Music--It Need Not Cause Stress

I have found classical music and country music to be my two favorite types of genres. I love classical because I am always playing it, so loving it seems to be a must. Plus, whenever I am listening to a classical song and am able to correctly identify that song, that always makes me feel good. I cannot really explain why, but it gives a good feeling to know that I have some knowledge of music, even if I cannot recall exactly what the frequency of a note is. Country music can either make you feel cheerful or rather melancholy, and it is so true to life. The words in many of the songs make a person feel as though they can relate to it. At least, I feel that way. For instance, there is a song which deals with the things that women are always talking about, and it seems so realistic, because women often do talk about their work, their friends, the places they've been, their clothes, their dreams, the men they like, their brains, and their medical charts. Country songs bring images clearly into my mind, images of small towns, farms, woods, and the way men and women act.
There are four songs that I find particularly uplifting when I feel down and out or overwhelmed are the theme song from the movie "Chariots of Fire," "Me and God" (a country song), "I Like It, I Love It", and the song "Solitude" from the album "Homespun Songs of the Great Smoky Mountains." The "Chariots of Fire" theme song sounds so uplifting because the movie is about facing challenges and overcoming them triumphantly. School work is very challenging sometimes and so is playing music for me, so when I listen to this song, it makes me feel as though I can meet these challenges and come out smiling. It makes me feel as though I can do anything and do it well. "Me and God" is kind of like a hymn, but an upbeat, rollicking sort of hymn. I have constantly found the words to be spiritually uplifting and encouraging, as well as hopeful.
"There ain't nothing that can't be done by me and God,
Ain't nobody gonna come between me and God.
One day we'll live together where the angels trod,
Me and God."
Not the best grammar, I admit, but its message is heartening and inspiring. "I Like It, I Love It" is about a man who is hooked by a particular girl, and he sings about all the effects she has on him. It makes me want to feel love the way the singer does, and I like to think that I could have the same effects on a man that the girl in the song does. Plus, the music is very cheerful and quick, and it kind of makes me want to dance, which is a good desire to have if you are currently feeling rather low spirited. The song "Solitude" belongs to the genre of folk. It is a very soothing song, and I like solitude, as well, so the title appeals to me. The music gives the impression that solitude is a very lovely thing, that solitude is a kind of therapy for the troubled soul. The song is quite pretty. There are many more songs that I find cheering and inspiring, but I have merely confined myself to four, so that I would not bore readers.