You’re belting out your favorite ’80s anthem at the top of your lungs, completely confident in every word, when someone stops you mid-chorus to point out that you’ve been singing the wrong lyrics for ...

(CNN) – Music lyrics have gotten simpler, angrier and more repetitive, according to a new study. Researchers compared English-language rap, pop, country, rock and R&B songs from the 1980s to 2020.

Back in the ’80s, pop music was ignited through new wave, romantics, and other formulations, just as rock began diverging across assorted paths—from raging Back in Black metal and songs that slipped ...