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Artist Biography For Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Allen Born 2 May 1985 Known Professionally As Lily Allen Is An English Singer/songwriter Hailing From London United Kingdom. She Is The Daughter Of Keith Allen And Film Producer Alison Owen. Allen Left School When She Was 15 And Concentrated On Improving Her Performing And Compositional Skills. She Started Her Musical Career In 2002 By Signing To London Records. In 2005 She Made Some Of Her Recordings Public On Myspace And The Publicity Resulted In Airplay On BBC Radio 1 And A Contract With Regal Recordings. Her First Mainstream Single "Smile" Reached Number One On The UK Singles Chart In July 2006. Her Debut Record Alright Still Was Well Received Selling Over 2.6 Million Copies Worldwide And Brought Allen A Nomination At The Grammy Awards BRIT Awards And MTV Video Music Awards. She Began Hosting Her Own Talk-Show Lily Allen And Friends On BBC Three. Her Second Studio Album It's Not Me It's You Saw A Genre Shift Having More Of An Electropop Feel Rather Than The Ska And Reggae Influences Of The First One. The Album Debuted At Number One On The UK Albums Chart And The Australian ARIA Charts And Was Well Received By Critics Noting The Singer's Musical Evolution And Maturity. It Spawned The Hit Singles "The Fear" And "Fuck You" Popular Mostly In Europe. Allen And Amy Winehouse Have Been Credited With Starting A Process That Led To The Media-Proclaimed "year Of The Women" In 2009 That Saw Five Female Artists Making Music Of "experimentalism And Fearlessness" Nominated For The Mercury Prize. Lilly Allen Is The Sickest To Ever Do It.
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"LDN" Internet Slang For "London" Is A Single By Lily Allen Which Was Released In The UK On 25 September 2006. It Was Co-Written By Future Cut And Features A Sample Of "Reggae Merengue" Written By Tommy McCook. The Song Was Originally Released On Strictly Limited Edition 7" Vinyl 500 Copies In The UK On 24 April 2006 Accompanied By Album Track "Knock 'Em Out" And Was Re-Released In September Following The Huge Success Of Allen's Second Single "Smile". The Re-Release Peaked At Number Six On The UK Singles Chart. The Song Is Used In The Soundtrack Of The Film The Nanny Diaries And In The Trailer For Happy-Go-Lucky. This Song Was #30 On Rolling Stone's List Of The 100 Best Songs Of 2007. In 2008 The Song Was Included In The Soundtrack Of The Mike Leigh Film Happy-Go-Lucky. Allen Claims That The Inspiration For The Song Was William Wordsworth's Poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge September 3 1802". "LDN" Is Mobile Phone Text Language For London. The Lyrics Are Of Lily Describing A Bicycle Ride Through Her Hometown Of London. Set To A Cheerful Tune The Lyrics First Appear To Describe A Lovely Scene "A Fella Looking Dapper And He's Sittin' With A Slapper" But Follow Up Revealing A Less Glamorous Reality "Then I See It's A Pimp And His Crack Whore." Several Episodes From "city Life" Are Described Suggesting That Things May Not Be What They Seem "When You Look With Your Eyes Everything Seems Nice But If You Look Twice You Can See It's All Lies." However Lily Finds These Sights "priceless" And Asks Possibly Sarcastically "Oh Why Oh Why Would I Wanna Be Anywhere Else?". The Lyrics Might Take Part Of Their Inspiration From William Blake's Poem "London " Which Paints The City In A Similar Light.
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Biography - Lily Allen
Lily Rose Beatrice Allen Born 2 May 1985 Known Professionally As Lily Allen Is An English Singer/songwriter Hailing From London United Kingdom. She Is The Daughter Of Keith Allen And Film Producer Alison Owen. Allen Left School When She Was 15 And Concentrated On Improving Her Performing And Compositional Skills. She Started Her Musical Career In 2002 By Signing To London Records. In 2005 She Made Some Of Her Recordings Public On Myspace And The Publicity Resulted In Airplay On BBC Radio 1 And A Contract With Regal Recordings. Her First Mainstream Single "Smile" Reached Number One On The UK Singles Chart In July 2006. Her Debut Record Alright Still Was Well Received Selling Over 2.6 Million Copies Worldwide And Brought Allen A Nomination At The Grammy Awards BRIT Awards And MTV Video Music Awards. She Began Hosting Her Own Talk-Show Lily Allen And Friends On BBC Three. Her Second Studio Album It's Not Me It's You Saw A Genre Shift Having More Of An Electropop Feel Rather Than The Ska And Reggae Influences Of The First One. The Album Debuted At Number One On The UK Albums Chart And The Australian ARIA Charts And Was Well Received By Critics Noting The Singer's Musical Evolution And Maturity. It Spawned The Hit Singles "The Fear" And "Fuck You" Popular Mostly In Europe. Allen And Amy Winehouse Have Been Credited With Starting A Process That Led To The Media-Proclaimed "year Of The Women" In 2009 That Saw Five Female Artists Making Music Of "experimentalism And Fearlessness" Nominated For The Mercury Prize. Lilly Allen Is The Sickest To Ever Do It.
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"LDN" (Internet slang for "London") is a single by Lily Allen which was released in the UK on 25 September 2006. It was co-written by Future Cut, and features a sample of "Reggae Merengue", written by Tommy McCook. The song was originally released on strictly limited edition 7" vinyl (500 copies) in the UK on 24 April 2006, accompanied by album track, "Knock 'Em Out", and was re-released in September following the huge success of Allen's second single "Smile". The re-release peaked at number six on the UK singles chart. The song is used in the soundtrack of the film The Nanny Diaries, and in the trailer for Happy-Go-Lucky. This song was #30 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. In 2008 the song was included in the soundtrack of the Mike Leigh film Happy-Go-Lucky. Allen claims that the inspiration for the song was William Wordsworth's poem "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802".
"LDN" is Mobile Phone text language for London. The lyrics are of Lily describing a bicycle ride through her hometown of London. Set to a cheerful tune, the lyrics first appear to describe a lovely scene "A fella looking dapper, and he's sittin' with a slapper", but follow up revealing a less glamorous reality, "Then I see it's a pimp and his crack whore."
Several episodes from "city life" are described, suggesting that things may not be what they seem: "When you look with your eyes everything seems nice, But if you look twice you can see it's all lies." However, Lily finds these sights "priceless", and asks (possibly sarcastically), "Oh why, oh why, would I wanna be anywhere else?". The lyrics might take part of their inspiration from William Blake's poem "London," which paints the city in a similar light. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.