"Music hath charms," so English poet William Congreve said it in 1697, "to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak." I don't know about you, but given the recent official announcement of a recession (duh), my nerves have been rather like a knotted oak lately, so they could certainly use a good healthy bending.
And let's put things in perspective: when Congreve wrote those famous words, his own country had just reached an all-time high...
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