This weekend was the first time I actually felt old. Perhaps more accurately, I felt “old fashioned.”

My wife and I were music shopping on iTunes and noticed something; several songs in the Top 100 included “f**k” in the title.

• F**king Perfect, by Pink
• F**k You, by Cee Lo Green
• Tonight (I’m F**kin’ You), by Enrique Iglesias

Really? Has the level of lyrical talent and creativity dropped so low that “songs with swear words” is all that’s left?

I realize, it sounds kind of prudish to be bothered by the fact that so many songs have “f**k” in the title, but at the same time, when did it become en vogue to use a word that, when I was a kid (which wasn’t that long ago), was barely whispered, let alone used in the title of a song?

Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t about censorship or regulation. It’s about a creative cesspool.

When did singers and songwriters stop using the amazing stories that life provides as their inspiration? When did they stop trying to move and inspire the listener? When did listeners decide that profanity and vulgarity was preferred over storytelling and stirring composition? (We’re voting with our wallets.)

Am I a prude? Am I on to something? What do you think?