90% of car mentions are really pickup truck mentions from hundreds of bro-country trash songs I’d bet.
The text messages in the 1950s were telegrams
You used to call me on my cell phone
So, what went out of the songs? I’d be interested to see if any content became less included in songs over time (i.e. family, siblings, nationalism, pies).
“Sports bra, sports bra, sports bra”…anybody remember that song?
“Sports bra, sports bra, sports bra”…anybody remember that song?
Chart is a bit misleading in that the data starts in 1950, but you’ve got a flat line on the left leading to a jump up. This seems to imply that all these things suddenly started in 1950, when they didn’t.
For example, the song “Hello ma Baby”, written in 1899, which mentions telephones.
![[OC] Historical Mentions of Technology in Popular Songs](https://www.europesays.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/zvhum1ejwv2e1-1440x1024.jpeg)
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Source: Billboard, Genius
Tools: Pandas, Datawrapper
Did a longer write up on this topic [here](https://www.cantgetmuchhigher.com/p/are-artist-complaints-about-streaming).
90% of car mentions are really pickup truck mentions from hundreds of bro-country trash songs I’d bet.
The text messages in the 1950s were telegrams
You used to call me on my cell phone
So, what went out of the songs? I’d be interested to see if any content became less included in songs over time (i.e. family, siblings, nationalism, pies).
“Sports bra, sports bra, sports bra”…anybody remember that song?
“Sports bra, sports bra, sports bra”…anybody remember that song?
Chart is a bit misleading in that the data starts in 1950, but you’ve got a flat line on the left leading to a jump up. This seems to imply that all these things suddenly started in 1950, when they didn’t.
For example, the song “Hello ma Baby”, written in 1899, which mentions telephones.
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