Noah Kahan Responds to Kidz Bop's Sanitized Cover of "The Great Divide"
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Tom Breihan
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The article discusses Kidz Bop's family-friendly cover of Noah Kahan's song "The Great Divide," which altered lyrics to be more palatable for children. The cover notably changed a line about "cops" to something more neutral, prompting a reaction from Noah Kahan himself. The piece explores how Kidz Bop has been sanitizing pop songs since 2001, sometimes humorously but occasionally changing the original meaning of songs.
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StereogumNoah Kahan Responds to Kidz Bop's Sanitized Cover of "The Great Divide"stereogum.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledSometimes, the Kidz Bop Kids' lyrically edits of those pop hits can be very funny, as when they took on Chappell Roan's 'Good Luck, Babe!' two years ago.
Sometimes, though, they can fundamentally change the meaning of a lyric, to the point where the guy who wrote it has to react.
Ever since 2001, the smiling young collective known as the Kidz Bop Kids has offered up countless chirpy, family-friendly covers of pop hits.
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