SONGS ABOUT PSYCHOLOGY
Following is a long, long list (58 pages!) of popular songs, ranging from very recent to decades old, whose titles or lyrics relate in some way to psychology or topics in introductory psychology classes. Items and lists were contributed by creative and generous people responding to my call, via the SPSP email list, for songs to launch psychology classes. This technique, used by my colleague and co-author Philip Zimbardo, involves playing topical songs beginning from 10 minutes before the beginning of a lecture, as students arrive in the classroom. You might then open your lecture with a comment or question about the songs, their relevance, and their message. I further recommend using popular songs for psychology in-class or homework essay assignments. Have students explain the relevance of songs’ titles/lyrics to a particular lesson, and critique the accuracy of the message. My concluding message to students always emphasizes that, whether in listening or reading or people-watching, you will find psychology everywhere: just pay attention and see what you can learn and apply. Thanks to all who contributed and enjoy! --Ann Weber, Dept of Psychology, UNC at Asheville, Asheville NC 28804-8508. [emailprotected]
NOTE: Any songs, CDs, or artists you cannot easily find and which you need to track down? I believe you can find many through a web site titled AllMusic, at www.allmusic.com. You can type any piece of info in a search window, select the correct radio button, and click search. Sometimes a song or word appears in many possible sources, so you may have to do some sifting, but eventually I find I can track down almost anything for which I have decent information. To all those who contributed these songs and lists: Some of your names are preserved in the copies I’ve pasted into this document, but others are not, strictly an artifact of the cut-and-paste method, not an intentional slight. So my thanks to all of you, and whether or not you are named here, I hope you are gratified to see your contribution included. Warmly, Ann
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Submissions are separated by “*****.”
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John (Cougar) Mellencamp's Authority Song (for obedience to authority). Peter Gabriel's Milgram's 37 (for the work of Stanley Milgram).
There are a whole bunch of them for the topic of love and close relationships. In fact when I teach this topic, I sing a wide range of songs and have students sing songs when I hit a topic that reminds them of a song. Indeed, the title of the lecture is "Why do fools fall in love?" The song most students come up with is: "Love stinks" for that part of the lecture on break-ups.
Anthony Pratkanis
***** hi ann...this is a great idea...i've often tried to come up with such songs myself, although not with much success...but i'm a pop music fan so i'll send my ideas along as i think of them...here are two...
"sittin' on the dock of the bay" by otis redding is a very vivid depiction of depression and despair...when i teach abnormal psychology i play the song (the otis version) and then put the lyrics on the overhead for analysis and discussion. on the old stones album "sticky fingers" there's a great song called "bitch" that has the great line "when you call my name, i salivate like pavlov's dog"... that's all for now...i hope i can think of more later...and i'd love to see what your final list looks like. jim maddux
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Peter Gabriel's "We Do What We're Told" of his "So" album is directly about the Milgram study.
PJ Henry
***** hi again..i just thought of another one that i used a few years ago when i taught intro psych..."gangsta's paradise" by coolio...it's a song about (among other things) the relationship between hopelessness and violence...it actually has a very complex lyric with many different possibl interpretations. one more..."luka" by suzanne vega is a very moving song about child abuse... jim
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There actually is a song by a popular artist written explicitly about a social psychology experiment: Peter Gabriel's "We do What We're Told (Milgram's 37), about Milgram's obedience experiments. You can find it on his 1986 CD "So."
Margaret Bull Kovera Associate Professor of Psychology Director, Legal Psychology Doctoral Program Florida International University
***** hi ann, i always felt that "isn't it ironic" by alanis morisette (90's!) is a very good reflection of the phenomenon of counterfactual thinking and the simulation heuristic. here are the lyrics, i got them from internet. best, roos
Alanis Morisette - Ironic
An old man Turned 98 He won the lottery And died the next day It's a black fly in your chardonnay It's a death row pardon Two minutes too late
And isn't it ironic Don't you think?
It's like rain On your wedding day It's a free ride When you're already late It's the good advice That you just didn't take And who would've thought it figures
Mr. Play It Safe Was afraid to fly He packed his suitcase And kissed his kids goodbye He waited his whole damn life To take that flight And as the plane crashed down He thought, well isn't this nice
And isn't it ironic Don't you think?
It's like rain On your wedding day It's a free ride When you're already late It's the good advice That you just didn't take And who would've thought it figures
Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you When you think everything's okay And everything's going right And life has a funny way of helping you out When you think everything's going wrong And everything blows up in your face
A traffic jam When you're already late A no-smoking sign On your cigarette break It's like ten-thousand spoons When all you need is a knife It's meeting the man of my dreams And then meeting his beautiful wife
And isn't it ironic Don't you think? A little too ironic And yeah I really do think
It's like rain On your wedding day It's a free ride When you're already late It's the good advice That you just didn't take And who would've thought it figures
And yeah well life has a funny way Of sneaking up on you And life has a funny, funny way Of helping you out Helping you out
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Roos Vonk Professor University of Nijmegen phone +31 24 36 126 88 Dept of Social Psychology fax +31 24 36 126 77 P.O. Box 9104 e-mail [emailprotected] 6500 HE Nijmegen http://www.kun.nl/socpsy/medewerkers/rvonk/
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There is "Sex with your parents" obviously Freudian, by Lou Reed, from the Album "Set the twilight reeling", about 1997.
"I don't like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats, about mental breakdown and overload.
There are a few songs where the gender has been reversed, which I think are interesting. The Blues Brothers (and a few other males) have sung "Stand by your man", Cake recently (ish) did a version of "I will survive" (orig by Gloria Gaynor), which is on the Album "Fashion Nugget", and Tori Amos did a whole album of songs by men which were about women, the album is called "Strange Little Girls", for example she did "Heart of Gold". I wonder what it means differently when a man and a woman sing "Keep on searching for a heart of gold."
It might not work for American students, but there is a song by Billy Bragg called "Northern Industrial Town" where he sings about a town, and lists various features of the town (the lyrics are at: http://www.billybragg.co.uk/releases/albums/william_bloke/bloke8.html ), the first time you hear the song, you are trying to guess what the town will be, and at the end, he says it is Belfast, which most people never would have thought about, because they stereotype Belfast as some sort of warzone, not just a northern industrial town.
Hope that helps,
Jeremy
***** What a fun assignment - here are my suggestions off the top of my head. I am sure if I actually listened to the radio with this in mind, I'd find some more.
>From my CD collection I thought of:
Social support: Bridge over troubled water (Simon & Garfunkel) See lyrics at: http://members.aol.com/webmisstrish/botwlyrics.html
Depression: Stuck in a Moment (U2) (has been on the radio a lot in the past year) See lyrics at: http://www.atu2.com/lyrics/allthat/stuck.html Self-reflection and identity: Journey to the past (from the movie Anastasia, sung by Aaliyah, who recently passed away in a plane crash as you probably saw on the news) See lyrics at: http://www.nuneworld.com/lyrics/lyricsdet.asp?ID=1301
Emotions, interpersonal relations, loneliness, fear of intimacy: I am a Rock (Simon & Garfunkel) See lyrics at: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/9574/lyrics_i_am_a_rock.htm
Self-efficacy and gender: Independent Women Part I (Destiny's Child - this was a big hit on the radio last year or so and was the theme for the recent movie Charlie's Angels) See lyrics at: http://display.lyrics.astraweb.com:2000/display.cgi?destinys_child%2E%2Echarlies_angels_soundtrack%2E %2Eindependent_women
Suicide: Jumper (by 3rd Eye Blind, a group popular a few years ago) See lyrics at: http://www.angelfire.com/mi/wojtkiewicz/2nd.html
Hope some of these prove useful for you....
Sincerely, Ellie Buteau Social Psychology City University of New York Graduate Center
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Hi there. I have a few songs you might be interested in...
"Mayor Of Simpleton" by XTC may be a good song in terms of intelligence. Its from an album called "Oranges and Lemons." If you want lyrics or an MP3 I can try to get them to you.
In terms of psychoactive drugs, there's definitely "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd. If you're more adventurous, "Purple Pills" by D12 with Eminem may be, uh, effective. Risque, for sure, but the entire song is about psychoactive drugs.
Hope that helps.
David Butler Dept. of Psychology Kansas State University
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"Self-esteem" by The Offspring "Crazy Train" by Ozzy Osbourne ""Rat in a Cage" by Smashing Pumpkins (Actual title is "Bullet with Butterfly Wings")
You might also appreciate the following links: http://www-personal.umich.edu/~smueller/HappyHour/cwmusic.html http://www.showandtellmusic.com/pages/galleries/gallery_f/crazymixedup.html
And, just in case anyone suggests it, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Beatles) is not really about LSD
Regards, Mark Pezzo U. South Florida
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How ironic you sent this e-mail tonight...I was just thinking about doing something similar this evening on my way home from the health club...below is a recent hip-hop hit song by City High, titled "What Would you Do?"
The song does a tremendous job of describing the actor-observer effect, telling the story of a teen-age mom who turns to stripping to make money to support her family. In the song, we hear her 2 very different perspectives on her behavior -- her perspective on why she is forced to strip b/c of a number of situational factors, and the perspective of a long-lost friend who makes dispositional attributions for her stripping...The lyrics are pretty basic, but if you listen to the actual song, you can really hear the pain in the woman's voice, followed by a judgmental tone from her friend eager to place the responsibility squarely on her shoulders.
Early in the song, the woman poses the question,
"What would you do if your son is at home Cryin' all alone on the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry And the only way to feed him Is to sleep with a man for a little bit of money And his daddy's gone Somewhere smokin' rock now In and out of lockdown I ain't gotta job now So for you this is just a good time But for me, this is what I call life "
As she lists these situational factors for her behavior, the narrator of the story responds by making dispositional attributions for her behavior, and claiming that if she really wants to make it, she can...
"(what would you do if) Get up on my feet and let go of every excuse (What would you do if) Cause I wouldn't want my baby to go through what I went through (What would you do if) Get up on my feet and stop making tired excuses (What would you do if) Girl if my mamma can do it, baby you can do it" http://www.toplyrics.net/show.php?l=1346
Full lyrics are below (note there may be some objectionable lyrics in the song, although many radio stations play a censored version of it)...
Hope this helps and I look forward to seeing the full list. John ------John Tauer, Ph.D. University of St. Thomas Department of Psychology 2115 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105 ------
City High - What would you do
Printable version
Boys and girls wanna here a true story Saturday night was at this real wild party They had the liquor overflowin' the cup About 5-6 strippers tryin' to work for a buck Took one girl outside with me Her name was Lonnie She went to junior high with me I said, "Why you up in there dancin' for cash?" I guess a whole lot has changed since I seen you last
What would you do if your son is at home Cryin' all alone on the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry And the only way to feed him Is to sleep with a man for a little bit of money And his daddy's gone Somewhere smokin' rock now In and out of lockdown I ain't gotta job now So for you this is just a good time But for me, this is what I call life
Girl the only one with a baby That's no excuse to be livin' all crazy And then she looked me dead square in the eye And said everyday I wake up hopin' to die She said, nigg* I know about pain cause Me and my sister ran away so my daddy wouldn't rape us Before I was a teenager I've done been through more sh*t you can't even relate to
(what would you do if) Get up on my feet and let go of every excuse (What would you do if) Cause I wouldn't want my baby to go through what I went through (What would you do if) Get up on my feet and stop making tired excuses (What would you do if) Girl if my mamma can do it, baby you can do it
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Most of the songs I like are somewhat more sophisticated than our theories, e.g.
Bob Dylan (well,most of Bob Dylan), but for starters
Self-serving biases/close relationships: Positively Fourth Street Don't think twice. Also Rod Stewart's Reason to Believe
Sex stereotypes: Just like a woman.
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Ann,
In Ruby Tuesday (the Stones) there is a lyric: lose your dreams and you will lose your mind, in life unkind. It does a great job of representing the positive illusions research that picks on coping with cancer and other such serious problems as applications.
Best...Harish
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I love your question, teach. Hope I get a "B" Without citing specific songs, let me say that in general the cross-over country and blues artists have a lot more interesting lyrics than most other contemporary artists (but many students cringe when they hear this wonderful music).
Garth Brooks in his CD "Sevens" sings about alcoholism in "Long neck bottle" and "Two Pina Coladas" and compares love with psychotherapy in "You Move Me and his "Belleau Wood" is a classic on the tragedy of war.
In a moving beautiful ballad Mary Chapin Carpenter in her CD "Come On Come On" sings about the effects of divorce on a family in "Only a Dream" and in the title track of "Place in this World" she sings about finding an identity.
Alison Krauss & Union Station's recent CD "New Favorite" contains the classic on grief "Momma Cried" and a fun, simple hillbilly song about the primacy of passion in love "Take me for longing." Their Grammy winning "The lucky one" about optimism is also on this great CD.
Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan do an unusual duet "Heartland" in his "Across the Borderline" CD which is about self and place, (William James must have been a ghost writer).
Lucinda Williams, in my opinion, is the one of our greatest contemporary song writers. Her touching revelations on female desire in songs like "I envy the wind" and "Essence" are without equal (have buckets of cold water handy to cool your class down after playing these cuts). Also on this same CD by the title "Essence" the song "Broken Butterflies" powerfully captures how uncontrolled anger can betray love and destroy trust. He earlier CD "Car Wheels on Gravel Road" also is worth a listen for any thoughtful, feeling social psychologist*.like yu.
