Or are the lyrics appropriate

[HappySM1]

For a dance class for reception to year 6:

Verse 1]
If you wanna run away with me, I know a galaxy
And I can take you for a ride
I had a premonition that we fell into a rhythm
Where the music don't stop for life
Glitter in the sky, glitter in my eyes
Shining just the way I like
If you're feeling like you need a little bit of company
You met me at the perfect time

[Pre-Chorus]
You want me, I want you, baby
My sugarboo, I'm levitating
The Milky Way, we're renegading
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
I'm levitating
You, moonlight, you're my starlight (You're the moonlight)
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
I'm levitating

[Verse 2]
I believe that you're for me, I feel it in our energy
I see us written in the stars
We can go wherever, so let's do it now or never
Baby, nothing's ever, ever too far
Glitter in the sky, glitter in our eyes
Shining just the way we are
I feel like we're forever every time we get together
But whatever, let's get lost on Mars

[Pre-Chorus]
You want me, I want you, baby
My sugarboo, I'm levitating
The Milky Way, we're renegading
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
I'm levitating
You, moonlight, you're my starlight (You're the moonlight)
I need you all night, come on, dance with me
I'm levitating

[Post-Chorus]
You can fly away with me tonight
You can fly away with me tonight
Baby, let me take you for a ride
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
I'm levitating (Woo)
You can fly away with me tonight
You can fly away with me tonight
Baby, let me take you for a ride
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Woo)

[Bridge]
My love is like a rocket, watch it blast off
And I'm feeling so electric, dance my ass off
And even if I wanted to, I can't stop
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
My love is like a rocket, watch it blast off
And I'm feeling so electric, dance my ass off
And even if I wanted to, I can't stop
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

And also

Background: Uma, Uma, La, La, Um; Uma, Uma, La, La, Uma)
Like a Villian
(Background: Uma, Uma, La, La, Um)
(C'mon!) (Background: Uma, Uma, La, La, Uma)
Like a Villian
We got all the ways to be
W-I-C-K-E-D
We got all the ways to be
W-I-C-K-E-D

This is all hands on deck
Callin out to lost boys and girls
I'm gettin tired of the disrespect
We won't stop till we rule the world
What's my name? - 2x (Ohhh)
Say it Louder (Like, Like, Like)
What's My Name? - 2x

Chillin Like a Villian (We got all the ways to be)
Chillin (What's My Name?)
Chillin Like a Villian (W-I-C-K-E-D)
Chillin (What's it? -2x) (Say it-2x)
We got all the ways to be (Chillin)
(What's my name?) (Chillin Like a Villian)
W-I-C-K-E-D (Chillin)
(What's it - 2x) (Say it -2x) (Like, Like, Like)

Villian, Villian
Like, Like, Like a
Attention when you walk like that
(It starts with you and -)
Let us teach you how to disappear
It looks like you can lose a fight to an alley cat
(It starts with you and -)
You better be wrong to get it right 'round here
Chillin Like a Villian (ohhh)
Chillin
(It starts with you and me)
Us evil lives on
The right side of wrong
There's so many ways to be wicked

(Background: Uma, Uma, La, La, Um)
Starts with you and me
(Background: Uma, Uma, La, La, Um)
Space Between (Yeah)
No Matter where you go (No matter where you go)
We can meet
We got all the ways to be, be, be

It starts with You and Me (Me)
(Woah, oh, oh, Woah, oh, oh)
W-I-C-K-E-D
What's it- 2x (Say it - 2x) Like, Like, Like a Villian
It starts with you and me (Chillin)
Woah, oh, oh, Woah, oh, oh (Chillin Like a Villian)
W-I-C-K-E-D
What's it-2x (Say it-2x) Like, Like, Like

But kids love little mix. Lots of their lyrics can be taken that way too. Most songs are about kiss me,touch me, hold me baby etc. They always have been. Can't escape it.

The world doesn't seem to do squeaky clean pop anymore.

But even then,thinkin back to the spice girls..wannabe...2 become 1. Children were their biggest fans,read what most of their lyrics were.

Didn't we all sing ''If you wanna be my lover'' out loud with out friends?? (If you were a child at that time) totally normal
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@MrsSkylerWhite

I had the same issue but in year two.

Can’t remember the song or artist (years ago) but it involved hip wiggling and the line “here’s my number, call me, baby”.

I was the only parent with concerns. 🤷‍♀️

Call me Maybe, Carly Rae Jepson

You were concerned because in the song she gives her number and asks him to call her ?

Not much to worry about there.

Unlike DD's dance routine to a Christina Aguilera record aged 6. I kind of drew the line at 'he makes my cherry pop' in Candyman.

OP it’s fine, I find it so funny you posted all the lyrics 😂 kids don’t give AF and neither do I to be honest, lighten up. I was singing worse at my discos in the 2000’s , it won’t scar your child

We've got the Disney song CD- the Uma song is on it.

