Have you ever wondered why certain pop songs just make you feel so good? Researchers studying the question found that the right combination of uncertainty and surprise is what gives listeners the most pleasure.
Researchers studying the question found that the right combination of uncertainty and surprise is what gives listeners the most pleasure. The study, published in the journal Current Biology on Thursday, involved an analysis of 80,000 chords in 745 pop songs from the US Billboard "Hot 100" chart between 1958 and 1991.
The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' Turns 50 01:54 The songs used in the experiments included James Taylor's"Country Roads," UB40's"Red, Red Wine" and The Beatles'"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da." The findings may help improve artificial musical algorithms and could help composers write music or predict musical trends.
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