Comments on Profile Post by yotacowboy

and comparing those lyrics to prior lyrics. it's like reading a tabloid...

Of a piece with a general, reported decline in the quality of lyrics in popular music over the years: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-55742-x

I rewatched idiocracy the other day. The mind wanders…

Late 20th century decline right here -
1950s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvSC2K6dUW4
1970s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ_hTEOKZc

Well, I'm old, so I'm bound to say stuff like "music isn't any good days and the lyrics are useless." (whether I've heard it or not!) But I'm forced to reflect on some of the pop stuff of the 60s. Even some of the songs I liked were, objectively crap.

Thus the tortured poet?

maybe i'll sit down and listen eventually. don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming anything on it being pop music, more so that I just don't read many (any?) music reviews that are as intently focused on the meaning of somewhat insipid lyrics. Maybe it's just folks mistaking vagueness for ambiguity?

but first imma gonna listen to some Lana Del Rey...