Top Pop Hits of 2012 Undergo Pretentious Lyric Overhaul

This year has been a factory for the viral song sensation. Whether you were reminding yourself you were beautiful, or that you were young or begging for a date via phone call, you can't deny you had a catchy theme song available as inspiration.

But daft lyrics have been criticized since the dawn of pop music. What happened to the croons of Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday? Why do we now sing songs in autotune and make statements like Swag swag swag, on you / Chillin by the fire while we eatin' fondue (thanks for that, Bieber)?

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So if you are sick of turning to UrbanDictionary.com to decode the lingo of the mille…
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