People Like Songs About ‘You’

Songs with lyrics that frequently address 'you' are more popular, perhaps because this helps us imagine that 'you' refers to people in our own lives.

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By Neuroskeptic
Feb 29, 2020 12:00 AMApr 26, 2020 7:14 PM
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Many of the world's classic songs are all about "you" — consider Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You", The Beatles' "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" and Elton John's "Your Song."

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