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.
U Don't Have to Call
Kidz Bop Lyrics
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Don't leave your girl around me
True playa fo' real, ask my n**** Pharrell uh
(C'mon that's how it's going down)
(You smell it? Yeah, you smell it?)
(Yeah, uh) Don't leave your girl around me
(Let 'em know)
Situations, will arise
In our lives
But U gotta to be smart about it
Cele-brations with the guys
I sacrificed
'Cause I knew U could not sleep without it
Meanwhile I, I
I loved U
U were my girl
U see I, I,
Thought the world of U
But you're still steady leavin' baby
U don't have to call
It's okay girl
'Cause I'mma be alright tonight
U don't have to call
It's okay girl
'Cause I'mma be alright tonight
Aw girl your face is
Sayin' why
Tears in eyes
Should've been more smart about it
Should've cherished me
Listenin' to friends, now it's the end
Then again, no story can end without it
Damn right,
I loved U
You were my girl
U see I, I,
Thought the world of U
But you're still steady leavin' baby yeah yeah
U don't have to call
It's okay girl
'Cause I'mma be alright tonight
U don't have to call
It's okay girl
'Cause I'mma be alright tonight
Gonna boogie tonight
'Cause I'm honestly too young of a guy
To stay home
Waitin' for love
So tonight
I'm gonna do what a single man does
And that's party! Oh yeah, oh no
U don't have to call (You don't care to call)
It's okay girl (It's okay girl)
'Cause I'm a be alright tonight (I'm a be alright)
U don't have to call (U ain't have to call)
It's okay girl (I'm okay girl)
'Cause I'm a be alright tonight (Tonight I'm goin' out with my n****s)
U don't have to call
It's okay girl (I'm alright girl)
'Cause I'm a be alright tonight (I'm alright)
Gonna boogie tonight
'Cause I'm honestly too young of a guy
To stay home
Waitin' for love
So tonight I'm gonna do what a single man does
U don't have to call (And that's party!)
It's okay girl
'Cause I'm a be alright tonight
U don't have to call
It's okay girl (It's okay, I'mma be alright)
'Cause I'm a be alright tonight
U don't have to call
It's okay girl (It's okay girl)
'Cause I'm a be alright tonight (Sick and tired of being at home, I'mma have me some fun)
U don't have to call (Hey hey yeah)
It's okay girl (It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's alright)
'Cause I'm a be alright tonight
I'm not waiting at home for you, bye bye
In this song, Kidz Bop talks about a situational problem that arises in people's lives and how they handle it through manly ways. The chorus says how they would be okay even if their girl doesn't call them because they are young and would enjoy their time with friends, unlike waiting at home for love. The artist explains how he sacrificed his time with friends to be with his girl, but she still leaves him. He notes how he loved her and thought the world of her, but now he has to go out and have fun with his friends.
Line by Line Meaning
Yo after tonight
Starting tonight
Don't leave your girl around me
Don't leave your girlfriend alone with me, because I'm a player
True playa fo' real, ask my n**** Pharrell uh
I'm a real player, just ask my friend Pharrell
Situations, will arise
Sometimes things happen
In our lives
In our lives
But U gotta to be smart about it
You have to be smart about it
Cele-brations with the guys
Spending time with my friends
I sacrificed
I gave up something
'Cause I knew U could not sleep without it
Because I knew you needed it to sleep
Meanwhile I, I
At the same time, I
I loved U
I loved you
U were my girl
You were my girlfriend
U see I, I,
You see, I
Thought the world of U
I thought you were amazing
But you're still steady leavin' baby
But you keep leaving
U don't have to call
You don't have to call me
It's okay girl
It's okay, girl
Cause I'mma be alright tonight
Because I'm going to be okay tonight
Aw girl your face is
Oh girl, your face
Sayin' why
Asking why
Tears in eyes
Crying
Should've been more smart about it
Should have been smarter about it
Should've cherished me
Should have appreciated me more
Listenin' to friends, now it's the end
Listening to friends, now it's over
Then again, no story can end without it
But no story can end without it
Damn right, I loved U
I definitely loved you
U don't have to call (You don't care to call)
You don't have to call me (since you don't seem to care)
It's okay girl (It's okay girl)
It's okay, girl
Cause I'm a be alright tonight (I'm going to be okay tonight)
Because I'm going to be okay tonight
Gonna boogie tonight
Going to party tonight
Cause I'm honestly too young of a guy
Because I'm honestly too young
To stay home
To stay at home
Waitin' for love
Waiting for love
So tonight
So tonight
I'm gonna do what a single man does
I'm going to do what single guys do
And that's party! Oh yeah, oh no
And that's party! Oh yeah, oh yeah
U ain't have to call
You didn't have to call me
I'm okay girl (I'm okay girl)
I'm okay, girl
Tonight I'm goin' out with my n****s
Tonight I'm going out with my friends
Gonna boogie tonight
Going to party tonight
Sick and tired of being at home, I'mma have me some fun
Tired of being at home, I'm going to have some fun
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's alright
It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's alright
I'm not waiting at home for you, bye bye
I'm not waiting for you at home, bye bye
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams
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