Music Reflects Change in Society
I was fascinated to read an article (The Dominion Post, Saturday, March 22, 2014) about research into every chart-topping song in the USA over the last fifty years.
The North Carolina State University study found that, in the last 10 years, ‘song lyrics became more focussed on ambition and individualism – and forgot about love and romance’.
The researchers further described chart-toppers since 2000 as being all about ‘desperation’ and ‘pain’ for the first time in forty years.
Humanity may have advanced in technology but has become lacking in important social areas of life.
Wouldn’t you like to live in a more caring society? Maybe individual effort can bring about a societal change.
The North Carolina State University study found that, in the last 10 years, ‘song lyrics became more focussed on ambition and individualism – and forgot about love and romance’.
The researchers further described chart-toppers since 2000 as being all about ‘desperation’ and ‘pain’ for the first time in forty years.
Humanity may have advanced in technology but has become lacking in important social areas of life.
Wouldn’t you like to live in a more caring society? Maybe individual effort can bring about a societal change.
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