Customer Reviews

Boom Boom Pow

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4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Well we hear the song on the radio quite a bit when we're driving, and my 3-year-old even starts jammin out, it's got such a contagious, fun, and energetic beat. One problem though, the album version is NOT the one we hear on the radio, and there is no mention of that anywhere. So silly me, I downloaded it and toss it on his MP3 player, and say "Look what we did, Dad". Needless to say, my husband and I were a little, um, "How 'bout we listen to that other nice song about wheels on the bus?!?!?!" Shouldn't there be a warning of some kind in the description or title? Thanks Amazon! (p.s.- afterwards looked for a "radio edit" version, but can't find it. Grrrr)

I agree with the initial reviewer in that no where is it mentioned that this version contains lyrics that are inappropriate for children. My kids too grew to like this song from listening to it on the radio so I downloaded it for them and was surprised to hear the slang word for feces mentioned in this version.

Boom-Boom-Pow is the kind of unique dance music that comes along every so often. It has an infectious beat, one that makes you want to get up and start bopping away; throwing your hands and fists into the air to accentuate every Boom Boom Pow sung by the Black Eyed Peas. The song is all about ENERGY, Dance Energy, getting onto the dance floor and letting yourself get into the music, letting yourself get lost in the music. With every beat of the song, your heart, your entire body beats to the beat.

As such, this song, Boom Boom Pow clearly delivers.

The downside: the lyrics do contain a few cuss words. This song is not differentiated into a Radio Edit and an Album Version. You only get one version from Amazon; the explicit version. So Parents, if you're buying this for your young children thinking that you're going to get the Radio Edit version, think again. You're going to get the Explicit Version, with every profanity clearly heard over the heavy beat of the music. What kind of profanities? Just the word we consider to be the profane slang word for excrement, poop, feces, crap, dirt, bowel movement, BM, bum nuggets, caca, crapola, dump, scat, and turd. We all know what it is, so if you don't want your little ones saying it, or repeating it, look elsewhere for the Radio Edit of this song.

WARNING: Parental advisory! Explicit lyrics!!

Ironic that I wrote a review for this song with a censored "S" word and it didn't pass Amazon's inspection, but the song can be sold without a warning of its explicit lyrics. (You'll hear the "S" word a few times.) I hope Amazon takes heed from me and other reviewers that have complained about this... my 6-year-old niece was listening to this version! C'mon, now, can you please offer a radio edit, or at least clearly state this song contains profanity?

Now, about the song itself... I downloaded it because I liked the driving beat. Kinda catchy! I've never really listened to the song besides it playing in the background. Well, what a disappointment. I am a big BEP fan, but this song fails to deliver. The voice modulator is annoying and the song is weak overall. I really miss the pre-Fergie days when the Black Eyed Peas were more about pure rhythm and rhyme instead of driving dance beats and (to be honest) crappy music. Fergie is talented, but her addition completely changed the dynamic of the group and I keep hoping with each new album release that they will go back to their roots for at least a track or two.

But back to the main issue here. Please, Amazon. Add "(Explicit Lyrics)" to the end of the product name so your customers know what they're buying.

Uh, Amazon could you let us know this isn't censored! This is ridiculous. After the fact I read others reviews and see they have made the same mistake. And I already downloaded it to my 9 year olds MP3 player, luckily I listened to it first!

I'm disappointed that Amazon doesn't provide clean versions of these songs, so I'm going to Napster which does provide clean versions of the BlackEyed Peas that my kids can listen to.

I liked this song up to where a certain word is used - but which was curiously left off your preview of the song. I have downloaded a couple of songs that have had explicit lyrics that were not labled as such. You should at least start your list of words that get the explicit warning with George Carlin's List. You are a great site but PLEASE, HELP US OUT OR WE WILL BE FORCED TO GO ELSEWHERE!

If you had the radio edit available I would have bought that long ago.

Boom Boom Pow is one of 2009s most catchy songs. Why so much people hate it, i have no idea. This was my favorite song for a while. It deserved to be #1 for all that time.

I love this song. Great beat. Dancable and, once stuck in my head, impossible to remove for days. Not a bad thing.

This is a wonderful song to do exercise to because the beat switches to fast and slow. It is also a fun song and it keeps you entertained. I listen to this song when I exercise and I feel like my energy rises. I like Black Eyed Peas music because they are a positive and funky group. I think this is a cool song to have on your MP3 player.