Emotional Therapy through Music (Spam all you want)

[fable]

[QUOTE=VonDondu]I agree with Kalashnikova: people should use their rage and sorrow to create their own songs. But the results would probably not appeal to many other people. The commercially-produced music that people listen to when they are sad or otherwise bothered by something really isn't the product of anyone's pain. More likely, it is the product of people who write music to become famous, make a lot of money, and get laid.[/QUOTE]

LOL! Well put, and I'd have to agree. Most music is either written by 1) professionals funded by recording corporations, and aimed at one of several large mass markets--teen pop, hard rock, rap, etc--or written by amateurs with little musical background that are just seeking an outlet for teen angst without any idea what they're doing. There are exceptions, but they've always been hard to find, because they don't have the money to get played on all the radio stations or get the big name gigs.

I make two major exceptions for jazz and classical music. Jazz has always formed an outlet for improvizations based on the best pop music of the day, and many of these songs have dealt with despair, loss, unfulfilled longing, etc. Classical music has dealt tangentially with these issues, and with anger, biting satire, etc. Numerous classical works have been banned over time because of ther emotionally effective communication, especially when attached to the text of an excellent poet. One example is Shostakovich's Symphony #13, which set a series of poems to music--one of them dedicated to the memory of a Nazi mass slaughter of Jews at Baba Yar. It is filled with a seething anger, and the Soviet regime wasn't slow to realize that this work was in truth a double edged sword also aimed at Stalin's notorious exercises in anti-Semitic hatred.

[Kipi]

Hmmm... so did I understand correctly that you are asking of songs wich could be used to show the emotions of your friends?
In that case, here are some I can think of:

Dead Boy's Poem - Nightwish (very emotional, very sad, very good)
Slaying The Dreamer - Nightwish (very good for showing how disappointed you are)
Tallulah - Sonata Arctica (Again very emotional and sad)
Letter to Dana - Sonata Arctica

These are what I can think of right now. Hopefully you were looking something like these.

[Fiberfar]

Whatever you do, don't play Johnny Cash's version of hurt. I think that will only make it worse

Or did you want it to be a sad song? In that case, there is no better song than Hurt.

[CM]

Thanks guys. To be honest i don't keep eye on this friend much. He is difficult to handle and i rather not have the headache to deal with it. I have tried. But he is too difficult and its hard me to relate. So i do my best from a distance. I don't know all his issues or problems and honestly don't want to. I just want to help the guy out. Thanks for all the songs.