Her lyrics are getting more and more relevant with each year that passes. Most underrated artist on this planet. Her mellow and sweet voice combined with her British accent makes the lyrics pop out even more. It's September 2024 and I haven't heard this song since it came out and I still know every single word. This is how you know the artist has an impact. Lily, lots of love to you.
Exactly the same, i was shocked to see just how long ago it was released. within seconds i was singing along like i heard it only yesterday. Lilly was a very talented singer, i wished she would record some more music.
@@Parksey-qb5wv super ahead of the time. she stopped making music to look after her kids. she now is on radio 6 music as a host. I can only jump to conclusions but sometimes its best to be remembered for good music rather then come back and not know if people will still like you.
I like how brutally honest and unapologetically truthful she is. She's not trying to sell herself under an exaggerated image or have an alter ego, she is just spitting facts about life in this modern age and its so relatable.
Greed is funny... And it works. That is you will get your money, and materialism if you are hungry enough for it. But it`s never going to give you the contentment you seek ( trust me i know) . There is always another " shiny new thing" to chase around the corner.
@@commiedog425 Yes it's already very good it's for sure that it's less than Lady Gaga or Byoncé in addition her best songs are not necessarily the most popular
The lyrics hit to you differently as you grow older, I was once obsessed with this song when I was 15 and I have just got my second-first listen again at 24
Couldn’t agree more I heard this when it came out I was about 11 at the time and still love it because of the beet now it’s even better because of they lyrics lol
There is nothing wrong with lily I am not her huge fan of hers but shes very clever talented person very ordinary and very unique person we need more people like lily allen and her talents
For all you none Brits, "I'll look at The Sun and I'll look in the Mirror" are two British newspapers for anyone who's unaware. One of my favourite lines of the whole song, very clever
Oh my gosh all of these years that has been the one line in this song that I didn't think was satirical-- I can't believe that went over my head thank you!
Are Dub yeah the funny thing for me is that I am familiar with the sun and the mirror but they are not commonplace enough in my life that it would be something I think of upon hearing those names out of context
@@apex1615she was ahead of her time in this particular song because everything she mentioned about being famous and social media is happening right now I.e insta models etc.....
I miss her type of artist. A songstress with a mellow and sweet voice but with lyricisms that pack a symphony of sarcasm, viciousness, and truth that one might fail to notice at first because of how sweet and casual she is singing it. She’s like that rebellious girl who doesn’t try too hard. Love her a lot.
@@rzn194 oohh I love that song, one of the greatest songs of the past 20 years. ‘BTSTU’ by Jai Paul and ‘Out Getting Ribs’ by King Krule are some others.
lol right?? I loved this song when i was like 15, but I didn't really know anything about music back then. it randomly popped into my head today for the first time in years, and upon listening to it again... yeah, it's actually kinda neat? it's got that chromatic descending progression in the verses with the flat VII and flat VI, and then the flat VII again in the chorus. There's a fair amount of tension between the chords and the melody too. pretty cool for a pop song!
my mum would listen to this song in long car drives a lot and i heard it playing somewhere and it gave such a surreal feeling and honestly as a little kid i never realised how actually good the song is. this song has an un replicatable style
@@willjh1980 she is her own songwriter you can tell that in go back to the start where she talks about her sister's relationship and how she wants to make amends because it's all her fault it's a great song for what it is an honest apology of her mistakes from her heart but yeah.
I think that Lily Allen is one of the cleverest songwriters in the British pop scene, writing for a British audience. I mean how many Americans hearing the song would know that the "Sun and the Mirror" is referring to two specific British tabloid newspapers? Genius.
There's probably more worldly Yanks than you realize...& know about those rags & what they represent...as thoughtlessly common knowledge as it can be. That said, there's not nearly enough. It seems the uneducated morons supporting a literal fascist, seditious con man for re-election are coming out of the woodwork. If he's reelected, I'll be heading your way or to Europe.
You are on the money, been wrecking me brain for a good long while wondering what this beautiful feeling I get that I can't explain when listening to this song. Its also the celebration of an amazingly talented young lady. I am blown away by Lilly
@@brijmsn It was made as such, and parts truly are. But also, I feel through the song that the part that is nature is kinda embraced by her, or, one can say, recognized and not defensively denied, or at least she is ambivalent about it, which is why I find her lovely. Well, that's at least how it appears to me (for the nature side).
I think this songs works because of the ambiguity. If she was just showing off about her awesome life the song would lose its charm. I am sure on some level Lily Allen doesn't like the idea of Africans dying so people in the developed world can have cheap diamonds. But like most of us she isn't exactly losing sleep over it. I am sure most people feel a bit bad about these things and also a bit bad that they don't feel that bad about it. It's not right but....
@@katakisLives Yeah but only means she understands exactly what she's singing about all the more. Some of the most profound people in history were born into immense generational wealth, thinking there's was nothing more to life, only to realize as they got older that in fact that was the farthest thing from the truth.
people (who clearly dont understand the English language or our culture) she isnt talking from her point of view. the entire song is from the point of view of naive people who want to be celebrities it is also from the point of view from celebrities as well. firstly lets start of with the sun and the mirror... they are 2 british national newspapers. when she says lets look at the sun and i'll look in the mirror. she is saying lets look at the newspapers. now for the rest of the song it is about how people want to be celebrities because of how good it is. however lily is pointing out all the negativities and how celebrities just dont care that they are constantly judged and if someone says loose 3 stone even though they are perfect they will.
