Gary Barlow’s feel good favourite is “Don’t Give Up”, the 1986 duet between Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush.
“I don’t think you can listen to this song without feeling inspired. I was having a very low moment in the 1990s and the song came on the radio. There have only been a very few times when I’ve had to pull the car over to listen to a song – this was one of them.”
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FEELING A tune can lift you up, calm you down, take you back to a moment. But it’s more than just a moment. Put together these songs, these feelings, can improve your mental health.
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candinavian scientists found that responses to different types of music regulate our emotions, something which is essential for good mental wellbeing.
Emotion regulation is an essential component to mental health, according to scientists. Poor emotion regulation is associated with psychiatric mood disorders, such as depression.
The research, published in the journal ‘Frontiers in Human Neuroscience’, investigated the relationship between mental health, music listening habits, and the brain’s responses.
It seems the feelgood factor comes from the release of dopamine, a chemical in the brain. It can help you focus, relax and as the song goes... ‘Express Yourself.’