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Noah Kahan Reacts to Kidz Bop Lyric Changes
16 Jun
Summary
- Kidz Bop altered lyrics in Noah Kahan's 'The Great Divide' for a younger audience.
- Kahan humorously acknowledged a specific lyric change about police.
- This follows previous Kidz Bop covers with adjusted lyrics from Kahan's songs.
The children's music group Kidz Bop has released a version of Noah Kahan's "The Great Divide" with family-friendly lyric adjustments. The original song, released in January, contained mature themes that were modified for the Kidz Bop 53 album, which came out last month. Original lyrics mentioning "looking out for cops," "cigarette burns," and "f--- off" were changed to "hanging with the cops," "rug burns," and "get lost."
Noah Kahan, the 29-year-old folk-pop artist, noticed the lyric changes and humorously commented on a specific alteration regarding police interactions. This follows a pattern of Kidz Bop adapting Kahan's work; their 2024 release included a cover of "Stick Season" with lyrics about "smokin' weed" changed to watching "TV." Other artists' songs on Kidz Bop 53 also saw lyric modifications, such as Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" becoming "A BOP Song (A Shaboozey Cover)" and Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" having a drinking reference changed to "sittin' here."
"The Great Divide" single achieved No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and Kahan's album of the same name reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in April. The Kidz Bop version of the song was released last month, highlighting the ongoing practice of adapting popular music for younger demographics.
