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Lily Allen

The Fear

January 23, 2009 | 4 Comments
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Lily Allen

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Embarrassing chat show host, drug spokeswoman, winner of the 2008 Nipple Flasher Of The Year Award: it’s easy to forget what Lily Allen was famous for in the first place. And comeback single ‘The Fear’ does little to help lyrically – its obsessions are celebrity culture, tabloid exposure, the hunt for size zero and a lust for diamonds. But whether bird-flipping autobiography or statement on the vacuity of tabloid-stapledom, thank Christ the tune’s a stonker: pastoral ’lectro-pop with a sunbeam-on-your-face chorus, just like Sugababes used to make.
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stej100

Jan 31, 2009

a fairly decent effort. she c`ant sing for toffee though!

hotmilk...mmmtweakmynipple

Feb 3, 2009

A really good tune, very catchy. I agree though, that while on record it sounds great, after catching her perform it on Jonathan Ross her songwriting doesn't really hold up to the music. Without that lead electro-pop synth line, it sounded shite. As did her voice. Give me the karaoke version and i'll be happy.