Do you enjoy listening to sad and vulnerable music?

Depending on the day and time of day, yes.

I am usually not in a depressed state of mind and what I listen to reflects that for the most part.
I do have some downers on my playlist though.Some of them piss me off. XD

I love sad/dark/depressing songs. One of my favorite bands is The Smiths. I listen when I’m in any kind of mood. I guess there is just that part of me that always has access to that side of myself.

Yes I absolutely do. I had a crying fest this morning as a matter of fact. I am feeling so very vulnerable right now. Lots of sad things going on in my life and I miss seeing my family, so
This Song means a lot to me right now.

Easily half of my iPod playlist are sad songs.

@rockfan That song is beautiful! But I don’t “enjoy” listening to it. It’s too painful.

I prefer mindless, upbeat, songs when I want a music lift.
For example: Wipeout by the Safari is guaranteed to get me up and moving.

Absolutely. I named one of my playlists “Sadness Being Sad”.

Yes, love it too much. I have to regulate when I listen to that kind of stuff because it will put me in a certain place emotionally that doesn’t allow for me to be a productive member of society until the mood wears off and I get back to “normal.”

There is a song called “Giving Up” by Donny Hathaway that will make you sob if you listen to it in the middle of a breakup. It’s gut wrenching. And also achingly cathartic.

What is “vulnerable music”?

@snowberry

Music that confesses personal things and feelings from the singer. Hence, “vulnerable”

Sometimes, such songs, can help you heal. If nothing else, they make me feel like I’m not alone, in suffering.

https://open.spotify.com/track/6uw7IMROUAN1fTFGL0fFd1?si=BSBh_tD6TEaBUFa_VIFuFw

https://open.spotify.com/track/4Acofe9hICRvyBTP5hFNk0?si=YUSYw6w_TQ-fWbfNwE0QZg

How about one of the most depressing Songs ever

@anniereborn

For some reason those kinds of songs don’t make me cry. The songs that make me cry are often about specific events and poetic, like the song I shared by Phoebe Bridgers. Seasons in the Sun on the other hand is too literal in my opinion, but also vague at the same time.

I just enjoy listening to many moods of Music, it just depends of my state of mind is in the moment. Here are some of my favorites..

Sting
Nine Inch nails
Fleetwood Mac
Lana del Rey
Any kind of Old School Rap over the Newer Hip Hop stuff…
The Isley Brothers
The Doors
Pink Floyd
Mary J Blige
Tina Turner
Marlin Manson
Red Hot Chili Peppers….ect

About the only “sad” music I’d listen to is Bruce Springsteen’s Darkness on the Edge of Town album and even that depresses me. I like upbeat music, now.