Britney's Single Spells Out Lewd Sex... Literally

Britney's Single Spells Out Lewd Sex... Literally

By Erin Brown (Bio | Archive)
January 14, 2009 - 09:38 ET

"If U Seek Amy." If you repeat that phrase a few times, it will sound like an all-too familiar reference to sex. This clever little phrase is the title of Britney Spears' new hit, and it's stirring up some controversy.

In case you're still a little lost, it clearly sounds like she is saying, "F**K me," and in the event you still think the song is about a girl named Amy, observe how the phrase makes no sense in the context:

Chorus:
Love me hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are beggin’ to, If U Seek Amy
Love me hate me
But can’t you see what I see
All of the boys and all of the girls are beggin’ to, If U Seek Amy

Naturally, parents might be surprised to hear the vulgar phrase blaring from their daughters' room. But parents can't fault radio stations for exposing these lyrics to their children.

Q102, a Cincinnati radio station, is one of many facing the prospect of banning the successful pop star's 3^rd single from her new album, Circus. Patti Marshall of Q102 told MTV that the lyrics are fine to put on an album, but "we're publicly owned," she said. "We have a responsibility to the public, you put this... out and act like we're all fuddy-duddies, like we're trying to make moral judgments. It's not about us. It's about the mom in the minivan with her eight-year-old," Marshall added.

This isn't the only song on the album that is inappropriate for eight-year-olds. "Womanizer" her first hit from the album, is accompanied by a raunchy video filled with soft-porn sauna scenes, and multiple sexual advances.

But Spears is a pro when it comes to pushing the boundaries of what is considered acceptable. Last month she was seen shaking her booty in a revealing outfit on network morning news, and her song "Womanizer" was censored when it debuted on ABC's 20/20 October 10, 2008 broadcast.

Given Brit's record, parents should have seen this one coming.

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Well...

January 14, 2009 - 09:53 ET by mizflame98

When one lacks real talent, one must resort to shocking actions to sell their "art".

Perfect Demotivator for the Obama Administration

http://www.despair.com/government.html

She's just copying that other.......

January 14, 2009 - 10:01 ET by connman

.....super skank Madonna!

"A word to the wise ain't necessary. It's the stupid ones who need the advice."-Bill Cosby

thank goodness...

January 14, 2009 - 11:51 ET by Ashlee

That someone else agrees. That woman has gotten acclaim because its true, she can sing.....

but apparently she'd rather be known for being a skank willing to sell dignity for celebrity. I mean, especially now, apparently this woman doesn't understand the concept of 'bowing out gracefully. I'm just glad Guy Richie got out of that rediculous marriage with her. Perhaps now the movies he makes will be good again :-P

The people should not fear their Government,

The Government should fear the people.

"whale oil beef hooked" is

January 14, 2009 - 14:55 ET by TruthMonger

"whale oil beef hooked" is all i can say about this

i just hope her little sister didn't hear this song

congrats to all the new U.S presidents - and press secretary obama

Have Irish pirates invaded

January 14, 2009 - 15:54 ET by Karma

Have Irish pirates invaded this thread?

No representation, without taxation!

Britney who?

January 14, 2009 - 10:07 ET by AuH2o

I'm certanly no Britney listener or fan but, when I say it real fast, it sounds like "If you sick of me"

With her music, that I can understand.

That's what I thought it

January 14, 2009 - 10:15 ET by tater

That's what I thought it sounded like too.

The lyrics are horrible though, but then again...all of her songs have horrible lyrics.

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"There is no problem, I tell you, no matter how difficult it is, that we can not resolve by the prayer of the Holy Rosary." -Sister Lucia

Much ado about nothing

January 14, 2009 - 10:21 ET by DavidTheMan

I don't see the hidden meaning here. Hearing the song and saying the lyrics, don't generate a hidden evil to my ears. I'll file this under the Paul is dead rumor category.

Also, why is a song even being brought up? I thought we were exposing liberal bias in the media, not songs from a pop singer.

All the guys are beggin' to

January 14, 2009 - 10:41 ET by motherbelt

All the guys are beggin' to if you seek Amy

That makes sense to you???????????????????

Beggin' to what?

