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Some People Have Real Problems

(2008, Indie rock, by Sia, Label: Hear 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

    Safe, sophisticated lyrics from indie darling.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 12 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Overall themes of self-empowerment, positive love, being good to yourself.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    One line in track "Playground," but only in juvenile/playful means; "I'll be sure to write you from the war/put your guns away it's tea time."

  • Sex:

    One playful reference to sex: "See I'll never get laid while I'm running your life."

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Song titled "Girl You Lost to Cocaine," but it's about getting away from someone who is bad for you, not about drugs. Few references to drinking: "I took you home when you drank too much" and "You shot me up, yeah/you filled my cup/I've drunk my last beer with you."
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Some People Have Real Problems

Parents need to know that this album from the lead singer of indie favorite Zero 7 is squeaky clean. There is a song titled "The Girl You Lost to Cocaine," but it never refers to the drug and is more about escaping someone who is a negative influence. The rest of the CD covers positive themes such as being good to yourself and self-empowerment.

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