onebloodonelife
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Ok, so I did a quick jstor/Google Scholar search through my university's library and came up with no specific studies that focus on sociological aspects of having a preference for lyrics vs. music in pop music. I did, however, find an article about nostalgia and emotional tone in lyrics, which suggested those who scored high on an inventory of personal nostalgia were no more optimistic, pessimistic, or negatively emotional than less nostalgic folks. Those who were high-nostalgic also tended to score higher on a measure of emotional intensity though. Take that as you will.
I'm nearly always a music-first person and would consider myself to be a generally optimistic and/or positive person.
I'm nearly always a music-first person and would consider myself to be a generally optimistic and/or positive person.