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"Ordinary Girl" (CD single)
- By Miley Cyrus
- Genre: Pop
Common Sense Media says
Clean, cute song from Hannah Montana's final season.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that although this song has a bit of a snotty attitude at times ("Miss Popular, always on the road, put my best foot foward, gotta get on with the show / Everywhere I arrive, I get high fives, they pay me larger than life, but I'm just an ordinary girl"), it's still a super-clean track that includes no worrisome adult content whatsoever. Miley's latest projects may be more grownup, but this one is fine for tweens.
What's the story?
Much to the disappointment of Hannah Montana fans everywhere, the show will end with its fourth and final season, Hannah Montana Forever. "ORDINARY GIRL" is one of the first songs to be released from the season's soundtrack. In this tune, the show's young star, Miley Cyrus, sings about how she feels glad for the success she's had, but she also wants people to understand that she's still an "ordinary girl" at heart. At times, she takes this message just a little too far; for example, she talks about being "paid larger than life" yet still mentions occasionally "being bored." For the most part, however, she gives an honest, heartwarming account of what most tweens experience as they grow up: "Sometimes I'm lazy, I get bored, I get scared, I feel ignored, I feel happy, I get silly, I choke on my own words / I make wishes, I have dreams, and I still want to believe anything could happen in this world for an ordinary girl."
Is it any good?
It's too bad that the mediocre songs on Miley's recent album Can't Be Tamed don't sound more like this one. The track's solid, snappy guitar hook is backed by catchy percussive clapping and a chorus of cute young voices -- a set-up that sounds more suited to Miley's maturing vocals.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how a young star like Miley Cyrus can balance the benefits of fame with its drawbacks. How much should a girl like Miley be expected to put on a good public face no matter what she's feeling inside?
How much privacy should young stars be given by the fans who love them?
Is it confusing that Miley puts out age-appropriate songs like this, but also is trying for an adult image and sound with other projects?
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SHE HAS MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER!!!!!!!!!
She has two totally different sides! She pretends to be Hannah, a sweet innocent little creep who sings about happy stuff just to make money. But ACTUALLY she is doing all this bad stuff and what bothers me is that most parents don't even know about it!!!! SERIOUSLY?! If you are a parent right now, I am BEGGING you to go look Miley up on google images, also look up her videos for "Who Owns My Heart" and "Can't Be Tamed." Is this what you want your kids listening to? Meanwhile she is singing songs about how she is an "Ordinary Girl!" Your kids should know that it's NOT ordinary for a 17 year old to be acting like this! If she really wants to be a grown-up singer, she has to stop being Hannah or else we will have more and more little girls looking up to her. I don't think they realize that she is pole dancing in some of her videos.....
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Kid, 10 years old
July 24, 2010
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MILEY CYRUS USED TO BE A GREAT ROLE MODEL WHEN SHE WAS 14, BUT NOW THAT SHE IS 18 SHE IS ACTING LIKE A TRAMP SOMETIMES. FOR EXAMPLE HER 2010 MUSIC VIDEOS. SOME ARE... WELL A BAD NOTE TO KIDS. BUT HANNAH MONTANA IS A GREAT ROLE MODEL BUT SOMETIMES SHE HAS A LITTLE MEAN, SNOBBY "GIVE ME EVERYTHING" ATTITUDE. SOME MESSAGES ARE POSITIVE LIKE, BE NICE, AND LIVE THE LIFE AND IT'S GOOD THAT SHE IS SLOWING DOWN A LITTLE BIT. SOME MESSAGES AREN'T POSETIVE LIKE, BEG FOR WHAT YOU WANT AND ALL OF THAT STUFF. I GIVE IT A 5 STAR BECAUSE I THINK THAT THE NEW 2010 "HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER" IS A NEW THING AND IT'S HER LAST SEASON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Kid, 7 years old
October 5, 2010
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very good
i love it oh yay
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Miley Cyrus is fake.
This song is a Disney song and they just chose Miley to do it..but I know she did it completely reluctantly. Miley is not a good role model for any children. This song is cute, fluffy, no substance, fake, and the music video is silly. I hope Hannah Montana goes off the air for a long time so that young children don't see her singing about being an "ordinary girl" (which I'm SURE she is saying "I am so much better than you" on the inside while singing the song) and then working the pole in a leotard. Because we don't need anymore Mileys in the world - or anymore of her parents..what a terrible excuse for a father Billy Ray is!
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I like this song, and it helps little girls who are starstruck by these teen celebrities put things into perspective. There is nothing objectionable in this song.
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Hypocrite!
In this song, Hannah explains that she is an ordinary girl, yet in the song "Super Girl" she says that she is happy with everyone worshiping the ground she walks on. Also, in the episode that this song was featured in, Hannah goes to a high school, and the one girl that doesn't like Hannah turns out to secretly like her. So the one individual can't stay individual? And really, how many high school SENIORS adore Hannah so much that they would rip off their clothes in public and give them to her?
P.S, If Hannah was REALLY and ordinary girl, she wouldn't be able to buy a house with her allowance and her father would ground her more often than not.
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you're *NOT* and ordinary girl!
Okay, when i first heard this song i really though someone ORDINARY would sing it. Who ever gave Miley the idea to sing this? Ordinary girls don't dress like a walking lollipop. Ordinary girls don't wear wigs. And have you ever heard supergirl? In that songs, she says: "so you want to be just like me", "i get what i want and that's a fact", "when i walk in the room everybody stops", "i'm super cool and super hot" and "wherever i go they make a scene". And now she's saying she's ordinary. Boo, Hannah Montana.
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The lyrics are okay; I wish someone else sung it
I think the song lyrics aren't that bad. It's her voice that really bugs me. I have a few Miley Cyrus songs on my ipod, but it's only for the song lyrics, if I could get someone else to sing her songs I would. The same goes for this one: Especially since she's not really a good role model anymore.
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Normal Girls get in trouble for acting trampy
I don't like the song's rythem for some reason, I don't know. I just hate that she sings a song about her being 'ordanary' but she has other songs like 'Supergirl' and 'I can't be tamed' I understand she has feelings like everyone else, but she needs to THINK. THINGS. THROUGH. And I *HATE* it when people say, Oh, Miley's not good for our darling daughter, but Hannah's still a sweet creative girl that inspires children to express themselves.... well where did they get that load of garbage? I'm sorry, really I am, but sinse when was Hannah EVER the best role model to begin with? Lies about who she is and isn't, and uses her 'fandom' and 'Hannah looks' to get her way with everything. .... so anyway, the song isn't good, at least with listening wise, the lyrics are okay.
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Kid, 10 years old
July 18, 2010
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The keyona2001
i love u.
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| Artist: | Miley Cyrus |
| Release date: | July 6, 2010 |
| Label: | Disney |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
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