Magnificent Lily!

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oh pure credit to Lily, I'd love to be seeing her at Oxygen this weekend, but Roscommon are playing and hey... needs must.

This is a brilliant take on all the world had become pre recession, she produced it in April 2008, Lots of interesting things happened that month, but to write and produce this work of art was totally fabulous, she explains how the "fear" had worked and what people wanted in modern society, and how simply fucked up and ridiculous it all was.

So Hat's off to Lily Allen, she was the first artist to explain the consumption bullshit that had taken over society, I was amazed when one day my daughter had 2 friends in the car and I played the song, and the other girls did not know Lily was takin the piss, they thought she really did want those things... I wish people would just pay attention to the lyrics, which is why I've printed them here.

I want to be rich and I want lots of money
I don’t care about clever I don’t care about funny
I want loads of clothes and i want fuckloads of diamonds
I heard people die while they are trying to find them

And i’ll take my clothes off and it will be shameless
Cuz everyone knows that’s how you get famous
I’ll look at the sun and I’ll look in the mirror
I’m on the right track yeah I’m on to a winner

[Chorus]
I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When do you think it will all become clear?
‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear

Life’s about film stars and less about mothers -
It’s all about fast cars concussing each other
But it doesn’t matter cause I’m packing plastic
and that’s what makes my life so fucking fantastic

And I am a weapon of massive consumption
And its not my fault it’s how I’m programmed to function
I’ll look at the sun and I’ll look in the mirror
I’m on the right track yeah we're on to a winner

Chorus
I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When do you think it will all become clear?
‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear

[Bridge]
Forget about guns and forget ammunition
Cause I’m killing them all on my own little mission
Now I’m not a saint but I’m not a sinner
Now everything's cool as long as I’m gettin thinner

[Chorus]
I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When do you think it will all become clear?
‘Cause I’m being taken over by fear

Brilliant!!!!