When I was younger I was always obsessed with sad songs. I loved “Someone’s Watching Over Me” by Hilary Duff and pretty much all of Simple Plan’s discography. I was pretty much a sucker for anything that could make a seven-year-old cry. I have always loved all different kinds of music, but for some reason, the more slow and depressing songs stayed with me for most of my life. A few years ago, however, I noticed that that started to change; I became obsessed with upbeat, “girly” pop music. Even the music I was writing began to change from somber guitar music to danceable synth based pop. I was a little confused by myself, but not upset.
While exploring my love of pop, I noticed more than a few critics of my new obsession. Many of my friends said they couldn’t relate to my new taste in music, and some people even said they hated it. Think about it, how many times has some random guy at a show or on Facebook told you that pop music sucked with no real reasons or facts to back it up? Maybe none, but I promise it’s happened to me. Another thing I’ve noticed when it comes to the world of pop music is the misconception is that it’s easy to make and anyone could do it. If that were the case, though, wouldn’t everyone do it? Once I heard someone in my class say that he was in two bands, one that made good music that he enjoyed playing, and one that made pop music like The 1975 so he could get famous and pay the bills. I found this very silly because I may be wrong, but I don’t think it’s particularly easy to make music as good as The 1975’s on a whim. I also don’t think that everyone who copies their style is automatically going to get rich and famous. The comment seemed a little narcissistic to me, but maybe I’m just a blind pop music fan. I wonder how his bands are doing. I also believe that successful pop musicians are, for the most part, very talented, at least in their own way. If being a pop artist were easy, again, everyone would do it and be successful. For example, the Madison Beer and Burlesque challenges didn’t exist on TikTok because those songs were easy to sing. Another great example is Ariana Grande. She is arguably one of the most successful and popular pop stars on the planet right now. Although she uses samples a lot in her music (but who doesn’t), she still has raw talent. She writes the majority of her own songs and has a four octave vocal range. She also broke the record for singing the highest note ever. Even if it’s not something you enjoy listening to, or if you’re turned off of her music by some of her past scandals, you have to admit that having that kind of talent isn’t something easy that everyone can do. At the end of the day, pop music is never going to be for absolutely everyone, and that’s okay. However, “pop” does stand for popular and it’s popular for a reason. It can lift people’s moods, as well as make them dance, laugh, and enjoy life. In today’s society we will never know if anything is actually good, but pop music will always hold a special place in my and many other’s hearts.
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