Music Lyrics Have Gotten Simpler, Angrier And More Repetitive Since The 1980s, Study Finds

$150 Million And Counting: How Much Trump’s Attorneys Have Paid For Trying To Overturn The 2020 Election—As John Eastman Faces DisbarmentSongs have gotten more repetitive and angrier since the 1980s, according to a new study, furthering research that suggested songs have gotten shorter, simpler and more negative over the years due to factors like incentives from streaming services, a rise in short form videos on TikTok and people preferring to listen to background music.

The researchers believe this may be the result of more people putting songs on in the background while performing other tasks. However, song lyrics have become more personal and emotional over time: all genres increased their use of anger-related words, while both positive and negative lyrics increased in rap, and emotionally negative lyrics increased in R&B, pop and country songs.

The study looked at searches on the music platform Genius and found the lyrics of older rock songs tend to be viewed more by listeners, while lyrics of newer country songs are viewed more than older songs, concluding listeners may prefer the lyrics from older rock songs and those from newer country songs.

Rap listeners cared the most about lyrics, followed by R&B listeners, and researchers theorize lyrics may not be “a very meaningful indicator of the development” of the other three genres, according to the study.The study noted song lyrics have historically been used as a form of literary work, with their use of poetic devices like metaphors and imagery. Bob Dylana Nobel Prize for literature in 2016 for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.

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