The Problem with Over Used Lyrical Content

The problem with over used lyrical content

Over the years, we have come familiar with all genres having there certain niches in which we have come to enjoy. Instrumentation, style in mix and voice, and other factors are what help us class genre and help classify are mental library. However, there is one aspect of music that at least in popular tracks, genres have fallen into a slump of monotony. In this case I am talking about lyrical content. Quick, when I say the word COUNTRY,  Think of the lyrical content you here the most. In my opinion it comes down to: 

1.drinking domestic beer or patron

2. Jesus (maybe not in that order)

3. My Pick-up truck

4. The love of My Life

5. Losing the love of my life

6. Getting into a fight with the love of my life, leaving to drive down the highway because for the last time, hearing that song on the radio that reminds me of said lover, then ultimately turning the car around and returning to her.

7. America

8. Girls in Blue Jeans

9. How awesome the South is

Am I saying that all country has bases there lyrical content off of these? No, but these are the most overused of the bunch and kinda the blueprint of popular country music lyrics, or at least these are the ones my ex would get the most pissed at when I pointed it out in the car while listening to country. Would I say that country is the only genre that has monotonous lyrical content? Hip-Hop unfortunately has the same faults, although deep on the other side of the musical spectrum. Music is meant to be a free form art and expression, but it is hard to take seriously what your expressing when it lyrical content follows a formula.