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Old 07-06-2011, 09:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
starrynight
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Originally Posted by Abearmauledme View Post
I recently had an argument with a friend about what constitutes "Pop Music". He said that pop music must be simple, repetitive, easy to digest and very popular. I disagreed. I believe that pop music is a style, but is not necessarily popular or simple.





-Wikipedia (Pop Music)
I totally agree with you. And I have argued here for a wider definition of pop, but nowadays most seem to want to limit it to big label chart music. Quite a lot of indie for example is actually pop. People used to have a much wider definition of pop and I think that was healthier.
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