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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Dangerous Woman Diaries is a limited YouTube Premium streaming series that follows Ariana Grande as she tours and promotes her Sweetner album. It promotes the singer and her work, and features lots of excerpts of the singer's rehearsals and performances, some of which reveal revealing outfits and sexy dancing. There are some strong words (like "bitch") but most curses are muted.
The Best Singer and Influencer Ever, Ariana Grande!
While I haven't read this book, I do know a LOT about Ariana Grande.
Did you know that Ariana Grande is Massive on Spotify! When Spotify turned 10 years old in 2018, it showed all the most popular artists of all time, and Ariana was shown to be the 10th most popular artist of all time! To just listen to her amazing songs, would be worth your time. Not only are Ariana Grande's songs great, but she has also made some amazing accomplishments in her life as well. Both the song and the meaning behind it are great in their own ways which makes her songs wonderful. While Ariana is very caring to her fans, she also wants her fans to love and care about themselves. So what are you doing right now? Go listen to her amazing songs, they are 100% worth listening to!
Parents, are you confused about Ari? Are you unsure what songs and music videos aren’t right for kids?
Here’s are some amazing songs of her that you can listen and watch with the family:
1. Put your hearts up
A wonderful remake of the non-blondes inspires love.
Lyrics:
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love, maybe we can change the world (change the world)
You think you're so small
Like you're itty bitty
Just one match in the lights of the city
Walking by strangers on the side of the street
Like a quarter in a cup'll get 'em up on their feet, like
You think you're never gonna make your mark
Sit back and watch the world while it falls apart, like
Out of sight, out of mind, like, like
It's just a waste of time
Like, like, like
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
If we give a little love
Maybe we can change the world (change the world)
I said
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
Sing it if you're with me
All you boys and all you girls (all you girls)
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world (change the world)
Wish in a well, shooting star in the sky
We can do anything if we try
Can't resurrect Gandhi, resurrect king
But if we put our heads together
We can do anything like
You don't have to be a billionaire
You don't have to have much to show how much you care
Like give a wink, give a kiss
Like give a little happiness
Like like like
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
If we give a little love
Maybe we can change the world (change the world)
I said
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
Sing it if you're with me
All you boys and all you girls
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world (change the world)
Don't let em bring you down now, down now
Don't let em bring you down now, down now
Ain't got nothing but love now, love now
Ain't got nothing but love now, love now
Don't let em bring you down now, down now
Don't let em bring you down now, down now
Ain't got nothing but love now, love now
Ain't got nothing but love now, love now
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
If we give a little love
Maybe we can change the world (change the world)
I said
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
Hey yeah yeah
Sing it if you're with me
All you boys and all you girls (all you girls)
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
Let me see you put your hearts up, yeah
If we give a little love maybe we can change the world
Hey yeah yeah yeah yeah
The lyrics are relatively simple and state that you small acts of kindness make a difference:
Music video:
In the music video, people are doing small acts of kindness for each other and in the end everyone comes out and dances in the rain. Ariana is wearing a strapless pink prom dress with golden shoes. The dress goes below her ankles, so it is appropriate.
There is a little hip shaking and hugging, but if you think that’s bad, you’re crazy.
What she thinks about the song:
At an interview with rolling stone, she described it as geared toward children and the worst moment of her life.
2. Faith
Ariana grande and Stevie wonder did great in this old fashioned bop from the movie “sing”
See the girl with the diamonds in her shoes? Yeah
She walks around like she's got nothing to lose
Ya she's a go-getter, she's everybody's type
She's a queen of the city but she don't believe the hype
She's got her own elevation, holy motivation
So I wrote some letters out in big bold type
[Stevie Wonder & Ariana Grande:]
I got faith in you baby, I got faith in you now
And you've been sucha, sucha good friend to me
Know that I love you somehow
I met you, hallelujah, I got faith
[Ariana Grande:]
See the boy with the Stevie Wonder swag?
