Fall Out Boy Sexes Up Kidz Bop

2006-05-31 by Hep Kat | 33 Comments
Kidz Bop is something of a joke to the musical world. You take a playlist of overplayed pop songs, gather a group of kids to sing them, record it, and go platinum. Kidz Bop has danced around profanity before with some quick editing. However, no amount of dancing could have prepared Fall Out Boy to the reaction they've garnered for the apperance of their hit "Dance, Dance" on Kidz Bop 10.

The songs overtly sexual lyrics hardly seem to work well coming out of a twelve year old's mouth. A sample line: "I only want sympathy in the form of you crawling into bed with me."
The outrage caused so much havoc, that FOB bassist Pete Wentz addressed the issue in his FallOutBoy.com blog.

"I've gotten one million e-mails and IMs about 'Dance, Dance' being on Kidz Bop," states Wentz, "Here's the answer: We don't know what's going on, because they can use a song without your permission. However, I can't imagine some young kids singing 'crawling into bed with me' and all. If they change the lyrics, I believe they need to get permission. We're looking into it."

Apparently, the makers of Kidz Bop (Razor & Tie) do not need the artist's permission to feature a song (provided they pay royalties). However, permission is needed if lyrics/music need any sort of editing.

Even though FOB aren't exactly happy campers about the reaction to "Dance, Dance" on Kidz Bop, the band still encourages songs to be covered by children.

"I think that music for kids is an amazing thing, [but] I really don't know anything about Kidz Bop," Wentz said in an e-mail. "I remember being really into Raffi and Cat Stevens when I was really little. I just think that monitoring content is very important."

Thanks to MTV News for the heads up.

Tagged: Fall Out Boy

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Bron-Yr-Aur
May 31st 2006
4405 Comments


Kidz Bop. What a terrible idea.

santi3hg
May 31st 2006
440 Comments


ROFL. Poor FOB in the end.

nag*with*a*gun
May 31st 2006
420 Comments


dont ever listen to one of those cds, especially if you know it already,. from then on, everytime you hear the song you'll remember annoying voices. it'll ruin it.

icaught fire444
May 31st 2006
622 Comments


yea i agree with Bron.

fall out boy tents to be a rather sexual band. but 12 year olds will sing the lyrics weather they know what they're saying or not. or weather its on kidz bop or not. but when you have the mainstream talking about this stuff its gonna get to the kids no matter what with all the pressure saying "mtv is cool". IMO mtv is overrated and sucks hands down. but you cant make everyone happy can you?

Thor
May 31st 2006
10385 Comments


This was an entertaining read.

Kidz Bop is such a joke.This Message Edited On 05.31.06

tom79
May 31st 2006
3965 Comments


m/

Electric City
May 31st 2006
15756 Comments


I would like to kill Kidz Bop. But no. They kill themselves. Every. Single. Time.

Now with that overtly sexual line, they're really getting hardcore and breaking out of the Mickey Mouse Club. I hope they do Moist Vagina next. That would be hot.

SCREAM!
May 31st 2006
15755 Comments


Holy shit! that was funny! Just thinking of a twelve year old kid that still laughs at the word penis singing "Getting into bed with me" makes me crack up!

What kind of a loser buys those anyway! These should've gone out of business the year they came out.This Message Edited On 05.31.06

south_of_heaven 11
May 31st 2006
5619 Comments


Well, as we all know, kids are becoming sexually active at quite young ages now, some girls being as reported as early as 11. So its not too uncommon to hear a 12 yr old squawk "crawl into bed with me".

But its the fact that Kidz Bop is a disease riddin musical nazi, viciously hording in as many songs as it can, and in turn, vomitting them up with a new pale, shiny coat and calling them "Great Songs For Kids!".

Lets burn this beast before its too late, as not only have they reigned in the depthsof talentless a**-clowns, now they look to take on a much more vile and disturbing (not to mention clearly homosexual) act such as Fall Out BoyThis Message Edited On 05.31.06

mattb91
May 31st 2006
68 Comments


Kids Bop either makes overplayed songs even more annoying or they just ruin a great song from a great band like Fall Out Boy. I see no big deal about FOB's lyrics.

mattb91
May 31st 2006
68 Comments


by the way, Fall Out Boy is not homosexual. they are just a great band.


