Some qualifiers are needed. While there are great lyrics in some modern songs, the change I notice is in lyrics of the popular / radio play / awarded music when comparing songs from the 60's and 70's to today's music. Lyrics are not given importance today, and honestly, the youth don't seem to care. My son says (and it is the position of his peers) that lyrics don't matter as much as the beat or the overall feel of the song. Worse, some of the lyrics of the music are disgusting. Music, like everything, goes through cycles. Perhaps one day, pop/popular songs will be lyrics-centric again.
«Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato
He know better than me. He is a musician and i am not. I dont listen contemporary lyrics anyway, they are not all bad for sure, but what is good enough is few waves in an ocean of bad to worst...
I will never dare to claim it because i am old, not a musician anyway, i listen classical old music and world music and Jazz...
And old very old lyrics from Franco-Flemish school to Léo Ferré and to the genius Bob Dylan Dylan...
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