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1, 2, 3
Not only you and me,
Got one eighty degrees,
And I'm caught in between.
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Peter, Paul & Mary,
Gettin' down with 3P,
Everybody loves (Ooh).
Countin'

1, 2, 1-1-1-1-2 3.
Countin'.
1, 2, countin',
1-1-1-1-2 3.

Babe, pick a night,
To come out and play,
If it's alright,
What do you say?

Merrier the more,
Triple fun that way.
Twister on the floor,
What do you say?

Are - you in?
Livin' in sin is the new thing (Yeah).
Are - you in?
I am countin'!

1, 2, 3
Not only you and me,
Got one eighty degrees,
And I'm caught in between.
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Peter, Paul & Mary,
Gettin' down with 3P,
Everybody loves (Ooh).
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Not only you and me,
Got one eighty degrees,
And I'm caught in between.
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Peter, Paul & Mary,
Gettin' down with 3P,
Everybody loves (Ooh).

Three is a charm,
Two is not the same.
I don't see the harm,
So are you game?

Lets make a team,
Make 'em say my name.
Lovin' the extreme,
Now are you game?

Are - you in?
Livin' in sin is the new thing (Yeah).
Are - you in?
I am countin'!

1, 2, 3
Not only you and me,
Got one eighty degrees,
And I'm caught in between.
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Peter, Paul & Mary,
Gettin' down with 3P,
Everybody loves (Ooh).
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Not only you and me,
Got one eighty degrees,
And I'm caught in between.
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Peter, Paul & Mary,
Gettin' down with 3P,
Everybody loves (Ooh).


What we do is innocent,
Just for fun and nothin' meant.
If you don't like the company,
Let's just do it you and me.
You and me...
You and me...
Or three....

Or four....
- On the floor!

1, 2, 3
Not only you and me,
Got one eighty degrees,
And I'm caught in between.
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Peter, Paul & Mary,
Gettin' down with 3P,
Everybody loves (Ooh).
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Not only you and me,
Got one eighty degrees,
And I'm caught in between.
Countin'
1, 2, 3
Peter, Paul & Mary,
Gettin' down with 3P,
Everybody loves (Ooh).
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does anyone else think that

1, 2, 3 Not only you and me, Got one eighty degrees, And I'm caught in between.

is possibly about her getting DPed? i mean its obviously about thressomes but the 180 deg thing and her in the middle and i immediately thought thats what it meant... :S

Yes, she's a poke sandwich.

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DISCLAIMER: I saw this comment on a Britney fansite, and I thought it was a pretty good opinion. Credit goes to the girl who wrote it (Kelly) for having an open mind.

"I posted this on the chat box earlier, but incase anyone feels a little uncomfortable with the song, try thinking of it like this: "Peter, Paul, and Mary" can be taken in two contexts - The biblical one, and the "common names" one.

We'll go with the religious relation, then. (The actual writer(s) of the song probably wrote it in for shock effect, though.)

Anyway, since "Peter, Paul, and Mary" were said to be followers of Jesus, the song might be a subtle reference that compares Britney to Jesus. (LOL, no, Britney is not a deity! XD)

I'm talking about Britney's influence over millions of people. The three people in question might be a reference to fans in general (here's where the "common names" context comes in, since anybody can be her fan), where their loyalty to someone they idolize makes them open or easily persuaded to try something because of how significant they think their idol is.

In that way, it can be said that because she's suggesting a threesome, her fans (or whoever) might agree to it, because Britney asks/tells them to.

For the lazy: Maybe it's Britney's influence over her fans being compared (quite dramatically) to Jesus' influence over these three particular people in that one line."

peter paul and mary was also a band though...so who knows?

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I never knew that. Thanks for the info.

Anyway, I re-posted this comment 'cause I thought it would be somewhat of an explanation for people who took the "Peter, Paul and Mary" line for being a Biblical reference.

My personal opinion? It might be just common names, or if anything, maybe a reference to that band. Or something along those lines.

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peter paul and mary are a band. and she refering to the alleged affair between them

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I've heard better from Britney but the song is great. The threesome concept just makes it so much better. Catchy and very dance inducing... good for u Brit!

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THREESOMEEEEE. haha, great. when i realised what this was about, damn. at first i was like O.O ... but then i lol'd.

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just a fun song it's britney, let's not get all deep into religion, that's how wars are are astarted and linger

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Let me address this to whoever is guilty of this, you can’t tell others to go listen to “real music” everyone has their own opinions and taste in music, you don’t have to like Britney Spears that’s your opinion but its pointless to put down other musicians music and denounce it as music just because you don’t like it. You can state your dislike on a song if you want but it really annoys me when people say a particular genre isn’t “real music”, or a artist doesn’t make “real music” weather I like it or not.

Now on to the comment, I like Britney I always have and this song is pure fun it just makes me want to get up and dance. Sometimes you shouldn’t over analyze music just listen and enjoy, its not meant to have a deep meaning its about fun.

True true... what's one person's trash is another person's treauser :) hahah what is "real music" anyways right??? personally if i could hear the music than it's real, cause if it wasn't real it wouldn't have been made hahahah I hope that makes sense hahah

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I think it's pretty obvious she's talking about a threesome here... LOL. There's no hidden meaning.

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INSTANT, ABSOLUTE SMASH HIT!!!! The song is so catchy and fun. A little overproducecd, but all-in-all a great track. The writing is good, and i can hear the joy in Britney's voice again. I cannot WAIT for the Britney Single Box Set.

Oh yeah, the song is absolutely having a threesome. HAWT.

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I hate to say it, but I really don't think it goes that deep. Common names? Yes. It'd be the same as saying 'Tom, Dick & Harry' in reference to 3 random people. I dont think it has any sort of deeper Biblical reference (even less regarding people seeing Britney as Jesus and her fans as her mentioned followers).

Peter, Paul & Mary were a folk singing group of the 60's.Anyhow, I find it very doubtful that Britney herself or the writers of this garbage (we call a song) would make a literal suggestion to Biblical characters, they are probably way below that type of thinking. I think this song sends a horrible message to our youth, especially with the line "livin in sin is the new thing". Are you serious Britney would you let your children listen to this crap?

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I'm sure she'd be just fine with it, so long as they don't pirate the album!

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megan3221 - if you dislike this song so much, why are you searching for it and taking the time to comment on it? please, give britney a break...she's not the only famous person in this world who's sent a bad message to us not-famous people. go attack madonna or ozzy osbourne or snoop dog, or better yet, if you don't have anything nice to say.......

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Fun and catchy, and is obviously going to cause controversy, a bit like Katy Perry's "I kissed a girl" but more. To the many people that will complain, turn the station, simple.

i effin' love that song! :D

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