Society Sellout
May 31st 2006
292 Comments


"I think that music for kids is an amazing thing, [but] I really don't know anything about Kidz Bop," Wentz said in an e-mail. "I remember being really into Raffi and Cat Stevens when I was really little. I just think that monitoring content is very important."


If they really believe this maybe they should have a talk with their record lable and ask them to reconsider the type of audiance they are targeting. Or maybe they themselves should reconsider their own influence and stop writting blatantly sexual lyrics.

SubtleDagger
June 1st 2006
737 Comments


[QUOTE=Thor]This was an entertaining read.

Kidz Bop is such a joke.[/QUOTE]
And Fall Out Boy isn't?


kno_kontrol
June 1st 2006
448 Comments


this is probably the best news story since Kanye West wanting to be in the bible.

Bron-Yr-Aur
June 1st 2006
4405 Comments


I dont get how kidz bop can afford to get making a new cd every year. I mean, who actually buys this crap. Its bad enough they sing poppy song that all ready suck but then the make it even worse.


Soccer moms.



Jawaharal
June 1st 2006
1832 Comments


I wish they would cover Ohio Is For Lovers.

labonza01
June 1st 2006
546 Comments


^^^i would probably die laughing if they did that. every single time i see a kidz bop commercial, i am overcome with the urge to go out and strangle every kid i see between the ages of 6 and 12. every so often, a good song gets sucked into the grasp of this evil corporation and is butchered in a way that would make hitler himself cringe, just so all those kids in that general age group can feel cool because they know a song that they would hear their older siblings listening to. i hate fall out boyThis Message Edited On 05.31.06

Foreskin Fondler
June 1st 2006
279 Comments



this is probably the best news story since Kanye West wanting to be in the bible.

Please tell me that was joke.I know Kanye is a retarted ahole but I don't think he'd ever say something like that....oh god, please don't tell me he's that stupid.


YDload
June 1st 2006
1207 Comments


this is informative; i always wondered what the deal was with Kidz Bop and getting permission to use artists' songs.

but i dont have any desire to buy either that album or the fall out boy album.

masada
June 1st 2006
2733 Comments


[quote=Foreskin Fondler]Please tell me that was joke.I know Kanye is a retarted ahole but I don't think he'd ever say something like that....oh god, please don't tell me he's that stupid.[/quote] Actually, I think he did say that.

[quote=jawaharal]I wish they would cover Ohio Is For Lovers.[/quote] Exactly what I thought when I read this.

labonza01
June 1st 2006
546 Comments


yep, kanye west actually did say he should be in the bible, something about a positive message or something. they made fun of him on mind of mencia for that.

Patrick
June 1st 2006
1891 Comments


MTV does suck. Fallout Boy wouldn't be considered cool by all kids without it. Fallout Boy isn't very good.

SCREAM!
June 1st 2006
15755 Comments


AMEN^

DesolationRow
June 1st 2006
833 Comments


This was a fun read. Heh.

Kidz Bop owns for sarcasm and crude humor.

C20H25N3O
June 1st 2006
583 Comments


I don't know who to take less seriously

Kidz Bop or Fall Out Boy

TurnTheOtherWay
June 1st 2006
459 Comments


they can use a song without your permission

That is complete and total bullshit. I would be so pissed if I wrote a song and it ended up in the hands of Kidz Bop.

labonza01
June 2nd 2006
546 Comments


as would i, i would sue

wontgetfooledagain
June 2nd 2006
40 Comments


I'm pretty sure that all they have to do is pay the licensing fee (or some other fee, I know there is a fee in there) and they have the right to record the song.

SCREAM!
June 2nd 2006
15755 Comments


That must really suck if youre the artistThis Message Edited On 06.02.06

masada
June 3rd 2006
2733 Comments


Yeah.

I think as far as covers go, you have to pay a certain amount for every printed copy of the album that it's on.

Foreskin Fondler
June 4th 2006
279 Comments


That is complete and total bull****. I would be so pissed if I wrote a song and it ended up in the hands of Kidz Bop.

yep, the music biz sure does suck massive testicles.

nag*with*a*gun
June 8th 2006
420 Comments


heh heh.

kidz bob has a CONCERT coming to darien lake. ha ha ha. waych them make like a buck.



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