Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last 40 years, 熟考する／考慮する finds

  • 専門家s analysed 12,000 非難する, country, pop, R&B and 激しく揺する songs since 1980?
  • They say musicians have 大部分は abandoned the lyrical poetry of かつてない 広大な／多数の／重要なs?

By Chris Pollard For The Daily Mail

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They really don't make music like they used to, say scientists - as song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last 40 years.

研究員s analysed 12,000 非難する, country, pop, R&B and 激しく揺する songs 解放（する）d since 1980 and 設立する musicians have 大部分は abandoned the lyrical poetry of （頭が）ひょいと動く Dylan, Freddie 水銀柱，温度計, the Beatles and other かつてない 広大な／多数の／重要なs.

Instead, today's 星／主役にするs 目的（とする） for （疑いを）晴らす, catchy tunes that will 得る，とらえる people's attention on streaming services like Spotify.

'Lyrics can be considered a form of literary work,' argues a new 熟考する／考慮する from Austrian music scientists.?

'Lyrics use poetic 装置s such as rhyme, repetition, metaphors and imagery, and hence can be considered 類似の to poems.'

They really don't make music like they used to, say scientists - as song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last 40 years

They really don't make music like they used to, say scientists - as song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last 40 years

Researchers analysed 12,000 rap, country, pop, R&B and rock songs released since 1980 and found musicians have largely abandoned the lyrical poetry of Bob Dylan (pictured), Freddie Mercury, the Beatles and other all-time greats

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（頭が）ひょいと動く Dylan won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2016 for creating 'new poetic 表現s within the 広大な／多数の／重要な American song tradition'.

Using English-language songs, the 研究員s 調査／捜査するd how music has changed over the １０年間s.?

They 設立する that - with the 著名な exception of Taylor Swift, who is known for her コンビナート／複合体 poetic ballads - modern music tends to be rather dumbed-負かす／撃墜する.

They 熟考する／考慮するd the length and 複雑さ of words chosen by songwriters, how frequently phrases are repeated, and whether they 代表する happy, sad, 肯定的な, or 消極的な emotions.

They also 診察するd whether a song's lyrics made sense using a 一連の 'readability' 決まり文句／製法s.

'Lyrics have become simpler over time ーに関して／ーの点でs of vocabulary richness, readability, 複雑さ and the number of repeated lines,' the 熟考する／考慮する 設立する.?

'Lyrics have also become more 消極的な and more personal.'

The number of different words used in songs has 減少（する）d, 特に の中で 非難する and 激しく揺する songs.?

However, the number of 'angry' words has 増加するd since 1980, along with the number of long words with three or more syllables.

Instead, today's stars aim for clear, catchy tunes that will grab people's attention on streaming services like Spotify. Pictured: Katy Perry

Instead, today's 星／主役にするs 目的（とする） for （疑いを）晴らす, catchy tunes that will 得る，とらえる people's attention on streaming services like Spotify. Pictured: Katy Perry

They found that - with the notable exception of Taylor Swift, who is known for her complex poetic ballads - modern music tends to be rather dumbed-down

They 設立する that - with the 著名な exception of Taylor Swift, who is known for her コンビナート／複合体 poetic ballads - modern music tends to be rather dumbed-負かす／撃墜する

On streaming services, a song is only considered '消費するd' if it is played for at least 30 seconds.?

The 研究員s believe this has led to simpler melodies and lyrics that can be identified as soon as a song starts.

They say the rise of portable music players and wireless headphones means more people listen to music in the background - for example, during their 減刑する／通勤する or at the gym - so ther e is greater 需要・要求する for songs that can be easily understood.

The 熟考する／考慮する, published in 科学の 報告（する）／憶測s, says changing song lyrics could be used to '監視する cultural artefacts and 転換s in society'.?

For example, they may 反映する changing moods and the use of emotionally 負担d words by different groups.

Fans of different music genres were also 設立する to prefer lyrics from different 時代s.?

激しく揺する listeners prefer lyrics from older songs, while country fans prefer new ones.

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Take this?実験（する） to 明らかにする／漏らす what 部類s of music you 得点する／非難する／２０ 高度に for then read the descriptions below?

Mellow?music is defined as romantic, relaxing, friendly, sad, slow, and 静かな; often heard in genres of soft 激しく揺する, R & B, and adult 同時代の.

People?who have a 井戸／弁護士席-developed ability to understand thoughts and feelings in themselves and others, いわゆる 'empathisers', prefer mellow music that evokes 深い e 動議.?

Unpretentious music is defined as uncomplicated, relaxing, unaggressive, soft, and acoustic, and まず第一に／本来 from the country, folk, and singer/songwriter music genres.

Fans of 上昇傾向 music like country, pop and soundtracks tend to have low 得点する／非難する／２０s for 開いていること／寛大 to experience and 知能.?

They are more likely to be agreeable, extroverted and conscientious and see themselves as attractive, 豊富な, 運動競技の and 政治上 保守的な.

Sophisticated?music is defined as 奮起させるing, intelligent, コンビナート／複合体, and dynamic, and were from the classical, operatic, avant-garde, world （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域, and 伝統的な jazz music genres.

People who prefer reflective and コンビナート／複合体 music like blues, classical and jazz 得点する／非難する／２０ 高度に on 開いていること／寛大 to experience, and see themselves as 政治上 自由主義の, intelligent and not very 運動競技の.?

激しい?music is defined as distorted, loud, 積極的な, and not relaxing, romantic, nor 奮起させるing, and were from the classic 激しく揺する, punk, 激しい metal, and 力／強力にする pop music genres.

People who can identify patterns and systems, known as 'systemisers', prefer 激しい music that forms コンビナート／複合体 sounds.? Systemisers are people who are 論理（学）の, analytical and 客観的な.

同時代の music is defined a percussive, electric, and not sad, and from the 非難する, electronica, Latin, 酸性の jazz, and Euro pop music genres.

People who prefer energetic and rhythmic music were also extroverted, agreeable, attractive and 運動競技の, but they did not 株 the political inclination, wealth or lower 知能 得点する／非難する／２０s as lovers of 上昇傾向 music.

Source: Musical Universe 事業／計画（する） and?Short 実験（する） Of Musical Preferences

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