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"Airplanes" (single featuring Hayley Williams)
Common Sense Media says
Rap tune is cleaner than most; mild profanity, no violence.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that aside from one s-bomb, the single includes no graphic language, references to sex, violence, and substances, or other adult content.
What's the story?
"AIRPLANES" is the single by 19-year-old rapper B.o.B -- a.k.a. Bobby Ray Simmons -- that features guest vocals from Hayley Williams, lead singer of the pop punk band Paramore (an alternate version of the song includes both Williams and Eminem). In the tune, B.o.B explores the difficult side of fame, thinking wistfully back to the days before the "glitz and the glam and the fashion" when he was "rappin' for the hell of it." The approach follows the growing trend of young rappers like Kid Cudi, Drake, and others who express conflicted feelings about success. B.o.B keeps his music a bit cleaner than his peers: aside from two swear words, this single is free of adult content.
Is it any good?
Like his earlier single "Nothin' On You," "Airplanes" includes a combination of B.o.B's raps and singing by a guest artist. The latter is another successful experiment in merging two different musical styles, with the MC's crisp delivery complemented by Williams' smooth vocals and a cool, piano-based backdrop. An alternate version of the song adds Eminem to the mix, upping the cool factor even further.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the internal conflict that young artists like B.o.B confront in the face of newfound fame. What are the plusses and minuses of making it big in the music business?
How might young musicians be able to support themselves through music without having to compromise their artistic vision?
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do not listen to this song
this song is bad on soooo many levels
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Beautiful song! Amazing!
Paramore's Hayley Williams and B.O.B have put together the most amazing song ever!
This song has such a good message, and sense it has singers/rappers popular with teens, you don't have to worry about what your teens are listening to! :)
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Kid, 12 years old
October 13, 2010
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See lyrics in my review to decide
Heyley williams isnt that good, but B.o.B is so good! It would have been a bit better if B.o.B had done it with a different singer, but at least it wasnt with justin bieber. Its not innapropriate either, probably PG rated. Here are the lyrics-H.W-can we pertend that airplanes in the night sky are shooting stars, i could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now X2
Bob-Yeah, i could use a dream or a geine or a wish, so go back to a place much simplier than this, cuz after all the partyin and smashin and crashin, and all the glitz and the glam and the fashion, the comes a time when you fade to the blackness, and when you starin at the phone in your lap and you hopin but them people never call you back. But thats just how the story unfolds you get another hand soon after you fold, and when your plans unravel in the sand what would you wish for if you had one chance? so airplane airplane sorry im late, im on my way so dont close that gate. if idont make that then i switch my flight and ill be right back at it by the end of the night.
HW-chorus
bob-yeah, sombody take me back to the day, before this was a job before i got paid, before id ever cared what i had in my bank, back when i was tryin to get it that sub-way and back when i was rappin for the **** of it, and nowdays we rappin to stay relavent, i guessin that if we can make some wishes outta airplanes then maybe yo maybe ill go back to the day. before im tryin to cover all my slang, that this never knew booby ray. so can i get a wish, to end the polotics, and get back to the music that started this ****. so when im stayin and when i stay, im hopin we can make some wishis outta airplanes.
coros-HW
im not sure the lyrics were 100% accurate, but therye still good enough.
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"Can we pretend that airplanes" never had a sequel?
I love this song!!! Hayley Williams is perfect with B.o.B. But I don't like Part 2 at all!! Eminem added nothing but about twenty more cuss words! The original song expresses a longing about a time when everythingwas simpler.
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Personally, i think B.o.B is a dumb rapper. He has stupid lyrics and doesnt sing very well. This is only my opinion!! dont hate me for it!! this song is fine with mild profanity as shown in the commonsense review
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Love It!
I love this song, because it carries such a great message. It illustrates the fact that too much fame might just cost you your identity. It's actually a cool-sounding song too, which makes it even better. And yes, there is a clean version, parents. ;)
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I love this song, it's about fame and thinking back on when fame was only a distant dream.
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Good almost squeaky clean song
I really love this song. It is great in so many ways. First, the combo of a Pop band's singer and a great rapper, and second because it's clean except for two words. I would call the message good because B.o.B is saying he doesn't WANT to have fame and fortune, he wants to rap for fun and that is SO different than most rap music.
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Is just fine for all ages
I love this song and personally i think this song is perfectly alright for all ages. The song does talk about gambling and several other things but really it's a nice song.
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