HAHA thanks for bringing that up. I was wondering what was the meaning behind those two words, though I am familiar but not familiar enough with the British national newspapers
As an American, I took those lines to mean looking at the sun to distort your vision before looking at your own appearance. AKA: Pursuit of an idealized and ridiculous vision of "beauty".
She is one of the very many celebs who is outspoken about the avalanche of lies & corruption in the world. The main reason she 'fizzled' out of the mainstream spotlight....
I don't think that's true. And she wasn't necessarily outspoken about lies and corruption in the world, so much as she was singing a song of something similar, whether she believed that, or not. If there's evidence, then please tell me I'm wrong, otherwise I won't have any reason to correct myself.
@@FitzgeraldStanburyWeissV yeah, growing up is realising just how many people say something and don't actually mean it. not sure if that's allen, but most people are just great at faking/ marketing themselves/ aesthetics. pretty disappointing in general of people.
She's such a strong woman :) I can't imagine ANY of her songs being about being in love and stuff like that, yet she was able to do an AMAZING cover of Somewhere only we know. She is the wake up call to us all :) Love you :)
As I approach my late 20s, I will never forget how amazing and massive this was in 2009, during my final years of secondary school. I am so nostalgic for it!
I already thought that "And I am a weapon of massive consumption/And it's not my fault it's how I'm programmed to function" was the cleverest couplet in the history of pop music and only today, almost a decade later, did I realize that the next line about looking at the sun and mirror isn't just metaphorical (which works fine) but is a reference to the tabloids. Bravo, Lily. Genuine brilliance.
I discovered her because I found an iPod of a recovering addict who’s playlist was very sad yet moving and this was one of the songs. I was like 11 im 24 now and damn Lily was right about a lot.
I have several functioning iPods, about 5 or 6 if u want me to Mail them to you. A purple nano iPod, pink nano, some small silver ones and they were belonging to my family members but I have them all in a box now all functioning
Chloe Iversen that's the magic of our times is around the time this video was made many people saw the undercurrent of cynicism before it became totally apparent to everyone else
I remember this song back in the day, but never realised just how interesting and well-written it is. Amazing Lily Allen could make a chart-topping song like this.
@@MichaelSuperbacker was thinking how it's exceptional to have a great pop song that's also brutally honest. There were other artists back then who achieved the same (Eminem, Kanye West, Amy Winehouse), 2000s pop music wasn't just sex and partying. To this day Lily Allen's tone is very unique.
There's quuuite a few singers now who keep their accent to varying degrees. She def was the one in the last decade that made it pretty much acceptable though not unless there is someone I forgot
I am a weapon of massive consumption, it's not my fault it's just how i'm programmed to function... Still the best part of the lyrics. Describes about 90% of the western human population.
Pretty sure it’s intended to be at least slightly tongue in cheek. Considering the fact that the artist is clearly impervious to these cultural influences yet she notices these bizarre traits in others.
+Holly Mackinnon (Mack) I'd heard of her, but never really listened until I decided to look her up after reading an article on Alfie. Her older stuff is great! This song is the one I get others started with ;)
OfficialVetox The Sun and The Mirror are newspapers in the UK that often talk about popular or celebrity culture, which is the subject of criticism in this song. My mind is still blown.
Are you stupid of course this is her accent when she sings and speaks.....(.but the point you're making is that she's from a posh background) So what? She's not always gonna speak like the queen of England. Plus she's not that posh nwayz. She's still a londoner most of us speak like her. I'm from west london so I should know.
The creative concepts behind all her music videos are so underrated. She’s such a genius when it comes to creating a mystical world that reflects her music.
@Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz my 16 year olds face lit up when l played this on my phone, l forgot how old this is and it makes my children think of when they were toddlers.....
Classic. I love how everything is colorful and posh throughout the song and the ending is only with a creepy grey mist covering the whole area. The song is so entertaining and looks like a bright-upbeat one, however it's a deceiving song as it feels in its lyrics, because it is very dark indeed.
This song is nice to listen at first, then you look to the lyrics and you'll get it. It is daunting how we are being bombarded with advertisements all the time, telling us to buy, media telling us what we should be paying attention to. Honestly, we're used to too much stimulation in our daily lives, that a short while on our own without internet has us bored. It's true for me, so I try to sit in silence often. It's calming.
Gambling adverts, erectile disfunction ads, gay couple having their car delivered, mixed race couples on every ad, Twitter tweeting and followers, wagon wheels and bounty decreasing in size, the list goes on
This song is so deep and the video makes it even better with those Alice in Wonderland vibes... I think I was around 12 when I first heard it and ever since I've been in love with it. Lily was speaking some truth...
Same. But when I got older I realised it was actually about having an eating disorder and subliminal messages in the vid crying for help, kind of sad glad she is in recovery now though.
