But with lyrics like: “You open the door/Wearing nothing but a smile, fell to the floor/And you whisper in my ear, ‘Baby, I’m yours.’/Ooh, just the thought of you gets me so high, so high.” heard it, loved it, and started singing it. This one is of particular interest because my Adele Jr. Jason Derulo, “Want To Want Me” - “Kidz Bop 29” “Yeah, my mama she told me ‘don’t worry about your size’/She says, ‘Boys like a little more booty to hold at night’ ” becomes “Yeah, my mama she told me ‘don’t worry about your size’/She says, ‘Don’t let it keep you in your room at night.’” Meghan Trainor in the "All About that Bass" video.Īpparently you’re never too young for body confidence, especially when it comes to sulking in your room. Pitbull and Ne-Yo, “Time of Our Lives” - “Kids Bop 29”Ī night out with Pitbull: “This is the last $20 I got/But I’mma have a good time ballin’ or out/Tell the bartender line up some shots/Cause I’m a get loose tonight/She’s on fire, she’s so hot/I’m no liar, she burned the spot/Look like Mariah, I took another shot/Told her drop, drop, drop, drop it like it’s hot.”Īnd with “Kidz Bop”: “This is the last $20 I got/But I’m a have a good time dancin’ or not/Tell my friends line up some spots/Cause I’mma get loose tonight/She’s on fire, it’s so hot/I’m no liar, she burned up the spot/Sounds like Mariah, she sang it from the top/Told her sing, sing, sing, sing it like it’s hot.” “Your sugar/Yes, please/Won’t you come and put it down on me?” becomes “Sugar/Yes, please/Won’t you come and dance away with me?” “Boulevard is freakin’ as I’m comin’ up fast/I’ll be burnin’ rubber, you’ll be watching me pass.”įavorite substitutions for “Kidz Bop” including “smile” for any reference to “body” or “booty” and “dancing” for any sex act. “Boulevard is freakin’ as I’m comin’ up fast/I’ll be burnin’ rubber, you’ll be kissin’ my ass.” P!nk, “Get the Party Started” - “Kidz Bop 2 “You got that long hair, slicked back, white T-shirt/And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt” has apparently been seen by Dad, who marched her right back up the stairs to change: “You got that long hair, slicked back, white T-shirt/And I got that good girl faith and my favorite shirt.” The “red lip classic thing that you like” becomes “red dress classic thing that you like” because lips are bad, bad, bad. Most amusingly, Taylor goes through a makeover.
While she sings “Midnight/You come and pick me up, no headlights/A long drive/Could end in burning flames or paradise,” Kidz get: “Soon tonight/You come and pick me up, the headlights/A long drive/Could end in broken hearts or paradise.” In Swift’s love song, meanwhile, midnight is far too late to be going out with a boy, and certainly not without headlights. Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse,” for instance, remains mostly unchanged, except the name “Aphrodite” is dropped - presumably not because it’s too dirty but because it’s too sophisticated a reference. Some “Kidz Bop” alterations are puzzling. Taylor Swift in the "Shake It Off" music video. Justin’s “ ’Cause I’m missing more than just your body” becomes “ ’Cause I’m missing you and now I’m sorry.” Not a lot of work here, but it shows off one of “Kidz Bop’s” secret weapons. So many lyrics are skipped - including the entire first verse - that the kids’ version is just 2 minutes long. For songs like Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” you wonder why they even bothered.
The “Kidz Bop” version is a full minute shorter than Drake’s hit.
“Wonder if you bendin’ over backwards for someone else”? They don’t even try. which is left a mystery.īut the most convenient way “Hotline Bling” is scrubbed is by skipping entire verses.
Sure, let’s talk, as long as we don’t go over my family plan’s minutes.Īlso, while Drake’s ringing phone “can only mean one thing,” on “Kidz Bop,” “I can only say one thing”. Drake’s “You used to call me on my cellphone/Late night when you need my love” becomes the innocent “You used to call me on my cellphone/Any time you need to talk.” This ode to phone sex would seem an unlikely choice for the latest “Kidz Bop,” but they forge bravely ahead.