Just how dumb are the lyrics of most hit songs? You might be surprised. A study was just done on that very subject and, believe it or not, most song lyrics today are written at a third grade level - some even lower.

Seat Smart (which is a ticket wholesaler) looked at all the songs that hit number one on the country, pop, rock, and R&B hip hop charts over the past 10 years, and then analyzed the reading grade level of the lyrics.

Country, they determined, is the "smartest" genre; R&B hip hop finished last. The dumbest pop song of the last 10 years? Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger." The lyrics to that song, they determined, are written just slightly above that of a first grade level.

(Source: ABC Radio News)

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