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'Alfie' was penned by 21 year old Lily in an attempt to stop her younger bro wasting his life away... It is the 4th single from Lily's Brits nominated album Alright, Still and was released as a double A-side with 'Shame For You' in Feb 2007.Maybe I shouldn't blame Lily Allen for how annoyingly ubiquitous she was in 2006-7, but it really did feel for a while like somebody was trying to brainwash us into liking her. She didn't want for publicity from the word go, and this certainly prompted some suspicion that her famous father (actor, comedian and star of Now 40 Keith Allen) had contributed to her ability to attract publicity, notwithstanding the record company's decision to conceal her surname when the first tracks were circulated to the media. On the other hand, such protestations are undermined a little by the fact that one of those first songs was this little ditty about her brother, referred to by name in this song and implicitly not coming out of it well.
On the upside, as a later single this didn't get as overplayed as a lot of her other stuff, and the nursery-rhyme style of the music is better suited to her limited vocal abilities. Still not a record I can really warm to though. Meanwhile, the real-life Alfie Allen has apparently sorted himself out somewhat and joined the family business, and is apparently now starring in something called Game Of Thrones.
Also appearing on: Now 64, 65, 72, 73, 74, 76 [with Professor Green]
Available on: Alright, Still (Deluxe)
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