Britney Jean Spears turned 27 today. She is an adult and has been legal for nine years now. She’s not a girl, but according to the judges, she’s still not a woman and not adult enough to make any decisions: She can’t drive; She has no say in the hiring and firing of her personnel; She can’t freely spend her fortune. And, based on her new album, the 27-year-old can’t say “fuck” in the studio either.
Fuck: It’s probably one of my favorite words and much to my mommy’s chagrin, one I use quite often. It’s also in Brit’s lexicon as she dropped the F-bomb in the MTV tell-all. But there was no cursing, none, in Circus. No damn, hell, shit. Nothing. She can sing about partying all night, beating up photogs, and even phone sex, but when it comes to using four-letter words, Jive makes her use shitty PG stand-ins like “effing” and “fugly.” The sixth track, If You Seek Amy, is a three-minute fuckimism. (Say the phrase “If You Seek Amy” quickly enough and you’ll hear what I mean).
I’m not pro-potty word. You don’t need use them to have a hit song or to purport an edgy image. (We know that Brit can do edgy quite well). I know replacements are necessary, especially when children are present, but they need to stay in Dodge minivans. There’s no place for them in pop culture.
I would have to agree with many of the critiques out there and say that Circus is almost as good as Blackout. The ballads—saccharine, trite, and badly executed—severely drag the greatness factor down. I would add Kill the Lights, Circus, Phonography, Shattered Glass (the gay man’s perfect post break-up song and this album’s Stronger), and Unusual You to her second Greatest Hits album.
I’m glad that Justine and I went to Virgin at midnight to buy the album and I know that sometime soon, Circus will be on and I’ll be dancing around in my bra and panties, joyously singing along—even during the not-so naughty parts.
6 comments:
screw bra and panties... we all know you like to groove in the nude!
poor britney... not a girl, not yet a woman! i can't wait to get my copy from you :)
If you seek Amy? That britney's clever.
there, i think i spent about 1 min 30 seconds on the blog. happy?
When I get a recording contract - if recording contracts still exist - my first album will feature a cover of "Toxic." It was always meant to be played on the accordion....
And for the said "Toxic" cover, will Britney be dressed like an Alpine milk maiden? Or will you?
Strangely enough, when played on the accordion, the second theme sounds like the soundtrack from a 70s cop show. I'll be wearing a sidearm.
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