{"id":150,"date":"2018-09-27T01:59:37","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T01:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/bennett-psyc304\/?p=150"},"modified":"2018-09-27T01:59:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T01:59:37","slug":"blog-3-musical-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/bennett-psyc304\/2018\/09\/27\/blog-3-musical-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 3: Musical Connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-143\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/bennett-psyc304\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9385\/2018\/09\/music_note_and_people_vector_550932-300x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/bennett-psyc304\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9385\/2018\/09\/music_note_and_people_vector_550932-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.wp.odu.edu\/bennett-psyc304\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9385\/2018\/09\/music_note_and_people_vector_550932.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cWhere words fail, music speaks\u201d Hans Christian Andersen<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that there is a strong connection between music and relationships. After reading \u201cSoul Meets Body\u201d, it makes sense as to why. Back when I was dating my husband, we used to send songs back and forth to each other. It\u2019s actually one thing that increased my attraction to him. Just as the article suggests, I could tell (for the most part), based on the songs he would send me, what kind of person he was and what types of values that we had in common. One specific example that I can remember was when he would send me songs about making the world a better place. The song, \u201cWhere is the Love\u201d, is a prime example. By sending me this song, I could tell that being a good person and helping those less fortunate was important to him. Lucky for him (ha!), those things are important to me as well.<\/p>\n<p>To add onto my thoughts about the music\/relationship connection, I think that people interpret music differently. For some people, a song can reach deep down in their souls. For others, that may never happen. Therefore, I think that the data surrounding the music\/relationship connection should also consider the person\u2019s love, or lack thereof, for music.<\/p>\n<p>As a music lover, I have all types of music in my playlist. However, there are a couple of \u201cspecial\u201d songs that I associate with those most important to me. I make it very personal and as a result, most of the songs mean different things for me than they do for others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My Soundtrack<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My Kids \u2013 \u201cMy Wish\u201d by Rascal Flatts<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My Significant Other \u2013 \u201cJust the Way You Are\u201d by Bruno Mars<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My Life \u2013 \u201cCan\u2019t Stop the Feeling\u201d by Justin Timberlake<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My Childhood (life without my mom) \u2013 \u201cIn Pictures\u201d by Alabama<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My Values \u2013 \u201cWhere is the Love?\u201d by The Black Eyed Peas<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">My Grandfather \u2013 \u201cDance With my Father\u201d by Luther Vandross<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhere words fail, music speaks\u201d Hans Christian Andersen It is clear that there is a strong connection between music and relationships. After reading \u201cSoul Meets Body\u201d, it makes sense as to why. Back when I was dating my husband, we used to send songs back and forth to each other. 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