re: The lyrics of recent No. 1 singles average at a third grade reading level

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Some of those artists don't seem to be all that bright, but they probably dumb it down to appeal to a wider audience. So in a way it's more of an indictment on the people who listen to their music. Having said that, I do listen to a few of them.

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lots of lyrics form the '60s-'70s that catch hell on here were a lot deeper than folks think, lots of double entendre, play on words, symbolism, etc., maybe a little more intellect, maybe not, but censorship was a big issue back then, does anyone on here think "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" is about holding hands"