Nickelback or Foo Fighters: Which Band Is Smarter? (Not So Fast…)

May 20, 2015 Alan Cross 0 Comments

Deep in a study done by a guy named Andrew Powell-Morse–the same study that says pop music lyrics are being dumbed down year after year—is data that allows us to compare the intelligence of Nickelback’s lyrics to those of the Foo Fighters.

Not a fair fight, right? Foo Fighters in in a walk.

Er, no. Look at this charge created by using all the various metrics used to conduct the study.

Confused? Let’s get this National Post article to explain it all. (Via Danny)

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