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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.
Oh, cool! I’ll have to look that performance up. I’m glad you know the origins of 6-7 now. Haha.
I agree with everything you said! I feel ancient when it comes to what’s “cool” these days 😂 My nephew will often say something, and it’s like he’s speaking a different language altogether.
Yes, exactly. Ha!
Okay, Katy Perry has made two lists so far. She seems to be going in the wrong direction: remember her “I Kissed a Girl” ::sigh:: those were the days.
Super disappointed in Green Day’s lyrics. 🫤
I totally hear you there.
I don’t get these lyrics at all. I guess we can be old together. 🙂
Heh, yes!
I agree, I really don’t get any of these lyrics.
At least we’re not alone here. 🙂
“I was a teenage teenager”?!
So weird right?
‘Jolene’ (and its male counterpart, ‘To Be With You’) has always gone through me. The lack of self-respect just makes me sad!
By contrast, I do like a lot of things, like ‘Bad Blood’, whose lyrics are widely panned by critics, but I still like it.
Have you heard Beyoncé’s recent remix of Jolene? I wasn’t a fan of the original either.
Bad Blood is a catchy tune for sure.