Pop music is a term that describes compositions created for the purpose to gain mainstream success. It is belived that pop music as a phenomenon and part of mass culture evolved in the 1950s. The term "pop", abbreviation of "popular", appeared at the same time.
Pop music can be based on any kind of music, adopted to appeal to the majority of listeners. Lyrics can concentrate on any theme, but texts about happy or unrequited love are most common. Pop songs are easy to perceive and remember, they have mainstream style.
Kisses On The Bottom (Deluxe Edition) 2012
Paul McCartney's new album, Kisses On The Bottom, offers a collection of covers of old, mostly jazz, songs. Neither the music, nor the singing are typical for the Englishman
