He's obviously a cat, rather than a rabbit then! (Thinking about it, he might even be human! :tongue

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I'm confused, do cats like Queen and rabbits like Metallica?
There may still be something in the novelty idea though. You should start rotating Beach Boys songs so he doesn't get bored.
Oh, I've been trying every single Beach Boys song! And I think he likes Elton John, too. He does not like Liza Minelli, Metallica, or Jesus and Mary Chain, which I tried thinking that it might work the same way that the blowdryer and vacuum works.
I think I must not have played Good Vibrations long enough that time it didn't work and I tried a different song too soon. It's like magic! Fascinating to watch him calm down to the music. It actually worked a third time last night, and I used it again a fourth time just this morning when I was changing him to help calm him down after his diaper leaked while he was in the carrier and he was upset that he was all wet and cold and covered in his own pee and he was freaking out about it, but I thought it would get tedious if I kept updating this thread every single time the song Good Vibrations stopped him from crying. :tongue:
I am only using it when he's really upset because I'm afraid that it will stop working, and then what will I do then? I haven't found another song that works so far. He seemed to like Wouldn't It Be Nice and it seemed to stop him from crying once when he was fussy, but that's nothing compared to Freak Out Mode, which is when he squeezes his eyes shut and screams and shakes his head back and forth and his face turns red and his whole body becomes tense and he's so full of rage and sadness that he kicks and writhes and throws his fists around. It's intense! He even scratches at his own face or he'll grab his own cheek and squeeze it or pull on an ear and leave red marks all over! He has scratches all over his face from getting upset and now we put super soft fuzzy infant socks over his hands to keep him from hurting himself.
What are the chances that the very first song that popped to mind when I was trying to calm him down would be the one that works the best? That's been blowing my mind for days now. I'm a skeptic by nature, but you have to admit, that's eerily insightful. And why haven't I been able to figure out another song that works?
He really seems to respond to vocal harmony, so I think maybe I should try Simon & Garfunkel, The Zombies, California Dreaming, Time of the Season... The problem is that none of those songs have the same upbeat sound and peaceful happy mood of Good Vibrations. Maybe XTC? Most of this isn't music I normally listen to, so I'm a bit out of my element. I don't listen to a lot of light and happy music, most of my music is complicated by at least a hint of darkness.