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.
@KtuluTamer - Lily Allen started out fun and was often cast as some sorta hip-hop type.
"Window Shopper" is a classic hip hop song which is all about pushing the image.
@KtuluTamer - Lily Allen started out fun and was often cast as some sorta hip-hop type.
"Window Shopper" is a classic hip hop song which is all about pushing the image.
This is a parody. A spoof. It's as simple as that. It's like Weird Al Yankovic inasmuch as it's not meant to be the type of thing that gives us great insight on the artist.
This is a parody. A spoof. It's as simple as that. It's like Weird Al Yankovic inasmuch as it's not meant to be the type of thing that gives us great insight on the artist.
And to have further insight on where Lily Allen was at at this point in her career I think you have to realize how the British tabloids were treating her and even...
And to have further insight on where Lily Allen was at at this point in her career I think you have to realize how the British tabloids were treating her and even how the American magazines took their lead... and she was basically supposed to be this "bad girl of music" and such.
This song is just her having fun... and telling the world that she wasn't trying to live up to the image it wanted to have of her.
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.
@KtuluTamer - Lily Allen started out fun and was often cast as some sorta hip-hop type. "Window Shopper" is a classic hip hop song which is all about pushing the image.
@KtuluTamer - Lily Allen started out fun and was often cast as some sorta hip-hop type. "Window Shopper" is a classic hip hop song which is all about pushing the image.
This is a parody. A spoof. It's as simple as that. It's like Weird Al Yankovic inasmuch as it's not meant to be the type of thing that gives us great insight on the artist.
This is a parody. A spoof. It's as simple as that. It's like Weird Al Yankovic inasmuch as it's not meant to be the type of thing that gives us great insight on the artist.
And to have further insight on where Lily Allen was at at this point in her career I think you have to realize how the British tabloids were treating her and even...
And to have further insight on where Lily Allen was at at this point in her career I think you have to realize how the British tabloids were treating her and even how the American magazines took their lead... and she was basically supposed to be this "bad girl of music" and such.
This song is just her having fun... and telling the world that she wasn't trying to live up to the image it wanted to have of her.