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The Straight Story Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 11:47 AM
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Britney's New Single "If U Seek Amy" Faces U.S. Radio Station Ban
Britney's New Single "If U Seek Amy" Faces U.S. Radio Station Ban

New York, NY (CNS) - Britney Spears's forthcoming single "If U Seek Amy" is facing a U.S. radio stations ban over its controversial lyrics. The track, which is the third single from her current album Circus has Spears singing the phrase "If you seek Amy," which actually sounds like she is saying "F ** K me."

"It's OK to put in on an album, have fun with it, but we're publicly owned, you know?" Patti Marshall of Cincinnati's Q102 told MTV.

"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.

In 2005, Black Eyed Peas single "Don't Phunk With My Heart" too faced the same problem after it was misinterpreted for its lyrics. Spears releases the new single off Circus in the U.K. on February 16.

http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013691828
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 11:49 AM
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1. If that isn't what that means
Edited on Tue Jan-13-09 11:52 AM by Teaser
than I have no idea what it actually might mean. Kinda like

"Yahoo Serious Film Festival"
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Teaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 11:52 AM
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2. Lyrics
Did she write this? Cause it's some shit ass wordage.


La la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la (2x)

Oh baby baby have you seen Amy tonight?
Is she in the bathroom? Is she smokin up outside? Ouuh
Oh baby baby does she take a piece of lime
For the drink that I’ma buy her
Do you know just what she likes so?
Oh oh tell me have you seen her
Cuz I’m so-oh oh
I can’t get her out of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon’ go
Can somebody take me home?
Ha ha he he ha ha ho

Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging 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 begging to If U Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
Britney Spears lyrics on www.lyrics-celebrities.anekatips.com

La la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la (2x)

Amy told me that's shes gonna meet me up
I don’t know where or when and now their closing up the club Ouuuh
I’ve seen her once or twice before she knows my face
But its hard to see with all the people standing in the way ouuuh

Oh oh
Tell me have you seen her cause I’m so oh
I can’t get her off of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon’ go
Can't somebody take me home
Ha ha he he ha ha ho

Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging 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 begging to If You Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
Oh but can’t you see what I see
Yeaaah say what you want about me (about me, about me)

So tell me if you see her
(if you knew what she was wearing and what she was like)
Cause I’ve been waiting here forever
(if you knew if she was going out of line)
Oh baby baby if u seek Amy tonight
Oh baby baby we’ll do whatever you like
Oh baby baby baby
Oh baby baby baby

La la la la la la la la
la la la la la la la la (2x)

Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging 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 begging to If U Seek Amy

Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me yeaah
Love me, hate me
But can’t you see what I see
All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If You Seek Amy
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
Oh but can’t you see what I see
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls are begging to If U Seek Amy
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no_hypocrisy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 11:52 AM
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3. Guess it's not the equivalent of "Once In Love with Amy" . . . .
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 11:56 AM
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4. KA-CHING
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edbermac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 12:06 PM
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5. All Britney Spears music should be BANNED!
:headbang:
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Poiuyt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 12:13 PM
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6. Memories of Louie, Louie
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 12:37 PM
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7. I don' t hear it.
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:22 PM
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15. "If you seek Amy" sounds like "F, U, C, K me."
Not "fuck me," but rather, "F, U, C, K me."
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aikoaiko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:57 PM
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28. I get it: eff - yoo - see - kay
Edited on Tue Jan-13-09 01:58 PM by aikoaiko
Thanks.
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lies and propaganda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 12:47 PM
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8. oh noez, the horrorz, the children!
It totally took me a second to figure out wtf this meant .. it sounds like she is SPELLING it

"all the boys and all of the girls are begging to F U C K Amy..."

slightly clever ;0
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Javaman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 12:56 PM
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9. Meh, Apri Wine did it much better with "if you see kay"...
Well the first thing I remember, was the way she smiled
And the way she looked at me, drivin me wild
She was dressed to kill in her five inch heels, her painted on satin pants
She had the look of need, like, give it to me, I dedided I should take a chance

If you see kay, tell her I want her
If you see kay, tell her I need her
If you see kay, tell her I want her now

Her legs were long shapely, I could see her love was hot
And when it came together, shed give you all shes got
She had the walk of a woman on fire, her eyes undressed my mind and soul
I woulda gladly bet my last ten buck, in love shed lose control

