For my final review paper, I'm going to review but moreover analyze Lily Allen's first single off of her sophomore LP, It's Not Me, It's You. The song, called "The Fear", is a song that one would take for a Billboard 100, happy pop song on first listen. However, when looking at the lyrics more closely, Lily Allen gives an insider's look at how it feels to be a popular celebrity and what a mess our society is, without saying these things directly. In my opinion, it's a near-perfect pop song whose instrumentation and natural, laid-back style support Lily Allen's unsure and somewhat unstable lyrical content.
Sample lyrics: "I'll take my clothes off and it will be shameless/'Cause 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."
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I think this is a great idea, and there is a lot to be said about the topic! I love this song by Lily Allen and especially the fact that she puts all her brutally honest words to fun pop music. My favorite line in the song: I am a weapon of massive consumption, and its not my fault its how i'm programmed to function.. I'm intrigued to see what you come up with in your review!!
ReplyDeletethis will make for an interesting comment of our cultures obsession with celebrities and pop life. Using the song as a hinge for that discussion is clever, nice job.
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