Diminishing Interest in POP. I hate earworms

First of all, let me be clear. I love all manner and genres of music, I am a very eclectic guy and my music collection reflects that.

However, as I get older, and as much as I try to keep current, I find myself less able and willing to listen to what I term "pop" music. The interest factor is likely tied to my senior citizen status. :) I think I've finally moved beyond youthful angst. :)

One primary reason is that the hooks in so many songs increasingly take up residence in my brain and I hear them over and over until they decide to migrate elsewhere for the season. It's rather maddening. And, at the least,
extremely unpleasant.

It's one thing to keep hearing passages from Beethoven, Satie, Sibelius, Mozart, Bach, Chopin, etc, etc . and Coltrane, Miles, Chet Baker, Django, and on and on, et al, but an entirely other matter to have to listen to an internal shortloop of a pop tune. I'm referring to material from Billy Holliday, to Patsy Cline, to Dylan, to Reed, to Otis, to Talking Heads, Petty, The Band, Simon, and a myriad of much newer "artists" as they've come to be called. The handful of musicians I just mentioned are barely indicative of the extent of my listening.

For example: How many of you can't get "Bye Bye American Pie" out of YOUR heads? :)

My apologies to the thousands of new pop artists who reached prominence during the past 15 years or so. I don't disrespect the best of your efforts but generally I find it's usually not worth the time and effort to listen.

Thanks for your response.