Tentu saja semua industri musik dan film 80 % mengenai diriku, itulah tanda rindunya Allah padaku, melalui seluruh ciptaan Nya Dia berkisah tentangku, tentang keinginanku, dan posisi apa yg seharusnya kumiliki, Ibu yg di jadikan babu, Adalah ibu bumi ,,, aku ini mother earth
Just realised that to an American, the lines "I'll look at The Sun, and I'll look in The Mirror" is just Lily trying to blind herself and checking her outfit out, but for us it's newspapers.
And from a non-UK perspective, it takes on a more poetic approach. Looking at the sun means being blind to reality, looking at a mirror means being self-absorbed by oneself. Love it
keverinkarama It means the crowd of people who generally have or understands "hatred," such in the way she describes in her song, will be the ones who actually understand what she's saying. She's addressing those things to give a message of where it really leads you to.
An incredible track, the lyrics never fail to affect me. I've thought long and hard about what it's all about and come to the conclusion that Ms. Allen is preaching against disassociation - but is anyone listening? I hope so.
My favorite Lily Allen song. Topped the charts for an entire month back in the Autumn of 2008. Her vocals are on point, it's got a catchy tune, the message is about her talking about her sudden fame after the release to this song (hence her saying The Sun and the Mirror,) and also about people with their insercuities like apperence, body image and sexual perference. Ingenious!
sitting in my bed sobbing because I finally found this song!!!!! all I could remember was a big fancy house and pastel colours! I used to dance to this music video with my mum when was wee. She passed away 12 years ago now but the memory is clear :)
she is one of those who represented my world once. I never exaggerated my interest on her as she would like. she wouldn't like to be overrated. I'm not listening to her music any more. Because I've got of her What ever I needed. She is like an old good book resting in my library.
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Lily’s music. The meanings of her songs are extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of advanced musical theory most of the lyrics will go over a typical listener’s head. There's also Allen’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into her characterisation- her personal philosophy draws heavily from biblical literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of her talent to realise that she’s not just a prodigy- she’s saying something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike this goddess truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the importance of her existential catchphrase "It’s British Time" which itself is a cryptic reference to Sugar Ray’s American epic ‘Every Morning’. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as her genius unfolds itself into their ears. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂
And yes, by the way, i DO have a Lily Allen tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies’ eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎
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Her lyrics are getting more and more relevant with each year that passes. Most underrated artist on this planet. Her mellow and sweet voice combined with her British accent makes the lyrics pop out even more. It's September 2024 and I haven't heard this song since it came out and I still know every single word. This is how you know the artist has an impact. Lily, lots of love to you.
Exactly the same, i was shocked to see just how long ago it was released. within seconds i was singing along like i heard it only yesterday. Lilly was a very talented singer, i wished she would record some more music.
So agree, hearing her words, and thinking of influencers on TikTok Etc. Yes more and more relevant.
@@Parksey-qb5wv super ahead of the time. she stopped making music to look after her kids. she now is on radio 6 music as a host. I can only jump to conclusions but sometimes its best to be remembered for good music rather then come back and not know if people will still like you.
I like how brutally honest and unapologetically truthful she is. She's not trying to sell herself under an exaggerated image or have an alter ego, she is just spitting facts about life in this modern age and its so relatable.
This comment is underrated asf!
I agree. Crazy to think this came out in 2008
Greed is funny... And it works. That is you will get your money, and materialism if you are hungry enough for it. But it`s never going to give you the contentment you seek ( trust me i know) . There is always another " shiny new thing" to chase around the corner.
Agreed, I love the honesty and vulnerability in her tracks. Lily is always on my playlists.Still going strong in 2024!
Can you imagine if Taylor Swift did this song? It would be so cool, but. you know, in an ironic way.
Lily Allen. One of the most underrated artists walking this earth. I hope she creates a comeback soon.
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@@commiedog425 Yes it's already very good it's for sure that it's less than Lady Gaga or Byoncé in addition her best songs are not necessarily the most popular
Really? She’s hot. That’s it as far as I see
@@commiedog425 yeha she is underrated, her songs deserve more views. End of Conversation.
I was obsessed with this song as a 11 year old girl. here I am, 26 years old and the amount of nostalgia I’m feeling now gives me goosebumps
especially still how relevant this song is about our time
We both saw this song same time. We should get married 😃
I'm a 32 year old man and was also obsessed with this song 15 years ago, it's still such a good song
Same age , same story girl❤
The lyrics hit to you differently as you grow older, I was once obsessed with this song when I was 15 and I have just got my second-first listen again at 24
Same :D
Yeah the lyrics are actually pretty deep
Agreed
Couldn’t agree more I heard this when it came out I was about 11 at the time and still love it because of the beet now it’s even better because of they lyrics lol
Same ❤
"I am a weapon of massive consumption, and its not my fault, its how i'm programmed to function"
What an awesome line
Forget about guns and forget ammunition cos I’m killing them all on my own little misson- also a good line
Honestly
She used to be so good, i dont know what happened to her
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LILY ALLEN WAS SUCH AN ORIGINAL ICON , I wish people could still appreciate that
There is nothing wrong with lily I am not her huge fan of hers but shes very clever talented person very ordinary and very unique person we need more people like lily allen and her talents
She was overrated especially in her prime.