Thanks for the assignment.
Chuck
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Hi, I have a song would be applicable to the clinical psychology/disassociative personality disorder chapter. It is called Lucky 4 You (Tonight, I'm Just Me) by SheDaisy on their The Whole SheBang album. Here is the first verse and chorus:
You always say that I have multiple personalities I bounce somewhere between dreams and reality So where'd you dig up the odacity to ask me How we've all been doing Since you broke our hearts (well so far..)
Number 5 just cries a river a minute 7 wants to tie you up and drown you in it Yeah, 14 just wants to say so long, bygones 32 wants to do things to you that'll make you blush 10 wants to key the El Camino that you love so much And there ain't nobody that wants to mess with 23 Oh, lucky 4 you tonight I'm just me
Bridge: Forgfveness is the key According to my shrink But it's not up just up to me (I don't know girls, what d'ya think?)
------Rachael R. Mapes Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology Meliora Hall University of Rochester ------
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For Freud, I frequently use "Mother", by Pink Floyd, on the album, The Wall. Also, for sublimation, my wife (who's also in our department) and I use the song by that is sung by the cook in The Little Mermaid--I can't find the CD in the kids' room, sorry about that! But it's a wonderful song, really; it's the single best song I've ever heard with a psychology theme.
Greg
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Given that I'm an avid rap fan, I couldn't help but recommend Snoop Dogg's "Gin and Juice", as a favorite drug song(it has avid references to "Indo", which is a type of marijuana). It's off of his album called "Doggystyle", on Death Row Records. Or a song called "I love you Mary Jane", by Cypress Hill.
I also love using rap songs as examples of self-enhancement. Many songs are simply self-aggrandizing anthems--take LL Cool J's "I'm Bad", (I forget which album), it's filled with references to LL's own prowess in every domain.
I'd be happy to recommend other rap tunes if you're interested... The problem is that some of them have very colorful language...
Best,
David ****************************************** David Pizarro Department of Psychology Yale University P.O. Box 208205 New Haven, CT 06520
Office Phone: 203-432-4542 e-mail: [emailprotected]
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I have often engaged in the exercise that you and your colleagues are undertaking with regards to how songs relate to psychology classes - and there too many good ones to count! Here are three (since I don't want to reveal all my own favorites)
A great find for one of the hardest topics: psychometrics &/or personality measurement. Try Sting's song "Epilogue (Nothin 'Bout Me)" from his CD "Ten Summoner's Tales"
Lie Detection: "Lyin Eyes" by the Eagles (probably on their greatest hits compilation)
Stereotyping and Prejudice: "Short People" by Randy Newman
Have Fun!
John
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There is a song by "Offspring" off of their "Smash" CD called self-esteem. Here are the lyrics:
I wrote her off for the tenth time today And practiced all the things I would say But she came over I lost my nerve I took her back and made her dessert Now I know I'm being used That's okay man cause I like the abuse I know she's playing with me That's okay cause I've got no self esteem We make plans to go out at night I wait till 2 then I turn out the light All this rejection's got me so low If she keeps it up I just might tell her so When she's saying that she wants only me Then I wonder why she sleeps with my friends When she's saying that I'm like a disease Then I wonder how much more I can spend Well I guess I should stick up for myself But I really think it's better this way The more you suffer The more it shows you really care Right? Now I'll relate this a little bit That happens more than I'd like to admit Late at night she knocks on my door Drunk again and looking to score Now I know I should say no But that's kind of hard when she's ready to go I may be dumb But I'm not a dweeb I'm just a sucker with no self esteem
I hope this helps.
Mark
Mark A. Whatley, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA 31698-0100 Phone: (229) 293-6320 Fax: (229) 259-5576
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Hello,
Your assignment is fun and I could spend a lot of time doing this, however, I have far too much to do so I have decided to give you two songs that immediately came to mind when I read your message.
(1) Psychoactive Drugs: Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds--obviously LSD (it would be fun to see if the students notice that the drug is in the title). This, of course, was done by the Beatles.
Lyrics: Picture yourself in a boat on a river With tangerine trees and marmalade skies. Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with kaleidoscope eyes. Cellophane flowers of yellow and green Towering over your head. Look for the girl with the sun in h eyes And she's gone. Chorus: Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah. Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies. Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers That grow so incredibly high. Newspaper taxis appear on the shore Waiting to take you away. Climb in the back with your head in the clouds And you're gone. Chorus. Picture yourself on a train in a station With plasticine porters with looking glass ties, Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile, The girl with kaleidoscope eyes. Chorus.
The following could either be Transvestic Fetishism, Transexualism, or hom*osexuality depending on how you want to approach it. This would also provide an opportunity to discuss the differences between the three.
(2) Lola--done by the Kinks
Lyrics:
I met her in a club down in old Soho, where you drink champagne and it tastes just like cherry cola. C-o-l-a cola. She walked up to me and she asked me to dance. I asked her her name and in a dark brown voice she said, Lola L-o-l-a Lola.
Well I'm not the world's most physical guy but when she squeezed me tight she nearly broke my spine. Oh my Lola, L-o-l-a Lola. Well I'm not dumb but I can't understand why she walked like a woman and talked like a man. Oh my Lola, L-o-l-a Lola.
Well we drank champagne and danced all night under electric candlelight. She picked me up and sat me on her knee and said: Dear boy won't you come home with me? Well I'm not the world's most passionate guy But when I looked in her eyes well I almost fell for my Lola. Lola, Lo-lo-lo-lo-Lola Lola, Lo-lo-lo-lo-Lola
I pushed her away. I walked to the door. I fell to the floor. I got down on my knees. Then I looked at her and she at me.
Well that's the way that I want it to stay. And I always want it to be that way for my Lola. Lo-lo-lo-lo-Lola Girls will be boys and boys will be girls. It's a mixed up muddled up shook up world. (except for Lola) Lo-lo-lo-lo-Lola
Well I left home just a week before. And I'd never ever kissed a woman before. But Lola smiled and took me by the hand. And said:Dear boy I'm gonna make you a man.
Well I'm not the world's most masculine man. But I know what I am and I'm glad I'm a man. (and so is Lola) Lo-lo-lo-lo-Lola Lo-lo-lo-lo-Lola...
I hope this is of some use to you. Good luck.
Note: I copied the lyrics off a Web page and have not personally checked them out for accuracy. However, they look correct to me based on hearing these songs many times.
Gary
Gary A. Baker Assistant Professor of Psychology William Penn University (641) 673-1073 [emailprotected]
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"me and I" by ABBA - personality disorders
"time after time" cyndi lauper - time perspective
"i'm so excited!" by the pointer sisters -- romantic relationships "that's what friends are for" - stevie wonder - relationships
Hope that helps! Donna Shestowsky
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One of my favorite social psychology songs is "We Do What We're Told -Milgram's 37" by Peter Gabriel featuring Laurie Anderson (or maybe Kate Bush). It's on the "So" album. I had to dig out my old tapes to check, but I couldn't find this one. Its reference is obvious. Gotta love a musician with a knowledge of classic Social Psychology.
Kristen Salomon
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Sorry, from the 70's: "I want it all now", The Tubes. For Freud's pleasure principle, and the id, of course.
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Zimbardo has stated on a number of ocassions that there was some minor rock group that called themselves "Stanford Prison Experiment" or something like that. I never heard of the group or their songs, but maybe Zimbo has a CD.
ARP
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You are missing a ton of country-western songs. They mostly refer to social psych topics, but other things too...
John Conley : "Rose-Colored Glasses" (which describes emotion-congruent perception, as you can tell from the title).
Brooks and Dunn : "She's not the Cheatin' Kind" (social categorization)
Pam Tillis : "Put Yourself in My Place" (empathy)
Randy Travis : "What'll You do About Me?" (gender role behavior; in this song the WOMAN wants a one-night stand and the guy wants more, so he sings, what'll you do about me? e.g., I come and camp out on your porch waiting for you)
Randy Travis : "Good Intentions" (behavior-attitude inconsistency)
I could go on and on, but I do not have the time. Hopefully Dale Miller at Princeton will respond to this mail too since he I think teaches a psych course that is illustrated with C&W songs.
Do not worry about the students; when I played c&w in a psych of gender course at Johns Hopkins my students were storming the podium to get the names of the artists.... best, Paula
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Ann-cool idea!
Love-"Mi Chere Amor" Stevie Wonder Sex motive-"Suck my kiss" Red Hot Chili Peppers Classical conditioning-"Bitch" Rolling Stones Clinical Neuropsych."Brain damage" Pink Floyd Self-esteem-"Low self-esteem" (title?) Greenday Suicidal depression-"Fade to black" Metallica Memory-"Remember" Harry Nilson Schizophrenia-"21st century schizoid man" King Crimson Abnormal-"Am I going insane?" & "Megalomania" Black Sabbath Aggression-"War Pigs" Black Sabbath
Mark
***** a few songs that i use in social.. decision making or dissonance for old farts: did you ever have to make up your mind (lovin spoonful, on any of their greatest hits CDs..you can get these really cheap) currently being used in Alleve commericals.. ("did you ever have to make up your mind, to choose one and leave the other behind..") dissonance for somewhat younger people: Should I stay or should i go, the clash, i think it's on the CD "Combat Rock" obedience to authority: we do what we're told (milgram's 47) peter gabriel, on his "So" CD.. the concert version is best though, because he gets the audience to sing along "We do what we're told" and then he shouts louder, and they sing it louder, etc sorry nothing more recent springs to mind, i'm too old judith
Judith M. Harackiewicz, Professor Dept of Psychology 1202 West Johnson St University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53706 608-262-5924; FAX 262-4029
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Perception: On a clear day, you can see forever (Streisand)
Conformity: Little boxes (Malvina Reynolds, sung by Pete Seegar) Deception: Act Naturally (Buck Owens); You were only fooling (Connie Francis)
Emotions and Physiology: My heart cries for you (Guy Mitchell)
Marty
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Good idea. But if I did this at the beginning of class, more students would start coming late, knowing that it is not important material. Anything I do different is better in the middle of class, or after 15 minutes, to break up the pattern, catch their attention, etc. For your "Intelligence/IQ: "Wonderful World", with the lyrics "Don't know much about history..." I have used this in class, and 50% of my 18-year-old frosh raised their hands that they knew the melody when they saw the words on an overhead. Most of them sang along. I used it in Interpersonal Attraction: Competence because of the lines, "now I don't claim to be an A student, but I'm trying to be, cause maybe by being an A student baby, I can win your love for me." Also on that song, I strongly recommend the Sam Cooke version. He wrote the song (with a cowriter) and sings it beautifully. Garfunkel/Taylor brings up the issue of white singers making money from black music. I heard the Sam Cooke version on a Best of Sam Cooke CD. I was listening to Aretha Franklin sing RESPECT on oldies radio when your e-mail arrived. I'm reminded that in 2000 1t was voted best song of the 20th century. I would put it in motivation, along with Maslow's pyramid. Under sexuality I would put "If you can't be with the one you love, love the one you're with" (CS&N?) as a way to start a discussion of this guaranteed experience of temptation for people in solid relationships. Instead of recordings I would get the lyrics off the Internet, put them on an overhead, and ask them to sing. Something about active learning. It also helps the hearing impaired, of whom I have more and more. They loved to hear me sing badly.
Regards, Roger
***** t: Re: Need songs with psychology themes! To: "Ann L. Weber"
Dear Ann,
Unfortunately I don't know who sings this fairly popular 50's song, but I do know it goes like this:
"cause you've got... Walk! ....Personality Talk! ...Personality Style! ...Personality and i can only imagine the song is called (drum roll...) Personality.
Good luck.
[NOTE: The performer is Lloyd Price, from 1959! –AW]
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1) Psychobabble by Alan Parsons Project (Eye in the Sky album) 2) Cognitive Dissonance by Robert Fripp and the League of Gentlemen-- possibly hard to get 3) I'm only changing drugs by Stuart Davis (his take on A.A. and drug treatment in general) 4) Stress by Jim's Big Ego (you can hear this online at: http://bigego.com/moodyfood/stress2000.html ) 5) We do what we're told by Peter Gabriel (on the So album, is dedicated to Milgram's work) 6) Me and a gun by Tori Amos (describes her thoughts while being raped-- based on her own experience-- very disturbing, but very effective if dealing with this subject) 7) The Sadomasochism Tango by Tom Lehrer (if dealing with sexual fetishes) 8) Father and Son by Cat Stevens (portrayal of striving for independence a-la Erickson in the back-and-forth verses by a father and son on what they want from themselves and each other) 9) Jonestown by Concrete Blonde-- starts with a recording of Jim Jones and deals with the mas self-desctruction and similar. 10) Let me in by REM-- response of singer to friend contemplating suicide (written after Nirvana's lead singer (whose name I'm blocking on at the moment!) and River Phoenix's deaths from drug overdoses). 11) The album "Broken China" by Richard Wright (keyboardist for Pink Floyd) is all about his wife's fight with clinical depression. o.k.-- more than a couple. I'll think of some more...
Jeffrey Ratliff-Crain, Ph.D. Associate professor, psychology Division of Social Sciences University of Minnesota, Morris Morris, MN 56267
***** i recently used Depeche Mode's "People are People" song to discuss stereotyping and discrimination. ( i also ended the lecture with "Imagine" by John Lennon). good luck with your search!
