The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
Oh, baby, baby, have you seen Amy tonight?
Is she in the bathroom, is she smokin' up outside? (Oh)
Oh baby, baby, does she take a piece of lime
For the drink that I'ma buy her?
Do you know just what she likes? (Oh)
Oh, oh
Tell me have you seen her? 'Cause I'm so (oh)
I can't get her off of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon' go
Can't somebody take me home?
Haha, hehe, haha, ho
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can't you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
(Love me, hate me) la, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
Amy told me that she's gonna meet me up
I don't know where or when and now they're closin' up the club (oh)
I've seen her once or twice before, she knows my face
But it's hard to see with all the people standin' in the way (oh)
Oh, oh
Tell me have you seen her? 'Cause I'm so (oh)
I can't get her off of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon' go
Can't somebody take me home?
Haha, hehe, haha, ho
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can't you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
(Love me, hate me) oh, say what you want about me
Oh, but can't you see what I see?
(Love me, hate me) yeah, say what you want about me
(La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la)
So tell me if you see her
(Let me know what she was wearing and what she was like)
'Cause I've been waiting here forever
(Let me know where she was going, I don't mind)
Oh, baby, baby, if you seek Amy tonight (oh)
Oh, baby, baby, we'll do whatever you'll like
Oh, baby, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby, baby
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can't you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me (yeah)
(La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la) yeah
Love me, hate me
But can't you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
(Love me, hate me) oh, say what you want about me
Oh, but can't you see what I see?
(Love me, hate me) yeah, say what you want about me
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
Oh, baby, baby, have you seen Amy tonight?
Is she in the bathroom, is she smokin' up outside? (Oh)
Oh baby, baby, does she take a piece of lime
For the drink that I'ma buy her?
Do you know just what she likes? (Oh)
Oh, oh
Tell me have you seen her? 'Cause I'm so (oh)
I can't get her off of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon' go
Can't somebody take me home?
Haha, hehe, haha, ho
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can't you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
(Love me, hate me) la, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
Amy told me that she's gonna meet me up
I don't know where or when and now they're closin' up the club (oh)
I've seen her once or twice before, she knows my face
But it's hard to see with all the people standin' in the way (oh)
Oh, oh
Tell me have you seen her? 'Cause I'm so (oh)
I can't get her off of my brain
I just wanna go to the party she gon' go
Can't somebody take me home?
Haha, hehe, haha, ho
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can't you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
(Love me, hate me) oh, say what you want about me
Oh, but can't you see what I see?
(Love me, hate me) yeah, say what you want about me
(La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la)
So tell me if you see her
(Let me know what she was wearing and what she was like)
'Cause I've been waiting here forever
(Let me know where she was going, I don't mind)
Oh, baby, baby, if you seek Amy tonight (oh)
Oh, baby, baby, we'll do whatever you'll like
Oh, baby, baby, baby
Oh, baby, baby, baby
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me
But all of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
Love me, hate me
But can't you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
Love me, hate me
Say what you want about me (yeah)
(La, la, la, la-la, la, la, la) yeah
Love me, hate me
But can't you see what I see?
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
(Love me, hate me) oh, say what you want about me
Oh, but can't you see what I see?
(Love me, hate me) yeah, say what you want about me
All of the boys and all of the girls
Are begging to if you seek Amy
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I think this song is about duplicity.
The love and the hate. The double meaning of the title The double meaning of the song The double life featured in the video The double meaning behind the word 'Fuck' (Could mean sex or fucking someone over)
It's all about how not everything is so black and white it can be both at the same time.
Awesome song
Yeah, it becomes obvious once you think about it, and I don't like all these people bashing on it without even listening to it. As much as I abhor most modern mainstream music, I must acknowledge songwriting talent when I hear it (however limited.) Some pop musicians might have a brain after all -- something a lot of people may not realize. However, it's not easy to blame them with all the shit that comes out these days...
This song is about her mocking all of the people who talk about her in the tabloids and exploit all of her business. Always on top of what club she is at, what she is drinking, who she is with and wanting to feel important by knowing her. She sees it as, all these people really want is my attention, they want to FUCK ME, they want a piece of me. She is mocking my referring to herself as (amy) "Have you seen (me)!?! What am I doing this time?? Please everyone! Tell the world what I was wearing, what I was doing! Everyone Just F* ME!
