Why Do We Listen to Sad Music?

Sad playlists are shuffled nearly 4 times more than so-called happy songs.  There's a TED Talk about it.

Ever been down in the dumps and turn to sad music or a sad movie?  If you do,  you are not alone. A TED Talks speaker and author Amanda Palmer did a talk on it.  She found that sad playlists were shuffled nearly 4 times more than so-called happy songs.   She says it’s because of longing and that when we embrace sorrow it connects us to sublime beauty of life.   To read more about her fascinating research, you can find it in her book “Bittersweet.”