The 13 Most Awkwardly Altered Lyrics On "Kidz Bop 18"

by maura johnston July 23, 2010

COS THIS IS A DIS-ASS-TUHHH

13. “The sun is shining everyday, but it’s far away / Over the world is [unintelligible syllable that sounds like ‘blehhh’]” (“The sun is shining everyday, but it’s far away / Over the world is death,” from OneRepublic’s “All The Right Moves”)

12. “I’m still alive but I’m barely breathin’ / Just prayin’ to a thing that I don’t believe in” (“I’m still alive but I’m barely breathin’ / Just prayed to a God that I don’t believe in,” from The Script’s “Breakeven”)

11. “Oh, oh, I’m infected by the sound / Oh, oh, stop, this beat is moving me” (“Oh, oh, I’m infected by the sound / Oh, oh, stop, this beat is killing me,” from Cascada’s “Evacuate The Dancefloor”)

10. “She’s not broken, she’s just a baby / But her boyfriend’s like a friend, just like a friend” (“She’s not broken, she’s just a baby / But her boyfriend’s like a dad, just like a dad”)

9. “Wrap it up / Can’t stop ’cause it feels like it’s really close” (Wrap it up / Can’t stop ’cause it feels like a overdose,” from Cascada’s “Evacuate The Dancefloor”)

8. “Tryin’ to act a little crazy (at us)” (“Try’na creep a little sneak peek (at us),” from Katy Perry’s “California Gurls”)

7. “Out in the club and I’m eating that grub / And you’re not gonna reach my telephone” (“Out in the club and I’m sippin that bubb / And you’re not gonna reach my telephone,” from Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s “Telephone”)

6. “Don’t want to miss / Don’t want too much / Just walk away from me and hush” (“Don’t wanna kiss / Don’t wanna touch / Just smoke my cigarette and hush,” from Lady Gaga’s “Alejandro”)

5. “I’m into him, he’s into me / Don’t pay him any attention … Don’t be mad once you see that he’s into it” (“I’m up on him, he up on me / Don’t pay him any attention … Don’t be mad once you see that he want it,” from Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies”)

4. “Like a popstar, you’re Madonna / And I’m always gonna wanna blow your mind” (“Like a Virgin, you’re Madonna / And I’m always gonna wanna blow your mind,” from Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister”)

3. “And I cannot text you when I’m going to dance, ay” (“And I cannot text you with my drink in my hand, eh?,” from Lady Gaga and Beyoncé’s “Telephone”)

2. “And you out when you ain’t got anyone” (“And you wild when you ain’t got nothin’ on / haha,” from B.o.B. and Bruno Mars’ “Nothin’ On You”)

1. “[ ]” (Snoop Dogg’s entire contribution to Katy Perry’s “California Gurls”)

Maura Johnston can’t believe that someone found OneRepublic “too edgy.”

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