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  • Antonio
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    • Oct 2001
    • 14136

    #1

    Why do humans like music?

    I don't really buy the womb heartbeat story, there has to be a better theory out there...
  • Konda
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    • Apr 2003
    • 2280

    #2
    Not sure why, but music is emotion, I think it's just the feeling of what music does to people. It can make you sad, happy, go completely crazy etc.

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    • CyberHustler
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      • Feb 2006
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      #3
      Yahoo answers says:

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      From what I've read, scientists speculate that music has had an intrinsic place in humanity for thousands of years. They think it may even have existed before speech. Then there's the fact that listening to music stimulates many parts of the brain at once, and that memorizing something to a rhythm and pitch helps you remember it better...
      People like music for a lot of different reasons. Like other art forms, it makes people feel emotion, see things in a different way, or connect to something on a different level. No one really knows exactly why it can be so powerful.
      I guess that just like not everyone likes other art forms, like painting, not everyone likes music. But it's just one of many ways that people express themselves.
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      • Antonio
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        • Oct 2001
        • 14136

        #4
        Originally posted by CyberHustler
        That makes sense; thousands of years of hardcore drumming -> Pavlov conditioning

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        • Emil
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          • Feb 2007
          • 5658

          #5
          Dopamine-release.


          The next question is, why does dopamine get released when we hear music?
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          • Verbal
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            • Dec 2001
            • 3420

            #6
            Some animals like it too.

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            • AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
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              • Jul 2004
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              • blackmonsters
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                • Nov 2002
                • 20977

                #8
                Because "Air Guitar" was the very first human invention and it was invented by every single living tribe!

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                • Ferus
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                  • Feb 2013
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                  #9
                  If you look at it from a String theory/quantum mechanics/general relativity point of view, it might be because music is vibrations, and vibrations stimulate every atom in our body. If the soundwave somehow compliment the wave-function of your braincell, it would affect the state of the braincell.

                  That is why you go braindead if you listen to Justin Bieber.

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                  • sperbonzo
                    I'd rather be on my boat.
                    • May 2003
                    • 9750

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Ferus
                    If you look at it from a String theory/quantum mechanics/general relativity point of view, it might be because music is vibrations, and vibrations stimulate every atom in our body. If the soundwave somehow compliment the wave-function of your braincell, it would affect the state of the braincell.

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                    This was actually my thought on this. Well posted.






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                    • Fetish Gimp
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                      • Feb 2005
                      • 1699

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Ferus
                      If you look at it from a String theory/quantum mechanics/general relativity point of view, it might be because music is vibrations, and vibrations stimulate every atom in our body. If the soundwave somehow compliment the wave-function of your braincell, it would affect the state of the braincell.

                      That is why you go braindead if you listen to Justin Bieber.
                      I think that's over-thinking it.

                      For hundreds of thousands of years humanity had nothing to do during long dark nights other than stare into a fire.

                      So at some point somebody imitated animals they heard during the day, birds they heard sing to pass time, then others joined in and bang you got the first band. Those first musicians got laid like mad, begetting the first groupies and music was born.
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                      • CaptainHowdy
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                        • Dec 2004
                        • 94736

                        #12
                        Unhappiness ...

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                        • dyna mo
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                          • Dec 2008
                          • 68184

                          #13
                          i was wondering the same thing about rainbows.

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                          • _Richard_
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                            • Oct 2006
                            • 30991

                            #14
                            “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.”


                            ― Nikola Tesla

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                            • Sid70
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                              • Dec 2002
                              • 16413

                              #15


                              +beer = grass effect.
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                              • EddyTheDog
                                Just Doing My Own Thing
                                • Jan 2011
                                • 25433

                                #16
                                Its also interesting that we like particular BPMs - Or they have a particular effect on us - Its a real science that a lot of Djs use...

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                                • _Richard_
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                                  • Oct 2006
                                  • 30991

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by EddyTheDog
                                  Its also interesting that we like particular BPMs - Or they have a particular effect on us - Its a real science that a lot of Djs use...
                                  pfft

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                                  • John-ACWM
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                                    • Nov 2008
                                    • 20060

                                    #18
                                    Fuels our emotions, in a negative or positive way. And other reasons.

