One thing that we have not discussed in class is the life span of certain music. I was made aware of this over the weekend. At my fraternity we were hosting a parent’s day party in our parking lot. I was playing music and making the playlist. I made sure to include songs that didn’t have any profanity, so most rap was out of the question. I played 70s and 80s rock most of the day. Of course, most of the parents were really enjoying the music, but it was fascinating to me to see that everyone my age also was enjoying the music and knew the words. It dawned on me that this music stood the test of time. People who weren’t even alive in that era could recite ever song perfectly. This is much like most popular music…prior to the year 2010. I believe that popular music now has evolved. Instead of having bands and artists that make music with a long life span, the goal of modern artists is to become popular enough to be played on the radio, but that popularity rarely exceeds two months. I am curious to see if this music will even be played years from now if most popular songs fade away from the spot light after a few months. I doubt that when I am in my 40s that my kids will turn on Megan Trainor, Cardi B, or Drake and be able to recite the words considering the fact that I have trouble remembering the words to their popular songs that I have been bombarded with on the radio in years past. The same cannot be said about music from earlier generations. There is a certain survival instinct in old rock, early rap, 80s pop, or doo-wop have that pop music today does not have.