:) Nora A. Murphy Doctoral Candidate Northeastern University Boston, MA *****
Well, let's see, there's "You've got to a-c-centuate the positive, E-liminate the negative, Latch on to the affirmative, Don't mess with mister in-between!" (which I even paraphrased for the subtitle to one of my articles [Isen & Shalker, 1982]). It especially fits with my findings that positive affect facilitates problem solving and thinking in general as well as specifically creativity and innovation, and of course social interaction, helping, conflict resolution, negotiation, etc. [More details of recent findings provided on request, although I know I'm far beyond what you asked for.]
There's "Sunny Side of the Street" (words can be provided but will cost you extra :0)); "Anything Goes," about changing mores ("In olden days a glimpse of stocking, Was looked on as something shocking, Now, Heaven knows, Anything goes!" -- thought I'd throw in some words for free).
Now, as far as timelines on these, they are all from way before any of us was born, but they are kind of "standards," aren't they? Maybe your students will have heard of them, or will recognize them if you can find them to play.
Ah, I wish I had more time for this -- it's fun, but I've got a couple of pressing deadlines.
Oh, what about "Baby Face" (a song from maybe the '20's) for Evolutionary Psychology? A stretch, maybe.
Oooh, oooh, what about, "What do the Simple Folk Do?" from "Camelot"? That could go with affect stuff or with learning theory (substituting an incompatible response) or clinical/coping (again, substituting an incompatible response, systematic desensitization).
I have a feeling I'm going to have these things popping up in my mind for the next few days. Bye for now.
Alice.
Alice M. Isen 359 Sage Hall Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607-255-4687 fax: 607-254-4590
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How about the "Sunscreen" by Baz Lehrman (sp?); category: self-help. David
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"Oedipus Rex" by Tom Lehrer (on "An evening wasted with Tom Lehrer" or the recent massive boxed set of his work) is quite funny -- the topic is exactly what you think it is.
Let's not forget "Acute schizophrenia paranoia blues" by the Kinks (I believe that's on the Muswell Hilbillies album), and, if you want to make sure everyone stays awake in class, "Psychotherapy" (or maybe that's "Psycho Therapy") by the Ramones (from the Subterranean Jungle album).
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======Leonard S. Newman Director of Graduate Studies The University of Illinois at Chicago Psychology Department (M/C 285) 1007 West Harrison Street Chicago IL, 60607-7137
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In 1982, an Australian band named Men At Work put an album titled "Business As Usual". The first song, "Who could it be now?", begins: "Who could it be knocking at my door? Go away, don't come around here no more." I believe the video of this song portrayed a paranoid fellow holed up in his living room--may be good for the topic of psychological disorders.
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I notice connections between psychological concepts and songs or TV shows all the time--until someone, videlicet*, you, asks me to. However, I do recall a country song--not necessarily something that will appeal to your students--titled "This Ain't No Thinking' Thing" in which the phrase "right brain, left brain" comes up in each chorus. I thought it might work for hemispheric lateralization. Here's a web site to the complete lyrics: http://lyricsdot.ru/search.html?id=a3f5ae5cb78d3ee34d8cc5783f745f436f7b9878
If I think of any others, I'll pass them your way.
Dan Lehn * I actually managed to work today's m-w.com word-of-the-day into a converstation!
"Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves; and, under a just God, can not long retain it." --Abraham Lincoln
Daniel A. Lehn, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Coe College 1220 First Avenue Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-5008
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Hello Ann---here are some songs that I like to use in relation to Adolescent Development:
Alice Cooper "Eighteen"
Stevie Nicks "Edge of Seventeen"
The Who various titles such as "Baba O'Reilly," "The Real Me," "Cut My Hair" "My Generation"
Chicago "Dialogue" Pearl Jam "Jeremy"
Sites likes these provide search engines for song lyrics: http://search.lyrics.astraweb.com/ http://www.lyricsworld.com/
Good luck!
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Ann, have you ever heard of too many to list? I always start class with music for a few reasons: 1. I really like music 2. the students really like music 3. it makes a great transition from pre-class to class... when the music goes off, the class is ready to go (Pavlovian, if you will). 4. I use the lyrics (I put them up on an overhead pre-class) to introduce the topic 5. I motivate students as they can bring their own music in IF they have a song that matches the topic (and the bring me the lyrics)... one brought Dar Williams' The Christians and the Pagens last year for stereotyping.
If you want a list, it will actually take me some time to compile a list. Maybe next week or in two. all the best, Steve p.s. it was Phil Zimbardo who taught me point 3, and he has a lot of music he uses... I don;t know if he matches lyrics, though.
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Psychotherapy - By Melanie (from the 1970s)
There was a one-hit wonder named Harvey Danger from about three years ago. I forget the title, but it has many references ot mental illnes in it (Paranoia, Paranoia, everybody's coming to get me . . .)
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On the theme of paranoia, how about this one? “For What It’s Worth” –Buffalo Springfield (“There’s somethin’ happenin’ here, what it is ain’t exactly clear. There’s a man with a gun over there, tellin’ me I got to beware...”) --Ann
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From Regan Gurung:
Getting the Rhythm of Teaching Psychology
Music can play many roles in the teaching of psychology. This exchange will highlight three of these ways and present participants with a wide range of resources for use in class. First, music presents a wonderful way to start a class. Playing a song in the minutes before class begins, catches student’s interest, provides a nice upbeat and novel way to begin, puts students in a good mood, and provides the instructor with another way to discuss topics to be covered. For example, the use of the song, “If I only had a brain”, is a nice way to start a lecture on biological psychology. Additionally, by timing the end of the song with the beginning of class, a clear signal of when to stop chatting with your neighbor and start paying attention is conditioned. Second, songs illustrate many of the concepts of psychology and can be used in the body of a lecture to aid discussion. Playing songs that illustrate topics (e.g., for personality use “Self Esteem”- The Offspring) give students a way to see how concepts you talk about, are treated by the general public. Finally, songs can be used to illustrate doing research by presenting real world problems and issues and having students develop testable hypotheses and studies. Music presents another modality to awaken the senses and can be invigorating for both the students and the instructor. It also provides a wonderful way to connect themes in psychology with the world in which we live.
Biological Processes If I only had a brain Wizard of Oz
Consciousness Alcohol Barenaked Ladies Dreams Barenaked Ladies Dream On Aerosmith Sleep Barenaked Ladies
Research Methods Blinded me with science Thomas Dolby Statistics Murder By Numbers The Police Ethics Canary in a Coalmine The Police
Parapsychology Every little thing she does is Magic The Police Spirits in the Material World The Police It’s a kind of Magic Queen
Sense and Perception I have the Touch Peter Gabriel Eye of the Tiger Survivor Absolute Threshold I can see for miles and miles The Who
Emotion Sweet Emotion Aerosmith
Personality Self Esteem Offspring
Social Love and Attraction Falling in Love (is hard on the knees) Aerosmith Love in an Elavator Aerosmith Love me tender Elvis Presley Ain't talking 'bout love Van Halen Why can't this be love Van Halen When its love Van Halen
Clinical Psychology Crazy Aerosmith Living on the Edge Aerosmith Stone Cold Crazy Queen
Hughes, R. L. (1984). Teaching concepts of personal adjustment using popular music. 11, 115. Nissim-Sabat, D. (1980). Teaching history of psychology through art and music. 7, 223- 226.
Teaching adolescent psychology using popular song lyrics. AU: Napoletano,-Margo-A SO: Psychological-Reports. 1988 Jun; Vol 62(3): 975-978. 11 popular songs were evaluated by 14 undergraduates enrolled in an adolescent psychology course to identify the potential for songs to illustrate concepts such as identity crisis, psychotic behavior, and personal fable. After a lecture on a particular topic, a song relevant to that topic was played and discussed. Ss evaluated each song for its effectiveness in clarifying concepts.
The media project: Enhancing student interest in the psychology of adolescence. AU: Ward,-Thomas-B SO: Teaching-of-Psychology. 1985 Apr; Vol 12(2): 87-89. Describes a course project, designed to maintain the interest of nonmajors without sacrificing course-relevant content, that requires students to observe some type of media (e.g., TV, music) and determine the extent to which particular themes occur and their potential impact on the developing adolescent.
Teaching concepts of personal adjustment using popular music. AU: Hughes,-Richard-L SO: Teaching-of-Psychology. 1984 Apr; Vol 11(2): 115. Describes the use of popular music to help students learn about the psychology of personality. Songs on a variety of topics, including self-identity, self-acceptance, social roles, values, spontaneity, and commitment, are played and then discussed by students. The method appears to increase students' self-disclosure of their views on these topics.
Teaching abnormal psychology concepts using popular song lyrics. AU: Potkay,-Charles-R SO: Teaching-of-Psychology. 1982 Dec; Vol 9(4): 233-234. AB: Argues that song lyrics can be used to (a) highlight and concretely illustrate concepts; (b) demonstrate the relevance of an idea in a contemporary context; (c) increase general awareness of psychological aspects of everyday media; (d) stimulate classroom discussion; (e) encourage personal involvement by students; (f) add an alternative to film, TV, and print media for classroom use; and (g) offer a novel, entertaining stimulus with which to break fatigue or monotony during lengthy class sessions. Student ratings support the use of popular music lyrics as a supplemental teaching technique.
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Ann,
The songs I have used in teaching generally don't fit into any intro topics. One that might fit with a special topic is Tori Amos's song "Me and a Gun." The topic is serious" trauma, rape, dissociation the singing is unaccompanied by any instrument or other voice. It is powerful moving and compelling and there is a video version in which she introduces the song. Students are generally quite moved. Almost everything from her album "Little Earthquakes" can be tied to the topic. me and a gun:
5am friday morning thursday night far from sleep I'm still up and driving can't go home obviously So I'll just change direction cause they'll soon know where I live And I wanna live Got a full tank and some chips It was me and a gun and a man on my back And I sang "holy holy" as he buttoned down his pants
You can laugh Its kind of funny Things you think Times like these Like I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this
Yes I wore a slinky red thing Does that mean I should spread for you, your friends Your father, Mr Ed
It was me and a gun and a man on my back But I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this
And I know what this means Me and Jesus a few years back used to hang And he said "it's your choice babe just remember I don't think you'll be back in 3 days time so you choose well" Tell me whats right Is it my right to be on my stomach of Fred's Seville
It was me and a gun and a man on my back But I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this and do you know CAROLINA Where the biscuits are soft and sweet These things go through your head when there's a man on your back And you're pushed flat on your stomach it's not a classic cadillac
It was me and a gun and a man on my back But I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this I haven't seen BARBADOS so I must get out of this
Other songs on the album which deal with the post-trauma recovery are:
Little Earthquakes and Silent All These Years
LITTLE EARTHQUAKES Lyrics Yellow bird flying gets shot in the wing Good year for hunters and Christmas parties and I hate and I hate and I hate and I hate elevator music The way we fight The way I'm left here silent
Oh these little earthquakes Here we go again These little earthquakes Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces
We danced in graveyards with vampires till dawn We laughed in the faces of king never afraid to burn and I hate and I hate and I hate and I hate disintegration Watching us wither Black winged roses that safely changed their COLOR
Oh these little earthquakes Here we go again These little earthquakes Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces
I can't reach you I can't reach you I can't reach you I can't reach you can't reach you Give me life Give me pain Give me myself again Give me life Give me pain Give me myself again Give me life Give me pain Give me myself again Give me life Give me pain Give me myself again Give me life Give me pain Give me myself again Give me life Give me pain Give me myself again Give me life Give me pain Give me myself again Give me life Give me pain Give me myself again
Oh these little earthquakes Here we go again These little earthquakes Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces Doesn't take much to rip us into pieces *****
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Hi Ann,
Here are a few I have thought of since some other graduate students and I were trying to come up with songs for a similar purpose a few weeks ago...
Emotion: Aerosmith "Sweet Emotion"
Communication (Verbal): Madonna "Express Yourself"
Communication (Nonverbal): Extreme "More Than Words"
Aggression: Poe "Angry Johnny" Offspring "You Gotta Keep 'Em Separated" (Talks about school-shooting type aggression) LL Cool J "I'm Gonna Knock You Out"
Prejudice/Stereotyping Michael Jackson "Black or White"
Altruism The Beatles "Help"
Self-Esteem Beck "Loser"
Psychoactive Drugs Eels "Novocaine for the Soul"
Obedience to Authority Tricky "Black Steel" ("I got a letter from the government the other day/Opened it, read it, it said they were suckers/ They wanted me for the army or whatever/ Picture me giving a damn, I said never")
Depression Soggy Bottom Boys (From O Brother Where Art Thou) "Man of Constant Sorrow"
Motivation Alanis Morrissette "All I really want"
Good Luck, Abby
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Ann--
I said I'd send you some more song ideas, so here they are. (I also forwarded your e-mail to our students, so we'll see what they generate!) MORE: 12) Oedipus Rex by Tom Lehrer (if dealing with Freud)-- This one would be better than the other Tom Lehrer one I'd mentioned-- BTW, not new-- ca. 1959.
13) Momma I'm Strange by Melissa Etheridge (sexual identity) also her song Scarecrow about Mathew Shepherd's murder (both on her Breakdown CD) illustrate hom*ophobic prejudice.