This is like that perfume French Connection UK with their big posters FCUK in malls. Couldn't understand why people found them objecionable. It was just their initials, after all; don't make a big deal! Like it was perfectly innocent and the people who saw through the scam were the ones with the dirty minds.

None of her songs make

January 14, 2009 - 13:03 ET by DavidTheMan

None of her songs make sense, so really I don't care. If there is a hidden meaning, who cares, cut the song off or don't let your kids listen to it. Whatever, I don't understand how this deserved a post.

Agreed.

January 14, 2009 - 15:45 ET by dborschjr68

I must agree with DavidTheMan here.

While I am all about exposing the libs and their twists and turns in the media, who didn't know that Britney is a trainwreck? Who here, that regularly visits this site, really even cares about this woman's endeavors?

This sort of article is kinda beneath you guys. Let's not lose sight of the real battle here. Britney is just a distraction from more meaningful issues. Remember that Obama guy and his socialist cabinet picks? Yeah, he's getting inaugurated soon.

"If you seek Amy" =

January 14, 2009 - 10:41 ET by jay_1975

"If you seek Amy" = iF-U-C-Kayme

"If you seek Amy" =

January 14, 2009 - 10:41 ET by jay_1975

"If you seek Amy" = iF-U-C-Kayme

"If you seek Amy" =

January 14, 2009 - 10:41 ET by jay_1975

"If you seek Amy" = iF-U-C-Kayme

"If you seek Amy" =

January 14, 2009 - 10:41 ET by jay_1975

"If you seek Amy" = iF-U-C-Kayme

"If you seek Amy" =

January 14, 2009 - 10:42 ET by jay_1975

"If you seek Amy" = iF-U-C-Kayme

I got it the 4th time...

January 14, 2009 - 12:13 ET by JasonC

I got it the 4th time...

Seen/heard it before

January 14, 2009 - 10:25 ET by Charlie PA Tpk

Back when I was a 'yoot', I was a disc jockey on my college campus. Periodically I would test the tolerance of the Administration by playing the minor 1982 hit by the almost-forgotten band April Wine titled If You See Kay (video). At least I could cop to being 'a kid' in those days.

While I am in no way a fan of any pop-star, and as I have no daughters, I've never been a fan of Ms. Spears, but that doesn't mean I don't have some degree of pity for her.

http://whatsit2you.blogspot.com

April Wine?????

January 14, 2009 - 11:19 ET by connman

I was a yoot too back in those days and listened to a lot of music. Somehow that little number escapes me. Your comparison is not quite Apples to Apples here. Using your '82 comparison do you think pop stars like Pat Benetar, Joan Jett, Cyndi Lauper, or gasp Cher would have come out with a song like that?I think that would have even been a little too risque for the Super Skank Madonna! Oh well, no bother here, our daughters already see Spears as the trashy slut that she is anyway!

"A word to the wise ain't necessary. It's the stupid ones who need the advice."- Bill Cosby

Speaking of Apples to Apples...

January 14, 2009 - 12:23 ET by Charlie PA Tpk

Let's be clear: a Rock star can have a pop hit, but not the reverse.

Calling Pat Benatar & Joan Jett 'pop stars' is valid only because their songs crossed over Pop charts, whereas you won't find any of Britney Spears' songs crossing over to the Rock charts. Benatar & Jett were Rock stars... a minor distinction, perhaps.

Back to your post, I fail to follow your point; April Wine did what they did to cause a stir, and in some markets (at least) it worked. How is Ms. Spears any different, other than getting more promotion - if in blog fodder alone?

http://whatsit2you.blogspot.com

pop as in popular

January 14, 2009 - 16:19 ET by connman

Names I mentioned in my post all had videos blasting on MTV just like Spears does today is what I meant. None had videos premiere on supposedly hard news magazine shows like 20/20. I know the difference between the two thanks, just wondering if you've seen any "new" Rock Stars lately. Do they even call it rock anymore? I know most stations call themselves "classic rock". With regards to April Wine making their point, I bet you'd be hard pressed to find more than a 100 people who knew who they were back in the 80's and compare that with Spears popularity and or notoriety today. To excuse Spears smuttiness as just a way to sell CD's is fine with some people, I for one am just sick of the MSM glamorizing the likes of her.

