Abstract
The lyrical content of pop music has rarely been studied, particularly for country music. The lyrics of the top 50 country songs for each year between 1994 and 2013 were coded for violent, sexual and substance use-related content. Violence had increased, as had sexual references, substance use, and substance use associated with sexual activity. Of particular note is the frequency of references to alcohol; 21% of the 1,000-song sampling frame contained alcoholic references, and the average for the final five-year period (2009-2013) was 1.01 references per song. This research should serve as a springboard into further studies about the lyrical content of pop songs as well as longitudinal changes.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Fine Arts and Communications; Communications
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Evans, Keith McKay, "“One More Drinkin’ Song”: A Longitudinal Content Analysis of Country Music Lyrics Between the Years 1994 and 2013" (2014). Theses and Dissertations. 5318.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5318
Date Submitted
2014-07-01
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd7236
Keywords
music, song lyrics, alcohol, sex, violence, content analysis
Language
english