I talked about that Britney song a couple of posts ago, but here's Fox News's take on it, just for the lulz. My other thought on this matter is that I did not catch the profanity until I read that it was there. I probably would have caught it eventually, but it's only as obvious as they're saying if you're listening for it. Maybe I just have lame observation skills, though. I don't know, here's the song.

Speaking of music, apparently Scarlett Johansson covered Jeff Buckley's "Last Goodbye" for the movie, He's Not that into You. I tried to look for it on YouTube to link it, but maybe it's better you didn't listen to it. Her voice isn't that bad, actually. I remember being incredibly unimpressed when I heard the single from the album she released last year. It's just a bad cover of a good song. It's streaming on Stereogum if you're that interested. If you want a good cover, TV on the Radio released a very good cover of David Bowie's "Heroes."

Also, the Bird and the Bee album, Ray Guns are Not Just the Future, was released today. It's soooo good. It's the Daily Download on Amazon today, so it's also relatively cheap.

And since I seem to like to talk about Josh Schwartz shows, apparently I missed the news that Scott Bakula is going to be playing Chuck and Ellie's dad on Chuck. I actually read about that during Contracts and I almost gasped out loud. It's good that I didn't. I'm not sure how I would explain that. Anyway, I am beyond excited about that. Not too keen on the fact that Monday's episode is going to be in 3D (people really need to stop trying to make that happen and let it remain a Disneyland novelty), but I am beyond excited. Seriously, this show's already has Tony Hale on it (who I hope they don't get rid of like they did with Masouka from Dexter). They could add someone like Lee Pace as Chuck and Ellie's long lost brother and the show would have amassed quite the collection of actors from my favorite canceled shows.

In other news, I just got back from volunteering at GAAP. I volunteer twice a week now. I like this more. I felt like I got nothing done coming in once a week on Monday mornings. Not that I do much more now since it's a lot slower on the afternoons, but it's nice to be there more than once a week. I only volunteer for like 40 minutes on Tuesdays, though, so it goes by quickly. There were fewer people in this afternoon than there usually are, so I spent all of that time making sure that all the files were in alphabetical order. Better than nothing I suppose.

From the moment I heard the song, I knew this was coming. People had already been complaining about it when Circus came out, but it looks like it's becoming a bigger issue now that it's her next single. The Parents' Television Council is apparently complaining about the release of this song on the radio. If you say listen to the song or say "If you seek Amy" at the right speed and with the right inflection, you can see why.

I think it's brilliant, actually, and I've never used the word "brilliant" in reference to something that has to do with Britney Spears. Britney's generated a lot of controversy and provides constant fodder for not only tabloids, but legitimate news sources around the world. Over the last few years, these stories very rarely have actually had to do with her music. I have no idea what goes on in Britney's head. I don't think I want to know. If I were a famous artist, though, I imagine I'd be relieved that people for once were talking about my music and not the amount of Starbucks I consume.

Now that people are complaining about this "scandalous" song, people are obviously going to want to hear it. In either case, the additional attention this press coverage is going to bring the song makes me happy, actually. In my opinion, it's the best song off of Circus.

The fourteen-year-old in me hates me for liking any song off of a Britney Spears album. I have never thought she had a great voice. I still don't. Nevertheless, I've warmed up to her over the past few years. I kind of liked Toxic and a handful of other songs, but the turning point was the night that Britney shaved her hair. As I spent hours reading ONTD's coverage, I realized that I actually missed the old Britney. It doesn't help that Blackout was really good (and under appreciated). I think the moment I listened to that album was the point of no return, unfortunately.

In all honesty, though, "If You Seek Amy" is pretty tame when you compare it to a lot of the music out there. Yeah, there's a bad word hidden in the lyrics of the song, but she only spells it out. She never actually says it. The rest of the song is no racier than songs like "Slave 4 U."

In other music news, Animal Collective's new album is even better on the second run. I'm loving this album so far. Also, might be seeing Fleet Foxes in April. It depends on if we can get tickets. I'm crossing my fingers.