April Wine

January 14, 2009 - 11:53 ET by kdizzydaze

Oh man - digging them up from the vault - those guys were great.

Sorry, my computer is whacko

January 14, 2009 - 10:45 ET by jay_1975

Sorry, my computer is whacko today.

Jay

January 14, 2009 - 10:48 ET by Seashell

Same thing happened to me yesterday.

I think it's the load on

January 14, 2009 - 10:54 ET by Hunter12

I think it's the load on the site. I always give it a few seconds after I click the "Post" to see if it's going.

"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill

Good morning jay

January 14, 2009 - 10:56 ET by cocodrie

I keep getting knocked off, global warming is probably behind it.

Britney Spears

January 14, 2009 - 10:48 ET by shawn228

Looks like she is in unbelievable shape, regardless if she has money or not, making a comeback after she shaved her head and gained alot of weight was not easy.

I personally like her new song, just like how I liked Wild Thing by Ton Loc and Louie Louie.

He had my vote

It's sad to see someone who

January 14, 2009 - 11:07 ET by HockeyKid

It's sad to see someone who equates her own value to her fame--this is the inevitable result.

"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me

The Rolling Stones could

January 14, 2009 - 11:09 ET by P. Aaron

The Rolling Stones could be lewd without being so obvious. Originality & creativity are bereft in today's pop music spectrum. Like government, the pop world has become centralized and stagnant.

The medium is not too big to fail...and it will.

If comunism is such a great idea, why didn't they put up a picture window instead of an Iron Curtain?

Aerosmith - Walk this way

January 14, 2009 - 11:24 ET by Lord Erond

Steven Tyler said in an interview how he laughed at one review of this song saying we need more clean and clever songs like this. Apparently he commented that the guy didn't listen to the song with lyrics like You aint seen nothing till your down on the muffin....

Stars are always pushing this envelope, *yawn* what else is new? I mean Britney wanting to shock and provoke? She'd shock and provoke me more if she joined a convent.

"What you can not enforce, do not command" -Sophocles-

Jane's Addiction

January 14, 2009 - 11:57 ET by kdizzydaze

I never thought these guys were any good, but the title of one of their albums was "nothing's shocking". We are getting to that point with regards to entertainment.

As for pushing the envelope - at some point, the envelope is open and there is no need for pushing it anymore.

Perhaps we are close to that point.

Reminds me of the old April

January 14, 2009 - 11:30 ET by TruthMatters

Reminds me of the old April Wine song, "If you see Kay".

But April Wine's song wasn't marketed on Radio.

Good Job Britney

January 14, 2009 - 11:46 ET by uttles

Personally I think this is a pretty good job of exposing the hilarity and ignorance of censorship. Kudos to Britney for shedding light on the idiotic practice of our government legislating morality.

If you love freedom and small government, then you must also love the consequences of freedom, that someone might say a dirty word out in public. Oh the horror.

I know you know this

January 14, 2009 - 12:04 ET by kdizzydaze

but, Britney doesn't write any of her stuff. And as usual, our elite entertainment industry has given us a rehash, as has already been discussed on this board via April Wine's song -- If You See Kay

Wow, the person who wrote this song for Britney added a "me" to the title - that is so cool and original <sarc off>

As for legislating morality, the government has done a piss poor job of that if that has ever been their true intention?

As for me, I don't care what's on the radio, I can turn it and the TV off anytime I want -- that's how I legislate morality.

Exactly!

January 14, 2009 - 12:08 ET by uttles

You got it! YOU legislate morality, the government shouldn't.

This is where Republicans lose a lot of respect in the political spectrum. We talk about free markets and freedom and such, but then when morality issues come up we seem to want the government to force everyone to act like us. That is simply contradictory.

Al & Tipper Gore

January 14, 2009 - 12:38 ET by CobraMan

"This is where Republicans lose a lot of respect in the political spectrum."

Are you sure you're talking about Republicans? I seem to remember that it was Al, and his wife Tipper, (nether of which who could be confused with Republicans) who were SO concerned about the immorality of modern music. Al even went as far as holding Senate hearings on the subject, remember? The record companies relented when they started including the explicit warning labels on records and CD's.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

PMRC

January 14, 2009 - 13:04 ET by RESTLESS 1

Yeah, I remember those days. Something Rockefeller was on that committee too. I think Bill Bennett supported this effort as well, but he might have still been a democrat then, so his mind may have been addled.

