Old Man in Nursing Home Reacts to Hearing Music from his Era

eMMI wrote:

Can't watch the video right now, but it's a known fact that music affects/creates reactions in the part of our brain that reacts to, for example, extremely shocking and upsetting images - the real, real deep stuff. (When scientists first wanted to make something happen in that part of the brain, they would do so with harsh imagery, but later found out that music does the same. Obviously, music creates a much more positive reaction. )

It's also known that as the mind deteriorates with age, music and songs are often one of the last things that remain. I've heard storuies of old ladies who wouldn't/couldn't speak anymore, but would hum bits of songs they'd listen to a lot during their life.

Music is amazing stuff.

yes, this reminds me of when a friend of mine, whose sister was in the hospital in a coma (her sister was 8). She just wouldn't wake up, so my friend brought her Discman to the hospital and played the Aladin soundtrack for her sister. She said it was the only time her sister's heart rate rose and they got any kind of response from her. Eventually she woke up and she's doing ok now.

samjam wrote:

So glad everyone so far is enjoying...after I watched this I posted it on my FB, texted all my friends and told them to watch it, will keep sharing. That video almost had me in tears. Music is just so damn powerful!

So awesome. My Gram is 97 & still relatively ok, moves slow & short-term memory is pretty much gone, she knows my face but not who I am for instance. She was over a couple of weeks ago with my Mom & I played Water on the Road. Gram was sitting, head back with her eyes closed which always freaks me out a little, so I asked her if she was ok. She opened her eyes, looked at me with the ghost of the smile I used to know, & said "I'm listening, its beautiful."

That was beautiful... awe-inspiring! Wow!

norm wrote:

and i love the liam finn at the end 8-)

I was just about to say something about that!

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this is a true story.

in junior high and some of high school i had a friend who disliked music. once when dad and i were taking him home from his spending the weekend over at my place, we were sitting in dad's ford escort in the driveway with the car warming up as it was winter, he asked me to turn the radio off as he disliked the music, i then turned the dial to find another station, he repeated his request.

the dude disliked all music. he said it bothered him

i can understand if dad's ford escort housed bumpin mega bass woofers and extreme highs from tiny speakers up near his head.....but no
dad didn't have a pimpin ride nor a big pimpin system.

the dude disliked rock n roll, country, and anything music. yet he played the trombone in school band

http://youtu.be/9U_Gk-5vPWU
here we have a solo trombone performance

what did i learn from my pal in junior and high school? i learned teenage trombone players hate music of any sort and i learned my dude was a weirdo.

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

My rule is that anyone who doesn't like either music or dogs is trouble.
If they dislike both, they are likely serial killers.

i am taking up your rule and will use this throughout the rest of my natural days. thank you.

chadwick wrote:

Yellow Ledbelly wrote:

My rule is that anyone who doesn't like either music or dogs is trouble.
If they dislike both, they are likely serial killers.

i am taking up your rule and will use this throughout the rest of my natural days. thank you.

It will serve you well as it has me.