I think Golden was lyrically pretty solid. That's why Disco threw me a somewhat, as those lyrics could have been written by anyone. When you see the artist is the sole songwriter there's an expectation you're getting more than just a song - that it'll hold greater meaning or depth or reveal something about that person. You could argue disco music is fun and doesn't need any real meaning or depth but actually a lot of disco from the 70's did have underlining meaning or hold more weight in the lyrics than often people realised.
I should clarify - by 'sophisticated' I didn't mean meaningful, deep or revealing. Certainly I didn't mean that 'serious' lyrics are the only kind that can be sophisticated. I meant song writing that is secure and not trying too hard, writers that know how to cleverly yet simply twist a phrase, lyrics that feel totally at home and at pace with the music.
Dance music and frivolous lyrics about love, dancing and nightlife to me can still be all of those things, and I often think of them as stylish, clever, sophisticated even if they don't really dig too deep beneath the surface.
It's a totally subjective thing of course. To me In Your Eyes is absolutely sophisticated. It has the lyrical call back to a very recent hit that doesn't feel shoehorned, and the line
"I want to make it with you" - no one actually says that but it's the sort of thing that
would probably come out off the cuff while buzzed on a dancefloor. It's simple but it's coy, it's playful - it captures attention.
Most importantly, Kylie sounds at ease delivering the lines in a way I don't think she does on something like
"She know how to party but nothing like me and you" - but again it's all subjective.
Perhaps I've used the wrong word with 'sophisticated'. It's not about being highbrow or pretentious. The bridge on Looking for an Angel is one of my favourites and it begin
s "When good things are good" ... Yet it's so earnest that it works.