People under the age of 20, please?

[Ginny P]

I'm 15. I listen to a huge variety of music. My favorites are probably pop and/or rock. But I still listen to some country, and to some rap, and blues, and metal, and like seriously, everything, even the older songs. I guess if I had to choose, my least favorite would be rap and country simply because I don't always like the beat/music behind the singer. I'm fine with the lyrics.

Music is a way of expressing yourself. Who's to say its "good" or "bad"? Sure, people have different ways of expressing themselves. Who's to judge? Some people prefer to listen to pointless dance songs, that they can just let go and not give a thing about anything and simply dance, or scream to it. It makes them feel better, feel higher, feel awesome. Even if the song is about sex and drugs. But not ALL pop is about sex and drugs. That is a stereotype, in my opinion.
For instance:
Price tag- Jessie Jay
Written in the Stars
I'm not sure if this one counts as Pop, but I know it was really popular for at least a little but:
Pumped up Kicks- Foster the People
If you cared to listen to the actual lyrics to these songs, they have really deep meanings. Price tag would probably be the easiest to figure out. There are a ton of others. And a lot of other pop songs are about love, which older songs expressed to, just in a different way.

Now, some people actually like listening to the slower, sadder songs there are. Because they like how those songs make them feel. I love these songs too, especially when I need a good cry.

And then the heavier beat rock songs, again, make certain people feel a certain way. We still have Linkin Park, and other bands that still make this music.

I disagree about the only thing that matters is how rich you are, and swag and YOLO. I think this generation is something different-- I think we are all about expressing ourselves. I mean, I see kids wearing stuff that was popular back in 90s. I see kids wearing goth. I see gays totaling owning up to it, the girls who put on so much make-up, the hipsters, the cute little animal hats, there are so many different styles out there today. I've never actually said YOLO or SWAG before, but I'm beginning to understand why people do.

Stop being so closed-minded and thinking EVERYONE your age does ONE thing. Cause that is just not true. I know plenty of kids who listen to both pop and older music. I like it all. A lot of kids don't follow the media at all.