Music has always been able to have an effect on my mood. One
great example happened just a few months ago. It was prom night, I was driving
to the dance with my friends and I was a little nervous. I had graduated from
school a semester early so I was anxious about seeing everybody again.
Thankfully, while we were listening to the radio, the perfect song came on. “Turn
down for what” is the ultimate party song that will put anyone in a mood to go
out and have a ton of fun.
In this experience, the sign would be the song coming on the
radio which referenced prom which would be the object. The sign and the object
are what affected my mood. They produced the interpretant which the excitement
I felt. This song makes me feel excited because every time I have listened to
it, I have had a good time.
The song coming on was a sign that created an iconic
relationship with prom that I was heading to. I heard the song, and it sounded
like a party and a lot of fun which reminded me of the fun I was about to have.
My past experiences helped create an indexical relationship between the song
and having a good time. Based on my internal context, my mind relates that song
to having fun because these things have co-occurred in my past. The frame would
relate to the fact that I was on my way to a big party, but in this instance it
didn't play that much of a role. Honestly it doesn't matter what frame I’m in,
when that song comes on I just go crazy.
Hey Aliya, thats really cool how one song at prom could change the whole night for you. It's amazing how music can really change your emotions. This song is also on 22 jump street which is awesome!
ReplyDeleteIt is impossible to not get hype when listening to Turn Down for What. I think I could be driving to a funeral and if that song came on, I would get up and dance. It's cool that your prom night was completely changed because of one song though.
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