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* [[Kidz Bop]] is a series of cover albums sung by little kids. The lyrics are changed to be more kid-friendly. An egregious example is the cover of [[Lady Gaga]]'s "Born This Way", which [[Get Back in the Closet|edits out all references to gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people]], making the song utterly meaningless. |
* [[Kidz Bop]] is a series of cover albums sung by little kids. The lyrics are changed to be more kid-friendly. An egregious example is the cover of [[Lady Gaga]]'s "Born This Way", which [[Get Back in the Closet|edits out all references to gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people]], making the song utterly meaningless. |
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** Some of the edits actually make the songs sound dirtier than before, like "Wrap it up / Can't stop 'cause it feels like it's really close" (Wrap it up / Can't stop 'cause it feels like a overdose," from Cascada's "Evacuate The Dancefloor") or make no sense in the context of the song, like "And you out when you ain't got anyone" ("And you wild when you ain't got nothin' on / haha," from B.o.B. and [[Bruno Mars]]' "Nothin' On You"). |
** Some of the edits actually make the songs sound dirtier than before, like "Wrap it up / Can't stop 'cause it feels like it's really close" (Wrap it up / Can't stop 'cause it feels like a overdose," from Cascada's "Evacuate The Dancefloor") or make no sense in the context of the song, like "And you out when you ain't got anyone" ("And you wild when you ain't got nothin' on / haha," from B.o.B. and [[Bruno Mars]]' "Nothin' On You"). |
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* Bob Carlisle's album ''Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)'' has a song called "It Is Well with My Soul" (not the hymn), that borrowed a few lines from a well-known [[James Brown]] song for the bridge. Problem: Carlisle's mostly Christian audience (at the time) likely wouldn't have appreciated the term "sex machine". So the lyric becomes: "Get up (get on up)/Stay on the scene/Aww, [[ |
* Bob Carlisle's album ''Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace)'' has a song called "It Is Well with My Soul" (not the hymn), that borrowed a few lines from a well-known [[James Brown]] song for the bridge. Problem: Carlisle's mostly Christian audience (at the time) likely wouldn't have appreciated the term "sex machine". So the lyric becomes: "Get up (get on up)/Stay on the scene/Aww, [[If You Know What I Mean|you know what I mean]]." |
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* Kanye West's "Power" originally had a second verse that started with a somewhat unwarranted [[Take That]] against ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and a much-needed [[Take That]] against Kanye himself: |
* Kanye West's "Power" originally had a second verse that started with a somewhat unwarranted [[Take That]] against ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' and a much-needed [[Take That]] against Kanye himself: |
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{{quote|"Fuck SNL and the whole cast |
{{quote|"Fuck SNL and the whole cast |
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