I don't know why mainstream music is mainstream music. Maybe because it doesn't demand a great deal of inspection, analysis or interpretation? I don't know. I don't really care why it's popular to be honest. Or that it is popular. Who's to say someone listening to, say, Lady Gaga, isn't reaping the same joyous experience as someone listening to Beethoven's 9th? It's easy to be snobby and elitist about music, but pointless.
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