This is a great question! I have so many things to say about it.

Since I was a teenager I have loved to dance. When the right music is playing my body just moves. Not to move - when the right music is on, like if I am in a situation where I feel self-conscious - saps my energy. So when I get depressed - not exhausted, not overwhelmed, but depressed - I can help myself out of it by putting on the right music. It's funny because when I am depressed I don't beleive anything will help, it's just hopeless, always has been, always will be. But I put the music on, my body moves spontaneously, and soon I'm better. Lately my favorite stimmulating song to dance to is "Hey Eugene" by the Pink Martinis.

And soothing...I have a problem with a lot of music other people find soothing. New age music, and classical music with intensely high notes makes me feel like my teeth are being drilled. As a rule I prefer cello to violin.

This question inspired a post on my website about a stimmulating song, "Time Warp" that saved my life when I was attacked by a giant cockroach while I was driving on the freeway. I know, very traumatic :0 (but funny I hope)