@@AJ-cv9zf In recent years, she's become the very thing she criticised. Literally sells people up the river to get herself attention.
@@lisascarrott6142Ordinary and unique ? 😅
It's currently 2024 and it's AWESOME to see people coming back to this masterpiece so many years later!
Thank you Lily! ❤️
@C.C.Alex017 Yes, her incisive and direct messages don't age.
It's 2018...10 years later this song feels more relatable than ever...what a shame
Very true! Much agreed, yeah...
Damn! That's EXACTLY what I was just thinking.
Mans' materialistic greed will be the becoming of mans' demise on this planet that we are over consuming today without much care for our tomorrow.
I click on this video and see I have a comment from 9 years ago lol... and I'm sure I'll be listening for more decades to come.
itssandytime the human race has been on a decline since 1913... and hasn't stopped.
For all you none Brits, "I'll look at The Sun and I'll look in the Mirror" are two British newspapers for anyone who's unaware. One of my favourite lines of the whole song, very clever
Oh my gosh all of these years that has been the one line in this song that I didn't think was satirical-- I can't believe that went over my head thank you!
dont worry, brit culture is such that most internationals will know of these media outlets.
Are Dub yeah the funny thing for me is that I am familiar with the sun and the mirror but they are not commonplace enough in my life that it would be something I think of upon hearing those names out of context
Didn't know that, thank you.
It is meant in two different ways though. We have the sun in the U.S. too
Lily Allen was wayy ahead of her time..
In what way was she ahead of her time?
@@apex1615she was ahead of her time in this particular song because everything she mentioned about being famous and social media is happening right now I.e insta models etc.....
like it wasnt happening then. no offense. but she isnt ahead of her time, she is just a very talented singer.
@@apex1615 I guess it was happening but it wasn't so visual as to what it is now, but I agree with you.she is a very talented singer.
Yes!!!!!!!!!
Christ, is this song really 14 years old? It's still one of the freshest songs out there!
mate me listening to it again am nearly 60 year old fuckin refreshing
You're never too old to enjoy good music. I'm in my early 60s and love her music. Cheers!
Legit.
Oh, fuck--I'm OLD.
Its since the message is even more relevant today
I miss her type of artist. A songstress with a mellow and sweet voice but with lyricisms that pack a symphony of sarcasm, viciousness, and truth that one might fail to notice at first because of how sweet and casual she is singing it. She’s like that rebellious girl who doesn’t try too hard. Love her a lot.
Wanted to write something similar but you sir wrote every single word perfectly.
Exactly like Melanie Martinez or Jessie J
I would imagine most of her lyrics are from her Dad. And the melody was written by Greg Kurstin
Melanie Martinez is basically the modern day Lilly Allen
that was Marina in her first few eras :'D
This song is a time capsule for sure. A wave of nostalgia hits me every time I hear the chorus
Im in your walls
So true👍👍
@Cosmic Guardian haha no I meant nostalgia. It’s a nostalgic song to me
@@charcoollive6126 ok have fun
I feel the same.
Her lyrics are so relevant.
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ubren dickenson //That is the number of the times your comment got liked. 10/10 to the previous statement.
Too, TRUE!
Perhaps more relevent than ever.
cornishrob123 - Yeah :( But on the bright side you look quite sexy XD
The Sun and The Mirror references are gagging me. Highly underrated artist and writer. Truly brilliant.
The chord progressions in the chorus are killing me. This is massively underrated.
Right, the background keyboards are superb, and make the track extra special.
@@rzn194 oohh I love that song, one of the greatest songs of the past 20 years. ‘BTSTU’ by Jai Paul and ‘Out Getting Ribs’ by King Krule are some others.
lol right?? I loved this song when i was like 15, but I didn't really know anything about music back then. it randomly popped into my head today for the first time in years, and upon listening to it again... yeah, it's actually kinda neat? it's got that chromatic descending progression in the verses with the flat VII and flat VI, and then the flat VII again in the chorus. There's a fair amount of tension between the chords and the melody too. pretty cool for a pop song!
I like the ambiguous major-minor going on.
Yes pretty interesting for a pop song when it goes minor when not expected
my mum would listen to this song in long car drives a lot and i heard it playing somewhere and it gave such a surreal feeling and honestly as a little kid i never realised how actually good the song is. this song has an un replicatable style
She was way ahead of the times
Surreal... Cool!
Dont know if she wrote this herself but I like it a lot.
@@willjh1980 she is her own songwriter you can tell that in go back to the start where she talks about her sister's relationship and how she wants to make amends because it's all her fault it's a great song for what it is an honest apology of her mistakes from her heart but yeah.
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"I don't know what's right or what's real anymore"
*I can't relate more*
I neeeeed your profile pic
@@annafoden4218 same XD XD
Eggsbenedict cucumberbatch looking like a diplodocus
Me either in my life when in love or man should feell
its kinda sad how this is getting more true by the day
I think that Lily Allen is one of the cleverest songwriters in the British pop scene, writing for a British audience. I mean how many Americans hearing the song would know that the "Sun and the Mirror" is referring to two specific British tabloid newspapers? Genius.
Dont ever write for the Americans . They are so inward thinking they wont get it it if you wrote it down in Crayon and drawings
I'm an American lulz
me?
brit politics is getting a world stage these days. for the entertainment value.
