I can't think of anything I listen to that makes *me* miserable - what would be the point?
I often like listening to sad songs though, and I like pop which has an edge of melancholy or misery or bittersweetness.
When I was a teenager I used to relate to misery sometimes, like everyone, but the thing that's changed most is that I don't relate much now to anger at the world for misery: the sad songs which move me now are ones involving regret, or disappointment, or lost potential. Which are obviously feelings most adults can relate to, sometimes at least, though if they obsessed on them the way emo kids obsess on favourite tracks they would go mental.
My favourite acts, like ABBA, are often very good at the above two things. (So is Glenn Campbell who I was listening to last night!)
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I often like listening to sad songs though, and I like pop which has an edge of melancholy or misery or bittersweetness.
When I was a teenager I used to relate to misery sometimes, like everyone, but the thing that's changed most is that I don't relate much now to anger at the world for misery: the sad songs which move me now are ones involving regret, or disappointment, or lost potential. Which are obviously feelings most adults can relate to, sometimes at least, though if they obsessed on them the way emo kids obsess on favourite tracks they would go mental.
My favourite acts, like ABBA, are often very good at the above two things. (So is Glenn Campbell who I was listening to last night!)