14) Tomorrow by Joe Walsh (procrastination)-on the But seriously folks album
15) Mother's Little Helper by the Rolling Stones (use of pills to try and get through the busy day.)
16) Fear is never boring by the Raisins (motivation and emotion)-now-defunct group out of Cincinnati Ohio; also released under the re-formed group named the Bears (1980's).
17) Synchronicity II by The Police (on their Synchronicity album)-- if discussing Jung. (The cover of the album has Sting reading Jung).
18) Pleasure and Pain by the DiVinyls (for sensation & perception)-- the song goes, "there's a fine line between pleasure and pain..."
19) Not an addict by K's Choice (1990's Belgian band), from the Paradise in Me CD-- nice depiction of denial.
20) Elephant talk by King Crimson, the Discipline album, -- for language. The entire song is a list of words used to discuss language and talking...
21) Happy Boy by the Beat Farmers on their Tales of the New West album, for optimism and happiness-- this song is a bit twisted, so use some caution. A better choice may be "Shiny Happy People" by REM off their Green lp.
22) Psychokiller by Talking Heads for antisocial personality.
I could not think of one that reflects behaviorism!
Two initial responses from students:
"What Do You Hear in These Sounds" Dar Williams (album: End of the Summer) The topic is psychotherapy. Quite a good song really.
Optimism: "Don't Worry Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin My first grade teacher Mrs. Kirby would play the song every morning before the class day would start. She was approaching 60 and going to retire after that year, but she made every day an adventure for many students. I am thankful for the reading skills I developed that year, but more so I am thankful for the attitude she shared.
Hope this helps. (And I'm indeed interested in the summary list.)
Jeff Ratliff-Crain Jeffrey Ratliff-Crain Associate professor, psychology Division of Social Sciences University of Minnesota, Morris Morris, MN 56267
Phone: 320-589-6204 FAX: 320-589-6117 e-mail: [emailprotected] web: http://www.mrs.umn.edu/~ratliffj
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Here are some suggestions:
For theories of attraction: "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul, from her Forever Your Girl album (more of a lay theory, since we know it isn't true).
For jealousy: "You Oughtta Know" by Alanis Morissette, from her Jagged Little Pill album.
For multiculturism, diversity, tolerance, etc: "People are People" by Depeche Mode, from their People are People album.
For falling in love: "Emotions" by Mariah Carey, from her Emotions album.
Good luck!
Helen Boucher
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I actually always try to play a song for each new section of my Intro class. Here are some of my favorites. Hope they help. -Vicki Banyard, Ph.D. Dept. of Psychology University of New Hampshire
"Blinded me with Science" - Thomas Dolby - research methods "Who Can it Be Now" - Men at Work - Abnormal Psych - if you don't know this 80's tune, it has various themes of paranoia "People Just Love to Play with Words" - Men at Work - Language "Always something there to remind me" - Naked Eyes - Memory "Feel your feelings" - John Forster - emotions "Across the Line" or many Tracey Chapman songs - social psych - prejudice There are CD's put out now that have the schoolhouse rock songs on them - I often play these for Child Development "Twisted" - Bette Midler - Therapy "My analyst told me...that I was right out of my head..." "Under pressure" - Queen - stress " Sensation" - Brian Ferry - S and P "In the eye" - Suzanne Vega - from CD Solitude Standing - S and P "Grade 9" - Bare Naked Ladies - Adolescence "Brian Wilson" - Bare Naked Ladies - Learning/Conditioning " - has a line about feeling like Pavlov's dog
Am sorry, with a few exceptions I pretty stuck in the 80's myself...much to the amusem*nt of my students.
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This is a great idea! I've been hired as a lecturer here at Michigan next year to teach the large Intro to Social course, and I was thinking of doing the same for the topics in social psych. Maybe it's my own musical biases, but almost every topic leads to some Beatles song in my mind... I'll work on some post-'90's selections too, as you requested. So my list might be a little heavy on the social psych topics, but that's just for my own benefit as well. You mentioned this as a weekend assignment, so here's what I was able to come up with by today:
Aggression - "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" by Elton John.
Alcohol Abuse - "Alcohol" by the Barenaked Ladies (album: "Stunt"). This is a fairly recent song, as you requested. It's a pretty amusing tongue-in-cheek ode to regular alcohol use.
Altruism - "Help!" The Beatles on the album of the same name.
Classical Conditioning - "The Reflex" by Duran Duran. I don't know what album it's from originally, but it's on their greatest hits compilation.
Depression - There's got to be something good here, but I'm having trouble. The Beatles' "I'm a Loser" on Beatles For Sale and, more recently, Beck's "Loser" both have lyrics describing depressive thinking, but the titles sound fairly pejorative towards those with the disorder so I don't think they'd work. There's a really good song on Alanis Morisette's new "Under Rug Swept" album called "So Unsexy" with really lyrics that go "I can feel so unsexy for someone so beautiful" and "I can feel so boring for someone so interesting." It might work better as low self-esteem, but I think it could work.
Hindsight Bias - "I Should Have Known Better" The Beatles (album: "A Hard Day's Night.")
Intergroup Conflict - "Ebony & Ivory" of course, with Stevie Wonder & Paul McCartney.
Jealousy - "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis, "Jesse's Girl" by Rick Springfield.
Parent/Child relationships - "Cat's Cradle" (I think that's the title) by Harry Chapin. Cat Stevens' "Father & Son" would work well too, especially for adolescence.
Psychosexual Development/Freud: "Mother" on Pink Floyd's "The Wall."
Sensation - pretty much anything from The Who's "Tommy" rock opera. "See Me Feel Me" has the famous "See me, Feel me, Touch me" refrain, and there's also a song called "Sensation." More recently, INXS has a song called "New Sensation" on their album "Kick."
Stereotyping & Prejudice - "Everyday People" by Sly & the Family Stone. (The chorus is "There is the white one who doesn't like the black one for being with the red one," etc.-- I'm paraphrasing here). And "Ebony & Ivory" could work here too.
Stress - "Pressure" by Billy Joel. I think it's on the "Nylon Curtain" album, but I know it's on the Greatest Hits.
______Sam Sommers University of Michigan Social Psychology 3225 East Hall Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1109 (734) 996-8028
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I've been tinkering with this for my social psych class -- can't wait to get the full list. Some of my associations are rather obscure. Here's what I've tried so far: Neuroscience: Pinky and the Brain (Animaniacs): parts of the brain. Evolution: "I want to be a man cub (be like you)," from Jungle Book; "Dance 10, Looks 3" from A Chorus Line Self: "I am a rock" Simon and Garfunkel Culture: "Royale with cheese" from Pulp Fiction (OK, not a song, but a great riff on cultural differences) Altruism: "Hammer and a Nail" Indigo Girls on Nomads, Indians, Saints Gender roles: "A Man Ain't Supposed to Cry" Joe Williams (From "Songs that made the phone light up") Emotions: "In the mood" Glenn Miller ***** Daniel N. McIntosh, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology University of Denver 2155 S. Race St. Denver, CO 80208 phone: 303-871-3712
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Great to hear back from you. Here are some song ideas related to psychology, per Ann Weber's request.....
"Summer of Drugs" - Soul Asylum/Victoria Williams [drugs/growing up] from "Sweet Relief"
"Dirty Blvd" - Lou Reed [abuse/coping] from "New York"
"Belong" - REM [parenting/child development] from "Out of Time"
"Tony" - Patty Griffin [adolescent development/suicide/sexuality] from "Flaming Red"
"The Future" - Leonard Cohen [fatalism/nihilism] from "The Future"
"Watershed" - Indigo Girls [decision making] from "Nomads, Indians, Saints"
"Kid Fears" - Indigo Girls [adult fears] from "Indigo Girls"
"Good Year for the Roses" - Elvis Costello [failed marriage] from "Greatest Hits"
"Find the River" - REM [being stuck] from "Automatic for the People"
"Runaway Train" - Soul Asylum [loneliness/isolation] from "Grace Dancer's Union"
"What's Good" - Lou Reed [grieving/loss from fatal illness/questioning] From "Magic & Loss"
"Memories" - Leonard Cohen [fantasy/daydream/memory] from "Death of a Ladies Man"
"Indifference" - Pearl Jam [self significance/what's the point?] from "Vs"
"She's No Lady" - Lyle Lovett [marriage/roles] from "Pontiac"
"Black, Brown & White" - Big Bill Broonzy [oppression/racism] from "Absolutely the best"
"Strawberry Jam" - Michelle Shocked [joy/play/simple pleasures] from "Arkansas Traveler
"God is a Real Estate Developer" - Michelle Shocked [religion] from "Captain Swing"
"Horse in the Country" - Cowboy Junkies [escape/getaway/marriage] from "Black Eyed Man"
"Heading Out to the Highway" - Judas Priest [individualism/risk taking] from "Point of Entry"
"Insanity" - Oingo Boingo [religion/moral outcast] from "Boingo"
"Only Makes Me Laugh" - Oingo Boingo [laugh at problems/coping] from "Alive"
"Love at the Five & Dime" - Nanci Griffith [finding the right someone] from "Last of the True Believers"
"Losing It" - Rush [growing old/aging] from "Signals"
"Roll the Bones" - Rush [why are we here?] from "Roll the Bones" "Lie to Me" - Martin Zellar [depression] from "Martin Zellar"
"Running to Stand Still" - U2 [addiction] from "The Joshua Tree"
"No New Tale to Tell" - Love & Rockets [nature vs. nurture] from "Earth, Sun, Moon"
Doug
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Black or White by Michael Jackson (from the Bad CD, I think) for a section on Stereotypes and Prejudice
I'm looking forward to this list.....
(I have been known to walk into my Personality class on the day we start Freud, singing the tune from TLC's "Let's Talk About Sex", only changing the words to "Let's talk about Freud, baby. Human personality. Let's talk about all the good things and all the bad things in his theory. Let's talk about Freud.")
I think that I've succeeded in permanently scarring a generation of Potsdam psych majors.
:-) arlene
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Hi Dr. Weber--
I don't have any specific suggestions for songs with psychology related themes (except that a perusal of any Dylan music will most likely be fruitful!), but I do know of a great resource. My first psychology class was with Dr. Fred Ribich at Wartburg College in Waverly, IA. He frequently integrated music into his intro to psychology lectures (particularly to wake us up at 7:45AM), and had his students do a very, very similar assignment to one that you are proposing. I believe that his has even had some attention in the media for his efforts, so you may have heard of him. I am guessing that he is not on this listerv, so you would have to contact him independently. His e-mail is [emailprotected].
Andy Hertel Graduate Student Department of Psychology University of Minnesota
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Hi, "You're so vain"--Carly Simon--Personality traits/narcissism "Deja Vu"--Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (album-Deja Vu) Humanistic/Transpersonal/states of consciousness "Almost Cut My Hair"--Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young--Conformity/Social Norms "Life's been good"--Joe Walsh--maladaptive behaviors/substance abuse "Have a drink on me"--AC/DC--even more maladaptive behaviors/alcohol abuse Carl Persing
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A friend of mine in the social psy program here in Vermont forwarded me your request for psychology songs. I am a graduate of UNCA, and loved your courses. I'm a freak about obscure music, and thought that you might enjoy the following song: Morphine: "Cure for Pain." Its a great track, and it simply asks the philosophical question--what if we could cure pain? if we loved someone enough, we would if we could, but what would that really mean and do? it relates to issues of pain perception, and reminds us of its adaptive value. I have used it before my Biopsychology class. sudents really like it. its a soothing song with a bass sax, and Mark Sandman's very cool voice. THe entire album is great. The song is the title cut. A greats song for women's issues is "Cool Thing" by Sonic Youth. I'm not sure of the album, but its a classic.
--Another aging song is "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac...the smashing pumpkins do an excellent cover of this on their album Pisces Iscariot.
Later, Jaylyn Waddell
I have lots more!!! if you're lacking a specific topic, let me know. I probably can find an appropriate song in my collection...gotta' have something other than just graduate school.
********************* Jaylyn Waddell University of Vermont John Dewey Hall Burlington, VT 05405 *********************
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Ann, I have often thought this was a good idea but had not yet had time to think through enough examples so I will be interested in what you get for responses. How about "Bridge over Troubled Waters" by Simon and Garfunkel for something on depression and "The Wall" by Pink Floyd for in the abnormal section? Of course, there is the song "Cows with guns" (I believe by Dr. Demento or someone) that I am trying to use in a section on Violence (with some VERY BAD PUNS--emphasis intentionally added). I got that last one from my teenage son so I don't know for sure where else it is available besides on the Internet. Chris Hansvick Pacific Lutheran Univrsity
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Ann:
Here's my favorite, "Unsupervised, I hit my head" by Mono Puff (one half of They Might Be Giants), from their album "Unsupervised." I'm actually attaching a copy of the song as an MP3 file, so listen now! As you might guess, it has to do with traumatic brain injury, so put it in the brain chapter. I can essentially guarantee you that no one will have heard of the band (even though it is a very recent recording), but it's a wonderful tune.
While I'm at it, I might as well give you a copy of "What happened to you" by the Offspring from their album "Smash." Many of the rowdier people in your classes will be familiar with this. It's about how drug use destroys mental functioning, so put it in the consciousness chapter, if you want.
So, there you have it. Have fun!
