“STOP LISTENING TO POP SONGS” from all across the world.
There are many reasons for that.
1: Lookism
Here is a challenge. Name 10 pop stars that are not good-looking?
Hard, is it not?
Another challenge. Name 10 contemporary pop stars that are older than 40?
Hard again.
Good looks are used a lot to attract audiences. It is the major selling point of a music video. People are more likely to click on a video thumbnail if they see an attractive face. 99% of the pop performers are good-looking. Some are considered the most handsome/beautiful people on earth. These stars have very little talent, that is why they should be called performers and not artists. Most of their success is due to their cute looks or the use of nudity.
If you still do not believe it, explain how butt implants help with singing.
That also explains why most pop performers are young. In reality, a person’s musical talent improves as he/she gets older. At the same time looks fade away with age. But music videos need good looks to clickbait. That is the reason adults are not becoming popular in the music industry unless they are already established. Here’s your homework for the day. Do some research on Halo Effect and Lookism.
2: The Music Quality Is Cheap
Why is it that most pop songs lack melody? Cause original melody is hard to make. And by chance, if a melody is made that is already out there, then its original creator will file a copyright case. These so-called pop artists/performers do not have that much talent to create original music. They are just surviving on their good looks, nudity or they just copy some classical music piece. Most of the songs are made on a computer rather than using actual instruments. Cause it is a lot easier that way. Instruments take years to master. There is no problem with electronic music, but there is a problem with untalented people using it.
3: Most Of The Music Sounds The Same
The majority of the pop songs have the same beat, same lyric style, same chord progressions, same tempo. These performers do not have the talent to make original music, that’s why they copy a sound effect, tweak it a little bit and use it in their song.
4: Repetitive And Catchy
Most of the pop songs have a repetitive beat to which the audience can listen on a loop and make the song popular. Most of the songs have just one small piece of music that is repeated throughout the song. That is just lazy song-making. It is catchy but cheap. That is why many YouTubers, who have no relation with music for miles, are making songs.
Pop music is like junk food, popular but not good for you at all.
5: Lyrics Are Bad
Why? Cause lyrics do not matter. Good looks are what sell these songs. From the past few decades, the length and quality of the lyrics are decreasing. Just one main keyword of the song is repeated multiple times to make the lyrics somewhat long. Legendary poets will get a headache after listening to lyrics from pop songs.
6: Vocals 👉 Autotune
Yes a lot of autotune is used most people do not find out. Also, the easier alternative is to rap. It is easy to rap. Most of the pop songs are rap songs with a simple musical beat. Seriously! Even kids will be able to do that with a PC… Or even a phone. I introduced one of my friends to the FL Studio mobile app and he managed to create a rap beat within 2 days.
7: Psychological Manipulation Used
Whenever a new song is released by a popular star, the production company plays the song everywhere so that people are forced to accept it. It makes the song get stuck in the head of the listener. After listening to it repeatedly people tend to like the song, as it becomes familiar, even though it may not be good. Our brain releases dopamine(the feel-good hormone) when we hear a familiar song. The effects of dopamine increase with time.
Also, good-looking performers and nudity are enough of a manipulation. Another thing the companies do is that they sell motivation, anti-depression, love yourself, independence, carefree attitude, mental health, and other positive stuff to the audience. People like positivity, even though it may be dangerous in the long term. Most of the time it Is faked. Even the struggle is faked. Music is an art, but people are turning it into a business.
People are manipulated to like a song that they actually will not like without the manipulation. So think again about the songs you like.
8: The Message They Put Out
Drugs, sex, gambling, violence, thuglife, that is what pop music is all about. And when some sane people criticize it, these pop performers will talk about haters. If you think there is nothing wrong with this, then you are on the verge of running insane and destroying your life. SAVE YOURSELF!
And this is not just the problem of the pop music industry but the entire media industry.
What Is Worth Listening?
Listen to those artists who are talented, they may be ugly, old or even deaf. But they are talented. That is what matters.
Music is so powerful that it can make you feel anything, even the entire universe. It can take you to your past, make you nostalgic and remember things. It can crush your ego and make you realize your faults. You can enter deep introspection while listening to music. It can pump you up. It can make you feel the universe.
Listen to these artists below. Some have soulful voices. Some are touching lyricists. While some are magical composers.
The Midnight
Home Free
Luciano Pavarotti
Charlie Chaplin(Yes! He makes music too)
John Powell
Henry Jackman
James Newton Howard
Jorane
Ludovico Einaudi
Aaron Copland
Howard Shore
James Horner
Thomas Newman
Danny Elfman
Ennio Morricone
Hans Zimmer
John Williams
Gustav Mahler
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Johannes Brahms
Johann Straus
Franz Schubert
Frédéric Chopin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Franz Liszt
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
And many more…………
MAKE THESE ARTISTS POP(popular) and then pop music will be worth the fame.