“WAP”, “GOOBA”, “Savage Love”, “Dynamite” and others make up the list of most popular song lyrics searched on Google in 2020, see complete compilation.
As a creative in the music industry, a brutal couplet has to be the most valuable asset every pop star or musician wields. Be it a sumptuous rhyme or hard bar, lyrics illuminate and elevate a song. Words have hidden meaning in songs and while some bring clarity and drama, others might be an opening or a secret passage to an artist’s internal life.
Musicians communicate their feelings and emotions through their lyrics and if you listen close enough and see beyond its grandeur, you will decode the message. There is power in a musician’s word and it has been acknowledged over time even in places you cannot fathom.
In 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature for his lyrics “Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle like a gypsy queen/Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle all dressed in green.” He was said to have created a new poetic expression within the great American song tradition.
Also, Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar was awarded a 2018 Pulitzer prize for his album “Damn.” His prestigious work on the project was said to have a certain level of authenticity and rhythmic dynamism reflective of modern African-American life.
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This goes to show how interesting lyrics are and why many try to understand them and for some, it’s just about finding the right ones to certain songs.
Speaking of finding the right lyrics to certain songs brings us to the most Googled song lyrics of 2020. Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are top of the list of the most popular song lyrics of 2020 according to Google search volume.
As far as music lyrics were concerned, “WAP” came out on top of Google’s Year in Search 2020. Rappers Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion united for one of 2020’s most controversial hits, full of explicit lyrics that, it turns out, many just couldn’t stop looking it up.
