Lily Allen - This summers biggest racist?

That's a nice summation of Allen overall.

Well, this won't be getting Best Music Writing anytime soon: http://flavorwire.com/424859/hard-out-here-proves-lily-allen-is-the-pop-star-we-need-in-2013

We live in a post-Miley Cyrus / post-trollgaze world.

Sure, the video for (and the lyrics in) “Hard Out Here” is heavy-handed — not to mention the fact that the cadre of mostly black backup dancers twerking and getting their asses slapped in slow motion muddies the satirical message a bit. But the pretty blatant disses at the heavy hitters on the current pop charts are perfect. There’s Cyrus’ twerking, Gaga’s cheeky product placement and transparent media critiques, even a reference to Robin Thicke’s embarrassing bragging about the size of his penis, and acknowledgment of all three performer’s cultural appropriations. All comparisons of raw talent aside, Lily Allen seems to be the only pop performer still standing who has the self-awareness and wit to nail such a timely message in the space of a four-minute pop song.

how soon we forget weird al

not to mention pink

not to mention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ht5RZpzPqw

People think of Weird Al first and foremost as a comedian, I believe.

that piece makes no sense

how can you write these two sentences back to back and not notice a problem

Sure, the video for (and the lyrics in) “Hard Out Here” is heavy-handed — not to mention the fact that the cadre of mostly black backup dancers twerking and getting their asses slapped in slow motion muddies the satirical message a bit. But the pretty blatant disses at the heavy hitters on the current pop charts are perfect.

"the execution of this video and song is heavy-handed and muddled but also PERFECT"

I am no expert on youtube views but isn't 70 000 low for someone as big as Lily Allen?

Youtube freezes view counts on first-day/viral videos in the initial hours.

yeah there was a while where "301 Views" was a pretty reliable indicator of "this is big"

It's getting hard out herre...

:(

can't respect writers who start sentences with "Sure"

sure you can

"Sure" followed by equivocation. It's the Jonah Goldberg Rule.

Popjustice like it too. Apparently it's heart is in the right place..hmm.

http://www.popjustice.com/songs/lily-allen-hard-out-here/

"While her last album showcased the sort of scalpel-sharp social commentary and deft put-downs that have been missing from pop in the age of #clubLOLZ, Allen fans will have to make do, for now at least, with a cover of Keane's Somewhere Only We Know to mark her return. And it's nice and pleasant and all those sorts of adjectives, with Allen's delicate and deftly nuanced vocal rooted firmly on the right side of schmaltz. Fingers crossed the comeback proper is slightly less warm and cosy, though."

Translated, this means its fucking awful, yeah?

(From The Guardian).

scalpel-sharp metaphors

Here's the Keane cover/ad for people who haven't seen it yet.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqWig2WARb0

People who I respect *like* that advert.

I think it's a good helping of cuddlestein for the holiday, and the creation/animation is top-notch.

Not sure why Keane and not sure why Lily Allen.

think it sucks - wtf is the point of it - like "oh we just don't think enough of cartoon bears as we stuff our faces and spend at christmas, won't someone spare a thought for fictional characters created by a department store, they are literally the only living things on earth who don't get to share in the xmas fun".

bear-hating hare freaks won't let the bears sleep

LET THINGS SLEEP

why is the john lewis xmas advert a cultural event in this fucking country, vile racist performer or no

i like when she actually points out that she's being SARCASTIC in the lyrics as if we didn't get the drift

lily allen is human trash

Whatever, I like the ad itself. Just don't care about the music in it.

I fear it being reproduced for the US, because I know they'd use Zooey Deschanel.

it's an ADVERT

i like that keane song and can think of far worse things for lily allen to do than cover it. especially today.

it's an ADVERT

So that disqualifies it dead stop from being likable in any way?

she covered it about a week ago

as i said, she's being fast-tracked to national treasure status, and even being a vile racist more than once isn't going to stop her

it is totally on you and not my problem if you want to give a shit about an advert

why is the john lewis xmas advert a cultural event in this fucking country

because Woolworth's went bust is the tragic but likely true answer

Hey guys, guys, I don't know WHAT you're talking about because get this: I don't watch TV. In fact, I don't even know if I own a TV.

no but did you cry

ads have been iconic for many years. the fact they're made to make money hardly distinguishes them from other forms of art.

doesn't change the fact that the john lewis ad is an annual low point for british culture.

this year's isn't even as bad as usual cos the original is worse than the cover.

i heard a bit of this the other day and wondered why somebody had chosen to cover Keane in a style not very different from Keane, assumed it was some ad agency copyright-dodging bullshit

You are supposed to know if you own a TV or not.

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Just checked and yes, I DO have a TV. But I don't watch it. In fact I turned it around to face the wall because I literally don't watch it.

i think that was irony that didn't appear to be irony.

xpost - almost certain.

i'm gonna save my contempt for advertising and all its works for a different thread cos this one obviously needs to focus on Lily Allen and her ironic racism

i don't equate thinking advertising is shit with being above TV and therefore being a terrible person who spits on the common "man" tho

xxpost

We've never had it so good, uh huh
We're out of the woods
And if you can't detect the sarcasm
You've misunderstood

personally, i would judge advertisements on their merits, the same as anything else. tho i suppose it has got a lot worse as live tv becomes less popular.

xpost.

well tonight thank god it's them instead of you
and if you can't detect the sarcasm, you've misunderstood