of the light and dark of our musical drEams

I'm glad someone else has noticed this as well; that song lyrics have drastically changed since I was a lad. Not simply in quality, but in simple beauty as well. What follows may not be a fair comparison [it's not] because even the seventies had some silly lyrics, but I'm finding it difficult to believe 70's lyrics were as vapid as this 2010's example...




















To be fair, there are some fine lyricists today, but has anyone noticed how dark [and stark] music has become? What I remember of the 70's was a far more light-hearted feel to music. There was some darkness, but it was mostly overpowered by a bright lightness that has all but disappeared today. Much of what you hear today sounds dark and gloomy... as if our children have awakened from the dreams in which we've chosen to stay.

Now, Kashmir is, admittedly, a dark tune; the lyrics are lofty but the tune is brooding, to say the least. On the other hand, Like a G6 is upbeat. So take your pick. For me, Like a G6 makes absolutely no sense.

It almost feels as though the Law of Entropy has wreaked itself more quickly upon the imagination of modern music, than on the rest of the world. For if, in 35 years, we've degenerated from Kashmir to Like a G6, is their any hope at all left for intelligent, soul-stirring music?