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May 10, 2006

Lily Allen's Infectious Sample

For those curious about the "Knock 'Em Out" piano roll...

Professor Longhair - "Big Chief" (MP3 Link Expired)

We're not sick of her quite yet. Off to Beirut.

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feel the vibe from
here to asia
dip trip flip
fantasia

bless your soul

Posted by: thighmaster at 05/10/06 11:23 PM | Reply
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Ah ha... I've been listening to all my old Dr. John records trying to find the riff... at least I got the New Orleans part right.

Posted by: Seppo at 05/10/06 11:46 PM | Reply
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well done, trainspotter. i've been trying to work out the sample on "Smile". I'm thinkin' Althea & Donna "Uptown Top Rankin'". anyone?

Posted by: crittick at 05/11/06 12:09 AM | Reply
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Wow that's an awesome song. Never heard her before. Thanks for the update

http://www.musictimes.com.au

Posted by: Music Times at 05/11/06 12:28 AM | Reply
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ok, i just got off my arse and went and put on "Uptown Top Rankin". that's not it. Alton Ellis' "I'm Still In Love With You" sounds close but I don't think that's it either. i give up for now. over to you, fellow trainspotters...

Posted by: crittick at 05/11/06 12:30 AM | Reply
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I want to like Lily Allen, but I can't quite get into the tracks I've heard. The production is well done, she's got an "original sound" I guess... but her songs never seem to amount to much. They start with a nice groove, then float along on that groove until the song is done. Her voice is pleasant, but she doesn't bring much in the way of dynamics.

Posted by: Joey Headset at 05/11/06 12:42 AM | Reply
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I'm loving her right now. The tracks are great and I think she's got creative lyrics as well. Thanks for the heads-up Scott. "Nan You're A Window Shopper" is my favorite track for sure but they're all pretty good. Any one know if she's got a label for the US yet?

Posted by: Kier at 05/11/06 1:58 AM | Reply
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prof longhair and dr john are 2 artists that i truly and utterly adore.

Posted by: Li at 05/11/06 3:48 AM | Reply
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i havent seen anything fresh on this site in awhile... :(

http://www.pondracket.com

Posted by: pondracket at 05/11/06 9:27 AM | Reply
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4 Reasons Lily is Brilly-ant:

1. "Alfie", wherein she berates her brother for smoking too much pot.

2. "Smile", which features the opening line "...but you was fuckin that girl next door".

3. "Cheryl Tweedy", which busts out a breezy, skittering drum&bass beat.

4. "Not Big", wherein she says to her about-to-be-ex-boyfriend, "We'll see how you feel in a couple of weeks when I've worked my way through all your mates."

She's like the chav Liz Phair!

Posted by: pat suzuki at 05/11/06 11:59 AM | Reply
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Heh, "chav." "A man in a tracksuit attacks me," say the Kaiser Chiefs.

Posted by: Jason Robots at 05/11/06 8:26 PM | Reply
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I previously misidentified the sample as the Meters. Here's why: http://cdjames.com/Meters_BigChief.mp3

Posted by: cons james at 05/11/06 8:49 PM | Reply
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this Lily Allen stuff is embarassingly corn ball, right? This is darn right cringe-worthy...

Where's the BORIS clips?

Posted by: Antonio DePietro at 05/12/06 1:31 PM | Reply
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mmmm lily allen

Posted by: supergurg at 05/12/06 8:02 PM | Reply
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I agree with Pat Suzuki...I hope she releases her album here, the stuff I've downloaded is great and I'm really into it.

Posted by: alexis at 05/13/06 4:20 PM | Reply
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we were guided here by a friend who asked us to put some people out of their misery!!! we co-wrote and produced half of lily's album including smile and ldn. the sample in smile is actually 'free soul' by the 'soul brothers' written by clement dodd and jackie mittoo (although we recreated all the samples for the album). thanks for all the great feedback here - it made all the hard work worth while!!

Posted by: futurecut at 05/21/06 8:36 AM | Reply
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hi ppl

Posted by: emily at 09/19/06 4:47 AM | Reply
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ello for the record i dnt lyk lilly allen shes a chav i hat chavs no afense 2 any 1

Posted by: ram at 12/16/06 3:31 PM | Reply
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Ram, I'm sure none of the chavs are taking offense at the fact that you're saying you hate them all. Hatred is OK as long as it's polite, as you graciously demonstrate.

Posted by: Chav at 02/04/07 6:19 PM | Reply
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