Simple: it is created for an audience that is almost entirely ignorant of music. Imagine books if they were published for illiterates. Instead of sentences, paragraphs, chapters, and a story arc, you might have page after page with just a single giant letter printed on it. The "reader" would grunt with satisfaction over recognizing the letter.
Compared with today's pop songs, The Beatles were Webern.
Compared with today's pop songs, The Beatles were Webern.