Some good songs have come out of Disney Channel's 2006 hit TV series 'Hannah Montana' aimed at 8 to 12-year-olds but watched also by many rather older like me. Miley Cyrus plays a successful 13 year old singer, and here is one of the songs that she sings ;
Who Said, Hannah Montana, by Matthew Gerrard and Robbie Nevil
I'm more than just Your average girl. I like to turn me up And show the world. Oh yeah !
'Cause some can talk the talk But this girl just wants to rock, I'm individual. I'm not like anyone. I can be glamorous, Just like you see in all the magazines. I can be cool as ice, Or anything I wanna be !
Who said, who said, I can't be Superman ! I say, I say, that I know I can ! Who said, who said, I won't be President ! I say, I say, You ain't seen nothin' yet !
Oh yeah ! Yeah !
Who wanna make some noise, Every girl has a choice. To live their own parade I do it my way ! Aw ! I can be soft and sweet Or louder than the radio. I can be sophisticated or totally go out of control. I've got the choice.
Who said, who said, I can't be Superman ! I say, I say, that I know I can ! Who said, who said I'm not electrifying ! I say, I say there's no holding back !
Then get right on track 'cause you control the game. So let em know your name No limitations on imagination Imagine that ! Yeah !
Who said, who said, I can't be worldwide ! I say, I say, time is on my side ! Who said, who said, I can't be ten feet tall ! I say, I say, that I can have it all !
Who said, who said, I can't be Superman ! I say, I say, that I know I can ! Who said, who said, I won't be President ! I say, I say, You ain't seen nothin' yet !
You ain't seen nothin' yet ! Oh Yeah ! Who Said ? Come on ! Yeah ! That's right !
Listen ;
PS. There is lots of this Kid Power song stuff being promoted these days - good for strong parents but maybe not for weaker parents ?
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Yes I watch the Hannah Montana show as well, and I do like 'Who Said' !!
An older Pink Floyd song that I consider a bit kid-power is this one ;
Another Brick In The Wall, Pink Floyd 1972
We don't need no education We don't need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teacher, leave them kids alone Hey, Teacher, leave them kids alone All in all it's just another brick in the wall All in all you're just another brick in the wall
We don't need no education We don't need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teachers, leave them kids alone Hey, Teacher, leave us kids alone All in all you're just another brick in the wall All in all you're just another brick in the wall
( all repeating [Teacher:] ) "Wrong, Do it again." "If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?" "You! Yes, you behind the bike sheds, stand still laddy!"
Listen ;
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Some of the Hannah Montana songs are little more than ads for the show and time fillers. But another one of her song I really like, and only half kids power, is this one ;
Life's What You Make It, Hannah Montana
Don't let no small frustration, Ever bring you down. (no, no, no, no) Just take a situation, And turn it all around,
With a new attitude everything can change, Make it how you want it to be, Staying mad, why do that ? Give yourself a break, Laugh about it and you'll see !
Life's what you make it, So let's make it rock, Life's what you make it, so come on ! Come on, everybody now !
Why be sad, broken hearted? There's so much to do (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) Life is hard or it's a party ! (It's a party) The choice is up to you !
With a new attitude everything can change, Make it how you want it to be, Staying sad, why do that ? Give yourself a break, I know you wanna party with me !
Life's what you make it, So let's make it rock, Life's what you make it, so come on ! Come on, everybody now !
Let's celebrate it ! Join in everyone ! You decide, (you decide) Cause life's, (cause life's) What you make it
Things are looking up ! Anytime you want ! All you gotta do is realize that, It's under your control, So let the good times rock and roll !
Ow ! Come on everybody! D-d-d-do it now! Aaaaaah ! Oh ! Alright ! Let's get the party started ! Yeah, yeah, yeah ! Now that's a party ! Yeah, yeah ! Put your hands together ! (Whew !)
Life's what you make it, So let's make it rock, Life's what you make it, so come on ! Come on, everybody now !
Let's celebrate it ! Join in everyone ! You decide, (you decide) Cause life's, (cause life's) What you make it
Life is what you make it!
Hear some ;
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Yes I like some Hannah Montana (or Miley Cyrus ?) songs including If We Were A movie. I also like her Bigger Than Us about how being in love is similar to having a belief in a hero/religion/politics/sports or whatever,
Bigger Than Us, Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus 2007 - T.James, A.Armato
(L.O.V.E. oh … L.O.V.E.) (L.O.V.E. oh … L.O.V.E.)
