Alphabutt (by Kimya Dawson, Children's Music)

common sense media says

Juno singer mixes sweet songs with potty talk.


parents & educators say

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that while this album teaches ABCs, it also sings about farts and poop and will definitely get kids singing about such topics, too. Some will find the presentation hilarious and harmless, others might find it to be a loss of a potentially really great children's album.

Positive messages: Bodily-function subject matter aside (which may not be OK for some families), "Happy Home" sends a great message about being OK with being yourself with lyrics like "I know it's better if we don't all sound the same."
Violence: Not applicable.
Sex: Not applicable.
Language: "Butt," "poop," "fart" (several times); "sucks" a few times.
Consumerism: Nothing targeted at kids, but mentions of Speedo, Rambo, and Fabio.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about acceptable words for bodily functions and when are the right and wrong times to use them. They can also talk about their ABCs. What letter does your name start with? Are there any funny words that start with that letter?

What's the story?

What's the story?
After accolades for her contributions to the highly successful Juno soundtrack, Kimya Dawson takes her unique offbeat flavor to the playground with an irreverent album of children's music. ALPHABUTT is a collection of 15 children's songs about pee-pee, poo-poo, and everything in between. It features the too-cute vocal talents of tots, including Dawson's daughter Panda Bear.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
Dawson has made a name for herself by being herself -- a little eccentric, but real and unpretentious nonetheless. Her humility paired with an apologetic crassness translate into undeniable charm to many. That being said, this isn't your typical children's album, meaning, if you don't want your little one singing "Z is for farts that smell like the zoo," and "T is for Turd," then you might want to skip this.

Just a few songs put the "butt" in Alphabutt, however. You'll also find some very endearing moments. Songs like "I Love You Sweet Baby" will make you want to sing to your own sweet babies, and "Happy Home" sends a cute message about being happy with being yourself, and how "it's better if we don't all sound the same."

Music themes & details

Music Details
Released on: September 8, 2008
Label: K Records
Genre: Children's Music

This review was written by Jessica Dawson
 
 

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Kayle Kaufman
kid, 9 years old
 
you don't like the alphabutt you like the alphabet

Sanjay407
kid, 13 years old
 

acaciab28@hotm ...
kid, 12 years old
 
Thassssssssss a bad word! That's not nice, its not a nice word you should say alphabit
No Kids should sing this song its violence and gore. Violence (Pause): gory stuff. Adult Behaviors (Pause): Watching Adult Videos, Inappropriate Mouths, Behaiors that i should not talk about. Language (Pause): "f**k, sh*t, f*t*ss, p**sy, d**k, b@t**h, h*ll, d@mn, a##, b#lls, ###, #######, ########, #############, n-word, p-word, w---e, h*, h03 the garden tool, #################################" Consumerism (Pause): School; Movies. Drugs or Alcohal (Pause): Drinking, Drugs and Smoking = You Can't Buy Tobacco After Today's Date at 1992 + You Can't Buy Alcohal After Today's Date at 1989 = It's The Law. Negative Messages (Pause): Chat Rooms. Bad Role Models (Pause): America's. Positive Messages (Pause): IM Did You Mean: Alphabet

54together
kid, 12 years old
 
Quite silly
This isn't a children's album, but an album that SPOOFS one. There is a lot of potty humour in the songs and as soon as you hear them you know they are mocking a child's CD. The drawings are deliberately done crudely to spoof a child's drawings. It is not too iffy if your little one doesn't run around yelling "Poopoo!", so you can try it with them. If they do run around yelling "Poopoo", think twice.


kid, 12 years old
 
inappropriate it says "butt" on a title that we don't use in our schools
A is for apple B is for butt C is for catbutt D is for dodo E is for elphant dodo F is for fart G is for gorilla fart H is for huge gorilla fart I is for eyeball J is for jammies K is for kid fart L is for loud and long fart M is for monkey butt N is for saying nightnight to nico at naptime O is for oh! P is for panda, peeing and pooping in her potty while papa plays peek-a-boo Q is for cubert R is for robotic monkey whose going to take over the world S is for stinky T is for turd U is for uh-oh! V is for flying v W is for weewee X exactamondo Y is for yucky and yummy and you and Z is for farts that smell like the zoo is used only, but why do not we say A is for Apple


teen, 14 years old
 
inappropriate it says "butt" on a title that we don't use in our schools
A is for apple B is for butt C is for catbutt D is for dodo E is for elphant dodo F is for fart G is for gorilla fart H is for huge gorilla fart I is for eyeball J is for jammies K is for kid fart L is for loud and long fart M is for monkey butt N is for saying nightnight to nico at naptime O is for oh! P is for panda, peeing and pooping in her potty while papa plays peek-a-boo Q is for cubert R is for robotic monkey whose going to take over the world S is for stinky T is for turd U is for uh-oh! V is for flying v W is for weewee X exactamondo Y is for yucky and yummy and you and Z is for farts that smell like the zoo is used only, but why do not we say A is for Apple


kid, 11 years old
 
inappropriate it says "butt" on a title that we don't use in our schools
A is for apple B is for butt C is for catbutt D is for dodo E is for elphant dodo F is for fart G is for gorilla fart H is for huge gorilla fart I is for eyeball J is for jammies K is for kid fart L is for loud and long fart M is for monkey butt N is for saying nightnight to nico at naptime O is for oh! P is for panda, peeing and pooping in her potty while papa plays peek-a-boo Q is for cubert R is for robotic monkey whose going to take over the world S is for stinky T is for turd U is for uh-oh! V is for flying v W is for weewee X exactamondo Y is for yucky and yummy and you and Z is for farts that smell like the zoo is used only, but why do not we say A is for Apple


kid, 12 years old
 
iffy for 0+
f-------k


teen, 14 years old
 
iffy for 0+
f-------k


kid, 11 years old
 
iffy for 0+
f-------k

Lindsay Sundberg
parent of 8 and 12 year old
 
e.g. It's iffy for the older kids like 13.
no, they did not say "sucks", but only words that are turd, fart, poop, pee and butt, but mild "boobs" while they end in volume 1 sometime.

Chrihddjason
kid, 12 years old
 
Thassssssssss a bad word! That's not nice, its not a nice word you should say alphabit
No Kids should sing this song its violence and gore. Violence (Pause): gory stuff. Adult Behaviors (Pause): Watching Adult Videos, Inappropriate Mouths, Behaiors that i should not talk about. Language (Pause): "f**k, sh*t, f*t*ss, p**sy, d**k, b@t**h, h*ll, d@mn, a##, b#lls, ###, #######, ########, #############, n-word, p-word, w---e, h*, h03 the garden tool, #################################" Consumerism (Pause): School; Movies. Drugs or Alcohal (Pause): Drinking, Drugs and Smoking = You Can't Buy Tobacco After Today's Date at 1992 + You Can't Buy Alcohal After Today's Date at 1989 = It's The Law. Negative Messages (Pause): Chat Rooms. Bad Role Models (Pause): America's. Positive Messages (Pause): IM

 
This isn't a spoof of a kid's album.
This really is a kids album. Kimya Dawson has said she believes there are no bad words, just bad contexts, which this album innocently displays. There is nothing vile about a word by itself. Small children would love this, I just don't know about the're stuffy parents...

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