Looking at the development trend of music culture around the world, we can see that they are all closely related and intertwined.
Sub-pop music is a reflection of the youth of today's society.
Love affairs between men and women, social intoxication, and the unrelieved burden of family pressure. The lyrics of subtle and violent songs are generally based on these themes.
Teenagers between the ages of 13 and 22 (from junior high school to university) are delicate, sensitive and fragile, and are experiencing countless firsts in their lives and developing their own values in life. The people, events and things they encounter will be imprinted on their life trajectory.
The first time you fell in love with someone, the first time you argued with your parents about sleeping out, the first time you fell out of love and got drunk with your friends, so many firsts in your life happened in the prime of your life, and every moment is real and pure, and the memories are so memorable.
The songs you hear penetrate into your life story and become unforgettable memories for the rest of your life.
That's why everyone thinks old songs are classics.
No, that's just a way of saying you're reminiscing about the past.
And that's why sub-pop can be a reflection of society's youth. All those glittering tears and happy smiles are in the songs. The majority of teenagers born after the millennium generation come from families that have abandoned traditional values, advocate freedom, emphasize quality of life, and love their parents more. These children, born out of fast-food love derived from free love, are prone to financial problems in the family, parental divorce, or busy schedules at work, resulting in neglect or lack of care for their offspring. These teenagers, who are not fully loved, can only use music, cigarettes, alcohol, drugs, and partying to give themselves a short-term chill. Why do I have to work so hard if my life is so meaningless and my future is so bleak anyway? Emo hip hop has this quality. When you are sober, you can face the meaningless life again. If you're living in a rut, you need to have some motivation to keep you alive.
Thanks to the internet, today's music is one of the easiest addictions you can get, and one that your parents and society will allow.
Soft rock, tropical house and city pop are some of the most recent styles of music that are strong but gentle at the same time, and represent what this generation of teenagers want, to be remembered, but not so strong and hard. We are all soft people, enjoying solitude but longing to be understood. We lose ourselves in so many nights, and then the morning light falls and we have to yawn and face the boring world again.
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direwolff:
this is a really great blog! very interesting observations!