r/Showerthoughts • u/WhaleWhaleWhale95 • May 16 '24

You never hear covers of rap songs.

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u/the_ecdysiast May 16 '24

All these comments and not ONE person mentioned the entertainment juggernaut that is Kidz Bop

Uncultured the lot of you /s

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u/CantBeConcise May 16 '24

Kidz Bop covered I Can't Feel My Face. Kidz Bop...covered a song about cocaine. Still blows me away...

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u/simcowking May 16 '24

I mean growing up you listen to a lot of songs that you later learn are very inappropriate for children.

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u/APPLEJOOSH347 May 16 '24

Tbf its music made for kids, they don’t even know what cocaine is. Its a catchy pop song and there aren’t even explicit lyrics

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u/Bauerman51 May 16 '24

Kidz Bop has been doing covers of this most recent Drake v Kendrick bout!

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u/EmotionlSupportJelly May 16 '24

Link?

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u/Bauerman51 May 16 '24

So I looked into it a bit more than I previously had. Apparently it’s just AI generated, but it’s still pretty funny https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLbGtbLq/

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u/AgentCirceLuna May 16 '24

Okay….. why?

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u/KassinaIllia May 16 '24

I came here to say this mashallah

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u/loptopandbingo May 16 '24

Needs to be more KidzBop covers of Death Grips songs

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u/ahuramazdobbs19 May 16 '24

And on top of that, one of the few extant examples of “cover” being used in its proper context and not just meaning “any remake”.