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"This Kiss" (CD Single)
- By Carly Rae Jepsen
- Genre: Pop
Common Sense Media says
Flirty dance-pop follow-up to "Call Me Maybe" is fluffy fun.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that "This Kiss" is the much-anticipated follow-up to the highly contagious single "Call Me Maybe" from Canadian export and Justin Bieber project Carly Rae Jepsen. Its lyrics are clean and lack references to violence or substances, but the track does talk about temptations with someone who isn't your boyfriend/girlfriend.
What's the story?
"THIS KISS" is Canadian Carly Rae Jepsen's first single since her smash summer sing-a-long hit, "Call Me Maybe." Like "Maybe," it's flirty with a dance-pop beat, but this time it's about fighting the temptation of kissing someone else.
Is it any good?
When Justin Bieber and friends and the entire women's U.S. Olympic swim team spoof your song and make it a worldwide phenomenon, it's hard to follow up. "This Kiss" is a solid sophomore single from Jepsen with a good club beat and smoother, more mature vocals. The grating tech pulses are repetitive and the content about kissing someone who isn't your significant other isn't ideal, but "This Kiss" gives fans another song to listen to a million times over.
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about the worldwide sensation of Jepsen's song "Call Me Maybe." It received tons of publicity with Bieber's homemade video spoof as well as one from the Olympic women's swim team and other celebrities. Do you think this song would have been as popular and successful without this priceless publicity? Does music today need gimmicks to win fans?
Jepsen has, thus far, produced music that is clean and mostly tween-friendly. Do you think it's necessary for females to portray a sexy image to be relevant today? If so, is this fair?
Do you think Jepsen has what it takes to have a long career in pop music? Why or why not?
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Kid, 10 years old
September 25, 2012
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horrid
terrible song
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Teen, 13 years old
September 28, 2012
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YES YES YES!!
Love love love love love love love love love love love love love love ITTT!!! OMMGGGG :DDDDDD
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Kid, 11 years old
November 30, 2012
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So so
I really like Carly Rae Jespen<3 I gave this only 4 stars because the album isn't as good as most of her albums...
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Teen, 14 years old
February 7, 2013
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TERRIBLE SONG. Almost as bad as Call Me Maybe...
UGH! I hate this song! It's very irritating and not catchy at all! Why is it that pop music is so terrible nowadays? Better yet, why is it so popular? Most of the other kids my age listen to it, and I strongly prefer modern and classic rock over it.
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Teen, 15 years old
November 30, 2012
AGE
Mostly Innocent Love song
This song is okay (better than "Call Me Maybe"), but I think it could be a little better. Carly Rae Jepsen has a nice voice, but I think her songs would be better if the lyrics were more mature. Not inappropriate, just more mature. But I like this song.
This song has some obvious (but mild) sexual content since it's about kissing, but it's hardly offensive. One innuendo I remember, though, went something like this: "We're taking it too fast/but I don't want it to end". I highly doubt kids will pick up on this, so it's fine for them.
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| Artist: | Carly Rae Jepsen |
| Type: | Single |
| Release date: | September 18, 2012 |
| Label: | Interscope Records |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Parental advisory: | No |
| Edited version available: | No |
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