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Researchers analysed the lyrics of more than 38,000 songs and found that popular music is steadily losing its emotional depth. Lyrics now talk less about feelings and connecting with other people, while words linked to anxiety and stress are showing up more…
🎶 Popular music has become less explicit about emotions and relationships over time, both across generations and within artists' careers.
📊 A study analyzing 38,467 songs from 1947 to 2024 found lyrics are less emotional and socially focused, with increased anxiety-related language and declining sadness.
🤔 Contrary to expectations, artists' lyrics didn't become more positive or relational with age; instead, positive emotions and social references declined, suggesting external artistic, cultural, or industry forces at play.
#MusicTrends #LyricAnalysis #CulturalShift
📊 A study analyzing 38,467 songs from 1947 to 2024 found lyrics are less emotional and socially focused, with increased anxiety-related language and declining sadness.
🤔 Contrary to expectations, artists' lyrics didn't become more positive or relational with age; instead, positive emotions and social references declined, suggesting external artistic, cultural, or industry forces at play.
#MusicTrends #LyricAnalysis #CulturalShift
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