| Lily Allen – Nan, You're a Window Shopper Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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this song seems very sad... and very cruel of Lily Allen to be so mean to her grandmother (or "Nan," how the brit's call their grandma.). "Mad as fuck. Only just alive." This was my initial response the first time I heard this song and listened to the lyrics. Is it possible that Lily Allen actually meant this to be satirical? Funny at times ("But what do you want with tampons?") yet at the same time criticizing the typical egocentric and lack of respect the younger generation holds for the elderly. It would be easy to conclude that this was her true feelings if it were about any random old person, but what leads me to believe she is criticizing this perspective is that she is using her own grandmother, whom I can only hope she holds some level of love and respect for. Perhaps she is not claiming this older woman doesn't know how to live (as starpatroller may suggest) but actually just the opposite: that the older generation knows something we do not. Allen starts the song "The bottom feels so much better than the top. So much better." I could easily be wrong, but just wanted to offer something different for everyone to think about next time they hear this song. Oh and without doubt this is some kind of tribute to 50 Cent's windowshopper. |
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