Just wanted to get your opinion on this. Lately I've been exclusively listening to Chinese music. I grew up passively listening to Chinese music that my parents listened to, but only listened to Western music by myself. Now my tastes have switched. I appreciate Chinese music a lot more, mainly because I find the lyrics more poetic and expressive. English lyrics sound vulgar in comparison. By "vulgar", I'm not just referring to the topics sung about, but also the register of language itself, which tends to be very colloquial and lacking in richness of vocabulary, and lacks the idioms, metaphors and literary/cultural references commonly found in Chinese. It's sort of like comparing the language of Shakespeare to Stephenie Meyer. Chinese lyrics just sound much more romantic and emotive, there's a depth of emotion that I feel doesn't exist in English songs. Or maybe I am just biased because of the particular songs I listen to (they tend to be classics that have stood the test of time). I'm sure there are plenty of forgettable Chinese pop songs with insipid and uninspired lyrics that I've never listened to.

What are your thoughts? The above represent my opinions only, feel free to disagree.