I wonder what kind of critique they got on "Achy breaky heart" or "Who let the dogs out". You can never tell how a song is going to strike the public, they are the ultimate critiquers. If someone hates a particular genre, how can they look past their own prejudice and taste and give an unbiased critique? It is hard to judge a song on it content and how it will be received by the public. You can judge the song structure, tense, rhyme pattern etc, but that is about it. A seasoned writer will do that anyway, but it is like proof reading, no matter how many times you read it, you can still miss mistakes, sometimes fresh eyes will pick it up.