We've seen the first and 3rd Descendants movies, it's all about the context.

With the Dua Lipa song, sometimes its on the radio when we are driving, personally shes singing too fast my kids dont understand what shes saying anyway- they're just listening to the tune. Also i listen to one of those local radio stations- where they muffle the sounds/ change a lyric or two to make songs suitable for their listeners.

So when i listen to the original song I'm sometimes shocked by the swearing and can't believe I didnt notice the swears and bad language before.

I think it all goes over their heads and it’s fine - unless their teacher is giving them a critical analysis of the lyrics?

I’m mildly amused by Don’t Stop Me Now being belted out as a family friendly feel good anthem (including at DCs’ primary school). That Freddie Mercury, he’s having a good time. He’s probably just down the pub, and maybe going to a disco later? Or he really likes running and wants to keep going? He’s kindly inviting someone along if they want to join in. Maybe he’ll help them with their tactics because he knows they’ve been trying for a supersonic finish?

Ah Freddie. Sadly missed.

Also I do think Dua Lipa is brilliant.

Today 22:31 Notimeforaname

You were concerned because in the song she gives her number and asks him to call her ?

Well, yes. The tutored hip wiggling was a worry, too.

Year 2?

Ok. Maybe I’m weird?

(Still don’t think so, 20 years later).

My 4 year old accidently ended up with WAP blaring our her bedroom.

Now that song is definitely not appropriate for kids. These ones seem fine to me tbh.

These seem fine to me! The second song is literally off a Disney film!

I just had flashbacks to secondary school…we danced to liberty X ‘sexy’ with chairs!! Now that was inappropriate and no idea why the teacher didn’t ask us to change songs 🙈

When DD was 5 it was cheerleader.
The lyrics were OTT but the beat was brilliant for dancing.

"Dance my ass off" is not on, is it?

I promise you, that is puritanical by today's standards.

I just had flashbacks to secondary school…we danced to liberty X ‘sexy’ with chairs!! laughing hard at this.🤣
We,as teens danced on chairs too, to Chicago's Cell Block Tango.

We each had to mime about how we killed our cheating, lying, abusive husbands

''You been screwin' the milkman he says. He was craaaazy'' was one line 🤣

Parents came to watch. Told the choreographer it was a great show,hilarious etc 🤷‍♀️🤣

This is fine. The Dua Lipa song is all over the radio right now. Second is from Disney Descendants- about the villain’s kids.
It’s a “spice girls” realisation - of course we see the filth now, but to a kid it’s just catchy songs that are fun to sing along to very badly!

Couldn't get worked up about these lyrics tbh OP, nothing overt and kids that age as PP say just hear a catchy tune they want to sing along to.

I have literally no problem with either of those songs. I don't see anything sexual in either? I guess 'I can take you for a ride' could be but a kid isn't going to know that even if they can decipher the lyrics!

And no I don't have a problem with 'dance my arse off'. I don't think they even edit that out on the radio either.

Also where did you C&P those where every instance of the word 'villain' is spelled incorrectly?!

It could be worse, OP. Even as children we cottoned on to Friggin in the Rigging.

I’m pretty sure Dua Lipa is doing more than dancing. The dance class won’t notice.

I remember dancing to Backstreet’s back at Stagecoach as a kid

A move to the line am I sexual was definitely in there, now that was dodgy 😁

Also made our own up to 2 become 1

I can't see the problem with the lyrics.
On saying that, my then 9yr old was a big fan of Prodigy back in the day and my grandson is a big fan of drill rap at ten 🤷

Thanks everyone.

I am relieved I didn't mention this to anyone IRL. I am totally not a prude or anything and partial to some stress-relieving swearing among adults. Just very careful about what my DD learns and teaching her what words and subjects are appropriate in what context. "Ass" for example is not one for school, yet she is hearing it at school in a song. Tricky to explain!

It's fine There is a hell of a lot worse tbh

Nah, I'm still with you on this one, OP :)

Just because there are worse songs, I still wouldn't want my 4 year old singing along to "sugarboo", "I need you all night", and about being wicked, villain etc. Even if it is from a Disney movie. The wickedness one bothers me less, but still not a theme I'd promote overly to young kids. Year 6 probably a bit more discerning though!

There are plenty of totally innocent songs available - no need for them to sing about, or dance to, even slightly sexualised/ relationship focused songs. I do wonder why my parents used to let me sing along to spice girls songs so young when I didn't know what I was singing.

I'm in the "protect their innocence" camp, even when it comes to things that they won't realise are not as innocent as they seem. There's too much growing up too fast happening already.

I wouldn't dress my kids in certain clothes, because even though they are "just clothes", and the kid knows no different, people looking at them will see the more adult nature, and that's just not ok in my mind. Kids unknowingly in an "adult" world.

Greased Lightning is the one that catches people out I think!

Call Me Maybe is ok isn't it? It's just an updated version of all the songs about writing letters.