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Britney Spears
Oops!...I Did It Again
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On her remake of the 1965 Rolling Stones hit "Satisfaction," Spears refuses to let media messages craft her identity. Lines on "Can’t Make You Love Me" state that ;ancy cars and money pale in comparison to true love. Puppy love and schoolgirl crushes dominate "One Kiss from You," "Dear Diary" and "Oops! . . . I Did It Again." "Lucky" proves that fame can be empty as it tells of a Hollywood starlet’s loneliness. Spears confidently forges ahead after a breakup ("Don’t Go Knockin’ on My Door") and cuts loose a guy who treats her like property ("Stronger"). "What You See (Is What 9ou Get)" demands respect by rebuking a jealous beau, but . . .
Britney also seems to be defending some immodest choices, such as tight dresses. On "Oops! . . . I Did It Again," this role model insists, "I’m not that innocent."
Songs swing from giddy naiveté to self-assured reflections on lost love. It’s bouncy pop that avoids sexual themes. But Oops!’ CD cover hints at the volatile duplicity in this 18-year-old star. Bare midriff. Tight outfits. Publicly, Spears projects an incongruous blend of family-and-faith wholesomeness and flirtatious sex appeal (what USA Today called the "virgin hussy thing") that makes parents wonder what she’ll come up with next.
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