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Sad Songs

Why do we love sad songs?

Listening to sad songs is a weird, counterintuitive thing to do. Why listen to something that moves you to tears?

As someone who鈥檚 sensitivity to sad songs sometimes means pulling over until the tears clear Dessa mulls major versus minor, explores what melody may have in common with the sound of human crying, and quizzes a fellow songwriter about the power of screaming. Do sad songs secretly make us happier?

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23 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 Jan 2022 03:06GMT

Broadcasts

  • Sat 1 May 2021 19:06GMT
  • Sun 2 May 2021 09:06GMT
  • Sun 2 May 2021 21:06GMT
  • Mon 3 May 2021 02:06GMT
  • Sat 8 Jan 2022 19:06GMT
  • Sun 9 Jan 2022 10:06GMT
  • Sun 9 Jan 2022 23:06GMT
  • Mon 10 Jan 2022 00:06GMT
  • Mon 10 Jan 2022 03:06GMT