Etymology of “Love you long time”
When I hear Fergie’s new single, London Bridge, I noticed it contained the line “Love you long time:”
VIP ’cause I know I gotta shine–
I’m Fergie Ferg, and me love you long time!
At first, I assumed this was a coincedence, but then I heart Nelly Furtado’s hit single Maneater:
You doing anything to keep her by your side
because, she said she love you, love you long time!
The lyrics have shown up in other, older songs, like Jay-Z’s I Just Wanna Love You and Nitty’s Nasty Girl, but they originally were introduced by 2-Live-Crew in their outrageous song Me So Horny:
Ahh! Me so horny!
Me love you long time!
This was in turn sampled from the Stanley Kubrick movie Full Metal Jacket, where a hooker in Vietnam asks two US soldiers, “Hey, you got girlfriend Vietnam? Me so horny. Me love you long time.” The phrase has since been used in countless other productions, and seems to be reviving in usage in modern pop music as a cliche of sexuality.
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Heh, when I heard fergies song I had just seen full metal jacket afew weeks before and when she said that, i was like thats exactly what that chick said in the movie…
Anyway, I love the line..
Love you long time…
its not cool fergies and nelly fortado,terribles singles
yeh lol same thing here amazing i love that line
me love you long time
everywere i go people are using it
lol @ 2 live crew quote