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"Your Love Is My Drug" (CD single)
Common Sense Media says
Catchy but irresponsible single glamorizes drug addiction.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this is not a song for kids or teens, even. Although there are no bad words, the entire message of linking lust to drug addiction is a dangerous one. Glamorizing getting high, the song promotes the complete opposite of what parents are trying to drill into kids' heads. Here drugs are seen as fun and frivolous, something to be laughed at and treated like a crush.
What's the story?
Just as Leighton Meister pushed the envelope with a dance track of a similar name, Ke$ha goes from brushing her teeth with whiskey on "Tik Tok" to inextricably linking lust with drug addiction on her subsequent single, "YOUR LOVE IS MY DRUG." Here the singer shows off her high-energy vocals again with a dance track that's all about suffering some sort of love withdrawal. There are a lot of drug references squeezed into one song!
Is it any good?
Take away the shock of hearing the words "crackhead" appear in a love song, and you just might make a habit out of this single (if you're old enough to hit the clubs, that is!). It's got an irreverent quality to it (who else would put in the random final line "I like your beard"), and Ke$ha once again plays the hot mess. She's a singer who isn't scared to look stupid, desperate, or even strung out, for that matter, and her bravado pays off with a single that just doesn't quit. Too bad it's irresponsible and inappropriate for kids...
What families can talk about
Families can talk about songs that glamorize bad behavior. Can you think of any other songs that compare love to a drug?
Talk about Ke$ha's controversial image. Do your friends listen to her music? What message do you think it sends to kids when she sings about drug and alcohol use?
Talk about music lyrics. Is this song appropriate for tweens? It doesn't have any profanity in it, so does that make it more acceptable than a song that has some bad words, but a better message?
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Whatever.
Who the heck runs this jacked up site?? This song is NOT about her wanting drugs its about how she loves a guy so much its LIKE a drug. Everything this website says just ticks me off and makes me want to break all the rules. Not the other way around.
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Common Sense FAIL
OK, Common Sense totally misinterpreted the meaning of the song. Or maybe I did, I don't know. Anyway, I think she's comparing the love to a drug, which isn't a GREAT message, but I don't think the song is actually about "drug" drugs.
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Song about love - not crack - as a drug is not addictive enough. Talk to kids before giving recommended dose. [DARE!]
No, it’s not the 80’s. No, it’s not PG. And no, it’s not about getting high. Look, Common Sense made a mistake; the song isn’t glamorizing addiction, drugs, and getting high – the terms are used metaphorically. Kesha is talks about her all-consuming love affair (no sex – just pounding hearts) with some guy and she uses a library of drug terminology (i.e. “crackhead”) to do so. And while it certainly isn’t the same as sitting down to watch Intervention, it is significant enough to be a concern. The worst is in the bridge: “I don't care what people say / the rush is worth the price I pay / I get so high when you're with me / but crash and crave you when you leave”. She “won’t listen to any advice” and is desperate for a fix and so her “judgment’s gettin’ kinda hazy”. But the ultimate image that’s trying to be conveyed is that of a teenage girl who is on her cell phone, flipping out and incessantly calling her boyfriend, who is doing something and can’t answer… not a teenage girl going out to wild parties, doing lines [don’t do drugs, kiddies]. I would recommend just looking up the lyrics; decide whether you think if it’s too much. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| I have an idea… can we talk about the actual song part of the song…? This is Kesha’s third electro-pop offering, and it comes out swinging with another one of her signature sing-along hooks; this time hoping to get you whistling, chanting, IMing, tweeting “your love, your love, your love, is my drug”. Kesha has a knack for making addictive choruses, which is good, because it covers up the fact that the actual beat is nothing special. It consists of synth bleeps, blips, wahs, whoas, whooshes (hey, I don’t know the technical terms) and percussion via a drum machine – essentially just a bass drum, snare, claps and a tambourine. The beat is minimalistic and relies on the lyrics for that extra mile. And unfortunately, since Kesha has a vocal range of less than octave (Kesha is the T-Pain of pop), the hook is the only thing that makes it listenable. It’s a good hook, but listening fatigue will wear it out. All in all, it’s just another average semi-catchy pop song, one whose charm will wear off after listening to it one too many times.
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Its not about drugs, so stfu
Ke$sha isn't saying that its okay to do drugs. Shes comparing the love she has for a guy to drugs. Basically she's saying that she's addicted to his love. Im pretty sure love is a good thing.
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Anyone under 13 is abbandonned from hearing this. sry. just way it is.
The message is like really inappropriate, sorry Kesha, i love your song Tik Tok, but its very inappropriate. take it down a notch, thx lol.
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Great song
This song isn't exactly about a drug, but in a way it is. This song is pretty much telling the listening that her lover or one she cares about is something she cannot live without and chooses not to live without. Personally, I enjoy this song and Ke$ha just because her songs are uplifting at times and just makes me want to dance. Her songs may not be about the right things, but the songs are catchy and amazing to go along with. In my opinion, This song is better than some things Miley Cyrus does these days.
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Great music for middle and high schoolers
Talented pop star Ke$ha makes fun pop hits that is appropiate for kids. Despite Common Sense Media's review, I found nothing explicit or sinful.
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like it
This is a pretty good song!!! Its not about drugs and stuff its about how she really wants that guy!!!!!
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Are. You. Kidding. Me.
It's not "irresponsible" in any way. She's COMPARING love to a drug. NOT SAYING "Hey kids smoke pot and do cocaine". How did you even get that message? Who's writing these Ke$ha reviews anyway? EVERY song of hers that comes out youslap a 15+ sticker on. We R Who We R is about BEING YOURSELF!? How is that only for teenagers?
You really need to recruit some new reviewers, CSM.
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