Why do teenager listen to pop music?

toy654 · 03-02-2016, 07:08 PM

Mostly teenager listen to a pop music, can you please tell me why? Top reason why they always do this. Thanks

Mondo Bungle · 03-02-2016, 09:19 PM

People tend to listen to music they like.

Two Spirit · 03-02-2016, 10:02 PM

Teenagers aren't a single monolithic group that all listen to the same music.

**Frownland** · 03-02-2016, 10:10 PM

People under 18 usually have a 100% disposable income, so they're a target market for pop stars.

William_the_Bloody · 03-05-2016, 12:12 AM

It's also an easy sell.

Teenagers that have relatively happy upbringings at home and school are going to listen to relatively happy music, and if they haven't had a lot of exposure to music, they will be content with simple beats.

People who listen to say Slayer or Skinny Puppy, have had to experience life outside that happy box, thus they are outsiders...in some fashion.

**Frownland** · 03-05-2016, 12:25 AM

Interesting, I thought I had a pretty happy childhood until now.

William_the_Bloody · 03-05-2016, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

Interesting, I thought I had a pretty happy childhood until now.

Well maybe you just have a depressive personality

The Batlord · 03-05-2016, 02:50 AM

I've seen your mustache. Trying way to hard to look like a weirdo still makes you a weirdo.

**Frownland** · 03-05-2016, 02:53 AM

You misinterpret my laziness with intentionality. It's not my fault that it worked out so gloriously.

TechnicLePanther · 03-05-2016, 07:05 AM

I disagree with William. Happiness overall has nothing to do with it. For instance, the 4th, 6th and 8th happiest nations, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, also boast the most metal bands per capita, averaging around 40 per every 100,000 people.

I think it's not that they like it because they're teenagers, it's that they like it because it's what they're exposed to. Their parents listen to it on the radio, and therefore they listen to it on the radio. Usually as they get older, they just have more time to discover new music and find their own personal niche. It's just like how older people have a tendency towards doo-wop and rockabilly. This is what they were listening to in their formative years, and therefore it holds a special place in their hearts. Same thing for pretty much everyone on this forum as well.

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	People under 18 usually have a 100% disposable income, so they're a target market for pop stars. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	Interesting, I thought I had a pretty happy childhood until now. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,548	You misinterpret my laziness with intentionality. It's not my fault that it worked out so gloriously. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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TechnicLePanther and the livin' is easy... Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: New York Posts: 1,997	I disagree with William. Happiness overall has nothing to do with it. For instance, the 4th, 6th and 8th happiest nations, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, also boast the most metal bands per capita, averaging around 40 per every 100,000 people. I think it's not that they like it because they're teenagers, it's that they like it because it's what they're exposed to. Their parents listen to it on the radio, and therefore they listen to it on the radio. Usually as they get older, they just have more time to discover new music and find their own personal niche. It's just like how older people have a tendency towards doo-wop and rockabilly. This is what they were listening to in their formative years, and therefore it holds a special place in their hearts. Same thing for pretty much everyone on this forum as well. __________________ Many have tried to destroy it... but... true evil never dies. It is only... REBORN *SUGGEST ME AN ALBUM* - I'm probably not going to listen to it but I will if you bother me enough.

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Two Spirit Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 332	Teenagers aren't a single monolithic group that all listen to the same music.

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William_the_Bloody Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Sunnydale Cemetary Posts: 2,093	It's also an easy sell. Teenagers that have relatively happy upbringings at home and school are going to listen to relatively happy music, and if they haven't had a lot of exposure to music, they will be content with simple beats. People who listen to say Slayer or Skinny Puppy, have had to experience life outside that happy box, thus they are outsiders...in some fashion.