I mean i learned about that right here in this comments section yes, but pretty much everything else also applies to the us media
There's probably more worldly Yanks than you realize...& know about those rags & what they represent...as thoughtlessly common knowledge as it can be.
That said, there's not nearly enough. It seems the uneducated morons supporting a literal fascist, seditious con man for re-election are coming out of the woodwork.
If he's reelected, I'll be heading your way or to Europe.
I finally understand her, she’s singing exactly what I feel like right now
true I feel exactly what she's trying to say after being disillusioned
same here, as we grow old we understand more and more her songs
😂😂😂
Given its about being fabulously wealthy I don't find it that relatable
@@katakisLives Yeah, but consumerism doesn't just affect the rich. Those of us who aren't rich just feel inadequate and envious.
I miss this kind of music
It's better than Kanye west
I used to love this type of music when I was growing up. It made me oddly calm
+Holy Chicken same omg
It still exists tho
i know i have been searching for this song for years
this song just unlocked memories i didn’t even realise i had
You are on the money, been wrecking me brain for a good long while wondering what this beautiful feeling I get that I can't explain when listening to this song. Its also the celebration of an amazingly talented young lady. I am blown away by Lilly
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@@ZebraChain stop spamming self promotion, thanks.
Yess the noglostia is real
just normal memories foe me buit still good song
Sarcastic, clever, underrated song...I hope she'll keep up the good job...
30% satire 70% the truth and nature. Always lovely Lily.
I never believed this was satire
@@brijmsn It was made as such, and parts truly are. But also, I feel through the song that the part that is nature is kinda embraced by her, or, one can say, recognized and not defensively denied, or at least she is ambivalent about it, which is why I find her lovely. Well, that's at least how it appears to me (for the nature side).
I think this songs works because of the ambiguity. If she was just showing off about her awesome life the song would lose its charm.
I am sure on some level Lily Allen doesn't like the idea of Africans dying so people in the developed world can have cheap diamonds.
But like most of us she isn't exactly losing sleep over it.
I am sure most people feel a bit bad about these things and also a bit bad that they don't feel that bad about it.
It's not right but....
@@brijmsn Given she was born into money I'd say this song was just her lived experience.
@@katakisLives Yeah but only means she understands exactly what she's singing about all the more. Some of the most profound people in history were born into immense generational wealth, thinking there's was nothing more to life, only to realize as they got older that in fact that was the farthest thing from the truth.
A song that needs to be heard and taken seriously today...
Jas.
people (who clearly dont understand the English language or our culture) she isnt talking from her point of view. the entire song is from the point of view of naive people who want to be celebrities it is also from the point of view from celebrities as well. firstly lets start of with the sun and the mirror... they are 2 british national newspapers. when she says lets look at the sun and i'll look in the mirror. she is saying lets look at the newspapers. now for the rest of the song it is about how people want to be celebrities because of how good it is. however lily is pointing out all the negativities and how celebrities just dont care that they are constantly judged and if someone says loose 3 stone even though they are perfect they will.
***** And other countries who speak English and are unaware of the national newspapers :D
HAHA thanks for bringing that up. I was wondering what was the meaning behind those two words, though I am familiar but not familiar enough with the British national newspapers
95btkh not a problem any other phrases in the song you dont understand? just ask me
***** i think he gets it now...
As an American, I took those lines to mean looking at the sun to distort your vision before looking at your own appearance. AKA: Pursuit of an idealized and ridiculous vision of "beauty".
She is one of the very many celebs who is outspoken about the avalanche of lies & corruption in the world. The main reason she 'fizzled' out of the mainstream spotlight....
She chose to quit the industry
@@kittykatzcount1092 Exactly! - media is as corrupt as politicians.
I don't think that's true. And she wasn't necessarily outspoken about lies and corruption in the world, so much as she was singing a song of something similar, whether she believed that, or not. If there's evidence, then please tell me I'm wrong, otherwise I won't have any reason to correct myself.
@@FitzgeraldStanburyWeissV yeah, growing up is realising just how many people say something and don't actually mean it. not sure if that's allen, but most people are just great at faking/ marketing themselves/ aesthetics. pretty disappointing in general of people.
This song is so F**KING fantastic.
Check out Bakar another fucking fantastic artist
That's why she's packing plastic.
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Shut the f up debra chain ur gay
@@jimminycricket3384 😂😂😂
The tail end of the 2000's had some great music
Better than the Roman Songs your slaves sang?
Ave, true to Caesar
her whole album was amazing, " it's not you it's me,"
probably one of the best albums of the 2000's
ikr
It's funny because at the time everyone at school/college was like "today's chart music is shit" :LLL
She's such a strong woman :)
I can't imagine ANY of her songs being about being in love and stuff like that, yet she was able to do an AMAZING cover of Somewhere only we know.
She is the wake up call to us all :)
Love you :)
what about when she did true love with pink?
swirlingmass Oh yeah... but she was cutting carrots, which could mean smtg... you know,... HIS something XD
lol sorry thats so sick minded
Actually Sheezus has many love songs (Close your eyes, L8 Cmmr, As long as i got you, Who do you love....)but they are still good
Pedro Perez Meh, I wouldn't say L8 Cmmr is about love... more like the opposite to It's Not Fair...
