«Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato

@mahgister your mention of Léo Ferré suggests an appreciation for French

DJ Solaar and Serge Gainsbourg both penned some serious wordsmithing in that language and, of course, legend Jacques Brel

My three favorite more powerful song ever written Are :

Jacques Brel : "Ne me quitte pas"

Léo Ferré :    "Avec le temps"

Bob Dylan :   "Murder most Foul"

Some qualifiers are needed.  While there are great lyrics in some modern songs, the change I notice is in lyrics of the popular / radio play / awarded music when comparing songs from the 60's and 70's to today's music.  Lyrics are not given importance today, and honestly, the youth don't seem to care.  My son says (and it is the position of his peers) that lyrics don't matter as much as the beat or the overall feel of the song.  Worse, some of the lyrics of the music are disgusting.  Music, like everything, goes through cycles.   Perhaps one day, pop/popular songs will be lyrics-centric again.  

@frogman 

"That’s actually pretty funny.  Well done. 😊"

Thank you. 

The disintegration of speech and language depth in lyrics is not a fact about "taste" but about mind conditioning in an uneducated controlled social fabric..

The mastery of language by song writer artist is a strong indicator of their mastery of music too. At least a genius musician can collaborate with a poet...

The decline of the poetic content and value of music goes with a simplification of chords, harmony, and the reduction of musical time complexities to a mere beat...

Music for robot is not a question of taste but a question about the social fabric inducing consumers habits.

Why do you think Joni Mitchell hated Madonna ?

As a work of art hate manufactured product.

" Beat is not music, it is mind under control using bodies said my training G.I. sergeant; who himself never dance"-- Groucho Marx

My son says (and it is the position of his peers) that lyrics don’t matter as much as the beat or the overall feel of the song. Worse, some of the lyrics of the music are disgusting. Music, like everything, goes through cycles. Perhaps one day, pop/popular songs will be lyrics-centric again.