Thanks,
Bart Poulson
Barton Poulson, PhD
Department of Psychology / Brigham Young University/ 1132 SWKT / Provo UT 84602 801.422.6146 / Fax: 801.378.7862 / [emailprotected]
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Emotion: "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (Bobby McFerrin) "Sweet Emotion" (Aerosmith) Sensation & Perception: "New Sensation" (INXS)
Child Development: "Sweet Child of Mine" (Guns N' Roses) --okay, this is a reach, but hey, it's a good song... "Cat's in the Cradle" (Harry Chapin or Ugly Kid Joe)
Human Sexuality: "Let's talk about sex" (Salt N' Peppa?)
Memory: "Memory" (or "Memories?) from the play "Cats"
Psychoactive drugs: Pretty much anything from the Grateful Dead? "Alice" (Jefferson Starship)
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Hi Ann, I am Alexandra Corning of Notre Dame... I've been struck by a recent country song (Notre Dame IS in Indiana) by Jessica Andrews which I, personally, see as an excellent depiction of what good attachment is all about. Because you may not want to open links from senders relatively unknown, I'm dropping the lyrics into this message having located them on the web quite easily. If you happen to hear it, you may agree that it's quite sweet in melody, the words are easy to make out, and it's not too country-fried (country-fied) for the masses, save for "momma" in the chorus, which is forgivable given the loving pull of the overall message. I hope this is helpful. --Alexandra
"Who I Am" by Jessica Andrews (Brett James/Troy Verges)
1st Verse
If I live to be a hundred And never see the seven wonders That'll be alright If I don't make it to the big leagues If I never win a Grammy I'm gonna be just fine 'Cause I know exactly who I am
Chorus
I am Rosemary's granddaughter The spitting image of my father And when the day is done My momma's still my biggest fan Sometimes I'm clueless, and I'm clumsy But I've got friends that love me And they know (just) where I stand It's all a part of me And that's who I am
2nd Verse
So when I make a big mistake When I fall flat on my face I know I'll be alright Should my tender heart be broken I will cry those teardrops knowin' I will be just fine 'Cause nothin' changes who I am
(Repeat Chorus)
Bridge
I'm a saint, and I'm a sinner I'm a loser, I'm a winner I'm am steady and unstable I'm young, but I am able
(Chorus Out) Link Source: http://members.aol.com/cyberlyric/andrews.html#who
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This is a wonderful idea! I have a suggestion for you. Let me preface this by saying that I am in the last 2 weeks of finishing my dissertation, so I'm consumed with that topic area--which is pessimistic explanatory style and cardiac rehab. Having said that, I would recommend the following for lectures on explanatory style, or even discussions on attributions:
Milli Vanilli's "Blame It On The Rain"
The only problem is that you may have difficulty in locating the CD. Matter of fact, I can't remember the name of the CD. But, with the little lip synching "problem" I think most of the CDs were pulled from the shelves. However, if you can find it, it's a wonderful illustration of attributing negative events to external causes: "Blame it on the rain...Blame it on the stars...Whatever you do, don't put the blame on you..."
Hope this helps. I will be anxious to see the songs you compile. Best wishes, Kym Bennett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kymberley K. Bennett Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Social Psychology University of Nevada, Reno Mail Stop #140 Reno, NV 89557
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Jeff and Ann,
Here are a couple more I discovered last night when I was able to sit in front of my music.....
"You Keep It All In" - The Beautiful South [repression] from "Welcome to The Beautiful South" "Black Eyed Dog" - Nick Drake [death/foreshadowing one's own] from "Time of No Reply"
"Gonna Change" - Gear Daddies [challenge of changing learned behavior] from "Billy's Live Bait"
"Egoverride" - Bob Mould [Freud/ego] from "Bob Mould"
"The Sins of Memphisto - John Prine [therapy groups/crazy] from "The Missing Years"
"Shadows in the Rain" - Sting [insanity/crazy/doctor diagnosis] from "The Dream of the Blue Turtles"
"Wall of Denial" - Stevie Ray Vaughan [denial] from "In Step"
"Problem Solved" - Martin Zellar [co-dependency in marriage] from "Born Under"
"Ledge Psychology" - Bob Newhart from "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back" **This is spoken word/comedy about a police officer trying to handle a person threatening to jump off a building
Doug
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I hope you accept late work...
My song suggestion fits the topic of interpersonal relationships...in particular it addresses the role that alterantives (or a lack of alternatives) play on relationship commitment. The song is Better Man written by Pearl Jam. The lyrics are below...
Lowell
Waitin', Watchin' The Clock, It's Four O'clock, It's Got To Stop Tell Him, Take No More, She Practices Her Speech As He Opens The Door, She Rolls Over... Pretends To Sleep As He Looks Her Over She Lies And Says She's In Love With Him, Can't Find A Better Man... She Dreams In Color, She Dreams In Red, Can't Find A Better Man... Can't Find A Better Man (2x)
Ohh... Talkin' To Herself, There's No One Else Who Needs To Know... She Tells Herself, Oh... Memories Back When She Was Bold And Strong And Waiting For The World To Come Along... Swears She Knew It, Now She Swears He's Gone She Lies And Says She's In Love With Him, Can't Find A Better Man... She Dreams In Color, She Dreams In Red, Can't Find A Better Man... She Lies And Says She Still Loves Him, Can't Find A Better Man... She Dreams In Color, She Dreams In Red, Can't Find A Better Man... Can't Find A Better Man (2x)
Yeah... She Loved Him, Yeah...she Don't Want To Leave This Way She Feeds Him, Yeah...that's Why She'll Be Back Again Can't Find A Better Man (3x) Can't Find A Better...man... Ohh...ohh... Uh Huh... (5x) Ohh...
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Sloop John B (folk song popular in the 50s and 60s) Alcohol Abuse: "Drinkin all night; got into a fight; Oh, I feel so broke up; I want to go home." Antisocial Personality (Conduct Disorder, if he's young enough?): "Well, the first mate he got drunk; broke up the people's trunk; constable had to come and take him away; Sherriff John Stone, why don't you leave me alone? Well, I feel so broke up, I want to go home." Abnomal Psych "Well the second mate he got stewed; walked on the poopdeck nude; psychiatrist had to come and take him away; Sigmund Freud, please don't be annoyed; Oh, I feel so broke up, I want to go home."
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I hope these 15 will suffice (you don't know how hard it is to find lyric pages on the web that don't trigger those annoying pop-up ads; but the ones below are, as best I can tell, pop-up-free):
ALCOHOL ABUSE
"All I Wanna Do," Sheryl Crow, 1993, Album: Tuesday Night Music Club, with the lyrics "I like a good beer buzz early in the morning"
Full lyrics available by clicking on: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/sherylcrow/alliwannado.html
Morning drinking is one of the items on the "CAGE" alcohol screening instrument (instrument available at: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/inscage.htm); the CAGE is so named because it has four items, each associated with one of the letters C, A, G, or E (C = the item about the need to "cut down" on drinking, A = the item about being "annoyed", G = the item about feeling "guilty", and E = the item about having an "eye-opener" or morning drink).
GENDER ROLES
"Wives and Lovers," Jack Jones, 1963, Album: The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection, 1998 (and probably on other collections as well). Contains the most hideously sexist lyrics you can imagine; click here for lyrics: http://studentweb.tulane.edu/~mark/bacharach/bacharach_lyrics_chords/wivesan dlovers.html).
Perhaps the most useful point to make about this song is that it shows what was considered socially acceptable to say about gender roles in 1963; also telling about this song is that Bacharach re-released the song as an instrumental in 1971 (Bacharach is a composer, and the lyrics for this song, as well as for most of the prominent Bacharach compositions, were written by Hal David).
COGNITIVE DISSONANCE
"Love the One You're With," Crosby, Stills, Nash, and (as the webpage below claims) maybe Young, circa 1971, with the lyrics:
"And if you can't be with the one you love, honey, Love the one you're with"
Full lyrics at: http://gunther.simplenet.com/v/data/lovetheo.htm
Illustrates how people reduce cognitive dissonance via attitude change.
LOVE/ATTRACTION -- TWO
"You Were Meant for Me," Jewel, 1995, Album: Pieces of You, with the lyrics:
"You were meant for me And I was meant for you"
Full lyrics available at: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jewel/youweremeantforme.html
Hendrick and Hendrick's (1986, JPSP) love attitudes scale, on the "Eros" subscale, contains the following item: "I feel that my lover and I were meant for each other." In this case, it's art imitating social psychology.
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"I'm a Believer," written (and sometimes performed) by Neil Diamond, but probably most visibly performed by the Monkees in the 1960s. Contains the lyrics:
"Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I'm in love, I'm a believer! I couldn't leave her if I tried."
Full lyrics at: http://www.monkees.net/DOCS/LYRICS/BELIEVER.htm
SOCIAL SUPPORT -- TWO
"You've Got a Friend," James Taylor (written by Carole King), circa 1971, should be on various Taylor or King collections. Contains the lyrics:
"Winter, spring, summer, or fall, all you have to do is call and I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah. You've got a friend."
Full lyrics at: http://www.james-taylor.com/albums/afriend.shtml
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"Lean On Me," Bill Withers, circa 1972, on the Bill Withers greatest hits CD. Contains the lyrics:
"Lean on me, when you're not strong, and I'll be your friend. I'll help you carry on"
Full lyrics at: http://www.ugcs.caltech.edu/~harel/cgi/page/htmlit?Lean_On_Me.html
OBEDIENCE (MILGRAM)
"We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)," Peter Gabriel, lyrics at: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/petergabriel/wedowhatweretold.html The title's pretty self-explanatory, but the Milgram website (http://www.stanleymilgram.com/facts.html) contains this additional description:
"Rock musician, Peter Gabriel, was a serious and avid admirer of Milgram. His album, "So," which came out in 1986, contains a track titled, "We do what we're told-Milgram's 37." What does the "37" refer to? The answer is posted in the Question of the Month section of the website."
AGING -- THREE
"Cat's in the Cradle," Harry Chapin, mid-1970s. In this song, a father tells the story about his relationship with his son, from the son's birth to adulthood. Full details (lyrics, albums the song appeared on) are available at: http://www.littlejason.com/chapin/songs/catcrad.html
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"Glory Days," Bruce Springsteen, 1984, Album: Born In The U.S.A. (also appears on Springsteen's greatest hits CD), contains the lyrics:
"We just sit around talking about the old times, she says when she feels like crying, she starts laughing thinking about, Glory days, well they'll pass you by..."
Full lyrics at: http://www.nanuq.com/ashleigh/lyrics/g/glory_days.html
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"Sunrise, Sunset," from the play "Fiddler on the Roof," (play staged in 1964, movie version in 1971) contains the lyrics: "Is this the little girl I carried? Is this the little boy at play? I don't remember growing older, When did they?"
Full lyrics at: http://home.istar.ca/~townsend/pop_standards/sunrise_sunset_lyrics.htm
MOURNING/GRIEVING
"Tears in Heaven," Eric Clapton, 1992, "Unplugged" album, lyrics at: http://www.eric-clapton.co.uk/ecla/lyrics/tears-in-heaven.html
DECISION THEORY
"Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?", Lovin' Spoonful, circa mid-1960s, on their greatest hits CD. Like many 'Spoonful tunes, the guys' whimsical "good time music" side shows through in this one. Lyrics at: http://gunther.simplenet.com/v/data/didyouev.htm
SELF-PRESENTATION/SELF-MONITORING/DECEPTION
"The Stranger," Billy Joel, 1977, Album: The Stranger, contains the lyrics:
"Well, we all have a face That we hide away forever And we take them out and show ourselves When everyone has gone"
Full lyrics at: http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/BillyJoel/discography/stranger.html
REGRET
"Big Yellow Taxi," Joni Mitchell, late 60s/early 70s, contains the lyrics:
"Don't it always seem to go That you don't know what you've got Till it's gone They paved paradise And put up a parking lot"
Full lyrics and album information available at: http://www.jmdl.com/lyrics/bigyellowtaxi.cfm
That's probably enough for now. I'm looking forward to seeing the list of what others come up with.
Sincerely,
Alan Reifman Texas Tech
***** HI Ann, I know of two, but would like to learn what you learn.
1. Peter Gabriel, on his album "So" has a song titled "We do what we're told (Milgram's 37)" At least I think it is 37, but whatever the number it is a song about Milgram's obedience research. I guess that was obvious.
2. Although it is not about classical conditioning per se, The Barenaked Ladies (very hip post 90s band--everyone recognizes the song) has a song called "Brian Wilson," with the following lines, "....You can call me Pavlov's dogs, ring a bell and I'll salivate, how'd you like that..." I can't remember the album it's on but there is a live version on the album cover that has a circus theme.
Good luck, Alan.
------Alan Strathman Psychological Sciences University of Missouri 210 McAlester Hall Columbia, MO 65211 [emailprotected] Ph.: (573) 882-1966 FAX: 573=882-7710 www.missouri.edu/~psyas
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I promise I'll quit sending them. I get carried away when asked about music stuff! Jeff does too, by the look of it. But I did forget to include album dates. I don't have the exact year for them, but do have the decade. Hope it helps. Below then, is the composite of both my messages, with dates.....
