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Re:History of Techno by MagnumOpus on Thursday April 29, 2021 @08:08AM (#26980104)
It's not though.

In the last 50 years, you can probably count the number of chart-toppers without lyrics on one hand. Animals, Axel F, Doop, Flat Beat, and Sandstorm (and I am not sure if these even topped charts everywhere).

Sure, if you are into the niche of EDM or techno club music, the situation is different, but none of those tunes sell millions of copies.

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Re:History of Techno by circlefavshape on Thursday April 29, 2021 @10:26AM (#26981581)
It is though. The number of non-chart-toppers with lyrics is beyond counting. You don't make yourself a chart-topper simply by writing music with lyrics
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Re:History of Techno by HKH2 on Thursday April 29, 2021 @11:29AM (#26982436)
Okay, it's almost always necessary but not sufficient.
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