Funhouse

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Common Sense Media says

Bitter breakup spawns angry but excellent album.
greenON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age.
yellowPAUSE: Know your child; some content
may not be right for some kids.
redOFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age.
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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that Pink doesn't hold back in this album about her recent divorce. There's a lot of raw emotion, including angry rants about her ex, and descriptions of self-destructive behavior like drinking to cope with difficult experiences. There's some profanity and sexual content, but it's milder than her last album, I'm Not Dead.

  • There's taunting, raging, and fighting, although Pink admits that it's gotten out of hand: "How did we get so mean? How do we just move on?"
  • Plenty of angry rants: "Burn this f--ker down," "I wanna start a fight," "You're my perfect little punching bag."
  • A few songs have mild sexual references, and "This Is How It Goes Down" (a bonus track) is more explicit: "I may try that threesome / Better late than never."

What's the story?

An extended kiss-off to ex-husband Carey Hart, Pink's fifth album, FUNHOUSE, doesn't pull any punches. Hart is a "tool," Pink is a rock star, and she's better off without him, according to the album's chart-topping taunt, "So What." The Grammy winner also threatens to "burn this f--ker down" in the title track's New Wave-y rave up and gets ready to knock back more than a few martinis in the rollicking "Bad Influence."


Is it any good?

 

Although her up-tempo rages are catchy, Pink is at her best when she drops the bratty bravado. The poppy "Please Don't Leave Me" and bluesy ballad "Mean" find Pink owning up to her bad behavior, while the anthemic "Sober" channels the buzz of a love that's all-consuming, culminating in a breathtaking string quartet coda. Backed by slinky beats and punctuated with horns, "One Foot Wrong" is Pink at her soulful best. Forget the bad-girl boasts: Singing well is the best revenge.


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What families can talk about

Families can talk about dealing with difficult breakups. How can teens work through their anger without "fighting dirty"? Who can you talk to when you're feeling angry or depressed? Parents can also emphasize that drinking to deal with emotions can be dangerous and often makes bad feelings even worse.


This review was written by Susan Yudt
Teen, 18 years old
February 20, 2009
 
Amazing CD with a Few Issues
First off, I am in no way hating this CD- the lyrics, the message, and the music is great. The only problem is the moods; if your teen is suffering some love issues, probably not the best idea to introduce them to these tracks. The downers make them feel more lonely, and the ticked off ones only make them hate their ex's more so.

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Kid, 13 years old
February 13, 2010
 
Ok Album, Just Remember to Pre-Listen
Pretty ok album, some of the songs get really old fast, some are awesome. There are a few implications of violence, some bad language, a few mentions of drinking, and some iffy messages, but most of it isn't a huge concern. The language is probably your largest concern. Pre-listen then buy it for your kid. Best choice.

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Adult
November 19, 2009
 
Creative and real, another masterpiece
P!nk's attitude comes out as a rainbow of amusing lines and profanity, as always, but for those who love clever lyrics and real emotion in their music, I suggest you get this album. It's a little more blues-y than her previous albums, but she can pull off ANYTHING. To the people who are hesitant because of the profanity, get the CLEAN version - it's very well editted.

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Teen, 14 years old
August 11, 2009
 
MAYBE FOR OLDER TWEENS; PERFECT FOR TEENS
A few expletives (four in the whole album, to be exact): (in "So What") "the waiter just took my table/and gave it to Jessica Simp.../(s--t!)"; (in "Funhouse") "I'll find a new place/burn this f--ker down"; (in "Mean") "you'd always send me flowers/as if you f--ked up in my dreams" and "I'd always make you laugh at/all the silly s--t I did". A few violent references: "Please Don't Leave Me" is about Pink wanting her boyfriend to stay with her--just so she can beat him up more. (NOTE: Never watch the video of "Please Don't Leave Me"! It is gross and abusive the way it shows Pink beating up her boyfriend!)

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Teen, 15 years old
December 1, 2009
 

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Kid, 13 years old
November 9, 2008
 
funhouse!
its a reeally fun songs and just shows when your sad youll always be happy

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Kid, 11 years old
February 20, 2010
 
cool but a deadly music video part for so what two nerd peeing in a bottle and pretendting it is lemonade and gave it to pink's X husband pretty crude! and moderate laungue like fu** shi*

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Adult
January 1, 2009
 
great cd with some few downers
this cd has some fast songs and some sad down songs since she just got divorced theres not a lot of langugue but when there is its pretty bad saying f*ck or sh*t but not a lot of other bad songs the title song (funhouse) is a very catchy song though

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Adult
May 26, 2011
 
Good Album, some bad songs, some good.
Language - The songs with bad language are - "So What", "Crystle Ball", "Funhouse", and "Mean". These songs include lines such as - "Burn this f*cker down". - "The waiter just dumped my table and gave it to Jessica Simps S**T!" - "The silly S**t I did", - "Meet you on my way to hell", - "Maybe you will go to hell" - and "Use to send me flowers if you f*cked up in my dreams." _ Violence - The songs that have violent content are "So What", "Please Don't Leave Me", and "Funhouse". The lines in those songs are "You're my perfect little punching bag", "The one that wins will be the one that hits the hardest", "I wanna get in a fight", "He's gonna start a fight", "Burn this f*cker down" and "now it's full of evil clowns.", also in the song "Mean, there is one mild mention of abuse. _ Sex - The songs with sex in them are "So What", "Bad Influance", "Funhouse", "Glitter in the Air", and "Mean". These songs say - "At least he knows how to hit", "Calm down I know your son said he was at my house", "Tickle is now a rash", "The shower it reminds me how you'd undress me with your eyes", "Now you never touch me and you tell me you are tierd", "Have you ever fed a lover with just your hands", and "I gave my all". _ Drinking - The songs with drinking are "So What", "Crystle Ball" "Bad Influance", Mean, and "Ave Mary A". These songs say "I guess I'll drink my money", "I like it dirty", "Sure I'll have a nother one, it's early", "Tiquella for my friend", "We opened up the wine and we just let it breath, but we should of drank it down while it was so sweet.", "Drinking wine" and lastly "I try to drink about it". _ The songs that are clean and kids can listen to are - "I Don't Believe You", "Sober" "One Foot Wrong", and "All Your Fault". The songs that have some bad content but still have a good message are - "Mean", "Ave Mary A", "Glitter in the Air", and "Crystle Ball". The Songs that have bad messages and content, are - "So What", "Please Don't Leave Me", "Bad Influance", and "Funhouse" .... This album has some bad songs and messages, but underneath it all P!nk is trying to be the best and find out why, and how people get so mean and lie.

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Parent of 9 year old
November 13, 2008
 
Alot of Fun
So What grew on me so much---the cd is too young for my 7 year old--but my 15 year old neice and her friends love pink. She is a lil angry on this one. Half is really good--half is just ok.

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This review was written by Susan Yudt
Artist:Pink
Release date:October 28, 2008
Label:La Face
Genre:Pop
Parental advisory:Yes
Edited version available:Yes

This review was written by Susan Yudt
 

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