I still remember how offended Algore was when Dee Snider was explaining that the song "Under the Blade" was about surgery, not sexual deviance and suggested that perhaps Tipper was the one with dirty mind.

Man, those idiots never saw Dee coming.

"This liberal would be all about socialize -- uh, uh, would be about basically taking over and the government running all of your companies."-Maxine Waters 2008

No doubt

January 14, 2009 - 12:21 ET by kdizzydaze

Uttles - the legislation of morality is ridiculous - talk about brown coats -

And I rally meant for my reply to be in the vein of an "I really can't stand Britney cause she's a tramp". Not a reply to you or your comment on the topic. Also, as I have stated in other posts in far off locations that are probably never read -- it just gets old, the sex sells meme.

You and I agree on this (though i am certain our agreement won't make or break your day - nor should it)

Republicans want Government to regulate what???

January 14, 2009 - 12:39 ET by connman

uttles I'm missing your point! I don't know any Republicans who want more regulation. And when did we ever have respect in anyones spectrum? The point here is I and most others couldn't care less about Spears, it's the glamorization by the MSM, (I mean 20/20 premiered her video for Pete's Sake). To answer Van Halens CD title For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge; diferent demographic and Sammy H wasn't asking his listeners to If U seek Amy either! Spears is more proof that you CAN put lipstick on a pig!

A word to the wise ain't necessary. It's the stupid ones who need the advice." - Bill Cosby

Have you seen the song titles?

January 14, 2009 - 13:10 ET by CobraMan

"To answer Van Halens CD title For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge; diferent demographic and Sammy H wasn't asking his listeners to If U seek Amy either!"

The demographics were the same, teenagers, and even pre-teen!

Also, did you actually SEE the song titles in that album?

Let's see, there's such classics as:

Spanked (that's not suggestive, right?)

Pleasure Dome (Hummm....)

and let's not forget:

In 'N Out (now THAT'S suggestive!)

When associated with the album title, I would say that these song titles alone are worst than anything Britney is singing, wouldn't t you?

The point I'm trying to make is that we all see the thing we want to see in song lyrics. I am reminded of the classic Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, which just about everyone though was a reference to LSD, even though John Lennon told us that it was about a drawing his child made. To this day, that LSD inference is being made.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

Rock & Roll in of itself is suggestive isn't it Cobra?

January 14, 2009 - 16:30 ET by connman

I mean we know what it references don't we?You could fill a book with suggestive song titles and lyrics going back to Little Richard. I couldn't care less about Spears, her 15 minutes are up!

Yes! Down with the FCC

January 14, 2009 - 12:17 ET by JasonC

Yes! Down with the FCC and DEA! It warms my heart when people realize that this is in fact a more or less conservative perspective! I may be a flaming social liberal, but I'm still wholly against intrusive big gov't.

See earlier post

January 14, 2009 - 12:24 ET by CobraMan

"It warms my heart when people realize that this is in fact a more or less conservative perspective!"

See my earlier post about the supposed "conservative perspective" behind the censoring of music.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

I saw it. Don't you see

January 14, 2009 - 12:30 ET by JasonC

I saw it. Don't you see that I'm agreeing with you on that?

I think the misunderstanding comes from the sense that social conservatives are more likely to be enraged by such content. But liberals are more likely to appoint a panel to regulate it. Big difference, no?

Who is enraged?

January 14, 2009 - 12:47 ET by CobraMan

I don't know about you, but I rarely see "social conservatives," what ever that it, becoming enraged. I see supposed LIBERALS becoming enraged with any, and all, perceived "inappropriate" content.

Case in Point: The Macaca Scandal.

Another Case in Point: Nappy Headed Ho's.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

Perhaps enraged was too

January 14, 2009 - 16:08 ET by JasonC

Perhaps enraged was too strong a word.

Liberals certainly do take issue with things they perceive as being non-PC. Sometimes they'll contextualize it as a morality issue, other times not.

