Kidz Bop 20

Kidz Bop Kids | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 19, 2011)
• Original Release Date: 2011
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B0051F2B24
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,532 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Born This Way

2. Till The World Ends

3. Forget You

4. Price Tag

5. Written In The Stars

6. On The Floor

7. The Lazy Song

8. Perfect

9. Tonight Tonight

10. More

11. The Story Of Us

12. Rocketeer

13. Who Says

14. Never Say Never

15. Whip My Hair

16. Rolling In The Deep

Editorial Reviews

KIDZ BOP, the #1 music brand for kids ages 5-12 in the U.S., is celebrating its 10th Birthday this summer with the release of KIDZ BOP 20. The album features 16 of today's hottest hits sung by kids for kids including "Born This Way," "On The Floor," and "The Lazy Song."

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

57 of 66 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Cute, and Almost Clever.. but for what age? July 29, 2011

By Vicki M.

Format:Audio CD

Most of the Kidz Bop kids are average singers, but their vocals are no more mediocre than other kid-friendly artists like Jonas Brothers, Taylor Swift or Selena Gomez, so kids won't notice. If you want to hear a child with a stunning voice, try Jackie Evancho. What Kidz Bop attempts is pop music for kids by covering current pop hits, although covering 'Who Says,' 'Never Say Never,' and 'Whip My Hair' is redundant considering those are already sung by young artists. Being that Kidz Bop uses radio hits, the songs are of course catchy and fun. But are they actually appropriate for children?

I'm not sure how music meant for teens and young adults is suddenly ok for kids to listen to if it's sung by other kids. Party music by Ke$ha and Britney Spears, by definition, is not fitting for children, no matter what age the cover band is. Those artists aren't singing those songs with kids in mind, so how do children end up hearing them? My little sisters are 5 and 6 and they walk around singing Top 40 Radio songs. I ask them where they learned it, and they say "Kidz Bop!" I'm 23, and for a 5 year old to know all the words to the party music my college friends listen to is unsettling. Music that was originally written to get drunk or high to hardly seems appropriate for my innocent sisters to hear. Kids may not understand the context of the songs, but the overall hedonism promoted by the music sends the wrong message to the still-impressionable elementary school crowd. Let them reach those attitudes when they hit puberty; why jump the gun? And changing the lyrics to be more kid-friendly initially seems genius, but it doesn't change the overall tone of the songs and still seems strange, like a parody trying to be taken seriously. (Like with "Forget You," ok, so cuss words were removed, but it's still a song about a girl who only likes men with money, hardly age-relevant or relatable to kids.)

Kidz Bop seems most fit for 11 and 12 year olds, but that age group is trying harder to act older these days, so the "kidz" in the title might turn them off. For actual children K-4, I'd recommend Disney Radio songs, like the artists on "Disney Radio Jams," or soundtracks from Disney Channel movies. Jewel also has started recording albums specifically for kids. I'd put Kidz Bop alongside Bratz Dollz & short skirts for 5 year olds. Why are we trying to get children to grow up so fast?

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Make it stop! August 20, 2011

By Hermione...duh

Format:Audio CD

Honestly, I have no earthly idea how Kidz Bop has been around this long. It's ridiculously bad. Hear random kids singing about content they're too young to try to sing about anyway. NO. I can't even listen to the commercial when this comes on. It degrades the song/ the original artist to have it messed with like that. Don't waste your time, money or anything.

11 of 16 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the vocals..... August 5, 2011

By wishicouldb

Format:Audio CD

Ok, so you don't by Kidz Bop for the vocals, you buy it so you can enjoy songs that are more modern than "The Wheels on the Bus" over and over in the car without having to worry about some of the lyrics! I can guarantee you that my seven year old does not care how "well" the songs are being sung, but when he is singing right along with them I am glad to hear more appropriate words come out of his mouth than what the radio version has to offer! I thought this was a SUPER collection of hits and it's been a great addition to our "car time."