Britney Spears' third single "If U Seek Amy" coming off her sixth installment "Circus" may be censored or even banned from being played on U.S. radio stations due to the cheeky chorus "all of the boys and all of the girls are beggin' to, If You Seek Amy", the last four words sound like "F*** me" if sung quickly. To MTV, several executives in the U.S. radios reveal their concern over public response if the song gets airplay on their radios.
Patti Marshall, program director at Cincinnati's Q102, shares she would likely not to play it on her radio. She says, "It's OK to put in on an album, have fun with it, but we're publicly owned, you know?. 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 8-year-old."
Sharon Dastur, program director at Z100 in New York, meanwhile is not sure whether the song will get airplay or not. Comparing the issue with what happened to Black Eyed Peas' track "Don't Phunk With My Heart", she states, "Listeners thought it was the other word, and so we had to change it to 'mess'."
Different comment comes from John Ivey, KIIS FM Los Angeles program director. He decides to not cut the controversial lyrics because he felt the phrase was included in the song to provoke, so an alteration would change its intention. However, he admits that "it's a potential issue for every station." He adds, "I'm certain that I would run it by my legal department first. My first job is to protect [the station's] license. ... It's better to be safe than sorry."
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I agree with To Davina on her theory but another question on my part arises. Why does she say "ha ha hee hee ha ha ho"? Surely this can't have a rational meaning. This is Britney we are talking about here. With all the controversy about babies in her life I am sure she would like people to F her she is just that kind of nutcase. No offense intended to any massive Britney fans as I am sure she is quite nice and she is a very good singer.
it doesn't even sound like what their saying it sounds like. it sounds like the lyrics. they just want to start controversy
ok well the old lady in the mini van shouldn't be listening to a teen station in the first place they dont have brittany on old people stations
Its not "seek Amy" that's censored, its "if u seek Amy" that's profain. "if" sounds like "ef", "u" stands for obviously "u", "seek me" together sounds like "si k mi". therefore "f-*-c-k me"
i am a major britney fan, and ive googled the words to seek amy, and she ent saying FXXX me she is saying (Love me, Hate Me) god listen 2 the song properally, and get off her back...
I'm pretty sure it is spelling out an explicit word, but it is not the phrase that is in the above article.