If you see kay, tell her I want her
If you see kay, tell her I need her
If you see kay, tell her I want her now

I had her in my dreams, three times every night
Her love was so complete, her love was warm and right
When I wake up in the morning, with this achin in my heart
You can bet the need Im feelin, is only just a start
I felt the pressure risin, when I looked where she had been
By the time I gave up hope, shed probably fall in love again

If you see kay, tell her I want her
If you see kay, tell her I need her
If you see kay, tell her I want her now
If you see kay (if you see kay), tell her I need her
If you see kay, tell her I need her
Iff you see kay, tell her I want her now
If you see kay, tell her I want her
If you see kay, tell her I need her
If you see kay, tell her I want her now
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 12:58 PM
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10. i just listened to 30 seconds of it, it does not sound like she's saying Fuck me.
it sounds like If your seeking me.
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EOTE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:04 PM
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11. She's not saying fuck, she's spelling it out.
Lyrics:
All of the boys and all of the girls want to if you seek Amy.

How it sounds:
All of the boys and all of the girls want to F U C K me.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:11 PM
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12. no it doesn't, i've sat through this crappy auto tuned song twice and it does
not sound like she's saying or spelling out fuck me.
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Occam Bandage Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:24 PM
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16. "All the boys and girls are begging to if you seek amy."
I hear it just fine.
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EOTE Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 02:07 PM
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31. Can you tell me what sense the lyrics make if that's not the intention?
"If you seek Amy" seems like the first part of a sentence. What sense does it make to say "All the boy and girls are begging to if you seek Amy"?
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DUlover2909 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:15 PM
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13. It's funny because "if you seek Amy" doesn't make sense in the context.
So she altered the title to give the appearance that she in not spelling out F U C K me.
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:36 PM
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24. It's also the reason this isn't really clever.
If her songwriters had woven the if you seek amy part into the lyrics better, it would have been pretty cool. Although, it's a bit much to expect that from corpop writers.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:20 PM
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14. Hey, leave Britney alone! She needs to make money and being a sleazy ass is all she knows how to do!
Edited on Tue Jan-13-09 01:22 PM by HypnoToad




Wake me when she gets entered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame(tm)...


On edit: Added (tm) as a sarcastic symbol; the HoF lost credibility the day the solo singer who remade "American Pie" got in... next up for the HoF: Michael Jackson. He's not R&R either, but what the hell. Let's get Patsy Cline and Donny Osmond in there too...
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Heidi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:25 PM
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17. This is exactly the sort of discussion Ms. Spears' marketing team had hoped for.
You _go_, girl! And :thumbsdown: to anyone who every called you and your team "stupid."
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:26 PM
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18. exactly, the faked up controversy will sell more records.
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:30 PM
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21. True, but it wouldn't happen in a country where people could just say fuck
If you could just say fuck on the radio, eventually it would become passe and people would move on.
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AlCzervik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:31 PM
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22. yup.
it's ridiculous.
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Cush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:27 PM
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19. uh, people need their ears checked
how do you misinterpret those lyrics? Sounds clear to me
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originalpckelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:28 PM
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20. Good for her, it's really too bad she didn't just say F U C K ME!
Assholeous FCC can get over it. They have a problem running fuck, but they don't mind letting Rush and his pals MINDFUCK all of their listeners.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:36 PM
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23. Great way to sell the album. Madonna did the same thing with "Justify My Love"
People will buy stuff they think is naughty
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arcadian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:37 PM
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25. Bull Shit! Manufactured controversy to sell records.
Or CDs or whatever the fucking kids are calling them these days. IPODS or some shit. I've had it, I'm going out to an off-grid cabin in the woods and grow carrots.
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Matariki Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:38 PM
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26. Wow. Is Brittney Spears still 13?
that's definitely <13 year old humor
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Mad_Dem_X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:59 PM
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29. Mentally, she is.
Mother of two, and she's still putting out juvenile records.
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LeftHander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 01:55 PM
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27. Like Kraft's new cheeses.....Fromunda and Betwina
Fromunda my sack and Betwina my cheeks.


EwwwwwWWWwwwWWWwwwWWwwww!!
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Johonny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-13-09 02:04 PM
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30. the kind of station that plays Britney Spears
isn't likely to be heard by me anyways
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