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Emotions through art - Mix Fix

Two playlists: two rooms, two atmospheres

by Alex Humbert

As we say in France, “deux salles, deux ambiances” which literally translates to “two rooms, two atmospheres”, which means that you have a contrasting situation. Here I want to share two opposite playlists, a playlist with music that made the people I surveyed happier and a playlist with music that made them sadder. The idea is not to make you sad with a playlist, but to see what kind of answers were given and if at the same time you can discover new music, it’s even better! And also, Even if the basic goal is not to make you sad, we must admit that sometimes, being sad and crying a lot can be good. We need to express ourselves.

Happiness

Emile et Images - Les démons de Minuit

ATEEZ - HALA HALA

Kim Dracula - Paparazzi

Pharrell Williams - Happy

Franco Rizzaro - Será Mejor

LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem

Scarlet Pleasure - What a Life

ABBA - Dancing Queen

Beyoncé - Single Ladies

Yung Lean - Boylife in EU

Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’

Mac Miller - The Spins

Bad Bunny - Dákiti

Goldman - Quand la musique est bonne

Timbaland - The way I are

Caroline Polachek - Sunset

ATEEZ - Dancing like butterfly wings

PaulMcCartney, Rihanna, Kanye West - FourFiveSeconds

The Rasmus - In the Shadows

Rihanna - Umbrella

Besides specific songs, also genres were given as an answer: Christian music, Metal, Rock and Roll, Old RnB, RnB, Greek Pop, Classic even “it varies a lot”. In conclusion, a multitude of music and genres!

Sadness

Big Flo & Oli - Aujourd’hui

Adele - Someone Like You

Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

Nothing but Thieves - If I Get High

Dido - Life for Rent

Tones and I - Dance Monkey

Band of Brothers - Main title

Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

Pink - Just give me a reason

Keane - Somewhere Only We Know

Pol Granch - Un Sitio Aparte

Cem Adrian - Kül

John Legend - All of Me

Tom Odell - Another Love

Øneheart - Snowfall

BTS - First Love

Cha Ni - Starlight

Calogero - Danser encore

Harry Styles - Falling

Seafret - Atlantis

J ust as with the other playlist, there were more general responses in this one as well: jazz, Classic, Laika greek (kapsourotragouda), sad love songs but also “music doesn’t make me sad” and some humoristic answer like “my alarm clock”.

It probably seemed strange to read and/or listen to some of the songs given as answers, this is because these are very personal. Taking the example of Dance Monkey, at first glance those who know this song might say that it is on the wrong list, but by questioning the person who chose it, we find that it is linked to a sad memory in his or her mind, which makes it entirely appropriate for this playlist.

Each person has their own story and their own feelings related to music !