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About This Track
“LDN” (Internet slang for “London”) is a single by Lily Allen which was released in the UK on 25 September 2006. It was co-written by Future Cut, and features a sample of “Reggae Merengue”, written by Tommy McCook. The song was originally released on strictly limited edition 7” vinyl (500 copies) in the UK on 24 April 2006, accompanied by album track, “Knock ‘Em Out”, and was re-released in September following the huge success of Allen’s second single “Smile”.
The re-release peaked at number six on the UK singles chart. The song is used in the soundtrack of the film The Nanny Diaries, and in the trailer for Happy-Go-Lucky. This song was #30 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. In 2008 the song was included in the soundtrack of the Mike Leigh film Happy-Go-Lucky. Allen claims that the inspiration for the song was William Wordsworth’s poem “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802”.
“LDN” is Mobile Phone text language for London. The lyrics are of Lily describing a bicycle ride through her hometown of London. Set to a cheerful tune, the lyrics first appear to describe a lovely scene “A fella looking dapper, and he’s sittin’ with a slapper”, but follow up revealing a less glamorous reality, “Then I see it’s a pimp and his crack whore.”
Several episodes from “city life” are described, suggesting that things may not be what they seem: “When you look with your eyes everything seems nice, But if you look twice you can see it’s all lies.
Knock ‘Em Out”, and was re-released in September following the huge success of Allen’s second single “Smile”.
The re-release peaked at number six on the UK singles chart. The song is used in the soundtrack of the film The Nanny Diaries, and in the trailer for Happy-Go-Lucky. This song was #30 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007. In 2008 the song was included in the soundtrack of the Mike Leigh film Happy-Go-Lucky. Allen claims that the inspiration for the song was William Wordsworth’s poem “Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802”.“LDN” is Mobile Phone text language for London. The lyrics are of Lily describing a bicycle ride through her hometown of London. Set to a cheerful tune, the lyrics first appear to describe a lovely scene “A fella looking dapper, and he’s sittin’ with a slapper”, but follow up revealing a less glamorous reality, “Then I see it’s a pimp and his crack whore.”
Several episodes from “city life” are described, suggesting that things may not be what they seem: “When you look with your eyes everything seems nice, But if you look twice you can see it’s all lies.
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CkysButtCutter wrote:
<3 <3 Lily Allen <3 <3
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blobbyba wrote:
♥♪♥♪♥♪♥♪♥♪♥♪
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KendallKitty wrote:
i absolutely love lily allen <3
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Amanda53189 wrote:
LDN=London?? Anyways, love this track.
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semionato wrote:
this song is always a frickin' pleasure.
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yenski78 wrote:
Love it!
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karnickel wrote:
Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Reggae Merengue
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yoshimitsu9 wrote:
lol loves :)
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RickiTyler1994 wrote:
loved
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ThatYuffie wrote:
Lily's lyrics are always unique; and this song certainly shows it.
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muddypuddles wrote:
I love the song; lyrics are a bit odd, but the rest is awesome!! :)
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garysaurus wrote:
I wish the lyrics were as fun as cute as the sound
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semionato wrote:
i love, LOVE this song. a love letter to a city + a biker song + killer hook/chord progression/melody. thank you, lily.
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davidbowiegirl wrote:
=)
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bombombs wrote:
❤
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ProfessorTheK wrote:
a portrait of a city, not biased..but honest. and it's <3
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Joeawefm wrote:
I like this tune
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larouxbestfan wrote:
"Hi, um i was just wondering have you got any kind of like, sort of punky, electronica kind of grime,kind of like new wave grime kind of mabye like morebroken beats, like kind of dubby broken beats but a little bit kind of soulful....like kinda like drum and basey but kinda more like broken drum and base like kinda broken beats like breakbeat kinda drum and base kinda..... Do you know what i mean? "[7] Hahahaha....
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Beat_Goes_On_ wrote:
nice song
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takemehome4real wrote:
yeah, that's city life
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