Songs about me: narcissism in popular music

A recent analysis of the last three decades of hit song lyrics shows a trend in recent years toward narcissism and hostility in popular music. Is today's popular music indicative of increasing self-absorption, or is defining a generation by the Billboard charts a bit of a stretch?

Guests

• Jean Twenge: Professor of psychology at San Diego State University and co-author of "The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement."
• Tom Moon: Music critic and contributor to NPR's All Things Considered. He's the author of "1000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die."

Resources

• NY Times: "A Generation's Vanity, Heard Through Lyrics"
• About Jean Twenge
• About Tom Moon