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.
Royals
Kidz Bop Lyrics
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I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address,
In the torn up town no post code envy
But every song's like gold teeth, gold goose, singin' in the bathroom
Grass stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room
We don't care, we're driving cadillacs in our dreams
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair
And we'll never be royals (royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of love
Let me be your ruler (ruler)
You can call me queen bee
And baby I'll rule (I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule)
Let me live that fantasy
My friends and I we've cracked the code
We count our dollars on the train to the party
And everyone who knows us knows
That we're fine with this we didn't come from money
But every song's like gold teeth, gold goose, singin' in the bathroom
Grass stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room
We don't care, we're driving cadillacs in our dreams
But everybody's like gold ring, maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair
And we'll never be royals (royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of love
Let me be your ruler (ruler)
You can call me queen bee
And baby I'll rule (I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule)
Let me live that fantasy
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
We're bigger than we ever dreamed, and I'm in love with being queen
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Life is great without a care
We aren't caught up in your love affair
And we'll never be royals (royals)
It don't run in our blood
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
We crave a different kind of love
Let me be your ruler (ruler)
You can call me queen bee
And baby I'll rule (I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule)
Let me live that fantasy
The song "Royals" by KIDZ BOP Kids talks about the contrast between the lavish lifestyles depicted in pop culture and the reality of the singer's life. The first verse highlights the fact that the singer has never experienced the luxury of diamonds and indicates that her exposure to such extravagances has largely come from watching them in movies. While she isn't proud of her humble origins and the lack of wealth in the area where she's grown up, she doesn't feel jealous of people living in places with more money and status.
The chorus of the song reiterates the idea that the singer and her friends will never be able to attain the kind of lifestyle that is oftentimes glamorized in pop culture. While they acknowledge that these things may be desirable, it is not what they crave in life. Instead, the singer wants to rule her own world, not based on materialism but by "craving a different kind of love." She wants to live life with a sense of purpose and meaning rather than just through the pursuit of worldly goods.
The second verse of "Royals" further emphasizes the stark contrast between the life portrayed in pop culture and the reality lived by the singer and her friends. They count their dollars while en route to parties on trains, and they are known for not having money. The vivid imagery of the chorus reflects the fact that they are not concerned about the trappings of luxurious lifestyles but just want to live life on their own terms.
Line by Line Meaning
I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I have never seen a real diamond before
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
I learned about love and marriage from watching movies
And I'm not proud of my address,
I am not happy with where I come from
In the torn up town no post code envy
I don't envy those living in fancy neighborhoods
But every song's like gold teeth, gold goose, singin' in the bathroom
But every popular song talks about material possessions like gold teeth and luxury items
Grass stains, ball gowns, trashin' the hotel room
Some people enjoy the simple things in life, others enjoy dressing up fancy and going wild in hotels
We don't care, we're driving cadillacs in our dreams
We don't care about having material possessions, we are dreaming of driving luxury cars
But everybody's like gold ring, maybach, diamonds on your timepiece.
But many people are obsessed with having expensive jewelry, cars and watches
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash
People also want to have private jets, own islands and have exotic animals as pets
We don't care, we aren't caught up in your love affair
We don't care about the lavish lifestyles that some people have, we have our own dreams and goals
And we'll never be royals (royals)
We will never be part of royalty or the extremely wealthy
It don't run in our blood
We were not born into wealth or power
That kind of luxe just ain't for us
That type of luxurious lifestyle is not something we want or strive for
We crave a different kind of love
We desire a different type of happiness that is not based on money or material possessions
Let me be your ruler (ruler)
Let me be in charge of my own life
You can call me queen bee
You can refer to me as a powerful and respected individual
And baby I'll rule (I'll rule I'll rule I'll rule)
I will take control of my own destiny and live life on my own terms
My friends and I we've cracked the code
My friends and I have figured out how to be content with what we have
We count our dollars on the train to the party
We carefully budget our money even when going out to socialize
And everyone who knows us knows
Our acquaintances are aware that we are not obsessed with money and luxury
That we're fine with this we didn't come from money
We are happy with our current lifestyle even though we were not born into wealth
We're bigger than we ever dreamed, and I'm in love with being queen
We have achieved more than we ever imagined and I am proud to be the leader
Life is great without a care
Life is amazing when you are content with what you have
We aren't caught up in your love affair
We are not preoccupied with the luxurious lifestyles of others
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Ella Marija La Yelich O'Connor, Joel Little
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