Bubblegum pop

As Bubblegum (English for a type of chewing gum that is especially for forming the bubbles - engl bubbles -. Suitable ) is a style of music called, which is characterized by catchy melodies, simple texts, lively rhythms, lively atmosphere and a particularly frequent repetition of distinguished choruses.

The target group of this genre are children and adolescents. Because the term Bubblegum is also associated with musical and textual modesty, it is sometimes used pejoratively. Bubblegum emerged in the late 1960s from the Rock ' n' Roll. The popularity of bubblegum music lasted until the early 1970s. Typical representatives of this genre include, among other 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Sweet, The Music Explosion, Ohio Express and The Partridge Family. Also in the late 1970s and early 1980s, there were still occasional bubblegum groups, eg Luv '.

There were also some fictional bubble gum bands, such as The Archies. For those music projects dedicated music producer studio musicians for the recording of the songs. However, the studio musicians never occurred together and were thus no music group in the strict sense.

Bubblegum the term for this type of music is used mainly in the United States and Canada. It refers not only to music, but might refer to products that appeal to children or adolescents or have childlike or youthful characteristics ( for example in fashion: bubblegum fashions ).