The Fear by Lily Allen (Some Light Satire)
July 21st 2009 07:57
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Perhaps my favourite part of the British Lily Allen's The Fear is that she subverts the use of two cliches ('on the right track' and 'I'm onto a winner'), by throwing them into her extended deadpanning journey through some of her favourite detrimental (non-)afflictions.
Both phrases are popular to hide original thinking behind, and their repeated usage drains the evolution of English language of bonus points. I would like to think that Lily is positing them as futile expressions, which undermine a sense of purpose more than they foster it.
Here's the clip:
Why do I find this interesting? Is it because I find Lily's sense of certainty easier to accept when she's satirising herself? How much of herself is she putting into the satire? How interesting a step towards deconstructing superficial, materialistic, soulless pop culture is it?
Both phrases are popular to hide original thinking behind, and their repeated usage drains the evolution of English language of bonus points. I would like to think that Lily is positing them as futile expressions, which undermine a sense of purpose more than they foster it.
Here's the clip:
Why do I find this interesting? Is it because I find Lily's sense of certainty easier to accept when she's satirising herself? How much of herself is she putting into the satire? How interesting a step towards deconstructing superficial, materialistic, soulless pop culture is it?
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