I see your face, I look in your eyes. What you feel is no surprise, Everyone needs something to believe in. Tell me your dreams and I'll tell you mine. In our hearts we'll look inside And see all the colors of a rainbow. I know !
We all want to believe in love. We all want to believe in something, Bigger than just us ! We all want to be a part Of the greater picture, That's hanging in our hearts. Yeah it's bigger than us.
I want to see beyond my own little world, Grab your hand so we can twirl around the galaxy. See the world with clarity oh, oh ! Oh, oh, we have such a long way to go But I know we're getting closer every day. Every day !
We all want to believe in love. We all want to believe in something, Bigger than just us ! We all want to be a part Of the greater picture, That's hanging in our hearts. Yeah it's bigger than us.
It fills the universe, Lights the skies above. It rescues all our hearts, With love...(L.O.V.E. love) With love...(L.O.V.E. love) That's what's bigger than us. (bigger than us, come on !)
It's love, it's love that's bigger than us. It's love, it's love that's bigger than us. It's love, it's love, it's love, it's love, it's love, it's love.
We all wanna believe in love. We all wanna believe in something, Bigger than just us !
Another recent Disney singing star is Selena Gomez, and she might have made a better Hannah Montana if she had not been cast as a witch in Wizards Of Waverly Place instead ? Not so convinced about the songs of her friend Demi Lovato yet. And I suppose that the next will be the iCarly/School of Rock girl Miranda Cosgrove ?
Naturally by Selena Gomez 2010
How you choose to express yourself Its all your own and I can tell It comes naturally, it comes naturally. You follow what you feel inside, It's intuitive, you don't have to try, It comes naturally, It comes naturally. And it takes my breath away What you do, so naturally.
You are the thunder and I am the lightning, And I love the way you know who you are, And to me it's exciting, When you know it's meant to be, Everything comes naturally, It comes naturally, When you're with me baby, Everything comes naturally, It comes naturally, (Ba-Ba-Baby)
You have a way of moving me, A force of nature, your energy, It comes naturally, (You know it does,) It comes naturally, (Oh yeah) And it takes my breath away (Everytime) What you do, so naturally.
You are the thunder and I am the lightning, And I love the way you know who you are, And to me it's exciting, When you know it's meant to be, Everything comes naturally, It comes naturally, When you're with me baby, Everything comes naturally, It comes naturally, (Ba-Ba-Baby)
When we collide, sparks fly When you look in my eyes, it takes my breath away.
(You are) You are the thunder and I am the lightening And I love the way you know who you are And to me it's exciting When you know it's meant to be Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally When you're with me, baby Everything comes naturally, it comes naturally Ba-Ba-baby.
Naturally (x5) Ba-Ba-baby Naturally (x5) Everything baby comes naturally.
Yes allmost. I also like your Selena Gomez song, a Disney girl like Miley Cyrus (or Hannah Montana) and Demi Lovato and Miranda Cosgrove.
They all seem in too much of a rush to get songs out, so song quality tends to be mostly weak and use TV-show music.
Demi Lovato's best song to date is maybe her 'Here We Go Again' but her more recent 'We Can't Back Down' may feel more genuine ? And I do like Miranda Cosgrove's 'Headphones On'.
Here We Go Again, Demi Lovato 2009
I throw all of your stuff away Then I cleared you out of my head I tore you out of my heart And ignored all your messages
I tell everyone we got through Because I’m so much better without you But its just another pretty like a side breakdown Every time you come around. Oh, oh…
So how do you get here under my skin Swore that I’d never let you back in Shoulda’ known better Been tryin’ let you go cause here we go, go, go again Hard as I try I know I cant quit Something about you is so addicting We’re falling together You think that by now I know cause here we go, go, go again
You never know what you want And you never say what you mean But I start to go insane Every time that you look at me
You only hear half of what I say And you’re always showing up too late And I know that I should say good bye, bye it’s no use Can’t be with or without you. oh, oh....
So how do you get here under my skin Swore that I’d never let you back in Shoulda’ known better Been tryin’ let you go cause here we go, go, go again Hard as I try I know I cant quit Something about you is so addicting We’re falling together You think that by now I know cause here we go, go, go again
again…. and again, and again, and again, and again, and again….
