Kidz Bop

Kidz Bop Kids | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 9, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Razor & Tie
• ASIN: B00005OW65
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (74 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,492 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Hit with my 3-Year-Old Twins, But...., December 5, 2002

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Mrs. Theresa L. Smead "hooahmom" (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kidz Bop (Audio CD)

Truth is, my boy/girl twins who are 3 years old, really enjoy this CD. We bought it due to their interest in the enticing advertisements on television which show children dancing around singing cheerfully to pop "hits." My son has long appreciated Smash-Mouth's "All-Star" and since these tracks are slower versions of the originals, the lyrics are more easily heard. My son now proudly performs his dramatic and adorable version of the song with correct and complete lyrics for all 3 verses. My daughter, to my chagrin, loves to belt out the lyrics to "Oops! I did it again!" formerly by Brittney Spears. This has been a mixed blessing for us. On one hand, my kids really like the upbeat songs, and the (mostly) easily undertood lyrics. On the other hand, they rarely listen to Top 40 music, and would never have otherwise been exposed to the lyrics of some of these songs were it not for this CD. For this, I now regret buying it. Some song choices are questionable at best, like the one song with lyrics that say, "I steal your honey like I stole your bike." and the song with lyrics that say, "I'm not that innocent." or the other songs mentioned in previous reviews. While it may be charming that my 3 year old son performs his favorite song to everyone he meets, singing, "So what's wrong with taking the back streets? You'll never know if you don't go...." it is horrifying to watch my 3 year old daughter sing, "I'm not that innocent!"

As for the quality of the recordings, be forewarned: the songs are not entirely sung by children as the advertisements might lead you to believe. They are primarily sung by adult vocalists (different for each song) with the children singing back-up on the chorus. This was a fact NOT LOST on my 3 year old son, who announced that these songs weren't really "KidzBop Songs" but really, "PeoplezBop Songs" since the kids didn't always sing. They are slower, watered-down, more generic, and less interesting versions than the originals, and while my kids really like this CD, they have liked all of the CD's bought especially for them, to include KidSongs, 'One Magical Night' by Russ Bono, the exquisite 'Counting Sheep' by Colin Raye, 'Return to Pooh Corner' by Kenny Loggins, 'A Playdate with Blue', and a truly delightful musical CD featuring songs from the Dragon Tales PBS TV show.

In retrospect, I wish I had known all of the songs on this CD before purchasing it, or I wish I had at least known all of the lyrics to the songs I *thought* I knew on this CD. I wouldn't have ever bought it. While this may be appropriate for older children, at the point the lyrics become appropriate, children of that age group would not be interested in this anymore. I would say this is NOT really appropriate for very young children, at least those under 5 due to lyrics and song choice.

Remember the advertised suggestion that parents will enjoy listening to this music as much as their children? Three words: Don't Buy It!

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Travesty, December 16, 2005

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Justin Johnson (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kidz Bop (Audio CD)

The Kidz Bop series is the ultimate travesty in music. And don't think that it's good just because your kids might love it. Kids also like to eat McDonalds, but don't try telling me that their food is healthy. There is plenty of good music out there than is clean enough for children. And, surprisingly, a lot of these songs are very inappropriate for children, even with the expletives deleted. There is no reason on earth why these records should exist, excepting for the fact that record execs want to milk more money out of the singles once their radio play starts to diminish. I agree with the person who suggested the Beatles as an alternative. Seriously, don't buy this!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Stars given only for the song choices., October 18, 2002

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progamer124 (Detroit, MI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kidz Bop (Audio CD)

All I can say is "wow". This is worth getting just to hear their rendition of Barenaked Ladies' "One Week" - I never thought I'd hear a crowd of kids singing lyrics like "Like Sting I'm tantric, like Snickers guaranteed to satisfy," or "Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon, Cause that cartoon has got the boom anime babes, That make me think the wrong thing."

Oh yes, and we also have the wonderful "Livin La Vida Loca", a song almost entirely about sex... but hey, if we make it a bit more poppish, and add little kids for singers, we got wholesome family entertainment....

Just thought I'd point out the irony in the songs here. By the way, the 2 stars are there for sheer humor, rather than for any sort of quality.