But make no mistake, conservatives can get vehement too; and with them I'd say it's far more often framed in moral terms. See, for a sterling example, Brent Bozell's various columns on TV shows he deems offensive. Or, for a more specific example, see the thread on the Golden Globes from a few days ago.

For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

January 14, 2009 - 11:57 ET by CobraMan

Why am I suddenly flashing back to 1991 ? Oh,that's right, Van Halen came out with an album titled "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge." Humm, it seems that we all survived, somehow, even with this blatant vulgarity being promoted in every record store in the US.

If we can survive Van Halen, I highly doubt that Britney is going to bring us all down intro the depths of depravity.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

So true Cobra. I remember

January 14, 2009 - 12:15 ET by JasonC

So true Cobra. I remember buying the VH album in 7th grade, feeling so pleased that I got that little acronym past my parents, who didn't allow any parental advisory CDs in their house...

As for the question of appropriateness for children: after the last 2 years, what parent could possibly think Britney is a good thing for their kids to be listening to? I mean, even if you don't follow pop culture, you'd have to be living in a monastery not to have heard about her hijinks...

Hijinks? Mozart was King of the Hijinks.

January 14, 2009 - 12:22 ET by CobraMan

I don't know about you, but I don't rate music based upon the personal behaviors of the person singing the songs or writing the music. I rate music based upon the content of the music itself.

If I WERE to rate music based upon the behavior of the songwriter or performer, then I'd have to exclude ALL of the music of Mozart from my play lists as he was a drunkard, was HIGHLY immoral and depraved (based upon the criteria of his day), and was shunned by all the "respectful" people of his time.

But, guess what? I STILL let my kids listen to Mozart, despite his personal behavior.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

Apples and Oranges,

January 14, 2009 - 12:28 ET by JasonC

Apples and Oranges, Cobra. Mozart's hijinks aren't reflected in his music, and he didn't live in a time of postmodern multimedia which basically, like it or not, disallows the separation of artist and art. I mean, based upon her antics over the past few years, did anyone think Britney would release an album full of Billie Holiday and Patsy Cline covers? Of course not. That it would be fully of gimmicky tawdriness was pretty much a given.

It's not apples and oranges, it's apples and apples

January 14, 2009 - 13:07 ET by CobraMan

It's not apples and oranges, it's more like comparing McIntosh apples to Washington apples.

You were referring to Brittany's PERSONAL behavior, not her lyrics. Britney doesn't write her own music, so how can her personal behavior be reflected in something someone else has written?

In contrast, Mozart wrote ALL of his music, and some of that music reflects his personal behavior. The genre may be different, but Mozart's personal behavior is reflected in his music.

Obama: My job is above my pay grade

Look, if you want to play

January 14, 2009 - 16:13 ET by JasonC

Look, if you want to play naive, fine, but nobody who is even marginally familiar with the trainwreck that Britney's career/persona became in the past few years could reasonably claim not to have anticipated raunchy or suggestive lyrics. I'm not saying it's inherently bad - free market and all that - but let's not act like "her" songs and her public image don't dovetail.

"The genre may be different, but Mozart's personal behavior is reflected in his music"

What do you base this upon? Is it like how the quarter note-eighth note rhythm of jazz was supposed to be sexual? Or how the diminished 5th was for centuries considered demonic? Is any 18th century piece of music that's a bit jauntier and uptempo than most automatically a reflection of the composer's wild ways? Details, please, and don't be afraid to break out some Ionian harmonic theory if you must...

I can say I am guilty of

January 14, 2009 - 14:25 ET by thebutlerdidit

I can say I am guilty of listening to some reallly raunchy stuff back in my day. NaziPunks F#ck Off-Dead Kennedys, Johnny R U Queer?- can't think who that was, Darlin' Nikki-Prince, and well everything Prince! I remember when the Rumors album came out, the cover was some what suggestive, then we had Mama has a squeezebox, Daddy never gets any rest. There are so many I can't even remember. I don't get too stoked about this myself. I think that music has been raunchy for quite some time, don't see it changing, Oh yeah, thought of a few more. Mary J Blige had one real raunchy one a few yrs back, way worse than this, and it was on the radio every hour and plenty of Eminem and all the rap songs. I'm with the person who said they would be more shocked if the Britster joined a convent.

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