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`Mercy` (CD single)

(2008, Rock, by Duffy, Label: Mercury)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 8, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Sexy-sounding -- but not sexual -- UK import.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Very veiled innuendo: The song is about a girl who is kind of at the mercy of a guy who doesn't seem to treat her well. Duffy doesn't really say anything that might be offensive, but it is assumed ("You say that I will be something on the side").

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About `Mercy` (CD single)

Parents need to know that while this single, with its go-go dance appeal, sounds like it could have come from Amy Winehouse, there's nothing bawdy or provocative about it.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about rock and pop star comparisons. Are musicians just putting out music that sounds the same? Do they have a desire to be original or a desire to be more like everyone else?
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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    ricki
    Lives in Nebraska
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    i feel off my bed

    i really liked it but it could be so much better!

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  2. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    iluvtwilight8
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    duffy

    ok so this songs has a great beat and is fun to listen to.But at the same time many epople cna not get [past her annoying voice.

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