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As I mentioned last week, I struggle with a lot of modern music. There isn’t always much care taken to write thoughtful lyrics or develop the artist’s vocal or instrumental skills before new songs are released.
No, I’m not saying that every song that was released when I was a kid or teenager was high quality. There were duds back then, too, but the quality of music in general does seem to be going downhill over time.
I wish this trend would reverse itself. It’s much more interesting to me to listen to thought-provoking lyrics written by or for an artist who is a genuinely talented singer or musician no matter what they look like than it is to see a highly attractive person use autotune or AI to sing something shallow and meaningless.
(Does this mean I’m old now? Ha!)
Here are some recent song lyrics that have made me cringe.
he way that switch brrt, I know he dyin’ (Oh my, oh my God)
6-7, I just bipped right on the highway (Bip, bip)
Skrrt, uh (Bip, bip, bip)
– Doot Doot (6 7) by Skrilla
My school-aged nephew has informed us that 6 7 is no longer a cool meme now that we’re in 2026, but I am still annoyed by the song that created it.
I was a teenage teenager full of piss and vinegar
Living like a prisoner for haters
I was a teenage teenager, I am an alien visitor
My life’s a mess and school is just for suckers
– I Was a Teenage Teenager by Green Day
I enjoyed some of Green Day’s stuff back in the day, but this song is repetitive nonsense.
Sexy, confident
So intelligent
She is heaven-sent
So soft, so strong
– Woman’s World by Katy Perry
The concept was a good one, but the lyrics were so bland they felt like something written by AI.
The lyrics in this song are all too explicit and cringy to share in this post. I loved the beat, though, and wish it had been given better treatment.
– WAP by Cardi B. And Megan Thee Stallion
The whole 6-7 thing came from a song! I guess that explains it. o_O
One surprise from the Superb Owl this year was seeing Green Day perform before kickoff. They did a few standards and one song I didn’t know.