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* OldManConversationSong: Subversion. "Take What You Take" has the old person talking to Lily entirely in cliches and questionable folk wisdom, leading to Lily's exasperation and (somewhat inevitably) a PrecisionFStrike.
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* NewSoundAlbum: ''It's Not Me, It's You'' was a whole mixture of pop styles, but distinctly different to ''Alright, Still'' which was mostly {{ska}}-influenced.
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* RealitySubtext: She does a lot of this including somewhat confessional songs about her relationships with her brother ("Alfie"), sister ("Back To the Start") and [[DisappearedDad frequently absent father]] ("He Wasn't There").
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* CheapHeat: In live performance, she tends to swap out the reference to "London Town" in "LDN" for wherever she's playing at the time.
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* InformedAttractiveness
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* RefugeInAudacity: The song, "Fuck You" sounds like this at first.
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As of 2012 she will be releasing music under her married name, Lily Rose Cooper.

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As of 2012 she will be is releasing music under her married name, Lily Rose Cooper.
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* ClusterFBomb: "Fuck You"
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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive [[BritishEducationSystem British Public Schools]] around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile".

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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive [[BritishEducationSystem British Public Schools]] around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile".
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As of 2012 she will be releasing music under her married name, Lily Rose Cooper.



* HilariousInHindsight: From Alfie: "You need to get a job because the bills need to get paid!" [[GameOfThrones He did.]]
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* HilariousInHindsight: From Alfie: "You need to get a job because the bills need to get paid!" [[GameOfThrones He did.]]
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* DullSurprise: And how.


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** Unfortunately, "Lucy In Disguise" was [[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2015616/Rags-hitches-Lily-Allen-forced-close-Lucy-Disguise-store.html forced to close]] after only being open for ten months.

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* RecordProducer: ''It's Not Me, It's You'' was produced exclusively by Greg Kurstin, known for his work as part of The Bird and The Bee.


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: "Fuck You."
* RecordProducer: ''It's Not Me, It's You'' was produced exclusively by Greg Kurstin, known for his work as part of The Bird and The Bee.
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* ArtistDisillusionment: Has made a reality tv series about her "Riches to Rags" story. She now has her own clothing store with her sister called "Lucy In Disguise". She also didn't renew her recording contract, may go back to being a musician in the future.

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* ArtistDisillusionment: Has made a reality tv series about her "Riches to Rags" story. She now has her own clothing store with her sister called "Lucy In Disguise". She also didn't renew her recording contract, may go back to being a musician in the future. future, but has noted many many times how she hates the HollywoodHypeMachine and wants nothing to do with it.
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* ArtistDisillusionment: Has made a reality tv series about her "Riches to Rags" story. She now has her own clothing store with her sister called "Lucy In Disguise". She also didn't renew her recording contract, may go back to being a musician in the future.
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Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext she puts into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).

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Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext she puts into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll ''"I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" mirror"'' can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).
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Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).

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Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext she puts into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).
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Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past even to a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).

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Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even to a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).

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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive [[BritishEducationSystem British Public Schools]] around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile". Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).

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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive [[BritishEducationSystem British Public Schools]] around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile".

Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even to a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).
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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive [[BritishPublicSchool British Public Schools]] around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile". Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).

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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive [[BritishPublicSchool [[BritishEducationSystem British Public Schools]] around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile". Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).
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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive [[BritishPublicSchool BritishPublicSchools]] around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile". Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).

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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive [[BritishPublicSchool BritishPublicSchools]] British Public Schools]] around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile". Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives).
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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive BritishPublicSchools around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile". Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives.)

