pop music, n.Definitions

Pop music is rock music without the sex or the soul.

Pop music is the classical music of now.

Pop music is one of the few things in the twentieth century that have made giant strides in reverse.

Pop music is the kind played so fast that you can't tell what classical composer it was stolen from.

Pop music is a fleeting thing. The average good radio wears out popular songs faster than it does batteries.

Pop music is the music of the people, created by reclusive millionaires in collaboration with owlish sound technicians.

Pop music is awful. The best thing about a popular song is that it isn't popular very long.

Pop music is distinguished from rock music in that pop music tells you that everything is OK and rock music tells you that it's not, but that you can change it.