Britney Spears has been one of the most significant women in pop music for the past ten years. At age 16, she became a sensation not just through her music, but also her innocent, sexy, and not-quite-legal demeanor. Posing as a Catholic school girl, a flight attendant, a hot Martian, and a belly dancer in some of her music videos shows her desires to make an impact through her videos and appearance. In “Me Against the Music” Britney and Madonna represent a lesbian relationship where Madonna is portrayed as the man (carrying a cane, masculine dress). The two share an almost passionate kiss when Madonna vanishes nowhere to be found. Not only have Britney’s music videos been on edge, but her life has been what some may describe as chaotic. A bad breakup with NSYNC front man Justin Timberlake, marrying someone to get it annulled within fifty hours, having a divorce from the father of her two children, and shaving her head have been some of the more extreme parts of Britney’s life.
Britney has been a pop culture icon. Recently, the hit television show GLEE did an entire episode based off of the music and music videos of Britney Spears, and named one of their characters Britney S. Pearce.
Britney’s song WOMANIZER is one that stands out to me:
Superstar
Where you from, hows it going?
I know you
Gotta clue, what you're doing?
You can play brand new to all the other chicks out here
But I know what you are, what you are, baby
Look at you
Gettin more than just re-up
Baby, you
Got all the puppets with their strings up
Faking like a good one, but I call 'em like I see 'em
I know what you are, what you are, baby
Womanizer, Woman, Womanizer
You're a Womanizer, oh Womanizer oh
You're a Womanizer, baby
You you you are, You you you are
Womanizer, Womanizer, Womanizer (Womanizer)
Boy, don't try to front
I know just what you are
Boy, don't try to front
I know just what you are
You got me goin'
You're oh so charmin'
But I can do it
Womanizer
Boy, don't try to front
I know just what you are
Boy, don't try to front
I know just what you are
You say I'm crazy
I got your crazy
You're nothin' but a
Womanizer
Daddy-O
You got the swagger of champion
Too bad for you
You just cant find the right companion
I guess when you have one too many, makes it hard
It could be easy, who you are
That's just who you are, baby
Lollipop
Must mistake me, you're a sucker
To think that I
Would be a victim not another
Say it, play it how you wanna
But no way I'm ever gonna fall for you, never you, baby
Womanizer, Woman, Womanizer
You're a Womanizer, oh Womanizer oh
You're a Womanizer, baby
You you you are, You you you are
Womanizer, Womanizer, Womanizer
(Womanizer)
Boy, don't try to front
I know just what you are
Boy, don't try to front
I know just what you are
You say I'm crazy
I got your crazy
You're nothin' but a
Womanizer
Maybe if we both lived in a different world
(Womanizer, Womanizer, Womanizer, Womanizer)
It would be all good, and maybe I could be your girl, but I can't cause we don't
Womanizer, Woman, Womanizer
You're a Womanizer, oh Womanizer oh
You're a Womanizer, baby
You you you are, you you you are
Womanizer, Womanizer, Womanizer
(Womanizer)
Boy, don't try to front
I know just what you are
Boy, don't try to front
I know just what you are
You got me goin'
You're oh so charmin'
But I can do it
Womanizer
Interesting; she certainly has been a far-reaching pop music phenomenon. I find it interesting that you don't like her but you chose one of her songs. She doesn't write her own songs; what can you surmise about her choice to perform this particular song?
ReplyDeleteBTW, this use of "based off of" when people really mean "based on" is becoming a real pet peeve of mine, and increasingly widespread. "Based off of" makes no sense.
Thanks for the input!
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