Frisson
Frisson: ... also known as aesthetic chills or psychogenic shivers ... The sensation commonly occurs as a mildly to moderately pleasurable emotional response to music with skin tingling; piloerection and pupil dilation not necessarily occurring in all cases.
MLK (Bono/U2 arr. Bob Chilcott)
I enjoyed the following conversation between Jon Meacham and Bono in its entirety. But I'm especially taken with The Cathedral Choir performance of "MLK" (Bono/U2 arr. Bob Chilcott) near the end. This song, released on U2's The Unforgettable Fire in 1984, has never hit me like this before (shivers, goosebumps, tears). Scroll to 1:23:20 to hear:
NOTE: Wow. Every performance of this song on YouTube has this frisson effect on me. Here are several:
- Bono singing: U2 "MLK"@Tempe, Dec. 20th 1987
- MLK (Remastered 2009) - The Unforgettable Fire, 1984
- Standalone video of this 2022-12-05 Cathedral Choir performance
- Missouri State University Chorale: MLK - U2 (arr. Bob Chilcott)
- The King's Singers: Bono/U2 arr. Bob Chilcott - MLK
- MLK - arr. Bob Chilcott - University of Pretoria Camerata