Ain't got a clue, all the magic that he has
He's a go-getter, he's everybody's type
Gonna make it my mission, make him feel alright
He's a twelve on a ten point, rockin' out to his joint
Just say the word cause I could sing all night
[Stevie Wonder & Ariana Grande:]
I got faith in you baby, I got faith in you now
And you've been sucha, sucha good friend to me
Know that I love you somehow (love you somehow)
I met you, hallelujah, I got faith
Faith, yeah
Yes I do, mmm
I get around ya and my mind goes crazy
I think about you mornin', noon, night and day
I get around ya and my mind goes crazy
I think about you mornin', noon, night and day
I get around ya and my mind goes crazy (I got faith in you honey)
I think about you mornin', noon, night and day (I got faith in you girl)
I got faith in you honey, I got faith in you girl
I met you, hallelujah
I got faith in you baby, I got faith in you now
And you've been sucha, sucha good friend to me
Know that I love you somehow (love you somehow)
I met you, hallelujah, I got faith
(Faith, faith, baby)
I got faith in you baby, I got faith in you now
And you've been such a, such a good friend of me
Know that I love you somehow
I met you, hallelujah, I met you, hallelujah
I met you, hallelujah, I got faith
The songs hint a little bit of-you know, but almost all songs have that.
Music video:
Stevie wonder is in a dark room playing piano. Ariana is walking on the sidewalk with animated sing characters around her. She is wearing overalls and sunglasses. Then she enters the room wearing a dark dress and joins Stevie in the piano.
Nothing bad in the music video. Definitely watch the movie though.
3. stuck with you
Lyrics:
"Stuck With U"
(That's just for fun)
(What?)
(I'm stuck with you)
I'm not one to stick around
One strike and you're out, baby
Don't care if I sound crazy
But you never let me down, no, no
That's why when the sun's up I'm stayin'
Still layin' in your bed singin'
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Got all this time on my hands
Might as well cancel our plans, yeah
I could stay here for a lifetime
So lock the door
And throw out the key
Can't fight this no more
It's just you and me
And there's nothing I, nothing I, I can do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So go ahead
And drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth
I still wouldn't change
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you, baby
There's nowhere we need to be, no, no, no
I'ma get to know you better
Kinda hope we're here forever
There's nobody on these streets
If you told me that the world's ending
Ain't no other way that I could spend it
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Got all this time in my hands
Might as well cancel our plans
I could stay here forever
So lock the door
And throw out the key
Can't fight this no more
It's just you and me
And there's nothing I, nothing I, I can do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So go ahead
And drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth
I still wouldn't change
Being stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
Woah, oh, oh
Baby, come take all my time
Go on, make me lose my mind
We got all that we need here tonight
I lock the door (Lock the door)
And throw out the key
Can't fight this no more (Can't fight this no more)
It's just you and me
And there's nothing I'd, nothing I'd rather do
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
So go ahead and drive me insane
Baby, run your mouth
I still wouldn't change all this
Lovin' you, hatin' you, wantin' you
I'm stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with
You
Stuck with you, stuck with you, stuck with you
The lyrics should be fine.
The music video is people in quarantine hanging around in their houses. Since this was taken off of tiktok, they’re might be questionable content, but nothing terrible.
