Since the dawn of time...man has been trying to get away with saying the F word on radio and television. It's true...George Carlin made a whole comedy routine about it (7 dirty words). Many have tried, but few have been able to dupe a majority of the public into accepting the F word over broadcast airwaves. Then came Britney Spears...
I heard the song "If You Seek Amy" on the radio the other day and besides not really being a great song, I was completely confused. The lyrics didn't make sense to me at all.
"All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy."
Normally this kind of oddity of word choice would invoke investigation into the meaning of the lyrics...but it's Britney Spears. We've seen her crazy antics over the last couple of years. So of course, I chalked it up to "Britney just being Britney".
Then yesterday, I had a moment of clarity. I heard it again and was thinking "it's still a stupid title...if you seek Amy...U seek amy...U C K Me...holy crap...BRITNEY IS SPELLING OUT THE F WORD! SHE'S DONE IT!
You see, Britney has outsmarted the censors and has come closer than anyone ever has to making the F word acceptable on public airwaves. This is my theory...I don't think Britney ever really went crazy. I think it was all a ruse. I think she planned this from the start. Her goal was to get the F word on the radio. So...she started doing crazy things and letting the media label her a loose cannon. That way, when she pulled this diabolical stunt, nobody questions the words not making sense because Britney is just crazy anyways!
I thought maybe I was just late to the game on this one...but I talked to my friend last night who is a hardcore Britney Spears fan and she was shocked at the revelation too...thinking the words were just Britney being Britney. I'm willing to bet a MAJORITY of the people that hear this song won't pick it up...which is amazing. Britney...I take back what I've said in the past. You are an evil genius.
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Yes. All sorts of yes. The song is lyrical genius. And though I doubt she actually came up with it, I struggle to think of another artist that could pull it off. And if her whole crazy appearance was all a big scheme to spell vulgarities on the radio, then I have even more respect for her as an artist and as a person than before. But either way, go Team Britney!
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