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[–] Ellecram@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

When I was little my mother would sing me very sad World War I and II songs and songs about death, tragedy, etc.
Songs about children dying, fathers dying in coal mines, etc.

I can still sing all of songs and have found them on YouTube as well.
I find myself attracted to and comforted by melancholy music more so than any other. Perhaps it stems from these early experiences.

I once read a book about the melancholy songs of the civil war and how it helped the population of that time deal with the collective grief of such a brutal war.

Interesting topic!