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Pop song lyrics grew more self-focused in the US and Germany over 50 years, research reveals

Over five decades, popular songs in the U.S.

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Over five decades, popular songs in the U.S. and Germany have become more self-focused—as indicated by the use of pronouns such as "I," "me" and "mine"—while no such trend was seen for the most popular songs in Japan and Hong Kong. Marius Golubickis of United Arab Emirates University and colleagues present these findings in PLOS One.

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