Shall we deal with the covers first? Yes, we shall.
First, the American version
Americana circa 1999
And the international version.
¡Britney Spears es tan grande!
And now for the singles!
1. … Baby One More Time
Whoa, why is her hair brown? Ohhh, I know!
Brit’s a dye maniac. … Baby One More Time was originally written for TLC. This is hard to believe. The song was called Hit Me Baby One More Time, but Jive decided it was too domestic violence-esque. As Troy Steele would say, What.
This is the video. I go to Catholic school, and you are hunted down for showing your bra.
2. Sometimes
Look, I'm a Backstreet Boy.
From what my eighteen year old sister can remember, the Sometimes music video was about Britney stalking a boy and his dog. She was so wrong. I watched it yesterday and it reminded me of a situation I got in when I was in fourth grade. I was slow back then, (OK, for some reason, in fourth grade I was socially retarded. I was a genius in booksmarts, but I pulled stupid stunts that embarrassed me, and was a recluse.) so I wrote a secret admirer letter to the most popular girl in class. Yes, I said girl. It wasn’t a love letter. It was really I secretly admire you. I remember it word for word.
Dear Lisa,
You are so cool. You’re really pretty too. I wish I was you. I love your clothes and everyone loves you. I hope we can be friends.
Signed,
Your Secret Admirer
Lisa sat next to me so she knew what my handwriting looked like. So, she yelled, “Kylie is a lesbian!” Ever since then, I’ve sort of had that whole “Bad Reputation” attitude to my classmates. I guess I was upset at first because I had a crush on a guy named Joel, who said he didn’t associated with gays. Sometimes makes me think of when he said that. Yeah, I “paired off” (as in, did as much as two eighth grade kids could to act like a couple) with a guy named Cameron. Joel’s his twin brother. This reminds me of
the Wakefields. You know, if Elizabeth was a badass, and Jessica was trying too hard to be normal. But that’s getting pretty far off-topic. Anyhoo, Sometimes actually has something to do with my life. Go figure!
November 21, 2009 at 11:01 pm |
Hey Kylie, thanks for your comment! This is a fun blog you have going on here. I remember the American covers well, they bring back a lot of memories. Brit definitely looks like a wannabe Backstreet Boy in that last one! I used to want so badly to dress and do my hair like her.
November 22, 2009 at 9:11 pm |
i remember britney. i bought every single LP.