Here I am 15 years later listening to this great song which just doesn't get old. And what a genius music video as well!!!
As I approach my late 20s, I will never forget how amazing and massive this was in 2009, during my final years of secondary school. I am so nostalgic for it!
It happens to all of us.
Same. Was 15 and 29 now
I was at university then. I didn't learn of this song until a few years later, when my mate played it to me.
I love these lyrics... And still listening to in 2021
OMG I love her and her album
It makes even more sense after reading her autobiography !!!
We will always love Lily!
Yaaas this song is pure art!
loves it🥰
Real talent is never glamorized.
this song is the theme song of this year people are so synthetic
Semitic 🥰
This song was ahead of its time. Lyrically it's more relevant today. 💎💎💎
I already thought that "And I am a weapon of massive consumption/And it's not my fault it's how I'm programmed to function" was the cleverest couplet in the history of pop music and only today, almost a decade later, did I realize that the next line about looking at the sun and mirror isn't just metaphorical (which works fine) but is a reference to the tabloids. Bravo, Lily. Genuine brilliance.
I got that one instantly, however no one ever gets the the sun anymore as they stopped the page 3 :(
didn't get it
Oh, nice. I didn't get that reference. Very clever and lyrics-wise likely my favorite pop song.
r/iamverysmart
Wooooh
This song is so deep and dark behind that bubblegum sound...
That's like all of lily's songs🤣
ikr?! it's genial really..
what i like about her songs....
ruclips.net/video/yN9CPloRkro/видео.html
That's Lily's pattern! ❤️
"I look in the sun and I look in the mirror." Clever play on words trying to hint the two newspapers.
I didn't even notice that. That's brilliant.
+Maks Tracy Neither did I. Ingenious.
+Awiar Nasseri Wooooowwwwww, that is so clever and ingenious and brilliant. Not. Bunch of idiots.
Jamie Dawkins b8 detected
No, I was genuinely astounded by how stupid you and your friends are.
I discovered her because I found an iPod of a recovering addict who’s playlist was very sad yet moving and this was one of the songs. I was like 11 im 24 now and damn Lily was right about a lot.
Damn, where did you find this functioning ipod? And how did u know from who it was?
I have several functioning iPods, about 5 or 6 if u want me to Mail them to you. A purple nano iPod, pink nano, some small silver ones and they were belonging to my family members but I have them all in a box now all functioning
@@eloisekendall1470 wow.
Still got my ipod shuffle, little orange metal thing, that will most likely work past me
@@eloisekendall1470 i'll take one
I must have been under a rock. Today is the first time I have heard of her! She is awesome!!
Yes ^^
Welcome
+Jack Copeland I agree
yes she is
Not a rock, just a larger than normal pebble....
She talks her way through a song wonderfully.
This track was so ahead of its time. I remember when it came out I kept thinking, “It’ll never make the impact that it should.”
I’d say it’s less ahead of it’s time, and closer to timeless. It was accurate then, it’s equally accurate now.
@@JDT-Loadsamoney Your RUclips name is what mine used to be.
‘I’ll look at The Sun and I’ll look in The Mirror’ is such a clever lyric.
rags sheets always are
I’d imagine any not from the UK wouldn’t get it. 👍🏽
this is song is so relevant right, and it is so cleverly and beautifully written
Chloe Iversen that's the magic of our times is around the time this video was made many people saw the undercurrent of cynicism before it became totally apparent to everyone else
This comment wasn't cleverly written tho
Unnecessary ^
I remember this song back in the day, but never realised just how interesting and well-written it is. Amazing Lily Allen could make a chart-topping song like this.
What do you mean? What do you mean that you’re amazed!? It’s a good song!
@@MichaelSuperbacker was thinking how it's exceptional to have a great pop song that's also brutally honest. There were other artists back then who achieved the same (Eminem, Kanye West, Amy Winehouse), 2000s pop music wasn't just sex and partying. To this day Lily Allen's tone is very unique.
I think she is the only british singer who doesnt lose her accent when she sings.
There's Marina and the Diamonds
Kate Nash
There's quuuite a few singers now who keep their accent to varying degrees. She def was the one in the last decade that made it pretty much acceptable though not unless there is someone I forgot
Damon albarn is known for keeping his when he sings
biffy clyro also
More relevant than ever
2009: masterpiece
2024: masterpiece
🙃🙃🥳🥳😎😎👽👽 yup
Hi. I love you.
here after Lorde mentioned this masterpiece for her mood ring genius lyrics
same:)
Same
Yeah same i love lily and i love lorde and i love that one is inspiring the other
sameee
Me too :-]
Lily Allen is one of the greatest satirists of this century.
I am a weapon of massive consumption, it's not my fault it's just how i'm programmed to function... Still the best part of the lyrics. Describes about 90% of the western human population.
Yep
Frantzen79 reluctantly, because we don't want that...
difference in lyrical meaning to ppl suffering ED’s...
