Is a positive message music to your ears? | Open thread

'Pro-social' songs have been found to encourage feelings of empathy among listeners. Can you recommend any?Research conducted by Dr Tobias Greitemeyer, senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Sussex, shows that students made to listen to music that contains a positive message were more likely to act considerately afterwards than those listening to music with a more neutral lyrical content. These "pro-social" songs, such as Michael Jackson's "Heal the World", or "Help!" by The Beatles,...

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