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"Poker Face" (CD single)

(2008, Pop, by Lady GaGa, Label: Interscope Records)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 14; suggested age 14.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Thinly veiled sexual references put this out of tween reach.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 14 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Lyrics seem to approve of deception when trying to woo someone: "I won't tell you that I love you / Kiss or hug you / 'Cause I'm bluffin'."
  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    A couple of eyebrow-raising references, such as: "I'll get him hot, show him what I've got," and "When it's love / If it's not rough / It isn't fun."
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About "Poker Face" (CD single)

Parents need to know that while this song's lyrics don't include explicit sexual descriptions or graphic language, they do contain euphemisms ("I'm bluffin' with my muffin") that allude to mature sexual situations.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the consequences of building relationships based on deception. What could ultimately happen to a relationship in which people hide their personalities at the outset? How does it feel to bury your true thoughts in front of someone you care about? What's more important -- winning or forming a bond based on mutual respect?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    Fine for mid-teens

    I loved this song!!!! This song is one of her risky ones, but it's fine for mid teens. No language, but the song is about bisexuality, however it's difficult to figure that out UNLESS you've watched the interview of her talking about the song.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    I rate this title on for age 12 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Negative message

    good song one questionable lyric

    the song by itself is alright exsept for 1 lyric that says "if love isnt rough it isnt fun". which if u didnt know means that a girl and a boy like eachother the love that they share cant be fun if they don't do something intense like sex.

  3. I rate this title on for age 10 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content

    great song

    an awsome song!!!!! but bad messages about love and sex.

  4. I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Negative role models

    Okay for teens...

    I really like this song, but it's not something that you want for younger kids. The "I'm bluffin" line was not needed.

  5. I rate this title off for age 4 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message
    • Negative role models

    Not good...not at all.

    when I first heard the song, I liked it. After about 4th time, I went to look at the lyrics & I noticed some had double meanings. She's admitted how nasty the song was. Her mind seems to be in the gutter, most songs. I would rather have my kids singing something with positive meanings & she aint the one baby!

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