"Summer of Drugs" - Soul Asylum/Victoria Williams [drugs/growing up] from "Sweet Relief" 1990s
"Dirty Blvd" - Lou Reed [abuse/coping] from "New York" 1980s
"Belong" - REM [parenting/child development] from "Out of Time" 1990s
"Tony" - Patty Griffin [adolescent development/suicide/sexuality] from "Flaming Red" 1990s
"The Future" - Leonard Cohen [fatalism/nihilism] from "The Future" 1990s
"Watershed" - Indigo Girls [decision making] from "Nomads, Indians, Saints" 1990s
"Kid Fears" - Indigo Girls [adult fears] from "Indigo Girls" 1980s
"Good Year for the Roses" - Elvis Costello [failed marriage] from "Greatest Hits" 1970s "Find the River" - REM [being stuck] from "Automatic for the People" 1990s
"Runaway Train" - Soul Asylum [loneliness/isolation] from "Grace Dancer's Union" 1990s
"What's Good" - Lou Reed [grieving/loss from fatal illness/questioning] From "Magic & Loss" 1990s
"Memories" - Leonard Cohen [fantasy/daydream/memory] from "Death of a Ladies Man" 1970s
"Indifference" - Pearl Jam [self significance/what's the point?] from "Vs" 1990s
"She's No Lady" - Lyle Lovett [marriage/roles] from "Pontiac" 1980s
"Black, Brown & White" - Big Bill Broonzy [oppression/racism] from "Absolutely the best" 1950s
"Strawberry Jam" - Michelle Shocked [joy/play/simple pleasures] from "Arkansas Traveler 1990s
"God is a Real Estate Developer" - Michelle Shocked [religion] from "Captain Swing" 1980s
"Horse in the Country" - Cowboy Junkies [escape/getaway/marriage] from "Black Eyed Man" 1990s
"Heading Out to the Highway" - Judas Priest [individualism/risk taking] from "Point of Entry" 1980s
"Insanity" - Oingo Boingo [religion/moral outcast] from "Boingo" 1990s
"Only Makes Me Laugh" - Oingo Boingo [laugh at problems/coping] from "Alive" 1980s
"Love at the Five & Dime" - Nanci Griffith [finding the right someone] from "Last of the True Believers" 1980s
"Losing It" - Rush [growing old/aging] from "Signals" 1980s
"Roll the Bones" - Rush [why are we here?] from "Roll the Bones" 1990s
"Lie to Me" - Martin Zellar [depression] from "Born Under" 1990s
"Running to Stand Still" - U2 [addiction] from "The Joshua Tree" 1980s
"No New Tale to Tell" - Love & Rockets [nature vs. nurture] from "Earth, Sun, Moon" 1980s
"You Keep It All In" - The Beautiful South [repression] from "Welcome to The Beautiful South" 1990s
"Black Eyed Dog" - Nick Drake [death/foreshadowing one's own] from "Time of No Reply" 1970s
"Gonna Change" - Gear Daddies [challenge of changing learned behavior] from "Billy's Live Bait" 1980s
"Egoverride" - Bob Mould [Freud/ego] from "Bob Mould" 1990s
"The Sins of Memphisto - John Prine [therapy groups/crazy] from "The Missing Years" 1990s
"Shadows in the Rain" - Sting [insanity/crazy/doctor diagnosis] from "The Dream of the Blue Turtles" 1980s
"Wall of Denial" - Stevie Ray Vaughan [denial] from "In Step" 1980s
"Problem Solved" - Martin Zellar [co-dependency in marriage] from "Born Under" 1990s
"Ledge Psychology" - Bob Newhart from "The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back" 1950s **This is spoken word/comedy about a police officer trying to handle a person threatening to jump off a building
----- Douglas Wandersee The Mountain Institute Mountain Forum Tel: (01)-540-437-0468 Fax: (01)-540-437-0494 E-mail:
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Classical Conditioning: “Bitch” by the Rolling Stones [Sticky Fingers] (“every time you call my name, I salivate like a Pavlov dog”)
Emotion: “How to Fight Loneliness” by Wilco [Summerteeth] (“How do you fight loneliness? You smile all the time”)
Bystander Intervention: “What’s the Matter Here” by 10,000 Maniacs [In My Tribe] (“I’m tired of the excuses everybody uses; he’s your kid, do as you see fit”)
Obedience: “We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)” by Peter Gabriel [So]
Conformity: “Typical Situation” by Dave Matthews Band [Under the Table and Dreaming] (“Why are you different? Why are you that way? If you don’t get in line, we’ll lock you away”)
Ethics in Animal Research: “Shock the Monkey” by Peter Gabriel [Security]
Group Differentiation/Prejudice: “Not One of Us” by Peter Gabriel [Peter Gabriel] (“There's safety in numbers When you learn to divide How can we be in If there is no outside”)
Counterfactual Thinking: “If 6 Was 9” by Jimi Hendrix [Axis: Bold As Love]
Bipolar Disorder: “Manic Depression” by Jimi Hendrix [Are You Experienced?]
Discrimination: “Mr. Cab Driver” by Lenny Kravitz [Let Love Rule] (“Mr. Cab Driver won’t stop to let me in; Mr. Cab Driver don’t like my kind of skin”)
Reactance or Buyer’s Remorse: “Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell [Ladies of the Canyon] (“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone”)
Animism: “The Piano Has Been Drinking” by Tom Waits [Small Change]
--- Elliott D. Hammer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, Campus Box 115C Xavier University 1 Drexel Drive New Orleans, LA 70125
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Not sure if this is the sort of thing, but Tammy Wynette's "Stand by your man" would be an obvious introduction to the psychology of gender: a perfect opportunity to deconstruct the unfortunately chauvinistic lyric of this beautiful and well-loved song, introducing ideas such as gender stereotypes, sex roles, prejudice, identity and self-stereotyping.
Another great song for prejudice, stereotyping and identity would have to be Kermit the Frog's "It's not easy being green" from the Muppet Show. If you don't know it already, let me know and I'll send you the lyrics.
OK, so they're both (significantly) pre-1990, but the former did feature in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" (post-1990) and in "The Blues Brothers" (still much watched), and Kermit the Frog is still well known among young people, and anyway they're both such great songs!
Hope this helps,
Viv.
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For Psych of Language: What about "Said I loved you (but I lied)"? --Michael Bolton “'cause this is more than love I feel inside . . . said I loved you but I was wrong 'cause love could never ever feel this strong . . ."
Jeanene
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For Cognitive/Language:
“I Love You” –People (1968) I love you, I love you, I love you, yes I dooooo but the words won’t come, and I don’t know what to say-ay! I shouldn’t hide my love deep inside. The words should explain But the words won’t come...
--AW
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Here are a few more. You may want to double check my memory and correct/cull out some of these. Bob
Consciousness: White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane Kodachrome - Paul Simon
Development: It Comin' Around Again - Carlye Simon When I was Seventeen It Was A Very Good Year - Sinatra
Memory Memory - Barbara Streisand
Emotion Feelings - ???
Stress Get Over It - The Eagles
Alcoholism Red Red Wine - Bob Marley Cracklin Rosie - Neil Diamond Scotch and Soda - Kingston Trio Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Drugs: Purple Haze: Jimmy Hendrix
Obsession: Eye in the Sky - Alan Parsons Project
Delusional disorders Jesus Loves Me - various artists
Social: People - Streisand Make Someone Happy - Jimmy Durante (from Sleepless in Seattle) I've Got friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks Situationism: Turn Turn Nurn Communication: Sounds of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel I/O Psych Whistle While You Work Banana Boat Song Sixteen Tons Old Man River
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States of Consciousness: Dreams: “Everybody Has a Dream,” Billy Joel
For Personality: “The Stranger,” Billy Joel (different faces we where)
--AW
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From the Social Psychology Lab at St. Louis University, c/o Jennifer Rivers
General Psychology Music Selections
Introduction/Methods Weird Science–Oingo Boingo American Science–Duran Duran Shock the Monkey –Peter Gabriel Are you ready?—Creed Mind Trick—2 Skinny Js Blitzkrieg Bop (Hey, Ho, Let’s Go)—The Ramones Start me up—Rolling Stones The End is the Beginning is the End—Smashing Pumpkins Don’t Let’s Start—They Might Be Giants 4 Out of 5 – Soul Coughing (Album: Irresistible Bliss) – stats reference I Go to Extremes –Billy Joel (Album: Storm Front) – stats Chances Are (Johnny Mathis?)
Biology, Brain & Behavior Grey Matter–Oingo Boingo Brain Damage–Pink Floyd The Reflex—Duran Duran (album: 7 and the ragged tiger) Insane in the Brain—Cypress Hill Out of my Head—Fastball Brain Stew—Green Day If I Only Had a Brain—MC 900 Foot Jesus If I Only Had a Brain—Judy Garland & Ray Bolger (Wizard of Oz) Human Behavior – Bijork (album: Debut) Mammal—They Might Be Giants (album: Flood)
Child Development Peek-a-boo—Devo Peek-a-boo—Siouxsie and the Banshees My Evil Twin—They Might Be Giants My Back Pages—Bob Dylan Night Moves—Bob Seger Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing—Chris Issak With Arms Wide Open—Creed Walk of Life—Dire Straights Parents Just Don’t Understand—DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince My Generation—Limp Bizkit My Generation—Green Day My Generation—The Who Come On Baby—Moby & Crystal Method Where Can My Baby Be—Pearl Jam Stay Up Late—Talking Heads In My Time of Dying –Led Zeppelin When I’m Sixty-Four –The Beatles Boy in the Bubble—Paul Simon Not a Girl- Brittany Spears When I Grow Up – Michelle Shocked Closer to Fine—Indigo Girls (self –titled album) (self-acutalization)
Sensation In Your Eyes –Peter Gabriel I Can See It In Your Eyes –Men at Work Sweet Sensation –UB40 New Sensation –INXS (Album: Kick) Private Eyes –Hall & Oats Flavor of the Week—American Hi-Fi More than a Feeling—Boston Naked Eye—Luscious Jackson Senses Working Overtime – XTC
Perception I Can See Clearly Now –Johnny Nash You Won’t See Me –The Beatles Enjoy the Silence—Depeche Mode She’s Actual Size—They Might Be Giants
Consciousness Sleep No Sleep Till Brooklyn –Beastie Boys I’m only Sleeping –The Beatles Sleep—Midnight Oil Enter Sandman—Metallica Then the Morning Comes—Smashmouth Consolation Day—Finger Eleven Who Needs Sleep? – Barenaked Ladies
Dreams Don’t Dream it’s Over—Crowded House Dream On –Aerosmith Some Dreams –Bangles Dreamworld—Midnight Oil Dreams –Van Halen Daydream –Smashing Pumpkins Deep in a Dream –Frank Sinatra Dream—The Cranberries Dreaming My Dreams—The Cranberries River of Dreams—Billy Joel Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)–The Eurythmics Sleep to Dream—Fiona Apple Imagine—John Lennon California Dreaming—Mamas and the Poppas Running Down a Dream—Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Get Out of my Dreams—Billy Ocean Dreamland—B-52s
Drugs Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds –The Beatles Interesting Drug –Morrissey I Want a New Drug –Huey Lewis and the News Leagalize It—Mojo Nixon White Rabbit—Jefferson Airplane Hash Pipe – Weezer ‘Cause I Got High—Afroman (On Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Soundtrack)
Learning Black Dog –Led Zeppelin Dinner Bell—They Might Be Giants What’s the Matter Here—10,000 Maniacs You Learn—Alanis Morissette Superstitious—Stevie Wonder Learn to Unlearn—Oversize
Memory Yesterday –The Beatles Don’t Lose My Number –Phil Collins Remember Walking in the Sand –Aerosmith Do You Remember?—Phil Collins I’m Still Remembering—The Cranberries Will You Remember?—The Cranberries Some Different Memory—Electronic I Don’t Remember—Peter Gabriel It’s All Been Done Before—Barenaked Ladies Careless Memory—Duran Duran
Thinking and Language I Don’t Want to Know–Phil Collins Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off –Harry Connick Jr. People Just Love to Play with Words–Men at Work So Much to Say—Dave Matthews Band Think—Aretha Franklin Speechless—Fenix, TX Is There Something I Should Know? –Duran Duran
Intelligence I Know What I Know – Paul Simon (Graceland) International Bright Young Thing –Jesus Jones (Doubt) Land of Confusion—Genesis You Oughta Know—Alanis Morissette Too Much Information—The Police IQ—Ani Difranco
Motivation Where There’s a Will –Boom Crash Opera I Don’t Care Anymore –Phil Collins Are You Experienced? –Jimi Hendrix Battle of Who Could Care Less—Ben Folds Five I’m Hungry—The Sugarcubes She Has a Girlfriend Now—Reel Big Fish The Distance—Cake Satisfied—Eight-Stops-Seven Love Like This—Faith Evans Running on Empty—Jackson Browne Let’s Talk About Sex—Salt ‘n Pepa Hungry Like the Wolf—Duran Duran Satisfaction –Rolling Stones I Want Your Sex—George Michael
Emotion Sweet Emotion –Aerosmith Don’t Worry, Be Happy –Bobby McFarrin All You Need is Love—The Beatles Emotional—Carl Thomas Sad Sad Sad—Rolling Stones Happiness is a Warm Gun—Beatles I Get So Emotional – Whitney Houston Emotions –Mariah Carey I Love You—Sarah McLachlan Angry Any More—Ani Difranco
Stress & Health Some Like It Hot –The Power Station Pressure –Billy Joel Feel the Pain—Dinosaur, Jr. With a Little Help From My Friends—The Beatles Under Pressure—Queen
Social Psychology Relationships She Loves You –The Beatles Love Shack –B52s You Can’t Hurry Love –Phil Collins or Supremes Who Do You Love? –The Escape Club The One I Love –R.E.M. When It’s Love –Van Halen Real Love—The Beatles
Prejudice Hateful Hate –10,000 Maniacs Your Racist Friend –They Might Be Giants Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard—Paul Simon Subdivision—Ani Difranco (album: Reckoning) –racism Scooter Boys—Indigo Girls (racism)
Gender Lola—The Kinks Just a Girl—No Doubt (a sarcastic feminist view) Girls, Girls, Girls—Poison (a male chauvinist view) Androgyny—Garbage Pretty Girl – Ani Difranco (a feminist view) Cornflake Girl—Tori Amos Girls Just Wanna Have Fun—Cyndi Lauper
Altruism Lean on Me – Artist? Help—The Beatles Help—Oasis
Other Self-Esteem—Offspring Unpretty—TLC The Attitude Song—Eric Johnson, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai Attitude—Doctor Deck Changes in Latitude Changes in Attitude—Jimmy Buffett We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)—Peter Gabriel In or Out –Ani Difranco (conformity pressure)
Personality Shiny, Happy People–R.E.M. Mother–Pink Floyd [Freud] Who Are You?–The Who Mother—Tori Amos Cult of Personality—Living Color If I Wasn’t Shy—They Might Be Giants Psychological Disorders Obsession—Eurythmics Mad as Snow –Kitchens of Distinction Must Have Been Crazy –The Beatles Madness is All in the Mind –Madness Virtual Insanity—Jamiroqui I Drive Myself Crazy-N’Sync Helter Skelter –The Beatles They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha Haaa! –Napoleon XIV Insane in the Brain—Cypress Hill You May Be Right—Billy Joel Crazy—Seal Manic Monday –The Bangles Manic Depression—Jimi Hendrix Obsession—Animotion I Think I’m Paranoid—Garbage Paranoid—Black Sabbath Paranoid Eyes—Pink Floyd Flagpole Sitta’—Harvey Danger Split Personality—Pink Schizophrenia—Sonic Youth Voices Inside My Head—The Police Veronica—Elvis Costello (Alzheimer’s) My Crazy Love—Adam Sandler (Schizophrenia) I’m Too Sexy—Right Said Fred (Narcissism) Airplane—Indigo Girls (phobia) Spider—They Might Be Giants (phobia) Psychokiller—Talking Heads Basket Case—Greenday Down In It—Nine Inch Nails (bipolar) Somebody’s Watching Me –Maxwell (paranoia) Split Personality—Matthew Sweet I’m So Worried—Monty Python Sings (anxiety)
Therapy Hypnotist of Ladies—They Might Be Giants Kiss That Frog—Peter Gabriel (Flooding- phobias) Digging in the Dirt –Peter Gabriel (Psychoanalysis) Group Therapy—Concrete Blond
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Cognition Songs:
Language: 3 little words. How do you speak to an angel? Little things mean a lot. Prototype: Exactly like you. Problem solving: I guess I'll have to change my plans. Thought: Don't think twice (B. Dylan); Think it over (B. Holly); I wonder why; I almost lost my mind; Thinking of you; How do you think I feel? I think of you; I thought about you; Do you ever think of me?