4. Break Free
This song inspires young girls
If you want it, take it
I should've said it before
Tried to hide it, fake it
I can't pretend anymore
I only wanna die alive
Never by the hands of a broken heart
Don't wanna hear you lie tonight
Now that I've become who I really am
This is the part when I say I don't want ya
I'm stronger than I've been before
This is the part when I break free
'Cause I can't resist it no more
This is the part when I say I don't want ya
I'm stronger than I've been before
This is the part when I break free
'Cause I can't resist it no more
You were better, deeper
I was under your spell
Like a deadly fever, yeah, babe
On the highway to hell, yeah
I only wanna die alive
Never by the hands of a broken heart
Don't wanna hear you lie tonight
Now that I've become who I really am
This is the part when I say I don't want ya
I'm stronger than I've been before
This is the part when I break free
'Cause I can't resist it no more
This is the part when I say I don't want ya
I'm stronger than I've been before
This is the part when I break free
'Cause I can't resist it no more
No more, baby, ooh
Thought on your body
I came alive
It was lethal
It was fatal
In my dreams it felt so right
But I woke up every time
Oh, baby
This is the part when I say I don't want ya
I'm stronger than I've been before
This is the part when I break free
'Cause I can't resist it no more
This is the part when I say I don't want ya
I'm stronger than I've been before
This is the part when I break free
'Cause I can't resist it no more
The lyrics do say “hell” once
Music video:
In the music video, she is on an exotic planet fighting robots. Bombs do come out of her chest once, but it’s a quick scene that should be okay.
5. Honeymoon avenue
Lyrics:
It's the rascals.
I looked in my rear-view mirror and
It seemed to make a lot more sense
Than what I see ahead of us, ahead of us.
I'm ready to make that turn
Before we both crash and burn
'Cause that could be the death of us, the death of us.
Baby, you know how to drive in rain
And you decided not to make a change.
Stuck in the same old lane
Going the wrong way home.
I feel like my heart is stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
I'm under pressure
'Cause I can't have you the way that I want.
Let's just go back to the way it was
When we were on Honeymoon Avenue, Honeymoon Avenue.
Baby, coastin' like crazy.
Can we get back to the way it was?
Hey, what happened to the butterflies?
Guess they encountered that stop sign.
And my heart is at a yellow light, a yellow light.
Hey, right when I think that we found it,
Well, that's when we start turning around.
You're saying, "Baby, don't worry,"
But we're still going the wrong way.
Baby, you know how to drive in rain
And you decided not to make a change.
Stuck in the same old lane
Going the wrong way home.
I feel like my heart is stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
I'm under pressure
'Cause I can't have you the way that I want.
Let's just go back to the way it was
When we were on Honeymoon Avenue, Honeymoon Avenue
Baby, coastin' like crazy.
Can we get back to the way it was?
They say only fools fall in love.
Well, they must've been talking about us.
And sometimes I feel like I've been here before.
I could be wrong, but I know I'm right.
We gon' be lost if we continue to fight.
Honey, I know
We can find our way home.
I feel like my heart is stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
I'm under pressure
'Cause I can't have you the way that I want.
Let's just go back to the way it was
When we were on Honeymoon Avenue, Honeymoon Avenue
My baby, coastin' like crazy.
Can we get back to the way it was?
When we were on Honeymoon Avenue, Honeymoon Avenue
Baby, coastin' like crazy.
Can we get back to the way it was?
Baby, you know how to drive in rain.
You decided not to make a change.
Stuck in the same old lane
Going the wrong way home.
I feel like my heart is stuck in... traffic.
I'm under pressure, pressure.
Let's just go back to the way it was
When we were on Honeymoon Avenue, Honeymoon Avenue, Honeymoon Avenue, Honeymoon Avenue, Avenue
Let's just go back, back, back
A beautiful song about romance.
Music video:
The video can’t be found on her channel, but it is on a private channel. In it she is wearing a tank top and walking through a rain forest.
Last one: No tears left to cry
One of her best, spirit-lifting songs.
