I'm generally suspicious of song lyrics. All too often they're an excuse for mediocre music, and seldom are they really worth listening to. Nine times out of ten, even in music I like, I ignore them as a mere vehicle for the vocal performance.
Then again, I seem to like much less poetry than most people, too.
Evolutions between verses don't have to be melodic or harmonic: rhythmic and orchestrational changes are also very worthwhile.
But the main problem with pop music is that a lot of it is instantly-forgettable claptrap written for the lowest common denominator, which is stupid people with poor aesthetic judgment. Classical music has never been part of the vernacular, so is free of that influence, but I'm sure you'd find past centuries beset by folk music every bit as awful as the average piece of modern pop. Most of it is rightly forgotten — as too will be most modern music, with a little luck.
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Then again, I seem to like much less poetry than most people, too.
Evolutions between verses don't have to be melodic or harmonic: rhythmic and orchestrational changes are also very worthwhile.
But the main problem with pop music is that a lot of it is instantly-forgettable claptrap written for the lowest common denominator, which is stupid people with poor aesthetic judgment. Classical music has never been part of the vernacular, so is free of that influence, but I'm sure you'd find past centuries beset by folk music every bit as awful as the average piece of modern pop. Most of it is rightly forgotten — as too will be most modern music, with a little luck.