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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive BritishPublicSchools [[BritishPublicSchool BritishPublicSchools]] around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile". Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives.)lives).
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As a child, Lily attended some of the most expensive BritishPublicSchools around, but got expelled from most of them for drinking and smoking, and dropped out of school at 16. At first, she was seen as immature and bratty, and was rejected by many labels which she attributes to her lifestyle. However, she still achieved mainstream success, and developed a much more mature image in music videos like "The Fear" compared to earlier ones like "Smile". Despite her school life and having a pretty similar past to even a criminal, she is talented in what she does and has achieved Grade 5 piano as well as Grade ''8'' singing. She also writes all of her own songs, which is actually pretty impressive considering the large amounts of subtext into her songs ("The Fear" is a perfect example - "I'll look at the sun, and I'll look in the mirror" can mean this in a literal sense, but [[FridgeBrilliance "The Sun" and "The Mirror" are also popular UK newspapers]] that regularly report on celebrities' lives.)
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Lily Allen is a British artist known for light pop songs, usually with some form of satirical message behind them. She was born in London, 1985, to actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her brother, Alfie Allen, plays Theon Greyjoy on ''GameOfThrones''.

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Lily Allen is a British artist known for light pop songs, usually with some form of satirical message behind them. She was born in London, 1985, to actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. Her brother, Alfie Allen, Allen (a target of at least one of her songs), plays Theon Greyjoy on ''GameOfThrones''.
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Literally all I know about the girl. But hey, it\'s something factual.


Lily Allen is a British artist known for light pop songs, usually with some form of satirical message behind them. She was born in London, 1985, to actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen.

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Lily Allen is a British artist known for light pop songs, usually with some form of satirical message behind them. She was born in London, 1985, to actor and musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen.
Owen. Her brother, Alfie Allen, plays Theon Greyjoy on ''GameOfThrones''.
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* RecordProducer: ''It's Not Me, It's You'' was produced exclusively by Greg Kurstin, known for his work as part of The Bird and The Bee.
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** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PrQx2pVYiU Song For A Boy]] is cheery sounding little number that talks about all of the reasons the singer hates the titular boy.
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PrQx2pVYiU Song For A Boy]] is cheery sounding little number that talks about all of the reasons the singer hates the titular boy.

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* ** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PrQx2pVYiU Song For A Boy]] is cheery sounding little number that talks about all of the reasons the singer hates the titular boy.

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Describe Lily Allen Here.

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!!Discography:
* ''Alright, Still'' (2006)
* ''It's Not Me, It's You'' (2009)



* IHaveToWashMyHair: "Knock 'Em Out" is essentially a string of these, ranging from the girl saying she's getting married next week to claiming she has to go because her house is on fire.

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* IHaveToWashMyHair: "Knock 'Em Out" is essentially a string of these, ranging from the girl saying she's getting married next week to claiming she has to go because her house is on fire. fire.
* LyricalDissonance: "LDN" by Lily Allen borders on a LampshadeHanging. It's an upbeat song about how the back alleys in London are nowhere near as nice as the rest of the city...
** The music video lampshades the lampshade. In it, everything is all bright and perky and cheery as Lily goes skipping along-- at least until she's out of range, when everything reverts to its normal twisted self.
** Quite a few of Lily Allen's songs are like that. "Smile" is about a girl [[strike:getting revenge on her boyfriend]]systematically ruining her cheating ex's life, "Alfie" is about her brother doing drugs...
*** Perhaps most disturbingly, "The Fear" seems to contain references to her miscarriage.
** Basically every single song on the first album "Alright Still" consisted of sugar-sweet pop with bitter and cynical lyrics (Exception: "Littlest Things"). She broadened her style in later albums but it remained a theme...
--->I don't know what I'm meant to feel anymore...
** "Not Fair" is a rather upbeat, country-style song about how she is in a relationship with a man who is quite nice but unable to satisfy her sexually.
** "He Wasn't There" is a very bouncy pop song about her absentee father...
** Also "Fuck You" is a very upbeat, cheery song where Lily chews up intolerant people while dropping total of about 30 [[ClusterFBomb F-bombs]]
** "Everything's Just Wonderful" is a very sarcastic song with a happy beat
* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PrQx2pVYiU Song For A Boy]] is cheery sounding little number that talks about all of the reasons the singer hates the titular boy.

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