When I was a teenager my brothers and I would share a room where our pcs were setup kind of like a corner office where we would all sit together and I would play the same music each day. It got to the point where my brother asked me why I listen to the same song and I honestly didn’t know the answer why. It’s been at least ten years since then and not much has changed now, I keep listening to the same rotation of music or playlist.
I noticed that I like music that has very repetitious melodies that would repeat over and over. A good example is the song “Rock Me Amadeus” by Falco. For some reason I keep going back to that specific song, but when I hear it I keep finding new things in it. Or I can appreciate it regardless of how many times I hear it. I remember reading about a story of how Stephen King kept listening to the song Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega every day and drove his wife crazy, I can kind of see myself doing that as well and I kind of understand why he would keep listening. Am I just crazy? Is it something to do with my personality and just having patterns or falling back on doing the same thing over and over again? Or is it something else?
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I do the same thing. Listen to a song over and over again focusing on each instrument and voice one at a time until I can sing/scat(dunno if that’s the right term) along with each part. Also, I learned that I’m on the spectrum and hyper focus on things, making sounds is one of them and I will repeat sounds until its as close as I can get it. My voice is my special talent so it’s like exercising and stretching my vocal chords. It keeps singing along with those songs fun because I can switch which part I’m singing on a whim. I’ve been this way for as long as I remember.
I’m not saying it’s the same for you, just sharing about a similar situation.
As someone who is neurodivergent (Adhd), I do this offen. I pick a song that basically becomes my personal anthem until it isn’t, and I pick a new song. My austic kid and adhd sibling do this too. So no I don’t think it’s crazy it’s just a neuo-spicy thing to do.
Also, I’m not speculating anything about you. I’m only speaking of my own experiences.
I do that sometimes, it’s easy dopamine. Sometimes I’ll listen to different covers of the same song a few times in a row, to mix it up.
I find that this is a very very common trait in people who are on the autism spectrum. Reason being because it is something that they know, so it feels like safe.