Bad, baaaaad songs

Another modern tragedy exposed:

Has anyone else noticed recently that songwriters seem to be losing a certain something lately? It is very difficult to articulate, but let's say there seem to be fewer writers renewing their poetic license. I have noticed at least three songs in the last few weeks that have the worst use of language featured prominently in their choruses; Godsmack “Whiskey Hangover”, David Cook “Mr. Sensitive”, and The Elms “Back To Indiana”. In fact, the problem I have with each also lies right there in the titles. These songs, these lyrics, these titles all have the worst vowel/consonant and/or syllable flow(s).   They completely lack any sense of poetry.

I confess to knowing nothing about these songs, and I'm not even close to being tempted to listen to them in order to verify or disprove the critic's claim. But I'm willing to concede that lyrics might suck today. Why would songwriters even bother to try for excellence when theye know their efforts are going to compared to immortal classics like "MacArthur Park" and "Muskrat Love" and "I Write the Songs"?

And if you can listen to the part in "A Horse With No Name" that goes "There were plants and birds and rocks and things" without a tear coming to your eye, you just aren't human. Man, they just don't write 'em like that anymore.

I'm not sure about that "syllable flow" thing, but I suspect there's an ointment or a salve that can cure it.