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.
Mine
Kidz Bop Lyrics
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Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of falling
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts
I say can you believe it?
As we're lying on the couch
The moment I could see it
Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
Flash forward and we're taking on the world together
And there's a bunch of my things at your place
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes
But we got bills to pay
We got nothing figured out
When it was hard to take
Yes, yes, this is what I thought about
Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
You saw me start to believe for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
And I remember that fight, two thirty pm
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street
Braced myself for the goodbye
'Cause that's all I've ever known
And you took me by surprise
You said I'll never leave you alone
You said I remember how we felt sitting by the water
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter
She is the best thing that's ever been mine
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
Hold on
Do you believe it? Hold on
We're gonna make it now, yes, yes
And I can see it, yes, yes
I can see it now
The lyrics to "Mine" by KIDZ BOP Kids tell a love story that is about taking risks, growing together, learning about each other, and breaking away from the past. The first verse describes a girl who has left her small town behind and works part-time as a waitress. She has feared falling in love because it never seems to last. Then, the chorus describes a moment when she finally found someone who was the best thing in her life, and they were lying on the couch. The songwriter repeats, "Do you remember...?" as she reminisces about their past moments of falling in love, such as when they first put their arms around each other while sitting by the water, and how he helped turn a rebellious woman into someone more careful.
Then, in the second verse, they have moved in together, and he has learned her secrets and why she is guarded. Together, they believe they can do anything and won't repeat their parents' mistakes. They still have bills to pay and don't have everything figured out, but they've been together through tough times before. The bridge recalls a fight at 2:30 in the afternoon, and she ran out crying. She thought that it was the end, but he surprised her by comforting her and saying that he wouldn't leave her alone. The final chorus repeats the memories of past moments and that they are holding on to the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
You're at your job working part time waiting tables
You are currently employed in a part-time capacity waiting tables
Left a small town, never looked back
You departed from a small town and did not look back
I was a flight risk with a fear of falling
I used to be very hesitant and reluctant to take risks because I was afraid of failing
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts
Questioning the importance of being in love, which never seems to last long enough
I say can you believe it?
Expressing amazement and wonder while talking about something
As we're lying on the couch
While we're reclining on the sofa
The moment I could see it
The exact moment when I comprehended and understood something
Yes, yes, I can see it now
Confidently asserting that I can now perceive and understand something
Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
Recalling a previous moment spent sitting by the water
You put your arm around me for the first time
The first time you put your arm around me, embracing me
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You caused a shift in the behavior of a girl who was raised by a careful man to become more rebellious
You are the best thing that's ever been mine
You signify the most positive thing that has ever come into my life
Flash forward and we're taking on the world together
Fast forward to the present, where we're working together to overcome obstacles
And there's a bunch of my things at your place
Many of my possessions are now present in your abode
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded
You unraveled the mysteries and secrets that I've guarded for so long
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes
You reassure me that we won't repeat the errors my parents made in their own lives
But we got bills to pay
We currently have the burden of paying our bills
We got nothing figured out
We don't really know what we're doing right now
When it was hard to take
When the going got rough
Yes, yes, this is what I thought about
Expressing myself and detailing my thoughts about the situation
Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
Recalling the imagery of city lights and water reflecting off each other
You saw me start to believe for the first time
You observed me gradually begin to have faith and believe in something
And I remember that fight, two thirty pm
I recall that dispute we had, which took place at 2:30 PM
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
As our relationship was rapidly deteriorating
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street
I frantically fled in tears, and you immediately pursued me, into the street
Braced myself for the goodbye
I prepared myself emotionally for the end of our relationship
'Cause that's all I've ever known
Because I'm so used to things constantly ending, that's what I anticipate
And you took me by surprise
You shocked me, and I wasn't expecting what you said next
You said I'll never leave you alone
You promised that you would never abandon me and would always be by my side
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time
Whenever I see you, I feel the same way I did when I first met you
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter
I fell in love with a woman who is free-spirited but cautious because she was raised by a watchful man
She is the best thing that's ever been mine
She is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me
Hold on
Hang in there
Do you believe it? Hold on
Do you believe that we can make it? Don't give up hope, hang in there
We're gonna make it now, yes, yes
Expressing confidence that we will make it together
And I can see it, yes, yes
I'm optimistic and can foresee the future where we are together, no matter what
I can see it now
I have a clear and distinct vision of our bright future
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift
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