I throw all of your stuff away Then I cleared you out of my head And I tore you out of my heart oh, oh, oh, oh
So how do you get here under my skin Swore that I’d never let you back in Shoulda’ known better Been tryin’ let you go cause here we go, go, go again Hard as I try I know I cant quit Something about you is so addicting We’re falling together You think that by now I know cause here we go, go, go again
Here we go again… Shoulda’ known better Been tryin’ let you go cause here we go, go, go again… again... and again, again, again, again, again and again, again, again and again and again and again and again.
And, Headphones On, Miranda Cosgrove 2009
Home with my headphones on And with the stuff on the floor And the lock on my door.
10:28 on the digital clock I know it's late but I just can't stop All this jumpin' around All this wastin' time It's getting to get a habit of mine
You would think I didn't wanna get paid I'm not the type to procrastonate But a girl can't always be well behaved
Wanna stay home with my headphones on With the stuff on the floor And the lock on my door I lost my keys in the mess I made So I can't go anywhere anyway So rock on With my headphones on
Got a lot of nothin' to do I'm not getting it done And i'm loving it too 24 hours since i've been outside But it feels okay It feels alright
I could go to school another day Don't understand why I dance all day You know what they say about All work and no play
Wanna stay home with my headphones on With the stuff on the floor And the lock on my door I lost my keys in the mess I made So I can't go anywhere anyway So rock on With my headphones on
With the headphones on Its like fireworks in my head Above the clouds I may never get to bed Can't turn back now Don't wanna come down
You would think I don't wanna get paid I'm not the type to procrastinate But a girl can't always be well behaved
Wanna stay home with my headphones on With the stuff on the floor And the lock on my door I lost my keys in the mess I made So I can't go anywhere anyway
Wanna stay home with my headphones on With the stuff on the floor And the lock on my door I lost my keys in the mess I made So I can't go anywhere anyway Rock on With the headphones on
Disney are also building up other teen girl singers besides Hanna Montana / Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Demi Lovato and Miranda Cosgrove. They are putting out a lot of low quality Commercial TV Songs and Tweenie Pop Songs - but with the occasional better song. One that I half like is Me, Myself and Time by Demi Lovato ;
Me, Myself and Time by Demi Lovato 2010.
I can make the rain stop, if I wanna Just by my attitude I can take my laptop, record a snapshot And change your point of view
I just entered this brand new world And I'm so open hearted I know I've got a long way to go but I'm, I'm just getting started
I'm over my head and I know it, I know it I'm doing my best Not to show it, to show it Whatever it takes to be What I was meant to be I'm gonna try
'Cause I'm Living the dream And I know it, I know it I'm trying my best Not to blow it, to blow it And I know everything will be fine With me, myself, and time
And time... (7x)
I go where life takes me but some days it makes me Want to change my direction Sometimes it gets lonely but I know that it's only a matter of my perception
I just entered this brand new world And I'm so open hearted I know I've got a long way to go but I'm, I'm just getting started
I'm over my head and I know it, I know it I'm doin' my best Not to show it, to show it Whatever it takes to be What I was meant to be I'm gonna try
'Cause I'm Living the dream And I know it, I know it I'm trying my best Not to blow it, to blow it And I know everything will be fine With me, myself, and time
And maybe there's nothing like this moment To just be real and let the truth be spoken Whatever's broke I can make it unbroken Turn the led in my hand into something golden
Just try, more love If I just try, more love Then I'll find myself in time
I'm over my head and I know it, I know it I'm doin' my best Not to show it, to show it Whatever it takes to be What I was meant to be I'm gonna try
I'm over my head and I know it, I know it I'm doin' my best Not to show it, to show it Whatever it takes to be What I was meant to be I'm gonna try
'Cause I'm Living the dream And I know it, I know it I'm trying my best Not to blow it, to blow it And I know everything will be fine With me, myself, and time
(I'll find myself in time I know I'll find myself in time)
Am not so impressed with Demi's latest single 'Heart Attack' where the lyric seems very strained and everything else about it poor. Hopefully the album to follow will have something better on it ?!
Will also be looking to see if Selena can get back into singing where she belongs, do not see her as a good actress or her films as good films.
In the Disney film 'Frozen', two versions of the song 'Let It Go' are sung - one version by Idina Menzel during the film and another version by Demi Lovato during the film credits. Both are good but the version by Idina is a bit softer and the version by Demi a bit sharper, so it may be a matter of taste which people prefer but the Idina version maybe edges it ?