You don't have to understand the meaning or lyrics to love music.

This was the trend in the 80s and 90s, when people admired performers and grasped the meaning of each songwriter.

Now, Russian-speaking people can listen to music by American artists and not understand what it's about. A popular example is the song "Papaoutai"—a sad song about the loss of a father, but everyone in the CIS countries dances to it in clubs. Or "Despacito"—you'll agree, it gained popularity, but how many people read the translation?