Dirty Pop

Pop music is definitely having a come back. I did a little research and looked at the top 10 songs on itunes. They are ALL pop songs! They include “I kissed a girl” by Katy Perry “7 things” by Miley Cyrus “Forever” by Chris Brown and “When I grow up” by the Pussycat dolls. What is it about this music that makes the masses want more and more. I would say it’s either the very catchy melody, the fun-to-sing-along-to lyrics, or just the upbeat “poppy” mood that they usually try to put you into. Pop music makes people want to dance and sing. Pop music is the music that makes us look silly in our cars because of us belting out the cheesy love songs or reinacting the dance from the latest music video. 

 

 

In my lifetime, Pop music was at its peak when names like Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake ruled the world. There were many other less successful members of this bubble-gum genre that gave us a stream of one hit wonders and gladly welcomed their 15 minutes. I feel like Emo rock then had its time along with a lot of hip-hop but ladies and gentleman, Pop is back! time has shown that humanity is just repeating itself. We go through the same phases, tweaking a bit, to not be completely embarrassed by our lack of originality but consistently following in our father’s footsteps. Pop music has hit me baby one more time.