- Britney Spears (via last.fm)
Last week, Britney Spears released the video for her recent single “If U Seek Amy.” As many have pointed out, the song’s title, when spoken aloud, sounds a lot like “F-U-C-K me.” Indeed, that’s the only way to interpret it, since the lyric itself makes no sense in context: “All of the boys and all of the girls are begging to if you seek Amy.” The suggestive video even begins with a TV news anchor speaking the title over a chyron that reads, “Britney Spears Song Lyrics Spell Out Obscenity in Disguise,” so there’s no possibility that the pop star is trying to sneak something through. Has Britney pioneered a new kind of dirty pun?
Not really, although she does offer a new twist. The trope of spelling out fuck with the words if you see Kay has been frequently explored by musicians. The earliest instance appears to be by blues pianist Memphis Slim, who recorded a wistful “If You See Kay,” about his lost girlfriend, in 1963:
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