This has been one of the weirdest posting weeks I've ever had. So I decided to lean in and really get weird.
In 2006, this was Lily Allen's debut single. On first listen, if you ignore the lyrics, it sounds bubbly and upbeat, but it is decidedly a lyrically angry song - bitter, even. The song is great, biting, and somewhat humourous. It ended up being a huge UK hit and a minor hit worldwide.
That beat you hear is from "Free Soul" by the Soul Brothers.
This is a song that has defined Lily Allen, even if she has grown tired of it at times. She smartly still performs it live, and does it brilliantly, as she did here in a 2019 performance.
The weird part is that its anger was so polarizing, it sparked a response song, by an artist named Example. He used the same Soul Brothers sample as his background. It was almost as equally inventive and nearly as bitter.
Wait, did I say that was weird? No. That's not weird.
What IS weird is that Lily Allen recorded a second version of the song. This version of the song is not in English, but in Simlish. Simlish is the language of the video game The Sims 2, in which Lily Allen was a character. She found it silly, but also, fun. It is kind of fun. But it's also a great way to end what has been a strange blog week.
Next week, we get back to normal stuff. Maybe.
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