The song phonetically spells F-U-C-K-M-E; great song though!
Yeah i know. My little brother was singing it this morning. i woke up with a hangover when i heard him singing it and thought he was swearing lol
brilliant...love the play on words...
I love britney for this!
Actually, I think there is much more to this song.. I see it as dealing with perceptions of duality: Amy is sort of Britney's alter ego, but moreso, Amy is the Britney that the media sees.. If you listen to the lyrics it has its multiple personality moments where she says she just wants to go to the party where Amy's at and then suddenly asks for someone to take me home.. so it's as if the song pits against each other: media's idea of Britney versus who Britney wants to be, and on an underlying level, versus who she really is. I got this idea after finally seeing the video.. Britney is making it clear that she is not what the media sees her to be, hence the complete name change to Amy.. so, as Britney desperately hopes, if you seek Amy, she's not here.
Exactly, please read my reply below and tell me what you think! :)
I like it, it adds depth to the song, good job. I agree.
Nikki & B- If = F, you= U, see= C, k A=K, my= ME. Got it? :) Cutecutecute song. Besides that, I'm not sure what it is in depth.
you make no sense....
That makes total sense, shaberry! Cool! But i totally am a big fan of brittany, she is awesome. this song is my second favorite song in the album. It is awesome! :)
dats exactly wat da song means and anyone (MEXICANBABIE) dat wants 2 argue wit dat is just plain ignorant dats wat da song stands for ok if u dnt agree with it SHUT UP hell we dnt care if u dnt like it it does make sense u just dnt wanna admit it cuz it'll make u look DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!
OMG! that makes so much sense nooow!!.. thanks shaberry :)
if you look at it, "amy" is "me" in her f-u-c-k me line. shes basically talking about herself but in third person. "is she smokin up outside?" and throughout the song shes another person, looking for herself in a club. "I’ve seen her once or twice before she knows my face But its hard to see with all the people standing in the way" of course theres going to be people surrounding her, shes BRITNEY SPEARS! lol.
I can't believe I just wasted 12 seconds of my life, downloading this stupid fucking song!! I wish there were some sort 'emoticon' for an ( anti - <3 ) and those who think Britney is "brilliant" and/or "amazing" needs to get there heads checked!!
I'm not saying I wouldn't do her... just saying she's an absolute moron, that's all.
Okay, I'll be the first old person to come along and shit on this party.
The concept of this song title is nowhere near original, considering April Wine released "If You See Kay" back in 1982. Of course back then we too were all giddy over the fact that we could run around the school yard singing obscenities....
Yeah, anyway.
After reading your comment I went and looked at April Wine's lyrics. Now this song doesn't seem as 'witty' as it did a few seconds ago.
You made me laugh LOL. "...we too were all giddy over the fact that we could run around the school yard singing obscenities...."<br /> <br /> Classic.<br /> <br /> So true when kids find things like that out they use it lol..<br /> <br /> Honestly though parents are ranting about this song, or were, well they're the idiots aren't they?!! Have they SEEN the film clip? In fact have they EVER seen a Britney, post 2001 clip??? Or song?? are they naive?? Perhaps. Idiots. No complaining.<br /> <br /> She is, Britney Spears. Enough said. Gosh... on Wiki it says this Mum was complaining about her 5 & 7 year olds singing it... GROW A BRAIN!
Aaaaaand it's yet another piece of crap churned out by Britney's fabulous writers. I don't blame her for the song. It's the writers and producers that green-lit this shit. I do blame her for agreeing to put her name on it. I don't think I can legally say that she sang the song because what little vocal talent she has is always synthesized beyond recognition.
What? Britney can't get press because she's not a trainwreck anymore? Hmm... what can we do? Oh! I know! Let's have her sing a song that sneakily spells out a bad word! That'll be sure to get some airtime!
People that enjoy shit like this are the reason the world might not last past 2012.
you were right! because people like Britney, the world did end in 2012.