Music and Emotion are two closely intertwined aspects of human existence.

Accord ing to Pelliteri in the paper Evolutionary and anthropological perspectives on e motions and music, they are part of an intricate and reciprocal biocultural process at is the result of the influence of cultural standards on the individual. In th e book Emotion and Meaning in Music, Leonard Meyer theorizes that the incongruit y between the actual progression of the music and the expectations of the listen er is what elicits an emotional response. The following songs have created promi nent and varied feelings within me.

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