Ah, I know what you mean. Truth is, it seems that as bad as today's pop is, it's lyrically banal as well. Either sentimental drivel of the worst kind or else it's not about much of anything besides maybe hanging out at the mall.
I'd kill for someone new out of nowhere to make something as equal to Lou Reed's Berlin, for example. A very musical tour-De-force with a really grim story line -- probably what you were pertaining to?
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