Song lyrics have become simpler and more repetitive over the last 40 years, study finds

Take this proof To reveal which music categories you score highly in, read the descriptions below

Mellow music is defined as romantic, relaxing, friendly, sad, slow and calm; It is often heard in soft rock, R&B, and adult contemporary genres.

People who have a well-developed ability to understand thoughts and feelings of themselves and others, the so-called “empathizers”, prefer soft music that evokes deep emotions.

Unpretentious The music is defined as simple, relaxing, non-aggressive, soft and acoustic, and mainly of the country, folk and singer-songwriter music genres.

Fans of upbeat music like country, pop, and soundtracks tend to score low on openness to experience and intelligence.

They are more likely to be agreeable, outgoing, and conscientious and consider themselves attractive, wealthy, athletic, and politically conservative.

Sophisticated The music is defined as inspiring, intelligent, complex and dynamic, and belonged to the classical, operatic, avant-garde, world beat and traditional jazz musical genres.

People who prefer thoughtful, complex music such as blues, classical, and jazz score high on openness to experience and consider themselves politically liberal, intelligent, and unathletic.

Intense The music is defined as distorted, loud, aggressive and not relaxing, romantic or inspiring, and belonged to the classic rock, punk, heavy metal and power pop music genres.

People who can identify patterns and systems, known as “systematizers,” prefer intense music that forms complex sounds. Systematizers are logical, analytical and objective people.

Contemporary The music is defined as percussive, electric and not sad, and comes from the rap, electronic, Latin, acid jazz and Euro pop musical genres.

People who preferred energetic, rhythmic music were also outgoing, friendly, attractive, and athletic, but they did not share the political leanings, wealth, or low IQs of happy music lovers.

Source: Musical Universe Project and Short Musical Preferences Test