Here I am about to do my taxes when I tune into a session of love songs on the radio. And as I became aware of the emotions that were being automatically generated in me. I realised how much affect these songs can have on a person. I had to put finger to keyboard and ask What happens when you listen to songs devoted to sadness, possessiveness, despair, regret, anger, bitterness, self-deprecation and neediness. Each generation has it s style of popular music and one thing that has remained constant is the love song.
Love songs are part of our culture.
Love songs create feelings in us. A love song can be a divine elixir that generates wonderful feelings in us or a toxic story that poisons our system and sends us into deep depression. Unbeknown to us love songs, are programming our brain with affirmations which develop into belief about how life is. Love songs are part of the myth of our society. They are stories that tell how it is.