If you make it far east enough you make it to Japan and we can definitely agree with your sentitance
Creative Function 🤣🔝🙏
Songs like hers, with storytelling, don't exist anymore. that is a sad fact. I always come around to hear them once more!
this is one of the most honest songs I've heard in my life... :)
TwentyØnePhantasticPotatoHeads IntheBlueBadlands I love her, she's so amazing ♥️
Pretty sure it’s intended to be at least slightly tongue in cheek. Considering the fact that the artist is clearly impervious to these cultural influences yet she notices these bizarre traits in others.
Clearly this song is clever and funny...
Going through all her songs cause i havent heard of her for a while and finding out that all my old favourite songs were sung by her and i had no idea
Holly Mackinnon wow I did the same thing! Her songs are awesome
Holly Mackinnon I love her old music sooo much
the best is when she swears, typical brit!
I like her new album too but her oldest one Alright Still is my favourite. 💞
+Holly Mackinnon (Mack) I'd heard of her, but never really listened until I decided to look her up after reading an article on Alfie. Her older stuff is great! This song is the one I get others started with ;)
"I don't care about smart, I don't care about funny." But her lyrics are both. :D
U 2 cleva :*
It's witty no6 smart
THE OLDER THE SONG GETS THE MORE VALID IT BECOMES.... MY GOD SHE'S A GENIUS
THIS SONG IS BECOMING EVEN MORE VALID AS THE YEARS PROGRESS...❤️❤️❤️
Especially the bit about become famous off taking her clothes off I mean if that doesn’t describe only fans I don’t know what does
Her songs are way far ahead of its time. Imagine this song in 2020.
She rather belongs to an era that finished at the end of the noughties. That song is in the tradition of '90's- early 2000's pop.
@@ipiap this song is mid to late 2000s era
@@sugar_venom Yes, to be more precise, this type of well-crafted pop flourished from the mid-nighties until the end of the noughties.
Well, I was in high school late 90's when Barbie Girl by Acqua was a hit and this song is not too far from that one
Alina C nothing like Barbie girl, are you mad 😂😂
Lily always speaks the truth in her songs, she's a pretty clever song-writer I think
she probably wrote this about celebrity culture in the 00's. But it is wayy more fitting in this day and age of influencer culture. Fantastic.
Listening to an interview now. She says it is about the Internet culture and false images.
"I'll look at The Sun and I'll look in The Mirror."
I see what you did there.
My mind is blown. Forever.
MY GOD THAT WAS WELL SPOTTED...... I DONT KNOW WHATS RIGHT AND WHATS REAL ANYMORE
OfficialVetox The Sun and The Mirror are newspapers in the UK that often talk about popular or celebrity culture, which is the subject of criticism in this song.
My mind is still blown.
chiffmonkey how did i not notice?
OMFG I GET IT LOL
life was much simpler when you'd hear songs like this on the radio
ruclips.net/video/wtbcaWnybzs/видео.html .
Agree
So true
Or you were a child that had no idea about life and now you see it with rosy glasses, lol
facts
Her accent is amazing
I know i wish i was a Londoner!
Mark Coetzee it's actually not her real accent. She speaks far more posh in person. she invented that accent specifically because it's cool.
***** No, it is her accent i think
Are you stupid of course this is her accent when she sings and speaks.....(.but the point you're making is that she's from a posh background) So what? She's not always gonna speak like the queen of England. Plus she's not that posh nwayz.
She's still a londoner most of us speak like her. I'm from west london so I should know.
Seventh Heaven 100% correct
this always takes me back to 2009! 😭 i miss music and videos like this
same
It takes balls full of spunk to enjoy it
god i remember that plan b album that year or 2010 what a good selection of brit songs there were at that time.
Can’t believe I forgot about this song until tonight.
Me too haha, I saw on Tik Tok xD
I forgot about it until today haha
Whaaaaat. Loved always redecorating my Myspace layout and selecting this as my song
Me too until day
Was trying to think of music I haven't listened to 15 -20 some odd years
I'm 38 for reference
The creative concepts behind all her music videos are so underrated. She’s such a genius when it comes to creating a mystical world that reflects her music.
Over 10 years later, still a fuckin' banger.
FUCKIN' BANGER
Most certainly!
@Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz *14
@Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz came out in 2008
@Grzegorz Brzeczyszczykiewicz my 16 year olds face lit up when l played this on my phone, l forgot how old this is and it makes my children think of when they were toddlers.....
Classic. I love how everything is colorful and posh throughout the song and the ending is only with a creepy grey mist covering the whole area. The song is so entertaining and looks like a bright-upbeat one, however it's a deceiving song as it feels in its lyrics, because it is very dark indeed.
This song is nice to listen at first, then you look to the lyrics and you'll get it. It is daunting how we are being bombarded with advertisements all the time, telling us to buy, media telling us what we should be paying attention to. Honestly, we're used to too much stimulation in our daily lives, that a short while on our own without internet has us bored. It's true for me, so I try to sit in silence often. It's calming.
Gambling adverts, erectile disfunction ads, gay couple having their car delivered, mixed race couples on every ad, Twitter tweeting and followers, wagon wheels and bounty decreasing in size, the list goes on
Same with literally every song of hers🤣
i agree. sometimes we pay too much attention to what's outside that we forget to look within and nurture what's there...
@@gaz4840 Okay?
