Song lyrics getting simpler, more repetitive, angry and self-obsessed – study
by Agence France-Presse from Science | The Guardian on (#6KPR5)
Researchers analysed the words in more than 12,000 English-language songs across several genres from 1980 to 2020
You're not just getting older. Song lyrics really are becoming simpler and more repetitive, according to a study published on Thursday.
Lyrics have also become angrier and more self-obsessed over the last 40 years, the study found, reinforcing the opinions of cranky ageing music fans everywhere.
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