Lyrics:
Right now, I'm in a state of mind
I wanna be in like all the time
Ain't got no tears left to cry
So I'm pickin' it up, pickin' it up
I'm lovin', I'm livin', I'm pickin' it up
So I'm pickin' it up, pickin' it up
I'm lovin', I'm livin', I'm pickin' it up (oh, yeah)
Pickin' it up (yeah), pickin' it up (yeah)
Lovin', I'm livin', so we turnin' up
Yeah, we turnin' it up
Ain't got no tears in my body
I ran out, but boy, I like it, I like it, I like it
Don't matter how, what, when, who tries it
We're out here vibin', we vibin', we vibin'
Comin' out, even when it's rainin' down
Can't stop now, can't stop so shut your mouth
Shut your mouth, and if you don't know
Then now you know it, babe
Know it, babe, yeah
Right now, I'm in a state of mind
I wanna be in, like, all the time
Ain't got no tears left to cry
So I'm pickin' it up, pickin' it up (oh yeah)
I'm lovin', I'm livin', I'm pickin' it up
Oh, I just want you to come with me
We're on another mentality
Ain't got no tears left to cry
So I'm pickin' it up, pickin' it up (oh yeah)
I'm lovin', I'm livin', I'm pickin' it up
Pickin' it up (yeah), pickin' it up (yeah)
Lovin', I'm livin', so we turnin' up
Yeah, we turnin' it up
They point out the colors in you, I see 'em too
And boy I like 'em, I like 'em, I like 'em
We're way too fly to partake in all this hate
We're out here vibin', we're vibin', we're vibin'
Comin' out, even when it's rainin' down
Can't stop now, can't stop so shut your mouth
Shut your mouth
And if you don't know that now you know it, babe
Know it babe, yeah
Right now, I'm in a state of mind
I wanna be in, like, all the time
Ain't got no tears left to cry
So I'm pickin' it up, I'm pickin' up (oh yeah)
I'm lovin', I'm livin', I'm pickin' it up
Oh I just want you to come with me
We're on another mentality
Ain't got no tears left to cry (so don't cry)
So I'm pickin' it up, I'm pickin' up (oh yeah)
I'm lovin', I'm livin', I'm pickin' it up
Comin' out, even when it's rainin' down
Can't stop now, (umm, ohh...)
Shut your mouth
Ain't got no tears left to cry
Oh yeah, oh yeah
Oh I just want you to come with me
We're on another mentality
Ain't got no tears left to cry (cry)
So I'm pickin' it up, I'm pickin' up (oh yeah)
I'm lovin', I'm livin', I'm pickin' it up
I'm pickin' it up, I'm pickin' it up
Lovin', I'm livin', so we turn it up
Yeah, we're turnin' it up
The lyrics do hint 3rd base, but not really
Music video:
She’s wearing decent clothes and floating on walls and buildings. She does peel of her face at one part, which may be disturbing for some viewers.
I hope this review helps!
What's the Story?
DANGEROUS WOMAN DIARIES is a YouTube Premium series that follows Ariana Grande as she produces and drops her Sweetner album, and goes on her Dangerous Woman Tour. Cameras follow as the singer works in the recording studio, tapes music videos, prepares to perform live, and and pals around with her team of directors, choreographers, and dancers. Cameo appearances by celebs like Pharrell Williiams and Nicki Minaj also add to the mix. In between candid moments, Grande talks to viewers about her work and professional journey.
This fun-for-fans series offers viewers the chance to see what goes on behind-the-scenes during Ariana Grande's grueling and hectic production and touring schedule. While it doesn't show much of the recording process itself, it offers the chance to see how she goes about conceptualizing and rehearsing for live appearances (like the VMAs), and the work that goes into producing music videos. She also offers some of her thoughts about her music, her concerts, and other events.
Despite some discussion of female empowerment, most of this doc revolves around the hard work and antics of Grande's team. However, Dangerous Woman Diaries steers away from Grande's more intimate life, including her well-publicized relationship (and break up) with comedian Pete Davidson. If you're not an Ariana Grande fan, you won't find much here beyond a lot of self-promotion. But chances are that tween and younger teen fans will find a lot of fun here.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about Ariana Grande's popularity. Why is she so famous? What do her fans like most about her?
What kinds of things do people expect from pop stars like Grande? Has she subverted any of these expectations? What did you learn about her in Dangerous Woman Diaries?
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