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Somewhere about page 11 in this thread there was an attempt to distinguish between pop and popular music, even though the original post was perceptive enough to do that. I think you also have to distinguish between the music and the hype or marketing that surrounds it. Some pop is little more than marketed girls in minimal clothing but this is nothing to do with music. A lot of 'pop' music is marketed to kids. There is no reason why it should appeal to anyone older. It isn't intended to. Its different strokes for different folks. Gays like to dance to techno (Corbin you need to take a cold shower occasionally) who knows why? Maybe it is the same as taking a cold shower.
When someone wants to talk about the superiority of classical music, they should refer to the thousands of composers such as Albrechtsberger, Czerny, Kallinikov, Salieri, Liszt, Scott...(add the name of some completely forgotten conventional composer from your country here; sorry if I have offended anyones national feelings)