When you think of "pop music" certain celebrities immediately come to mind. People like Brittany Spears and groups like N'SNYC and the Back street boys have become what some people today view as American idols, people that we strive to be like or look like. But the kind of messages that pop artists today are sending out are far removed from the popular music of the 1960's. Music today is extremely disparate than that of …showed first 75 words of 1297 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1297 total…themselves. Their once difficult lives have gone from a struggle to a luxury and it is prevalent in the music. When we look back at the music of The Velvet Underground it is obvious how different it really was and how different New York was. With out a doubt, we will look back at the music that is popular now and it will be different. Pop culture and the music of it, is forever changing.