The Apex of Pop Music Occurred in 1982

As I listen to Ke$ha and Lady Gaga on the radio, I can't help but think about how far pop music has fallen. Not only are the stories that artists are telling in their music mundane and monotonous, but the talent just is not there either. Listening to some random broad "sing" about "brushing her teeth with a bottle of Jack" or hearing a "woman?" utter nonsensical gibberish (maybe it is hebrew and I am being insensitive) about a "Bad Romance" really saddens me. I just feel like neither of these singers are really offering a piece of themselves with their music or trying to share their talent, but rather they are just capitalizing on the general public's ability to accept anything as valid as long as it makes them dance as opposed to think or feel.

Then I think about the greatest Pop album of all time: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson. That man was on the top of his game with that album, perfecting the art of hit-making and creating timeless pieces of music. Stories ranged from a scary night where random monsters scour the streets, to a denial of paternity, to a song about not acting like an idiot and fighting for no reason, to a song about a pretty young thing. That album had single after single and each of them involved a great vocal performance that aimed to be timeless as opposed to being proper for the time being. I hate the fact that the apex of Pop Music occurred six years before I was born, especially because of what I have to deal with on Pop radio today.

I believe that my sister said it best when she spoke about Lady Gaga's music and portrayal of her music: "I just don't care for her 'art'". There are many people that like Lady Gaga and Ke$ha and for that, one must respect that they are doing something right. But I sincerely doubt that people will look at "The Fame" and "Animal" in thirty years with the same reverence that people look at "Thriller" with. Pop Music is a fleeting one night stand today, but "Thriller" is a marriage that sticks with people until death. The Pop Acts of today are like candy, they are great for the moment you enjoy them, but they are also unhealthy and sooner than later, you'll receive diabetes because you ingested them too often. So I am just waiting for the general public to finally get musical diabetes and move on from where we are now because it truly holds no merit in my eyes.