Kidz Bop/Tear Jerker

Yes, even Kidz Bop can make you tear up occasionally. Tear Jerkers in Kidz Bop include:

Pre-era

Kidz Bop 7
- "Leave (Get Out)" by JoJo. The cover itself isn't that sad, but after its use in Kidz Bop Comic Adventures when the kids heartlessly kick out Lucas wrongfully, it becomes Harsher in Hindsight.
Kidz Bop 9
- Their cover of "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is just as sad as the original. The fact that novel authors are singing it somehow makes it sadder, or depending on your point of view, this may make it less of a Tear Jerker than usual. Since the original song is about the death of Billie Joe Armstrong's father and it's track 4 on the album, I guess you could say that this is another one of those moments.
Kidz Bop 10
- Their cover of "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter manages to be just as heartbreaking as the original. Not helped by the heartless children cheering "WHOO!" "YEAH!" and "HEY!" The novel author singing may cause tears to evaporate.
Kidz Bop 11
- Their cover of "Lips of an Angel" by Hinder may use the "Perpetual Commotion" composition style popularized by Jay Fukuto, but it changes from metal to depressing, especially since the song is about Mexican people and YouTube channel terminations, which hits close to home for anyone who has had their YouTube channel terminated. Of course, again, your tears may dry once you recognize the voices.

First Era

Kidz Bop 17
- The cover of The Black Eyed Peas' "Meet Me Halfway" can also qualify, especially the chorus. Hearing the kids howl for... whatever... is just as sad as the original. Although it doesn't relate to anything, it's track 14 on the album, too.
Kidz Bop 18
- "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars. The original song is about how depressed and detained the singer feels about being poor and broke and how he wants to be a billionaire, the fact that kids are singing it makes it sadder, implying that no matter how hard they work, they're still poor. Poor kids...
- "Breakeven" by The Script. The original song is about a man whose ex has recovered from his breakup, but he's still somewhat depressed and detained. That's pretty much it, but when Dana sings, "'Cause I got time while she got freedom," just the right notes are hit to get the eyes wet.

Second Era

Kidz Bop 20
- While it's not as extreme as the next example, this album (along with the next two albums) would end with a song by Adele, known as the "Adele Ending" trilogy. This time, they end with "Rolling in the Deep" which is not too tearjerky (it's even the first track on its original album).
Kidz Bop 21
- Although "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga leans closer to Nightmare Fuel, with its hidden is a suicide message, it's still a rather sad song. Even with the censorship changes made to the lyrics, we still have the "DeviantArt Novel Anime" chords, which can traumatize some listeners. The music video makes it worse: the kids are dancing to the traumatic music, which can make them seem heartless.
- Their cover of Bruno Mars' "It Will Rain" is just as upsetting as the original. Charisma even sounds close to tears at the beginning.
- This one continues the "Adele Ending" trilogy with "Someone Like You." The original song is about the singer feeling sad that her supposed-to-be-boyfriend is already married, but wishes him luck. However, this song ends the album on a sad note... unless you have bonus tracks.
Kidz Bop 22
- This one ends off the "Adele Ending" trilogy with "Set Fire To The Rain." It's sadder than "Rolling in the Deep," but not as sad as "Someone Like You."
Kidz Bop 23
- "Some Nights." The song is about the singer singing about how much he misses his family members. It's even more powerful a Tear Jerker than the song that follows it, "I Cry," which is literally about crying.
Kidz Bop 24

Third Era

Kidz Bop 25
- "I Need Your Love" by Calvin Harris and Ellie Goulding may not sound like a tearjerker, but the whip cracks suggest that Ellie Goulding was attacked and is now traumatized.
Kidz Bop 26
- Their cover of "Say Something" by A Great Big World from album 26 (which is also track 14) manages to be even more depressing than the original. Thankfully, the album 27 version is pushed up to 15 (or 19 if you have Target Exclusive bonus tracks) and makes it more upbeat. Some might still find it sad, since it's the last track on the album.
Kidz Bop 27
- Although it's leans more toward Heartwarming, the song "Rather Be" ends the album on a rather touching note. "We're a thousand miles from comfort, we have traveled land and sea..." Really hits for someone who's had an adventure and it's ended.
Kidz Bop 28
- Their cover of OneRepublic's "I Lived" from album 28. No need for elaboration if you know the song.
- The album ends on a touching note, winding up with Ed Sheeran's "Thinking Out Loud."
Kidz Bop 29
- Many of the songs from Kidz Bop 29 will yank your heartstrings.
- They covered "I Want You To Know" by Zedd featuring Selena Gomez. While not a Tear Jerker by itself, hearing them sing about being afraid of fish can be distressing to some listeners. Other than that, it's just a typical EDM song, and compared to the song that comes right after it, it's nothing.
- The beginning of Meghan Trainor's "Dear Future Husband." It's just the beginning. The rest of the song is rather happy, but imagine being on the receiving end of her sentences knowing that if someone doesn't stop her, it's gonna get personal.
- Andy Grammer's "Honey, I'm Good!" It's very comparable to "I Lived" from album 28. Both songs are in the key of A major, which hardly helps. That's not to mention that both of the songs are track 13 in their albums. Somehow, this is not as powerful a Tear Jerker as "I Lived," mainly due to the subject matter.
- It's almost like the execs love it when Four Is Death. Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again." Even with the change from death to missing a friend who moved away, it still yanks the heartstrings. Worth noting that like "Meet Me Halfway" from album 17, "See You Again" is (not surprisingly) track 14, and the final track in the album... unless you have Bonus Tracks.
  - Speaking of which, "Riptide" by Vance Joy has the lyric, "I was scared of dentists in the dark." Doubles as Heartwarming and Awesome, as the first thing the singer admits is, "I am a scaredy-cat and that's OK."

Comic Adventures

Lucas' reaction after getting kicked out of the band after the Fearless 5 cheated and illegally cost them the contest. He's literally crying while the kids heartlessly sing, "Leave (Get Out)" from Kidz Bop 7.

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