Bobby Brown Says Britney Spears “Butchered” His Hit Song ‘My Prerogative’ [Video]

Bobby Brown is calling out Britney Spears over her version of his classic track.

During an episode of Club Shay Shay with Shannon Sharpe, the R&B legend slammed Britney Spears’ 2004 cover of his song “My Prerogative.”

“Britney Spears butchered ‘My Prerogative,’” Brown said straight up. “Teddy Riley produced it. But that was a butchering. I couldn’t take it.”

VIDEO

Sharpe reminded him that he cleared the track. Brown didn’t deny it, but made it clear he had high hopes: “I cleared it, only because it was Britney Spears!”

At the time, Britney was in the middle of her chaotic marriage to Kevin Federline. Her version of the song was part of her Greatest Hits: My Prerogative album, though it was actually produced by Swedish duo Bloodshy & Avant, not Teddy Riley.

Looking back, Bobby admitted he learned his lesson: “I gotta hear it [to clear it] because you don’t know what these kids will say these days.”

“These kids say some s–t that… you don’t want your song associated with it.”

It’s clear that Bobby’s not impressed, and next time, he’s listening before signing off.