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The 10 Most Relaxing Songs In The World, According To Science, Ranked Embrace the chill.
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Posted on 04/11/2021 9:41:04 AM PDT by mylife

Although meditation, yoga and taking naps are effective forms of stress relief, listening to music is one of the easiest ways to get your dopamine flowing. You might have your own personal playlist to calm your nerves, but this one is scientifically-backed.

A study conducted by neuroscientists from Mindlab International recorded participants’ physiological responses to specific songs while solving complex puzzles. Based on the results, the scientists came up with the 10 most relaxing songs.

1. Marconi Union, “Weightless”

The reason for this, as explained by Lyz Cooper of the British Academy of Sound Therapy, is that the song utilizes a biomusicological phenomenon called “entrainment.” Cooper reports, “The song contains a sustaining rhythm that starts at 60 beats per minute and gradually slows to around 50. While listening, your heart rate gradually comes to match that beat.”

There is not really a melody; instead it is a series of tones with some samples of natural soundscapes. The oscillating chord that remains constant throughout the whole song is almost hypnotic. You can practically picture the soundwave waxing and waning. I actually subconsciously sunk into a different headspace while listening. When I paused the video midway, it felt like a trance had been broken. I had to stop and blink a few times to come back to reality.

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To: mylife

C’mon.....no Perry Como?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqUiCSVTr0k


61 posted on 04/11/2021 3:16:03 PM PDT by xp38
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To: mylife

Can’t get the link to open. Must be a lot of traffic to the site right now.

BUMP for later


62 posted on 04/11/2021 4:48:20 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("One steps out with actresses, one doesn't marry them."—Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

If Black Sabbath or Frank Zappa is not on the list, I’m finished with this thread.
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Agreed, there’s nothing more relaxing than a little “why does it hurt when I pee?”


63 posted on 04/11/2021 5:24:45 PM PDT by HenpeckedCon
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To: lefty-lie-spy

Zoot Allures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdQmhhi5cLI


64 posted on 04/11/2021 5:26:51 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: lefty-lie-spy

Sabbath’s “Changes” is a pretty mellow song.


65 posted on 04/11/2021 5:27:53 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: heavy metal

Great suggestion...listening to it right now.


66 posted on 04/11/2021 5:35:04 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: mylife

I don't know how this one missed the list:   "Go To Sleep My Baby" - Stan & Oliver

67 posted on 04/11/2021 5:44:02 PM PDT by Songcraft
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To: mylife

Great thread bump!!!


68 posted on 04/11/2021 6:06:55 PM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now!)
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To: Basket_of_Deplorables

enjoy..


69 posted on 04/11/2021 6:13:21 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife
Cold Play creeps me out so anything by them would not calm me down.
70 posted on 04/11/2021 6:14:46 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

hey, its cold science...


71 posted on 04/11/2021 6:17:32 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

The lead singer of Cold Play was once married to Gwyneth Paltrow. Cold Play sounds like Gwyneth’s vagina candles smell, or at least I imagine they do.


72 posted on 04/11/2021 6:29:43 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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73 posted on 04/11/2021 6:34:39 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Fiji Hill

I’ve been listening to the oldies. I found the following relaxing: “How much is the doggie in the window?, “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom Time,” and “Blueberry Hill” with Fats Domino.


74 posted on 04/11/2021 6:37:38 PM PDT by Jane Austen (Neo-cons are liberal Democrats who love illegal aliens and war.)
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To: Jane Austen
I’ve been listening to the oldies. I found the following relaxing: “How much is the doggie in the window?, “Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom Time,” and “Blueberry Hill” with Fats Domino.

Yes, all are relaxing. I especially like Russ Morgan's version of Blueberry Hill.

75 posted on 04/11/2021 7:12:35 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: mylife

My favorite relaxing song is “Autobahn”.


76 posted on 04/11/2021 8:11:27 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: Some Fat Guy in L.A.

tangerine dream used to trance me out

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=jwldaxSjVn0&feature=emb_logo


77 posted on 04/11/2021 8:43:55 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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no one mentioned pachabels hypnotic canon in d


78 posted on 04/11/2021 8:46:58 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Af372EQLck&t=3s


79 posted on 04/11/2021 8:48:14 PM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: mylife

Sounds more like self hypnotism. I had the same situation when I was younger but the doctors called it ADFD.

wy69


80 posted on 04/11/2021 8:56:34 PM PDT by whitney69
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