In Swift’s love song, meanwhile, midnight is far too late to be going out with a boy, and certainly not without headlights. Katy Perry’s “Dark Horse,” for instance, remains mostly unchanged, except the name “Aphrodite” is dropped - presumably not because it’s too dirty but because it’s too sophisticated a reference. Some “Kidz Bop” alterations are puzzling. Taylor Swift in the "Shake It Off" music video. Justin’s “ ’Cause I’m missing more than just your body” becomes “ ’Cause I’m missing you and now I’m sorry.” Not a lot of work here, but it shows off one of “Kidz Bop’s” secret weapons. So many lyrics are skipped - including the entire first verse - that the kids’ version is just 2 minutes long. For songs like Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy,” you wonder why they even bothered. The “Kidz Bop” version is a full minute shorter than Drake’s hit. “Wonder if you bendin’ over backwards for someone else”? They don’t even try. which is left a mystery.īut the most convenient way “Hotline Bling” is scrubbed is by skipping entire verses. Sure, let’s talk, as long as we don’t go over my family plan’s minutes.Īlso, while Drake’s ringing phone “can only mean one thing,” on “Kidz Bop,” “I can only say one thing”. Drake’s “You used to call me on my cellphone/Late night when you need my love” becomes the innocent “You used to call me on my cellphone/Any time you need to talk.” This ode to phone sex would seem an unlikely choice for the latest “Kidz Bop,” but they forge bravely ahead.
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