@@Earthneedsado-over177 no, now toilet rolls are 2 cm smaller
THE MESSAGE IT SENDS!! MY GAWD!!! standing ovation to u!
This song is so deep and the video makes it even better with those Alice in Wonderland vibes... I think I was around 12 when I first heard it and ever since I've been in love with it.
Lily was speaking some truth...
Seriously though
Same. But when I got older I realised it was actually about having an eating disorder and subliminal messages in the vid crying for help, kind of sad glad she is in recovery now though.
Same here! #12YearOldSquad
Tentu saja semua industri musik dan film 80 % mengenai diriku, itulah tanda rindunya Allah padaku, melalui seluruh ciptaan Nya Dia berkisah tentangku, tentang keinginanku, dan posisi apa yg seharusnya kumiliki,
Ibu yg di jadikan babu,
Adalah ibu bumi ,,, aku ini mother earth
SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL **-**
I agree with you!!!!
Jack Venice +1 egree
yeah..she was
one of the bests songs ever writen it´s especially true these days ............. timeless
Great song
Just realised that to an American, the lines "I'll look at The Sun, and I'll look in The Mirror" is just Lily trying to blind herself and checking her outfit out, but for us it's newspapers.
... Holy fuck that's actually pretty smart, she's done it so audiences worldwide can interpret it without it only sounding right to one country.
@EQ Games Well, now you can xD How did you see that part of the lyrics before?
I commented that fact years ago to a canadian yall are slow lmao
@@hotmess2766 it's not that we're slow lol, it probably got buried sadly.
And from a non-UK perspective, it takes on a more poetic approach. Looking at the sun means being blind to reality, looking at a mirror means being self-absorbed by oneself. Love it
Clever lyrics. " Look in The Sun and the The Mirror." are references to best selling red top newspapers in the U.K. Great song writing!
Such a well crafted pop song, excellent production and plenty of hooks.
I'm really loving this girl. She speaks the truth and it's funny to see bitter people who just don't get what this song is actually about.
She turns hate into insight.
What do you mean?
keverinkarama It means the crowd of people who generally have or understands "hatred," such in the way she describes in her song, will be the ones who actually understand what she's saying. She's addressing those things to give a message of where it really leads you to.
An incredible track, the lyrics never fail to affect me. I've thought long and hard about what it's all about and come to the conclusion that Ms. Allen is preaching against disassociation - but is anyone listening? I hope so.
Everything's so British! Nice video. I loved Lily when I was a child and I still like her.
I loved too!!!!💖
I feel like you couldn’t describe this era of music to someone, you just have to know
My favorite Lily Allen song. Topped the charts for an entire month back in the Autumn of 2008. Her vocals are on point, it's got a catchy tune, the message is about her talking about her sudden fame after the release to this song (hence her saying The Sun and the Mirror,) and also about people with their insercuities like apperence, body image and sexual perference. Ingenious!
Some songs are just on a different level of completeness and perfection. This is up there with the best of them.
Nostalgia !!
I agree
big message in this song.... respect .
This song is more on point now in our current day and age than it has ever been.
It's warming but is still haunting and puts a chill in any adults heart that has grown up in this world...
Perfectly awesome song and shes gorgeous
Great minds :)
Youre not kidding..
her songs are so underrated shame we've got artists who talk
crap.
Esme Clair that's really true
did you hear her new album?
cheers man
i will now
remember when she criticized Beyoncé?
I miss lily Allen she was one of the best singers with real lyrics about real life singing from the soul. Come back lily we miss you x
sitting in my bed sobbing because I finally found this song!!!!! all I could remember was a big fancy house and pastel colours! I used to dance to this music video with my mum when was wee. She passed away 12 years ago now but the memory is clear :)
_Plants and celebrity news, all the vitamins I'll consume._
We are here for the same reason.
My all time favorite song.
I'm a Rock guy and I don't pay attention to Pop stars but I love Lily Allen. She's a real singer with real songs.
she is one of those who represented my world once. I never exaggerated my interest on her as she would like. she wouldn't like to be overrated. I'm not listening to her music any more. Because I've got of her What ever I needed. She is like an old good book resting in my library.
The British have done it again. Another fantastic female singer.
Same vioce different face fake news
I love that her British accent is so prominent you can hear it when she sings. She has a nice voice.
To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Lily’s music. The meanings of her songs are extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of advanced musical theory most of the lyrics will go over a typical listener’s head. There's also Allen’s nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into her characterisation- her personal philosophy draws heavily from biblical literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of her talent to realise that she’s not just a prodigy- she’s saying something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike this goddess truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the importance of her existential catchphrase "It’s British Time" which itself is a cryptic reference to Sugar Ray’s American epic ‘Every Morning’. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as her genius unfolds itself into their ears. What fools.. how I pity them. 😂
And yes, by the way, i DO have a Lily Allen tattoo. And no, you cannot see it. It's for the ladies’ eyes only- and even then they have to demonstrate that they're within 5 IQ points of my own (preferably lower) beforehand. Nothin personnel kid 😎
God can this guy shut up
disagree
10 years and this song is still amazing
clever words Mrs. Allen
Makes me smile to think that her songs give a message and are relatively home.