Song lyrics getting simpler, more repetitive, angry and self-obsessed – study
www.theguardian.com
Researchers analysed the words in more than 12,000 English-language songs across several genres from 1980 to 2020
The original post: /r/todayilearned by /u/tyrion2024 on 2024-07-08 20:07:19.

Original Title: TIL an analysis of the lyrics of more than 12,000 English-language songs released between 1980-2020 (from the genres of rap, country, pop, R&B & rock) found that lyrics have become simpler, angrier, more repetitive & more self-obsessed over that period of time.