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Little Voice
- By Sara Bareilles
- Genre: Pop
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Smart, soulful songs serve up girl empowerment.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that Sara Bareilles is not your average pop tartlet. Sure, she sings about crushes and break-ups, but this singer/songwriter is a modern girl who takes an independent, thoughtful look at love and relationships on her debut album. Although there are a few references to mature topics such as smoking, for the most part, Bareilles provides positive girl-empowerment messages.
What's the story?
Sara Bareilles was thrust onto the pop charts with her infectious single "Love Song." Now her breakthrough album featuring the popular EP has been rereleased. The rest of her album's 11 tracks follow the same tone with introspective, frank, and irreverent lyrics about love, love, and more love.
Is it any good?
Bareilles comes off as the easy-to-talk-to girlfriend who shoots from the hip and doesn't hold back her feelings -- particularly when it comes to men and relationships. Her smooth vocals don't overwhelm the ears, but instead roll along through winding tales of angst and longing, making the album especially appealing to teen girls. Poetic imagery in songs such as "Many the Miles" and "One Sweet Love" remain grounded by Bareilles' refreshingly straightforward observations on tracks like "Vegas" ("Gonna sell my house and cross the border/'Cause somebody told me dreams live in Mexico/Gonna sell my house/I got to lose ten pounds"). No doubt that on LITTLE VOICE, Bareilles flips pop conventions into an opportunity for girl-empowerment.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how the media promotes certain romantic conventions and how women buy into these myths. Bareilles confronts this on "Fairytale," where she discusses fairy-tale ideas of female subordination. In what ways do modern fairy tales exist in film, TV, and music? How do these stories depict women? Are women usually seen in a role of power, or are they in need of a man?
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Perfect for tweens and up.
I ? Sara Bareilles! She Rocks!
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i love a few of these songs
my favorites are love song, one sweet love, bottle it up, and many the miles. it has a good message and i love the lyrics to fairytale no sex or violence and only one cuss word (you're sh*t out of luck)
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Cute songs for kids ten years and older.
I love her songs and they show impowerment to people who are in love! I would let my kids listen to it if they were ten years old!
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Great Music
Sara Barellis is a wonderful role model for female young adults and the music is great... Me and my friends all love it.
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Appropiate for all ages
Sara Bareilles has stayed out of the media's eye, being a good role model for girls around the world. Her music is pure talent and not inappropiate at all. I listen to her daily, and she is absolutely amazing. Her message's are great and gosh, just great.
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great music for teen girls
this ios great music to listen to after abreakup, or any time your just feeling down. its also great if you want to listen to pop music and sing your heart out. its beautiful misic that empowers girls, and its definetly not the typical pop music filled with dirty lyrics and offensive messages.
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Kid, 12 years old
February 16, 2011
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I LOVE "Love Song"!
My younger sister (Eight) LOVES "Love Song". I have heard it SO many times, but I still like it.
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Cool album.
I really like it! It's way tame compared to some albums out there. She sings songs about girl power, going after an old love, and more. In one song, "Come Round Soon", she has lots of alcohol and drug references. I deleted that song from my iPod, because it made me feel a bit uncomfortable. The rest of the album is really okay, though. Probably okay for ages 9 and up.
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Kid, 12 years old
August 7, 2010
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One bad word I didnt see
I didnt realize Bottle it up had the S word!Im going to check if the one I bougth is edited
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| Artist: | Sara Bareilles |
| Release date: | March 18, 2008 |
| Label: | BMG Import |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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