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What makes us like certain pieces of music?
I was watching TV last night and an advert came on for some kind of shower gel. You've probably seen it;
Voice over tells you that showering can actually take moisture away from skin, then plugs product. The whole advert is played in reverse so the water goes into the shower head etc. In the background there is music playing backwards, and I actually like it. It's wierd, slow, odd sounding, but I like it. Why?
It doesn't remind me of anything, it doesn't have any lyrics, it's not chart worthy (at least not in that form) but I still enjoy hearing it. So much so that I find myself whistling it at work.
I enjoy good rock music, and new punk stuff, so why does this quirky, odd tune appeal?
What mechanism inside our heads makes us like the music we like and why?
I was watching TV last night and an advert came on for some kind of shower gel. You've probably seen it;
Voice over tells you that showering can actually take moisture away from skin, then plugs product. The whole advert is played in reverse so the water goes into the shower head etc. In the background there is music playing backwards, and I actually like it. It's wierd, slow, odd sounding, but I like it. Why?
It doesn't remind me of anything, it doesn't have any lyrics, it's not chart worthy (at least not in that form) but I still enjoy hearing it. So much so that I find myself whistling it at work.
I enjoy good rock music, and new punk stuff, so why does this quirky, odd tune appeal?
What mechanism inside our heads makes us like the music we like and why?