Problem solving: Problems (problem, problems, problems all day long) Everly Bros. We can work it out (Beatles) from Marty Kaplan
***** Nonverbal communication:
From Paula Niedenthal:
When you Say Nothing at All. By Alison Krauss. Original was sung by Keith Whitley c. 1995.
The refrain says:" The smile on your face lets me know that you need me; there's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me; a touch of your hand says you'll catch me if ever I fall ... Now, you say it best ..when you say nothing at all." Also: "Old Mr. Webster could never define, what's being said between your heart and mine..." The entire song is about nonverbal communication, not just a part of the song.
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Hi Professor Weber,
I'm a graduate student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. For the past three years, I have taught Introduction to Psychology here at the U of I. I always play music before the start of each class, rock (mostly modern, but some classic) and some pop, and I try to update my song list each semester. Here is my list, by chapter/topic, with the Name of Song - Artist (Title of CD, if known), and an explanation of concept if it is not clear from the song title. Some of the songs I play are only relevant due to the song title or a few lines in the lyrics, but students seem to enjoy that I play "related" songs before class begins, even if only tangentially related. Sometimes we discuss the lyrics in class (e.g., For You by Staind for parenting styles, Perfect by Alanis Morissette for conditions of worth, Epiphany by Staind for clinical depression, Waste by Staind or Adam's Song by Blink 182 for suicide). In order to facilitate this discussion, I put the lyrics on a transparency and play the song during class.
Sincerely, Sylvia Puente
Research Methods: * She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Developmental Psychology: * Just a Girl - No Doubt (Tragic Kingdom), gender roles * What It Feels Like For A Girl - Madonna (Music), gender roles * For You OR Fade - Staind (Break the Cycle), parenting styles (specifically, rejecting/neglecting)
Biological Psychology: * Head Like A Hole - Nine Inch Nails (Pretty Hate Machine) * A Place for My Head - Linkin Park (Linkin Park)
Sensation: * Ray of Light - Madonna (Ray of Light) * King of Pain - The Police (Every Breath You Take-The Singles) * Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana (Nevermind) * I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye (Greatest Hits)
Perception: * Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz (Gorillaz), for the line "'cuz you don't see with your eyes, you perceive with your mind" Consciousness (sleeping/dreaming related): * Sweet Dreams - Eurythmics or Marilyn Manson (Smells Like Children) * Sleep to Dream - Fiona Apple (Tidal) * Dream On - Aerosmith (Greatest Hits) * Narcolepsy - Third Eye Blind (Third Eye Blind) * Dreams - Fleetwood Mac (Rumours) * Enter Sandman - Metallica (Metallica) * Awake - Godsmack (Awake), you could also play this during a discussion about the peripheral route of attitude change (this song is used in Navy recruiting TV commercials)
Consciousness (drug related): * Master of Puppets - Metallica (Master of Puppets), the power of addiction * White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane * Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul, & Mary
Learning: * You Learn - Alanis Morissette (Jagged Little Pill) * Points of Authority - Linkin Park (Linkin Park)
Memory: * I Will Remember You - Sarah McLaughlan (Mirrorball) * Unforgettable - Nat "King" Cole (The Best of) * This Is How You Remind Me - Nickleback (Silver Side Up) * Forgotten - Linkin Park (Linkin Park)
Cognition/Language: * Imagine - John Lennon (The John Lennon Collection) * When I Think of You - Janet Jackson (Design of a Decade) * Express Yourself - Madonna (The Immaculate Collection)
Motivation & Emotion: * Motivation - Sum 41 (All Killer, No Filler) * Nookie - Limp Bizkit (Significant Other), sexual motivation * Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith (Greatest Hits) * Jealousy - Natalie Merchant (Tigerlily) * Girlfriend - Alicia Keys (Songs in A Minor), jealousy
Health, Stress, & Coping: * Thank You - Dido (No Angel), social support * With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe co*cker or Beatles (Yellow Submarine), social support * You've Got A Friend - James Taylor (Greatest Hits), social support * Lean On Me - Bill Withers, social support * Broken Home - Papa Roach (Infest), divorce * Never There - Cake (Prolonging the Magic), lack of social support * Bad Day - Fuel (Something Like Human), daily hassles * Pressure - Billy Joel or Staind (Break the Cycle) * Safe Place - Staind (Break the Cycle), social support
Personality: * Cult of Personality - Living Color * Perfect - Alanis Morissette (Jagged Little Pill), Rogers' Theory & conditions of worth * Optimistic - Radiohead * Guilty Conscience - Eminem, featuring Dr. Dre (The Slim Shady LP), id vs. ego
Psychological Disorders: * Epiphany - Staind (Break the Cycle), a very powerful metaphor for clinical depression * Fell On Black Days - Soundgarden (Superunknown), depression * Starry Nights - Don McLean, bipolar disorder * Waste - Staind (Break the Cycle), suicide * Adam's Song - Blink 182 (Enema of the State), suicide * Last Resort - Papa Roach (Infest), suicide * Fade to Black - Metallica (Ride the Lightening), suicide * Jumper - Third Eye Blind (Third Eye Blind), suicide * Voices - Disturbed (The Sickness), auditory hallucinations
Treatment of Psychological Disorders: * Lithium - Nirvana (Nevermind) * Sanitarium - Metallica (Master of Puppets) * I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash (Pop Hits from 1972)
Social Psychology: * Sex Type Thing - Stone Temple Pilots (Core), rape myths * Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit (Significant Other), aggression * Fat Lip - Sum 41 (All Killer, No Filler), conformity * Stan - Eminem (The Marshall Mathers LP), good for starting a discussion on the influence of pop culture/music
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Okay, this one is sort of un-PC, but I thought of "Virtual insanity" by Jamiroqui. It's a fairly recent song, and it's the meaning is self- evident.
-Mandy Smith
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Hi Ann--
These are some more suggestions from current and former students for your psych music list:
Psychotherapy: The Couch by Alanis Morrisette Album: Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Dreams: The Dream Within by Lara Fabian Album: Final Fantasy Soundtrack
Thought: Terrible Thought by Poe. Album: Haunted
That's it! :)Katie Larson
Poe has a song called "Psycho" It's chorus is "Can't talk to a psycho like a normal human being..." Just thought I would pass that on to you...not sure that it helps... April
Hi Jeff,
Great to hear back from you. Here are some song ideas related to psychology, per Ann Weber's request.....
"Summer of Drugs" - Soul Asylum/Victoria Williams [drugs/growing up] from "Sweet Relief"
"Dirty Blvd" - Lou Reed [abuse/coping] from "New York" "Belong" - REM [parenting/child development] from "Out of Time"
"Tony" - Patty Griffin [adolescent development/suicide/sexuality] from "Flaming Red"
"The Future" - Leonard Cohen [fatalism/nihilism] from "The Future"
"Watershed" - Indigo Girls [decision making] from "Nomads, Indians, Saints"
"Kid Fears" - Indigo Girls [adult fears] from "Indigo Girls"
"Good Year for the Roses" - Elvis Costello [failed marriage] from "Greatest Hits"
"Find the River" - REM [being stuck] from "Automatic for the People"
"Runaway Train" - Soul Asylum [loneliness/isolation] from "Grace Dancer's Union"
"What's Good" - Lou Reed [grieving/loss from fatal illness/questioning] From "Magic & Loss"
"Memories" - Leonard Cohen [fantasy/daydream/memory] from "Death of a Ladies Man"
"Indifference" - Pearl Jam [self significance/what's the point?] from "Vs"
"She's No Lady" - Lyle Lovett [marriage/roles] from "Pontiac"
"Black, Brown & White" - Big Bill Broonzy [oppression/racism] from "Absolutely the best"
"Strawberry Jam" - Michelle Shocked [joy/play/simple pleasures] from "Arkansas Traveler
"God is a Real Estate Developer" - Michelle Shocked [religion] from "Captain Swing"
"Horse in the Country" - Cowboy Junkies [escape/getaway/marriage] from "Black Eyed Man"
"Heading Out to the Highway" - Judas Priest [individualism/risk taking] from "Point of Entry"
"Insanity" - Oingo Boingo [religion/moral outcast] from "Boingo"
"Only Makes Me Laugh" - Oingo Boingo [laugh at problems/coping] from "Alive"
"Love at the Five & Dime" - Nanci Griffith [finding the right someone] from "Last of the True Believers"
"Losing It" - Rush [growing old/aging] from "Signals" "Roll the Bones" - Rush [why are we here?] from "Roll the Bones"
"Lie to Me" - Martin Zellar [depression] from "Martin Zellar"
"Running to Stand Still" - U2 [addiction] from "The Joshua Tree"
"No New Tale to Tell" - Love & Rockets [nature vs. nurture] from "Earth, Sun, Moon"
Jeffrey Ratliff-Crain, Ph.D. Associate professor, psychology Division of Social Sciences University of Minnesota, Morris Morris, MN 56267
Phone: (o) 320-589-6204 (h) 320-843-2490 Fax: 320-589-6117 e-mail: [emailprotected] web: http://www.mrs.umn.edu/~ratliffj
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Okay, this one is sort of un-PC, but I thought of "Virtual insanity" by Jamiroqui. It's a fairly recent song, and it's the meaning is self- evident.
