No One Asked, But I'm Telling You My 15 "Controversial" TV, Movies, And Music Opinions Anyway

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3. Songs are becoming way too short.

Tyla's song "Art" is playing on a music app. The album cover features Tyla in a semi-transparent outfit, reclining and looking upwards, with long, curly hair

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Now, I understand that songs are generally shorter now because shorter songs lead to more streams, but I kind of hate that! 

It's too normal for pop songs today to have only two choruses instead of three, but that third chorus makes the song feel finished and satisfying. Listening to music today feels like I'm being edged and denied an eargasm. This doesn't apply to all music. Some artists and songs are so damn good they really do get the job done in a couple of minutes. Some. 

But too many pop songs today are just a little over 2-minutes long. That is not a song! That is an interlude on an album! When I open an album and see it's less than 40 minutes, I just think, "What are we doing here? Get back in the studio and finish it!" 

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