Okay, so I know that Britney Spears’ popularity has never had anything to do with the poetic content of her lyrics. Even so, the chorus to her latest hit (possibly NSFW, depending on where you work) seems to flaunt lack of imagination as a virtue. (I love how they flash the title at the end of the video, just in case you were in any doubt as to what the name of the song was.)
I almost disagreed. But, I think you are right as far as a chorus goes. But from a look at the whole song I don’t think Brintey Spears’ song has anything on TLC’s “No Scrubs”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Av7m_Pgt1S8
And then there’s this.
I thought you would have picked his Amen
My friend wrote this article on the Britney Spears Culture. It was linked on Strike the Root and was quite popular.
Re: Britney Spears Culture — true enough, but our culture also makes alternative, “unpopular” culture available at the touch of a button.