You Explain the Hype: Lily Allen

I keep hearing about this chick who is apparently burning up the MySpace, Lily Allen. She’s becoming major in the UK. She’s only 21 years old and sounds like a low class version of Natasha Bedingfield. Think ‘Tasha + The Streets + M.I.A. - something.

All of the previous performers I absolutely love, so you’d think I’d be falling over myself while listening to Lily. But I’m not…something is rubbing me the wrong way about her, but I just don’t know what.

I asked Jeff why she was all the fuss and he said it was because some dudes think she’s hot [NOT JEFF- FOR THE RECORD, HE DOES NOT THINK LILY ALLEN IS HOT EXCEPT FOR THAT ONE PICTURE OF HER WEARING A LACE TUBE TOP..AND EVEN THEN HE'S ONLY WILLING TO GO TO "SORTA HOT"]. But I don’t even think she’s all that hot! She’s definitely not sexy/hip in the same way as someone like M.I.A. Looking at her photos and listening to her music, she looks kinda like your run-of-the-mill 20-something throwing ironic gang signs as she sips vodka sodas at the Dark Room…but with a British accent.

Unlike Mikey Skinner, who is a lyrical genius and who is an obvious influence, Lily’s song content is pretty standard. Sorry, but if you’re not going to really sing, your beats should be hot and/or your lyrics amazing. “Why can’t I sleep at night/ Don’t say it’s gonna be alright/ I wanna be able to eat spaghetti bolognaise/ and not feel bad about it for days and days and days.” just doesn’t fill me with inspiration or awe.

I would be very interested to see her live though. Who knows, maybe she gives the best live show ever and everything falls into place. Or something like that…

Thoughts?

Lilly Allen

75 Comments

  1. kookoobirdz says:

    Only just now hearing her. What fun. Original, fresh, pop with some substance, genuineness, and a bit of grit. A fresh summer feelgood pop hit that has the words “crack whore” in it? Fantastic!

  2. Cinder-ellie says:

    She’s really cool

  3. Alyssa says:

    “HATERZ. instead of criticizing lily y dont u start writing the tune of the century”

    No one said they’re great writers but they just don’t like Lily Allen’s music and don’t understand why she’s making it big. Lily Allen’s tunes aren’t the tunes of the century. She will be forgotten at the end of the year and will be replaced by another one hit wonder.

  4. cool person4196 says:

    is lily allen pregnant

  5. Adam says:

    A lot of people here seem to think only pretty people are allowed to make music. That’s a product of our society and that’s what Lily Allen is singing about. “If i buy those jeans I can look like Kate Moss” etc etc.
    She’s putting two fingers up to it and I reckon many more artists will be coming along doing the same thing very soon.
    And if you still think she’s rubbish, at least she’s original….. you can’t argue against that

  6. Abbie says:

    I think Lilly Allen is origanal can u name any other female artists who do what she does???Her songs are great and the lyrics are not exactly genius but origanal and somthing u know about and relatable.But she is a bit gobby AND she slags people off a bit.But she is probably saying what everynody is thinking.But i think Lilly is brilliant!KEEP IT UP

  7. Laura says:

    u r a great singer u hav talent and u can actually sing unlike hilary duff and other bad singers!!! u r very pretty but u look sumtimes wasted other than that u r good at singing

  8. Miley Cyrus says:

    YOU ARE OKAY NOT THE BEST LIKE ME BUT U ARE VERY PRETTY BUT ALSO NEED A GOOD IMPACT ON CHILDREN U DRINK AND SMOKE

  9. Douglas says:

    She da shizzle fo sho

  10. Anonymous says:

    shes so damn ugly its unbelievable… I cant imagine anyone thinking shes nice… she has a face like a walrus and opitomises everything thats wrong with the UK today. cheap, nasty people getting recognition…

  11. Yo Home Boyie says:

    She honestly blows. All her songs fallow the same patterns a bunch of words and then a chorus that repeats on average 20 times. And most of her songs are about her crappy sex life, who cares. Give me some cool licks not some stupid shit.

  12. Ben from Dtown says:

    theres only two things wrong with her; shes ugly and has no real talent

  13. Johnny Punani says:

    She is cute but not hot. I guess the reason why so many think she’s hot is because she looks like a reg gurl you could hook up with but she can sing and has some attitude about her. That makes her “hot”

  14. Jodie says:

    Lily Allen,
    I’m Jodie from Bristol, i’m a really big fan.
    I’ll give you my e-mail and then i’ll send you my address so you can send me an altograph, plzz!
    Sunnysunday__8@msn.com
    Lots of love Jodie
    xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  15. Jodie says:

    Have U heard Lily Allens new CD?
    Its really cool and groovy but if your under the age of 10/11 i would advice you not to buy it as thee are some words may afend you and also she swares a lot! - lol!
    I’m 10, i listen to it! :-) Its fabaroooooooony! - lol

  16. Jodie says:

    hear are smilies look

    : - ) ~ :-)

    : - ( ~ :-(

  17. Teresa says:

    Half the people in this blog are slagging her off for being ugly, but if the world seriously thinks you must be drop dead gorgeous to make music or even be successful, then I think I should just go kill myself now, because I guess that means me and a lot of the world is going to end up being just another Lily Allen “fucking damn ugly chav with no talent” or something like that. And as for everyone else who says her lyrics are completely stupid, not every single song can be some monumental philosophical revelation - sometimes you just have to have music for even, yes, when you feel fat and you just want to pig out on spaghetti bolognaise without having to worry about the excess calories. If you can honestly say you have never felt any of the emotions Lily has attempted to express in her music, THEN you have the right to slag her off about being ugly/non-talented/chav/bitchy. And as for her only being famous for having a famous dad or something, Keith Allen I think he’s named? Who the hell is he anyway?

  18. $$$$$ says:

    it’s so sad she smokes shes so young and beautiful and talented. but shes just throuwing away her life!

  19. Katherine says:

    …why would you all go to such an effort just to dis someone??
    that’s actually the most rediculous thing i’ve ever heard.
    lily allen is awesome. who cares if she smokes and drinks, so many other good artists do too.

  20. sophie says:

    i think lilly allen and amy winehouse are fighting over who is more popular… i think thats pathetic ;-)

  21. sophie says:

    i dont care if lilly allen smokes because she can do what she wants we dont control her ;-)

  22. sophie says:

    i cant wait to know what your going to say next…lilly allen is really pretty and i think your just jealous now shut it if your going to be like that ;-)

  23. Anonymous says:

    how can you be so mean to her??? she is so awesome la la la la I’ m not lgoing to hear all this $&$*(^)&W$I!!!