I enjoyed chatting about this. Great points.

As for Madonna, look at the cover of her last album of full material- she is still in full skank mode dude. Sure she might not wear cone shaped bras, but she still wears basically nothing on stage. And, my point in posting the sales of her greatest hits album was to show that people prefer to hear her old stuff (the skanky stuff they loved when they were kids) than her new stuff about being an alien and saving the world.

And i'm surprised you think if Britney were to end her career right now she'd be labeled simply as bubble gum pop. That's what people like Mandy Moore and those chicks will be… Britney though, shes already achieved more. I hate using this term, but shes the princess of pop, and no matter what she does, thats what shes gonna be.

I dont even know why I'm still talking about this haha I'm not even a fan of hers.

And- as for Gaga… maybe im jumping the gun, but my gut tells me to look at the past. Her album has done so well (i mean turn on the radio and every goddamn ten minutes you hear Just Dance, Paparazzi, Poker face, Love Game, Eh Eh- and i bet there will be another single released). Usually pop artists that stir things up like this (im talking with their music and their lives in general) they stick around. I think she has earned some stripes- but i will admit defeat if things go south for her anytime soon. Her and her big penis… jk

i will agree that pop acts grow out of their music so to speak. Britney now singing 3 and Britney in 10 years singing 3 is def different. But, i completely disagree that 20 year olds now won't still be listening to Womanizer and Toxic in 10 years. Madonna also just set records for ticket sales on her last tour… people are nostalgic, they want to be young again. and for many, in 10 years Britney will make them feel that way.

As for Madonna, look at the cover of her last album of full material- she is still in full skank mode dude. Sure she might not wear cone shaped bras, but she still wears basically nothing on stage. And, my point in posting the sales of her greatest hits album was to show that people prefer to hear her old stuff (the skanky stuff they loved when they were kids) than her new stuff about being an alien and saving the world.

And i'm surprised you think if Britney were to end her career right now she'd be labeled simply as bubble gum pop. That's what people like Mandy Moore and those chicks will be… Britney though, shes already achieved more. I hate using this term, but shes the princess of pop, and no matter what she does, thats what shes gonna be.

I dont even know why I'm still talking about this haha I'm not even a fan of hers.

And- as for Gaga… maybe im jumping the gun, but my gut tells me to look at the past. Her album has done so well (i mean turn on the radio and every goddamn ten minutes you hear Just Dance, Paparazzi, Poker face, Love Game, Eh Eh- and i bet there will be another single released). Usually pop artists that stir things up like this (im talking with their music and their lives in general) they stick around. I think she has earned some stripes- but i will admit defeat if things go south for her anytime soon. Her and her big penis… jk

i will agree that pop acts grow out of their music so to speak. Britney now singing 3 and Britney in 10 years singing 3 is def different. But, i completely disagree that 20 year olds now won't still be listening to Womanizer and Toxic in 10 years. Madonna also just set records for ticket sales on her last tour… people are nostalgic, they want to be young again. and for many, in 10 years Britney will make them feel that way.

Your argument is based on an either/or fallacy. You're saying that either she sings this garbage about threesomes and people looking to eff her, or she sings songs about being a mom. There are plenty of successful pop acts (with children) that don't embarrassingly sing about such crass material and land somewhere in between. I'm not saying her music's dead now (I think it'll take a few more years), but I feel like this is the beginning of the end for her career if she doesn't mature. Cheap tricks only work for so long on an educated audience… and her audience is getting older and wiser whether you, or she likes it.

To your final point, if I were her agent I would suggest she start working on more mature material. Her career, to this point, will stand forever, but it's what she wants it to stand as. I think, if she ends her career now, music historians will look back and lump her in as an associated act of Bubble Gum and largely forget her other achievements. All I'm saying is I think she better figure out how to take her audience with her to the next level, or they'll find someone else that can.

(And Gaga? Seriously… Gaga? We're talking about Gaga? Not yet knatterjak… not yet. Hold the coronation off for a few years and let her earn a few stripes.)

i think your argument can be made with alot of acts- but for monumental ones (Madonna, Britney, and now GaGa) i thikn theyre here to stay

and as a final point- what would u suggest she do? sing songs about being a mom? her career would end in a heartbeat, because though she is a mom in real life, in her entertainment life shes still slutty, crazy, Britney

I guess all I'm saying is I think these types of songs are running thin for her. Look at Madonna… you get to a point where rational people don't want to see a mom writhing around on stage in a glitter costume and nipple tassles.

i dont really pay attention to lyrics in strictly pop songs like this because they arent deep and very often they are written by men behind the scenes looking to rile everyone up (If you seek amy,etc…)

the bottom line is, you have to be provocative and “gross” to be a successful pop star.

Hot mess sums it up pretty well.

all that said, i can't stop listening to it. it keeps growing on me, and the lyrics that i can make out just add to britney's immense guilty-pleasure appeal. i could easily see this getting a lot of play at da clubz!!!

one of the best comments ever.

Thank you.