«Today’s Lyrics Are Pathetically Bad» Rick Beato

People argue about "taste"...

This question is not about taste if it was we can surmiss that some will defend the idea that marvel comic book beat Shakespeare and Beckett ...( i prefered marvel comic when i was under 10 )

The Beato cry was about the decreasing lyrical poetics content quality in popular chart...

Not about genres, not about tastes, not about nostalgia...

But it ask too much for people to think about why this phenomenon even exist instead they felt their taste is attacked and they argue about their innate right to their taste written in some chart ...

It is not a philosophical forum for sure but an audio one... Then i am faulty...

I apologize asking people to think ....

I discovered "blues" and "Gospel" in some mix of genius by Blind reverend Gary Davis, very long time ago...

I was not a fan of blues at the time nor of jazz...

I was flabbergasted not only by his voice and guitar playing but by his text and lyrics inspired from bible and prayers...

Truly moving ...

Then words matter...

I can listen to him with the same amazement today :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W9PuLcoZMM

 Now recommend me an artist with the same authenticity today . They exist for sure but not on the top chart of music sorry and not in so great numbers than 70 years ago in the US but there is many around earth ...

 What we lost in North America play chart is compensated by our access to world music  in all genre ...

 We have geniuses today as i said but the industry of music  here has killed many artists...

Try this..... "She’s Making Friends, I’m Turning Stranger" Purple Mountains

^Actually, I suggest anyone interested in great music out of mainstream, check this out 

Lyrics that invite, lyrics that have intrigue, lyrics that connect

Anyone with ears knows Joni, Paul, and Gordon have no equal.

My Dad,kind of thought the same thing, except he was in to The Lawrence Welk Show.  I think it was "champagne music" or something like that.  He thought it was pretty good and his mind seemed pretty much closed off about anything else.