Sure, lyrically, Lily Allen’s “The Fear” is a bit precious with its musings on fame and fakeness. But the song’s a lovely synth-pop confection, and happily the video takes more of an aesthetic cue from the music; it’s got an old-school musical vibe (complete with aerial shots of cupcakes and choreography) mixed with a bit of fever-dream craziness (dancing pressents, people made out of balloons). It’s totally giddy, and its surreal vibe does tie into the song’s overall theme in a way that avoids the “being famous is hard” pitfalls that it easily could have succumbed to. [YouTube; HT PopBytes]
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Wow. I was sure I couldn’t love her more than I already did.
Yeah, but Katy Perry’s boobies are better.
Boobies are always greener on the other side.
@owenmeany: Katy Perry’s just a Zooey Deschanel knock-off…kind of like the Mustang II was to the Mustang.
not a Pulp cover?
love the video, but the song doesn’t make me excited for the new album.
Two thumbs up!
Wow. That was kind of fantastic. I liked that more than I thought I would. Cute overload, for sure.
On top of that, it’s actually got me excited for the album.
She seems a little bit happier now. Which is good, because she appeared to be fucking miserable on her last U.S. tour, which made it kind of a drag to watch her perform.
It’s time to face it: Lily Allen is a very good songwriter.
Hoping this album is as good as the debut. Will be nice way to brighten the winter months.
I want “fuckloads” of diamonds, too. But you can keep the fame, Lily.
I want to walk around my house surrounded by the Chuck Bass Dancers.
@menyc: I had actually assumed that she didn’t write most of her lyrics. Am I wrong? Regardless, I love her and this video is terrific.
@menyc: I thought Chuck Bass too.
@benexclaimed: If you’ve ever read any of her blogging, there’s pretty much no doubt she’s writing her own lyrics.
I think this is a fantastic pop song. And while the lyrics could seem cheesy or heavy-handed, her delivery totally keeps that from happening. It’s so nice to hear a pop song with some brains to it and not just “hey baby let’s fuck” or some variation thereof.
@Nutzrpoppin:
I think her booty may be her best asset.
@benexclaimed: By her own account, she writes the lyrics but relies on producers for most of the music.
Has she always sounded like this? Reminds me of Kate Nash with lite electronics in place of an acoustic.
@LiquidHeaven: lily came before kate nash. in fact, i think lily helped kate get noticed.