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You might have heard your parents complaining that 'they don't make songs like they used to'. Now, a study has confirmed it really is true – as lyrics have become simpler and more negative over the ...

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Overall, musicians made their strongest statements outside the recording studio, reflecting the growing mass opposition ...

Over the past 50 years, U.S. pop music lyrics have become simpler, more repetitive, and increasingly focused on stress and negative emotions.

Over the past 50 years, U.S. pop music lyrics have become simpler, more repetitive, and increasingly focused on stress and negative emotions.

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