Feels

One of my favorite musical artists out there is Simon and Garfunkel. Their 60s-era music is very calming. What are these songs about? Let's go down the list:

Becoming someone you're not to impress people.
Losing your girlfriend.
Bad weather.
The death of somebody nobody loved.
Wanting to be something else.
The peculiar sensation of when you're sitting with somebody you love, and you've run out of conversation.
Ones you love being far away.
Having to work low-class and pretending to enjoy it.
Self-sacrifice.
Your girlfriend cheating on you.
Growing old.
Missing people.
Civil rights and hate crimes.
Post-crime guilt.
How money doesn't equal happiness.
Graffiti.
Homesickness.
How conforming makes us lose individualism.
The stifling of individual voice.
The struggles of the poor.
...being happy.
Growing old.
The zoo.
Losing artists.
How eventually, all we're left with is memories.
Disillusionment.
Churches burning.
Mid-winter despair.
Forced to something better.
Widowhood.
Not being loved.
Itching for a better life.
Draft-dodging.
The pain caused by stoicism.

As you can see, the vast majority of the songs are somewhat depressing. And yet, it's feel-good music. Why is this?

I suppose that having our feels put into musical form makes them less painful. This is why the blues became so popular. We like listening to our own pain. Even when we're in a good mood, it's still soothing.

That is all for now.

Peace out, readers.