Lily Allen

Lily Allen made an appearance on Neighbour’s last night showcasing her song ‘22’ which is currently at number 13 in the Aria Top 50 Single Charts.

‘22’ is about a woman who had the world at her feet at 22 but now she’s almost 30 years old and doesn’t have a career or a boyfriend. 

According to the song lyrics, “It’s sad but it’s true how society says her life is already over. There’s nothing to do and there’s nothing to say ‘til the man of her dreams comes along, picks her up and puts her over his shoulder.”

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  • Gillian (the other one) says:

    05:59pm | 11/09/09

    I happen to think Gillian’s interpretation is spot on but whether or not Lily Allen’s song is satirical isn’t really the point. Whichever way you look at it I reckon she’s saying we live in a pronatalist society (like that word?) - one that puts pressure on women, especially those… Read more »

  • Maria says:

    04:52pm | 11/09/09

    Lonard, men like you are the reason why women in their 30s are single. Obviously you don’t have much experience with 30 something women because the ones that I know are far from being damsels in distress or damsels in denial. As women get older, they become more discerning and… Read more »

 

If you do have a 12-year-old daughter you probably already know that Lily Allen is touring here at the moment. They’ve probably begged you to let them go to the concert - and you may have relented.

I’ll be there on Tuesday night with a bunch of 14-year-olds who are much cooler than I was when I was their age, and I’m really looking forward to it. Allen is very entertaining, her melodies are infectious, and she even manages to infuse some her her tunes with the kind of lessons you want young girls to learn (see above video of the very clever The Fear).

But there will be five minutes during the concert when I’ll be cringing in the corner as I look around at a room full of gorgeous young girls, who no doubt know every word of Allen’s latest single Not Fair and will be singing along with gusto. Believe me, if you’re little one is an Allen fan you probably don’t want to know the lyrics.

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  • lisa says:

    04:14pm | 11/06/09

    Good point Tory!,This song was on the radio & I thought exactly the same thing. Read more »

  • NiteKreeper says:

    06:39pm | 09/06/09

    Oh no, really Kim? You have a 9 year old son and you AVOID conversations that start with a question you don’t like? Nobody says you need to explain every little detail, but he NEEDS you to start giving him information like this, no matter how uncomfortable you may feel… Read more »

 

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