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Sad songs are selling this year

By Timothy P. Carney
Published February 7, 2020 4:00am ET
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Sad songs are selling this year
About 50 years ago, Willie Nelson lamented that he couldn’t get even with his cheating ex because “sad songs and waltzes aren’t selling this year.” He’d have better luck these days. Popular music in the English language is getting sadder and angrier, according to one new study. Examining the lyrics of songs on the Billboard […]

About 50 years ago, Willie Nelson lamented that he couldn’t get even with his cheating ex because “sad songs and waltzes aren’t selling this year.”

He’d have better luck these days.

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