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Set Me Free

(2007, Rock, by Marion Raven, Label: Eleven Seven Music)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 10, age appropriate for kids over 12; suggested age 12.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Rocking out about love and heartbreak.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    A little self-absorbed and depressive, but every once in a while Raven remembers she's supposed to be standing up for herself.
  • Violence:

    Nothing to worry about. "Atomic winter in my soul" used as metaphor for depression, we think...
  • Sex:

    Mild innuendo along the lines of "My lust is burning too/as I hold me close to you/and you promise me tonight" and "All I wanna do is you."
  • Language:

    Nothing stronger than "damn."
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Love is the only drug.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Set Me Free

Parents need to know that Marion Raven's lyrics tend to focus on the disappointments that lead to the death of romance. Innuendo is mild, though many of the songs poetically deal with a lover's infidelity and/or loser-potential ("High on a hill/heard a bird sing her song/sang you were true/Well, she got it all wrong" on "Crawl"; "Now I'm standing in the cold…Atomic winter in my soul…The only remedy I know/is I gotta let you go").

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about romantic breakups, and how to negotiate the tough feelings when a relationship doesn't work out. Sometimes a creative outlet like songwriting or poetry can help get us through hard times. Do you think that Marion Raven's lyrics came out of her personal experience?

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

    rocking out ubout love and hartbrake

    parents should descus why marions music is so depressing in the end yet alove story in the beginning p.s. i pretty much egrae with commonsense so i sugeste to read there review cause they are awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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