Is there nothing more satisfying than allowing yourself to enjoy, I mean really enjoy a guilty audio pleasure? Guilty pleasure is a funny term, almost curious because, it is not really anything to be guilty about, if you like a type of music then you like a type of music. — I think Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson is one of the best songs ever written. It makes me think of Set It All Free by Scarlett Johansson (Scarlett’s character performs this song in the film, Sing). It’s a great pop anthem. Songs built on the foundations of a relationship breakup and the feeling of alienation, are always winners. Similarly, songs (pop songs), built upon levels of teenage frustration can apply to an audience of varying ages. They can be happy, sad, angry. One thing they have in common, is that underlying feeling of anthemic unity.