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                                    • LeRoy
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                                      • Jul 2007
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                                      #19
                                      It's fun to party, dance and all that

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                                      • Spunky
                                        I need a beer
                                        • Jun 2002
                                        • 133986

                                        #20
                                        It soothes the savage beast

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                                        • sperbonzo
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                                          • May 2003
                                          • 9750

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by Fetish Gimp
                                          Those first musicians got laid like mad, begetting the first groupies and music was born.
                                          First groupies...

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                                          • AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
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                                            • Jul 2004
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                                            #22
                                            I think it goes something like this...





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                                            • Tom_PM
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                                              • Feb 2005
                                              • 16443

                                              #23
                                              Welcome, Nomad.

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                                              • bronco67
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                                                • Dec 2006
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                                                #24
                                                Because music takes our minds off the deep pain of being aware that we will die, and that someday the earth will be swallowed by a black hole, destroying the memory of humans and everything we've ever "accomplished".

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                                                • dyna mo
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                                                  • Dec 2008
                                                  • 68184

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by bronco67
                                                  Because music takes our minds off the deep pain of being aware that we will die, and that someday the earth will be swallowed by a black hole, destroying the memory of humans and everything we've ever "accomplished".
                                                  have you ever listened to the smashing pumpkins?

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                                                  • CDSmith
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                                                    • May 2001
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                                                    #26
                                                    To find the answer to that you may have to first ask yourself this; What would the world be like without music?

                                                    The answer to that may very well lead you to answering your question as to why humans like it so much.
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                                                    • ilnjscb
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                                                      • Jun 2009
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Ferus
                                                      If you look at it from a String theory/quantum mechanics/general relativity point of view, it might be because music is vibrations, and vibrations stimulate every atom in our body. If the soundwave somehow compliment the wave-function of your braincell, it would affect the state of the braincell.

                                                      That is why you go braindead if you listen to Justin Bieber.
                                                      No, although I agree with the bit about Justina.

                                                      Music is a meta-language. We only use 15% of what we can with our language. Written language has done that to a certain extent. Musical notation has given us some of the possibilities back.

                                                      It is also a way to tell stories together. There are numerous pictures of people singing together thousands of years ago.

                                                      There are theories that neanderthals used tone for speaking.

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                                                      • ninavain
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                                                        • Jan 2004
                                                        • 6268

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by _Richard_
                                                        “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.”


                                                        ― Nikola Tesla
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                                                        we are nothing more than vibrations and energy
                                                        Last edited by ninavain; 03-22-2013, 01:50 PM.

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                                                        • harvey
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                                                          • Jul 2001
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                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by bronco67
                                                          Because music takes our minds off the deep pain of being aware that we will die, and that someday the earth will be swallowed by a black hole, destroying the memory of humans and everything we've ever "accomplished".


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                                                          • harvey
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                                                            • Jul 2001
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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Antonio
                                                            I don't really buy the womb heartbeat story, there has to be a better theory out there...
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                                                            • Jel
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                                                              • Feb 2007
                                                              • 6904

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by Konda
                                                              Not sure why, but music is emotion, I think it's just the feeling of what music does to people. It can make you sad, happy, go completely crazy etc.
                                                              Yeah. That video of the water reacting to different frequencies is about the closest example I can think of as to why we tap our feet, nod our head, all the way up to dancing, or feel different emotions dependant on beat/rhythm/vocals/etc when we hear music on the 'frequency' that we personally like.


                                                              deep part ----> because everything is energy vibrating at a frequency

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                                                              • Jel
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                                                                • Feb 2007
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Ferus
                                                                If you look at it from a String theory/quantum mechanics/general relativity point of view, it might be because music is vibrations, and vibrations stimulate every atom in our body. If the soundwave somehow compliment the wave-function of your braincell, it would affect the state of the braincell.

                                                                That is why you go braindead if you listen to Justin Bieber.
                                                                2nd time tonight I shoulda read the whole thread before posting lol. Well put

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                                                                • Jel
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                                                                  • Feb 2007
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by _Richard_
                                                                  ?If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.?


                                                                  ― Nikola Tesla
                                                                  holy shit, you posted something I agree with

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                                                                  • loreen
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                                                                    • May 2004
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                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by ninavain
                                                                    wow someone on GFY with brains
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                                                                    • MrMaxwell
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                                                                      • Jul 2005
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude
                                                                      I think it goes something like this...





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