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This Friday, I got a fabulous paper via the Digital Cuttlefish where people analyzed pop songs for the evolutionary psychology hidden (or not so hidden) messages. So did you ever wonder if your favorite song as a mate guarding phrase in it? Wonder no more! Head over there and check it out!