Eleven Kidz Bop albums have been released to date. Each album features different pop music songs, played with music similar to the original, and with the "Kidz Bop Kids" singing instead of the original artist. Albums are typically released within a few months of each other and thus the songs included tend to be the hit songs of the current time, including such songs such as "Float On" (Modest Mouse), "This Love" (Maroon 5), and "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (Green Day).
Although the albums are marketed as being "sanitized" versions of popular songs for children, many of the songs featured on the Kidz Bop albums still contain explicit sexual material, such as Rob Thomas's "Lonely No More," which some people consider inappropriate for younger audiences. Other featured songs, such as "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", contain profanity. Although the albums censor the actual word from the song, the context of the profanity remains. They also covered Green Day's hit "Wake Me Up When September Ends", which is about death.
The Kidz Bop video for their cover of Avril Lavigne's "Sk8r Boi", for instance, features the song being sung by a pre-teen girl in heavy make-up, fishnet stockings, and a Sex Pistols t-shirt.
Beverly Hills
Kidz Bop Lyrics
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My automobile isn't all that great
My fashion sense is a little whack
Got nothing in my pocket
I didn't go to boarding schools
Preppy girls never looked at me
Why should they, I ain't nobodyGot nothing in my pocket
Beverly Hills, that's where I want to be (gimme gimme) (gimme gimme)
Living in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, rolling like a celebrity (gimme gimme) (gimme gimme)
Living in Beverly Hills
Look at all those movie stars
They're all so beautiful and clean
When the housemaids scrub the floors
They get the spaces in between
I wanna live a life like that
I wanna be just like a king
Take my picture by the pool
'Cause I'm the next big thing in
Beverly Hills, that's where I want to be (gimme gimme) (gimme gimme)
Living in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, rolling like a celebrity (gimme gimme) (gimme gimme)
Living in Beverly Hills
The truth is
I don't stand a chance
It's something that you're born into
And I just don't belong
No I don't, I'm just a no-class beat-down fool
And I will always be that way
I might as well enjoy my life
And watch the stars play
Beverly Hills, that's where I want to be (gimme gimme) (gimme gimme)
Living in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, rolling like a celebrity (gimme gimme) (gimme gimme)
Living in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills (yeah)
Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills (gimme gimme)
Living in Beverly Hills
The lyrics of Kidz Bop's song Beverly Hills narrate the desire of the singer to live a lifestyle similar to the people who live in Beverly Hills, who are depicted as beautiful, clean and royal. The singer, who confesses to be a nobody, portrays a sense of insecurity and inferiority due to his background, fashion sense, and lack of prestigious education, comparing himself to the preppy girls who would not even notice him. He expresses his wish to be like a king and live in a housemaid-scrubbed floor with spaces in between like the movie stars who resonated their lives in Beverly Hills. After surrendering himself to the fact that he is born different and doesn't belong there, he decides to enjoy his life and watch the stars play.
Line by Line Meaning
Where I come from isn't all that great
I don't come from a privileged background
My automobile isn't all that great
I don't have an expensive or flashy car
My fashion sense is a little whack
I'm not fashionable or trendy
Got nothing in my pocket
I'm broke
I didn't go to boarding schools
I didn't attend a prestigious school
Preppy girls never looked at me
Girls who were preppy or from wealthy backgrounds weren't interested in me
Why should they, I ain't nobody
I'm not important or famous
Beverly Hills, that's where I want to be (gimme gimme) (gimme gimme)
I desire the lavish lifestyle associated with Beverly Hills
Living in Beverly Hills
I want to live in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, rolling like a celebrity (gimme gimme) (gimme gimme)
I want to have the same luxurious lifestyle as a celebrity in Beverly Hills
Look at all those movie stars
I envy the glamorous and successful movie stars in Beverly Hills
They're all so beautiful and clean
I perceive the people in Beverly Hills as attractive and put-together
When the housemaids scrub the floors
Even the hired help in Beverly Hills live luxurious lifestyles
They get the spaces in between
Even the small spaces in Beverly Hills are desirable
I wanna live a life like that
I want to lead a luxurious and glamorous lifestyle
I wanna be just like a king
I want to have the power and wealth of a king
Take my picture by the pool
I want to be seen as a glamorous and successful person by others
'Cause I'm the next big thing in
I believe I have the potential to be a wealthy and famous person in Beverly Hills
The truth is
However, reality sets in
I don't stand a chance
I know I don't have the ability or connections to achieve that kind of lifestyle
It's something that you're born into
People who live in Beverly Hills are born into wealth and privilege
And I just don't belong
I don't fit in with the wealthy and successful people in Beverly Hills
No I don't, I'm just a no-class beat-down fool
I lack the sophistication and class of the wealthy people in Beverly Hills
And I will always be that way
I know I will never achieve that kind of lifestyle or be accepted into that social circle
I might as well enjoy my life
Despite my shortcomings, I can still find happiness in life
And watch the stars play
I can still appreciate the glamorous lifestyle of the stars in Beverly Hills from a distance
Beverly Hills (yeah)
Reiterating the desire to live in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills (gimme gimme)
Reiterating the desire for the lavish lifestyle of Beverly Hills
Living in Beverly Hills
Reiterating the desire to live in Beverly Hills
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Rivers Cuomo
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