Lily Allen

[kerravonsen]

I'd never heard of Lily Allen before, but someone on my flist linked to a song of hers with a very rude title, with caught me between wincing and laughter. So I thought I'd take a look at more of her stuff. I haven't seen everything by her on YouTube, but judging by the sample I've seen, I think I will like about half of it, and find the other half distasteful. The Fear is one I liked quite a lot.

Comments

[raine]

That's pretty much my reaction to her, too. I have "Rehab" stuck in my head thanks to Glee, but in listening her stuff, I'm not entirely sure I'd buy more than a few singles here and there.

[the-magician.livejournal.com]

I really love The Fear, but of course some of us first heard her with Smile and then LDN ...

... and she's the daughter of The Sheriff of Nottingham (from the recent BBC Robin Hood, Keith Allen)

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

She's been very big in the UK for a few years now. I think I recall reading that she was originally discovered and signed to a record label as a result of a song that she had put online. I think you've summed her up very well with the words wincing and laughter. Oddly, her speaking voice is much "posher" than the "Eastuary English" accent that she adopts when singing.

[temeres.livejournal.com]

I only know her from the hits that get played on BBC Radio 2 when I'm listening at work, but I rather like her. The Fear is a nice little exercise in self-deprecating irony, especially if you know that the Sun and the Mirror referred to are redtop newspapers.

I heard recently that she'd stopped recording. Don't know how true that is, though.