I think that Work Bitch is a really personal song. Seriously.

[kasavas]

 

 

After reading this:

 

 

 

On the surface, “Work Bitch†is a bizarre dance song with depressing lyrics. It is the first song she sings in Piece of Me:

You want a hot body? You want a Bugatti? You want a Maserati? You better work bitch

Without getting into the politics of a woman calling herself or another woman a bitch, consider what Britney is trying to tell us. She’d promised that this album would be her most personal album yet, and what do we get? “Work bitch� Is she the bitch? Are we calling her a bitch? Is she instructing another bitch as to the secret of her success? But,what if it is a personal song?

 

I really thought about it. I mean,she said several times that this is her most personal album to date.

And then she released "Work Bitch" as the first single. It doesn't make sense,right?

Well,I think that the song is about how much this industry forced her to be a certain image that they wanted to promote.

So let's start:

 

You wanna,You wanna

You want a hot body? You want a Bugatti?
You want a Maserati? You better work bitch

You want a Lamborghini? Sippin' martinis?
Look hot in a bikini? You better work bitch

 

It seems like someone is telling this to someone,and I think Britney, (since she is a co-writter) is trying to say something.

What is she trying to say? Maybe the pressure she got from this industry,to work hard,because "she wanna".

And she did work hard,right?

But with the word "Bitch",she's probably trying to say that she didn't get the respect she deserved in this industry.

 

 

You wanna live fancy? Live in a big mansion?
Party in France?

You better work bitch, you better work bitch
You better work bitch, you better work bitch

 

What if the meaning here is not that "If you want to party in France you better work bitch"

but it's "You want to party in France? No,you have to work."

Is she trying to say that she wasn't able to do what she wanted to?

 

Now get to work bitch!
Now get to work bitch!

Bring it on, ring the alarm
Don't stop now, just be the champion
Work it hard, like it's your profession

 

Here it doesn't seem like she is the one who's talking.

She got so much pressure to be number one,and somehow,they forced her to work hard,to "be the champion".

 

Watch out now, cause here it comes

Here comes the smasher, here comes the master
Here comes the big beat, big beat disaster
No time to quit now, just time to get it now
Pick up what I'm putting down
Pick up what I'm putting down

 

She couldn't stop,"no time to quit now",because she had to make performances/albums/hits.

She wasn't able to do what she wanted.

 

 

Break it off, break it down
See me come and you can hear my sound
Tell somebody in your town
Spread the word, spread the word

 

"You can hear my sound." She's talking about the worldwide hits,and how fast she became one of the most successful pop artists.

 

I am the bad bitch

 

She admits,that she is the bitch that everyone was talking to.

 

Hold your head high, fingers to the sky
They gonna try to try ya', but they can't deny ya'
Keep it moving higher, and higher
Keep it moving higher, and higher
So hold your head high, fingers to the sky
Now they don't believe ya', but they gonna need ya'

 

So basically,this is her talking,and her thoughts about all this. They can use you,but they can't change who you really are.

You know who you are,and people can't take it from you. :britney-agreedlol:

 

Work, work, work, work
Work, work, work, work
Work, work, work, work
Work, work, work

 

There's a reason she's repeating this word. It's what she heard all her life.

And she is working,bitches.

 

 

 

Am I wrong?

Discuss!

[MissBuffySpears]

I've never thought of it that way...interesting!

[kasavas]

I've never thought of it that way...interesting!

 

[BritneyJeanSpears]

Oh.

[HeavenOnGalaxy]

I love this thread.

[kasavas]

Oh.

 

 

[BritneyJeanSpears]

[heather]

i never thought of it like that interesting

[GlenCoco]

I've never thought of it that way...interesting!

[kweenbritney]

this is really intresting thankyou  

[JiMMiE]

Very interesting interpretation of the song. It makes sense!

[S.S.S]

FLawless thread 

[PrinceAli89]

Very cool breakdown of the song, I agree with it.

 

Now do this with every song on Britney Jean please.

[kasavas]

Thanks y'all,I was used to exhale and I thought that all of you were going to be mean

[Britney M. Carey]

I'm still not convinced

[Everytime]

interesting.....

[kasavas]

Very cool breakdown of the song, I agree with it.

 

Now do this with every song on Britney Jean please.

 

Seriously?

[BritneyJeanSpears]

Seriously?

Yea do it for every song!

[PrinceAli89]

Seriously?

Yes! You seem very good at breaking down "Work Bitch" I wanna see what you have to say about the rest of the album. I like to believe this really is Britney's most personal album too, and sometimes you have to dig deep into songs to find the true meanings. 

[kasavas]

Yea do it for every song!

 

Yes! You seem very good at breaking down "Work Bitch" I wanna see what you have to say about the rest of the album. I like to believe this really is Britney's most personal album too, and sometimes you have to dig deep into songs to find the true meanings. 

 

I've done Perfume before in exhell.

http://www.breatheheavy.com/exhale/index.php?/topic/598431-long-post-perfume-is-a-damn-good-song-and-it-didnt-deserve-to-flop/

It kinda sucks tho,if I do the whole album,I'll re-write about this one.

[tarotx]

Imo they started with the premise of advice to X factor contestants since that is what Britney had been doing in 2012. So imo it's Britney giving advice from a place of experience. 

 

It is the legendary Ms Britney Spears coming through making sure the wannabe's coming for her throne know what's it's going to be like as they begin their journey.

 

http://youtu.be/ApUy5iGR3Yc?t=2m34s

 

At the same time she's making sure they know her advice is from from experience she's reminding them that she's the hit maker

 

And even the video Mor wanted to show Britney Dominating Bitches without being so in your face with the message

http://instagram.com/p/e8buSLEYP9/

[PrinceAli89]

I've done Perfume before in exhell.

http://www.breatheheavy.com/exhale/index.php?/topic/598431-long-post-perfume-is-a-damn-good-song-and-it-didnt-deserve-to-flop/

It kinda sucks tho,if I do the whole album,I'll re-write about this one.

Aww, I love that! Now I realize how truly sad "Perfume" is, it's a really sad song.

 

Do you think that song refers to Jason if we are looking at the personal aspect of the song?

[TheAllu]

Wow that is a nice analysis! Could be true

 

What bugs me with Britney Jean is that Britney never really clarified what its songs were really telling. Like when she said that Work Bitch is a term of endearment for her gay fans. Every time she said it it felt like she clearly thought about something else or weren't even sure what the song was about. I mean it really seemed like she did not agree with what she was saying about it.

[tarotx]

I think Britney is embarrassed by the calling of people Bitch. Doing so is her trade mark but she wanted to make people aware that it's not a bad thing in and of itself. Imo Britney gets nervous in interviews and they give her go to words and phases as a means to keep her relaxed as much as possible. Britney didn't come up with the Bitch in Gimme More nor in Work Bitch. 

 

And Britney says let the music speak for itself

Wow that is a nice analysis! Could be true

 

What bugs me with Britney Jean is that Britney never really clarified what its songs were really telling. Like when she said that Work Bitch is a term of endearment for her gay fans. Every time she said it it felt like she clearly thought about something else or weren't even sure what the song was about. I mean it really seemed like she did not agree with what she was saying about it.

[Babydoll]

OMG you're so right   , thank you   .... 

Can you do an explanation thread for "tik tik boom" and "body ache"  please, I guess I haven't found the "personal element" for those ones