nostalgia is so overwhelming - in a good way.

[cmeon]

I thought everyone did - never stopped to think about it, I guess. But it's definitely not always happy associations.

[starburst604]

Yes. One that often does this to me is when the leadup to Slash's guitar solo in November Rain gets started.

[tacokick]

Not music but some scenes in movies/tv.

[fivechickens]

I love music but no I have never had deep feels like that.

I do associate music with seasons. Like a lot of Dave Matthews Band songs remind me of fall. I have no idea why.

[jennistarr1]

here is a random story you didn't ask to hear:

We went to an eagles concert and it was one of the setups where they play through an entire album...intermission, then play hits from other albums

As soon as they hit the first note, I proceeded to BAWL for four songs...I mean full on crying. I didn't even know all of the songs. Complete waterworks. As I tell the story now, tears well up. All I can think of was my mom was sick at the time but I wasn't thinking about it and there was no connection to like a lyric or something. Pure physical reaction. My husband kept saying "what's wrong" and I was like "I DON"T KNOW"

[cmeon]

Two that are very unrelated but do it to me everytime are any orchestral version of carol of the bells and M83's midnight city (the open), lol. They both make me so sad, though, and I have no idea why!

[noodleoo]

Aug 24, 2023 12:11:45 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

Yes. One that often does this to me is when the leadup to Slash's guitar solo in November Rain gets started.

YES. I love November Rain!

I feel like all the music used in Grey's Anatomy gave me goosebumps.  The songs themselves did even before they were on the show.  Me and the music director have the same taste apparently.  

[charlatti]

Are we being literal, like actual goosebumps? Actual physical response? I think I might get that slight chill or tingle from some music but never actual goosebumps.

[moreace01]

Absolutely. Particularly really amazing vocalists. It's not the kind of music I listen to often (um, I listen to a lot of electronica), but when someone can really nail it with strong, emotional vocals, it blows me away and I get teary.

[sunnysally]

charlatti, yes, I get physical goosebumps from some music, scenes from movies, passages in books, scenery, or experiences.

[charlatti]

Aug 24, 2023 14:03:36 GMT -5 sunnysally said:

charlatti , yes, I get physical goosebumps from some music, scenes from movies, passages in books, scenery, or experiences.

That’s really interesting! I definitely experience strong feelings like others have mentioned here, but goosebumps definitely not.

[elefun]

Check out ASMR, this may be what you're experiencing.

Edit: but yes, I do. I get ASMR often.

[windyseas]

Very much so. I was a band nerd in high school and it's the coolest feeling to get goosebumps while you're playing the music!

[meanie]

Yes sometimes, and I'm sure the article I didn't read explains why 🤣

Basically any song with a big climax/crescendo. The Prayer by Andrea Bocelli is a good example.

[mysteriouswife]

I have no clue how to explain H’s reaction to music. He physically changes. You can see the calm hit him and his almost turns limp at times. Especially, if it’s old vinyl records in mono and has a crispy crackle sound. He’s the only person I have seen have a noticeable physical appearance change.

I’m hard of hearing and can’t always hear the change in tone. So no. I get nothing from music. I do enjoy live music and the experience.

[picksthemusic]

Depends.

There was a YouTube video going around, I'll see if I can find it...



This. This brings me to tears. Every time.

[BlondeSpiders]

I think I have some audio processing issues, because I have weird reactions to certain kinds of music.

Good associations: Touched: VAST, electronica that has a big lead up to the bass dropping (We Found Love: Rihanna is a great example.) Makes the back of my neck tingle in a good way.

Bad/difficult associations: songs that have certain high-pitched notes (Hot In The City: Billy Idol, Fascination: Human League) are difficult to hear and I'm not sure why. Not quite painful, but makes me cringe.

The worst: Remember when movie theaters used THX for sound? That audio clip made me burst into tears the first few times and it was shocking. Eventually I learned to see it coming and jammed fingers in my ears to block it out. I don't know how else to describe except FEEL BAD on a molecular level. Brown note? lol

[picksthemusic]

My other post aside, as a musician, I feel like that's what drew me to music in the first place, and why I stayed with it for so long (I went to an arts college for music performance for one year), and why I still gravitate towards concerts and the like now.

[elefun]

Aug 24, 2023 15:24:23 GMT -5 BlondeSpiders said:

I think I have some audio processing issues, because I have weird reactions to certain kinds of music.

Good associations: Touched: VAST, electronica that has a big lead up to the bass dropping (We Found Love: Rihanna is a great example.) Makes the back of my neck tingle in a good way.

Bad/difficult associations: songs that have certain high-pitched notes (Hot In The City: Billy Idol, Fascination: Human League) are difficult to hear and I'm not sure why. Not quite painful, but makes me cringe.

The worst: Remember when movie theaters used THX for sound? That audio clip made me burst into tears the first few times and it was shocking. Eventually I learned to see it coming and jammed fingers in my ears to block it out. I don't know how else to describe except FEEL BAD on a molecular level. Brown note? lol

That could definitely be neurodiversity

[litebright]

picksthemusic, that is amazing and wonderful. I got chills and teary.

[BlondeSpiders]

Aug 24, 2023 16:09:23 GMT -5 elefun said:

Aug 24, 2023 15:24:23 GMT -5 BlondeSpiders said:

I think I have some audio processing issues, because I have weird reactions to certain kinds of music.

Good associations: Touched: VAST, electronica that has a big lead up to the bass dropping (We Found Love: Rihanna is a great example.) Makes the back of my neck tingle in a good way.

Bad/difficult associations: songs that have certain high-pitched notes (Hot In The City: Billy Idol, Fascination: Human League) are difficult to hear and I'm not sure why. Not quite painful, but makes me cringe.

The worst: Remember when movie theaters used THX for sound? That audio clip made me burst into tears the first few times and it was shocking. Eventually I learned to see it coming and jammed fingers in my ears to block it out. I don't know how else to describe except FEEL BAD on a molecular level. Brown note? lol

That could definitely be neurodiversity

I have suspected the same. Dated a guy with neurospicy kids and he was the first person to understand my audio issues.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Omg yes. And I cry a lot at music too. Like more than I cry for any other reason.

In my American architecture class I showed Hamilton. Luckily I was in the good company when I cried during Wait for It and One Last Time. I’m not even a musicals person at alllllll