And, of course, the constant use of music everywhere devalues it greatly and relegates it to the audio equivalent of wallpaper.
There was a nice interview on TV this morning with a young female singer who's been nominated for some award. She said she left the charts behind at 15 when she discoverd Ella and Billie Holliday then found Dylan and Joanie Mitchell. She actually praised musicality and lyrics!! There appears to be a sort of jazz based revival of youth interest in songs and music, maybe it will grow into something like the Folk revival was for us. Wouldn't that be nice!