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Lily Allen’s Frosted Trailer Park Dreams


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]

 
By Maura at 1:45 AM on Thu Dec 4 2008
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  • brasstax

    Wow. I was sure I couldn't love her more than I already did.

  • Anonymous

    Yeah, but Katy Perry's boobies are better.

  • Nutzrpoppin

    Boobies are always greener on the other side.

  • brasstax

    @owenmeany: Katy Perry's just a Zooey Deschanel knock-off...kind of like the Mustang II was to the Mustang.

  • sXenester

    not a Pulp cover?

  • Anonymous

    love the video, but the song doesn't make me excited for the new album.

  • Rob Murphy

    Two thumbs up!

  • propaganda-artist

    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.

  • Audif Jackson Winters III

    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.

  • Anonymous

    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.

  • Anonymous

    I want to walk around my house surrounded by the Chuck Bass Dancers.

  • Anonymous

    @Nutzrpoppin:


    I think her booty may be her best asset.

  • Ben!

    @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.

  • egg cream

    @benexclaimed: By her own account, she writes the lyrics but relies on producers for most of the music.

  • LiquidHeaven

    Has she always sounded like this? Reminds me of Kate Nash with lite electronics in place of an acoustic.

  • silkyjumbo

    @LiquidHeaven: lily came before kate nash. in fact, i think lily helped kate get noticed.

  • propaganda-artist

    @menyc: I thought Chuck Bass too.

  • brasstax

    @benexclaimed: If you've ever read any of her blogging, there's pretty much no doubt she's writing her own lyrics.

  • narymary

    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.

  • Anonymous

    I want "fuckloads" of diamonds, too. But you can keep the fame, Lily.

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