Are pop songs more self-focused now than 50 years ago?

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By Stephen Beech

Pop song lyrics have grown more self-focused over the last 50 years, reveals a new study.

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Pop song lyrics have grown more self-focused over the last 50 years, reveals study — ONLINE EMBARGO 19.00 BST, 24/06/26Mean use of first-person singular pronouns as a function of Year and Country/Region. (Golubickis et al., 2026, PLOS One via SWNS)
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ONLINE EMBARGO 19.00 BST, 24/06/26Mean use of first-person singular pronouns as a function of Year and Country/Region. (Golubickis et al., 2026, PLOS One via SWNS)
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