-Mandy Smith
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...well, one more-- some overlap here! Jeff Ratliff-Crain
----- Original Message ----- From: Ashley Boettcher
> > So, Shannon Lambert told me about this and then i checked my email and i > have a bunch of songs with psychology themes. > 1. "Independence Day" by Martina McBride (don't know album)--domestic abuse > and its effects > 2. "Stress" by Jim's Big Ego (don't know album)--Stress > 3. "What It's Like" Everlast (Whitey Ford Sings The Blues)--Drugs, > Poverty, violence > 4. "Me and A Gun" by Tori Amos (don't know what Tori album, is also on > MTV's fight for your rights against violence CD)--Rape > 5. "Father of Mine" by Everclear (So Much For The Afterglow)--Abandonment > of the father > 6. "Alcohol" by the Barenaked Ladies (Stunt)--Alcohol > 7. "3AM" by Matchbox Twenty (Yourself or Someone Like You)--Cancer and its > effects > 8. "Goin' Through The Big D" by Mark Chesnutt (What A Way To Live)--Divorce > 9. "Jumper" by Third Eye Blind (Self Titled album)-Suicide > 10. "Two Beds and a Coffee Machine" by Savage Garden > (Affirmation)--Domestic Abuse > 11. "Acoustic #3" by the Goo Goo Dolls (Dizzy Up the Girl)--dysfunctional > family situation. > 12. "Drunk Daddy" by the Cherry Poppin' Daddies (Zoot Suit Riot)--Alcohol > and a dysfunctional family > 13. "She Thinks His Name Was John" by Reba McEntire (Read My Mind)--AIDS > 14. "Brick" by the Ben Folds Five (Whatever and Ever Amen)--Abortion > > The rest are all Stuart Davis Songs > 1. "Mermaid" (16 Nudes)--Paraphilias, Fetishes > 2. "Goodbye To Me" (Idiot Express)--Death, Suicide > 3. "Narcoleptic Mary" (Big Energy Dream, 16 Nudes)--Sleep Disorders, > Narcolepsy > 4. "Untitled" (Kid Mystic)--Infant Death > 5. "World Learns Englsih" (Kid Mystic)--language and its evolution > 6. "Jonah" (Kid Mystic, 16 Nudes)--Suicide > 7. "Ani I Adore" (Kid Mystic)--Incest, Child Molestation > 8. "Barbie" (Nomen Est Numen)--Paraphilias, Fetishes > 9. "Only Changing Drugs" (Self Untitled, 16 Nudes)--Substance Abuse > 10. "You My Child" (Self Untitled)--Abortion > > The following are all songs that are about dying and/or healing, not sure if > they apply or not (still Stuart Davis songs) > 1. "You Will Heal" (Big Energy Dream) > 2. "Swim" (16 Nudes, Stuart Davis) > 3. "Invincible" (Stuart Davis) > > Hope this helps, i'm sure that i have more if you need them. > -Ashley Boettcher > >*****
Below are some ideas for music and psychology topics. Note that I have often found it helpful to put up an overhead while I play music, because although my students have heard many of these songs, they don’t necessarily know all the words. Nor will they automatically recognize why the song is pertinent to the topic.
Neuropsychology and/or cognition: If I Only Had a Brain (from the Wizard of Oz) Adolescent development: Teenagers Kick our Butts (Dar Williams)* Existential issues: Galileo (The Indigo Girls) or Never is Enough (Barenaked Ladies)* Personal responsibility/motivation/activism: Let it be Me and/or Hammer and a Nail (The Indigo Girls)* Gender identity: When I was a Boy (Dar Williams) or I’ll be that Girl (Barenaked Ladies)* Alcohol abuse: Alcohol (Barenaked Ladies)* Child abuse: Luca (Suzanne Vega) Therapy: Therapy (Dar Williams)*
*Contemporary/popular with college students
***** My undergraduate classes here at The College of William and Mary decided to help you, and they came up with some songs related to Psychology. I was going to format the list better and then send it to you, but I just noticed that you wanted the list by April 30, so this may already be too late. Therefore, instead of my spending more time formatting, I'll send the list along to you as is. It is attached as a Word document. I think it is actually pretty self-explanatory now. I hope it's not too late, and that you are able to use some of my students' suggestions. FYI -- the students who contributed the songs are currently students in my Social Psychology class or Research Methods class, who had Intro Psy. within the last year or so.
Good luck, Amy
Amy Westfall Eischeid, Ph.D. Department of Psychology The College of William and Mary Williamburg, VA 23187 757-221-3879 [emailprotected]
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Below are suggestions that come to mind. Hope they're helpful.
--Elliott
Classical Conditioning: “Bitch” by the Rolling Stones [Sticky Fingers] (“every time you call my name, I salivate like a Pavlov dog”)
Emotion: “How to Fight Loneliness” by Wilco [Summerteeth] (“How do you fight loneliness? You smile all the time”)
Bystander Intervention: “What’s the Matter Here” by 10,000 Maniacs [In My Tribe] (“I’m tired of the excuses everybody uses; he’s your kid, do as you see fit”)
Obedience: “We Do What We’re Told (Milgram’s 37)” by Peter Gabriel [So]
Conformity: “Typical Situation” by Dave Matthews Band [Under the Table and Dreaming] (“Why are you different? Why are you that way? If you don’t get in line, we’ll lock you away”)
Ethics in Animal Research: “Shock the Monkey” by Peter Gabriel [Security]
Group Differentiation/Prejudice: “Not One of Us” by Peter Gabriel [Peter Gabriel] (“There's safety in numbers When you learn to divide How can we be in If there is no outside”)
Counterfactual Thinking: “If 6 Was 9” by Jimi Hendrix [Axis: Bold As Love]
Bipolar Disorder: “Manic Depression” by Jimi Hendrix [Are You Experienced?]
Discrimination: “Mr. Cab Driver” by Lenny Kravitz [Let Love Rule] (“Mr. Cab Driver won’t stop to let me in; Mr. Cab Driver don’t like my kind of skin”) Reactance or Buyer’s Remorse: “Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell [Ladies of the Canyon] (“Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got til it’s gone”)
Animism: “The Piano Has Been Drinking” by Tom Waits [Small Change]
--- Elliott D. Hammer, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, Campus Box 115C Xavier University 1 Drexel Drive New Orleans, LA 70125
504-483-7636 (ph) 504-485-7952 (fx)
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From Caroline Mann:
Okay, here are a few ideas (and some of these may be a stretch?). The ones that are definitely psych-related are marked with an asterick (or two)...
-"Crack in the Mirror" (Joan Baez, Gone from Danger)- about child sex abuse. *-"Larry" (Catie Curtis, (Self-titled))- about a schizophrenic or developmentally retarded person (who ultimately kills himself) -"Nowhere" (Lucy Kaplansky, Every Single Day)- cutting/possibly borderline personality. Lucy is an ex-psychologist, by the way. :) -"John Doe #24" (Mary Chapin Carpenter, Stones in the Road)-disassociative amnesia/fugue and developmental disabilities -"The Lighthouse" (Nickel Creek, (Self-titled))- a suicide told from the perspective of a lighthouse. -"9 Fingers to Go" (New Mongrels, Not Dead Yet)-alcholism and child abuse **-"Ascent" (Richard Shindell, Blue Divide)- therapy and suicide **-"Confession" (Richard Shindell, Somewhere Near Patterson)-overprescription of psychotropic medications -"Me and a Gun" (Tori Amos, Little Earthquakes)-a personal account of rape -"When I was a boy" (Dar Williams, The Honesty Room)- childhood socialization and gender roles **-"What Do you Hear in These Sounds" (Dar Williams, End of the Summer)-otherwise known as 'the therapy song.' If you haven't heard this one already, you really must (it's hilarious)! :) -"Red Dirt Girl" (Emmylou Harris, Red Dirt Girl)- depression/suicide **-"Tony" (Patty Griffin, Flaming Red)- a poignant ballad about a young hom*osexual who commits suicide. -"The Things that I have Seen" (Richard Shindell, Blue Divide)- war and PTSD. *-"Twisted" (Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark)-making fun of psychoanalysis ------There's also an amusing number in a little-known Gershwin musical ("Pardon my English"). Since I doubt you'll be able to find the actual music, here are the lyrics:
"Freud and Jung and Adler"
VERSE Two Doctors: If a person starts to quiver Through cirrhosis of the liver, We can't be bothered with that sort of thing at all. Two Others: But how eagerly do we go To an egg who has an ego Or a brain that's scrambled 'way beyond recall. Two Others: We don't cure appendicitis Or the mumps or laryingitis -- That is not the kind of service that we sell. All: But we're always on location When its mental aberation, For that pays twice as well! Nurses: You must know that when a Doctor's from Vienna -- That pays twice as well! REFRAIN 1 Doctors: Doctor Freud and Jung and Adler, Adler and Jung and Freud -- Six Psychoanalysts we! Just let us make one diagnosis -- We'll know what loss is! Doctor Freud and Jung and Adler, Adler and Jung and Freud. Visiting hours, nine to three.
If you ever had the dream that Mrs. Grundy's Always keeping her eye on you on Sund'ys, And you suddenly find your standing in your undies -- We are positive that you'd better see Doctor Freud and Jung and Adler, Adler and Jung and Freud -- Six sex psychos, we! "He's Oversexed" A Drs. Adler: He's oversexed! Drs. Jung: He's undersexed! Drs. Freud: He hasn't any sex at all!
All: This sort of thing commences When children scribble on fences!
Drs. Adler: He's oversexed! Drs. Jung: He's undersexed! Drs. Freud: It happened when he was that small!
All: His mind is in confusion; There's only one conclusion: He's oversexed, He's undersexed, He hasn't any sex at all!
B Drs. Adler: It's father love! Drs. Jung: It's mother love! Drs. Freud: We're sure it isn't love at all!
All: His thoughts they should be purty, But they are probably dirty!
Drs. Adler: It's father love! Drs. Jung: It's mother love! Drs. Freud: It happened when he was that small!
All: His head so badly cracked is, The analytical fact is: He's oversexed. He's undersexed, He hasn't any sex at all!
REFRAIN 2 (of "Freud and Jung and Adler") Doctors: Doctor Freud and Jung and Adler, Adler and Jung and Freud -- Six Psychoanalysts we! Just let us make one diagnosis -- We'll know what loss is! Doctor Freud and Jung and Adler, Adler and Jung and Freud. Visiting hours, nine to three.
If you've any mental problem that perplexes -- If there's anything that's wrong with your reflexes -- If you're really not certain as to which your sex is -- We are positive that you had better see Doctor Freud and Jung and Adler, Adler and Jung and Freud -- Six sex psychos, we! ------And this one's a classic (I'm not sure who wrote it, but Pete Seeger used to sing it)...
The Ballad of Sigmund Freud
Well, it started in Vienna not so many years ago When not enough folks were getting sick A starving young physician tried to better his position By discovering what made his patients tick He forgot about sterosis and invented the psychosis And a hundred ways that sex could be enjoyed He adopted as his credo "down repression of libido!" And that was the start of Doctor Sigmund Freud
Well, Doctor Freud, oh Doctor Freud How we wish you had been differently employed But the set of circ*mstances Still enhances the finances of the followers of Doctor Sigmund Freud
Well, he analyzed the dreams of the teens and libertines Substituted monologue for pills He drew crowds just like Will Sadler When along came Jung and Adler And they said by God, there's gold in them there ills! They encountered no resistance When they served as Freud's assistants As with ego and with id they deftly toyed But instead of toting bedpans They wore analytic deadpans Those ambitious doctors Adler, Jung and Freud! Now the big three have departed But not so the code the started No, it's being carried on by a goodly band And to trauma shock and force us Someone's gone and added Rorschach And the whole thing's got completely out of hand! So old boys with double chinsies And a thousand would-be Kinseys They discuss it at the drop of a repression And I wouldn't be complaining But for all the loot I'm paying Just to lie on someone's couch and say confession! ------Then I have a few song-lyrics for which I've never heard the music. In case they might be of use to you:
"Just a Faster Choice RT" or "The Research Subject's Prayer"
Just a faster choice RT Grant this, Jesus if you please. I'll be stuck in this study; Lest you Grant me speed in my RT.
I am weak but you are strong My reaction time's too long Plus, my choices are all wrong; I want Just a faster choice RT. I see words and I say "Yes" Non-words cause me pain I guess. And my data are a mess, so please Just a faster choice RT. ------The Viennese Drinking Song (Ode To Freud) by Camille West
Wherever we go, there's id and there's ego the conflicts we never outgrow. Anxiety's built on repression and guilt (ask any good Catholic you know). There are feelings inside which are felt and denied and in trying to hide them we find that the ones we repress are the ones we express (and they tell me it's all in my mind).
(Chorus) And we sing ya, ya, ya, ya So many things to avoid Ya, ya, ya, ya the gospel according to Freud
One day my kid came to me straight from his therapy, (used to be strictly gestalt) He said "I'm not complainin' but my toilet trainin' was rough so you're really at fault" Perhaps if I'd waited he'd not be fixated I wish that I'd made it a game So I owe an apology... thank you, psychology My fault the kid is insane
(Chorus)
Our sons want to marry us. Freud says the Oedipus complex is strong and it's real. These boys cause a ruckus; they all want to -shall we say feel?- what they ought not to feel Between father and son there's a war to be won over mama's affectionate glance Says pop to his kid, "What's this crap about id? Keep your impulses inside your pants"
(Chorus)
And ladies between us we envy the penis says Freud it's our major drawback Thus all our neuroses and sometimes psychoses begin over something we lack. And so man's exterior makes him superior Freud says our envy is moot. But I must disagree, 'cause according to me the zucchini's a great substitute ------
Okay, so some of these aren't exactly complimentary of psychology... but they're still amusing? Sorry I've gone on so long (I'm sure this is *way* more info. than you needed. I should've warned you that I'm rather obsessed with music). Anyway- most of these songs are of the singer/songwriter and folk/rock genres... and if you can't find the music or lyrics, I can certainly give them to you sometime.
Hope this is helpful. (By the way, what are you collecting psych. songs for?)
Have a luminescent day!
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