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Lily Rose Beatrice Allen Born 2 May 1985 Known Professionally As Lily Allen Is An English Singer/songwriter Hailing From London United Kingdom. She Is The Daughter Of Keith Allen And Film Producer Alison Owen. Allen Left School When She Was 15 And Concentrated On Improving Her Performing And Compositional Skills. She Started Her Musical Career In 2002 By Signing To London Records. In 2005 She Made Some Of Her Recordings Public On Myspace And The Publicity Resulted In Airplay On BBC Radio 1 And A Contract With Regal Recordings. Her First Mainstream Single "Smile" Reached Number One On The UK Singles Chart In July 2006. Her Debut Record Alright Still Was Well Received Selling Over 2.6 Million Copies Worldwide And Brought Allen A Nomination At The Grammy Awards BRIT Awards And MTV Video Music Awards. She Began Hosting Her Own Talk-Show Lily Allen And Friends On BBC Three. Her Second Studio Album It's Not Me It's You Saw A Genre Shift Having More Of An Electropop Feel Rather Than The Ska And Reggae Influences Of The First One. The Album Debuted At Number One On The UK Albums Chart And The Australian ARIA Charts And Was Well Received By Critics Noting The Singer's Musical Evolution And Maturity. It Spawned The Hit Singles "The Fear" And "Fuck You" Popular Mostly In Europe. Allen And Amy Winehouse Have Been Credited With Starting A Process That Led To The Media-Proclaimed "year Of The Women" In 2009 That Saw Five Female Artists Making Music Of "experimentalism And Fearlessness" Nominated For The Mercury Prize. Lilly Allen Is The Sickest To Ever Do It.
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“Everyone’s At It” Is The First Track On Lily Allen’s Second Studio Album “It’s Not Me It’s You”. The Song Is About Hypocrisy Within The Government The Media And Our Society With Regards To Use And Policy Surrounding Drugs. Recreational And In Some Cases Prescriptive Drug Use Is Seen As A Taboo Subject And With This Song Lily Uses Her Platform As A Singer To Encourage An Alternative Side To The Debate On The Misuse Of Drugs. She Shares Her Personal Experiences And Observations As A Comparison To The Negative Way The Media Have Presented Hers And Others Experiences. Lily Allen Has Discussed The Song’s Meaning In An Interview With The World Magazine. ”In This Song About Taking Drugs Both Recreational And Prescriptive Allen Suggests That Everyone’s Indulging In Killer Drugs – From “older Politicians” To “young Adolescents.” She Explained To Word Magazine February 2008 That She Referenced Politicians And Adolescents “to Make The Line Scan” Before Adding “The Point Is There’s A Lot Of Hypocrisy Attached To Drug Culture – Especially From The Journalists Who Write About It As They’re All Drug Addicts And Alcoholics. The Only Story Is That Drugs Are Bad And They Will Kill You. You Will Become A Prostitute Or A Rapist Or A Dealer. But That’s Not True. I Know Lots Of People That Take Cocaine Three Nights A Week And Get Up And Go To Work Every Day No Problem At All. But We Never Hear That Side Of The Story. I Have No Statement To Make I Just Wish People Wouldn’t Sensationalize This Thing That Just Exists. Some People Are Bad At Taking Drugs. But Some People Are Bad At Driving And Kill Themselves And Others That Way. I Don’t Take Drugs. I Used To. But I Get Very Anxious Around People Who Are On Drugs Because It Reminds Me Of Being A Kid. I Can Spot The Signs Of People Being A Bit Gakked Up Very Quickly. It Terrifies Me. That’s Why I Took Cocaine When I Didn’t Even Like It. I Felt Like A Lonely Child When Everyone Else Was Doing It And I Wasn’t.” Allen’s Comments Were Condemned By Many For Suggesting That The Risks Of Cocaine Are Overstated. David Raynes Head Of The National Drugs Prevention Alliance Responded “When Someone Like Lily Allen Makes These Remarks She Is Only Harming Young People Who Will At Some Point In Their Lives Have To Make A Decision About Taking Drugs. We Already Have A Major Drug Culture In The UK And She Is Affecting That.”
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Lily Rose Beatrice Allen Born 2 May 1985 Known Professionally As Lily Allen Is An English Singer/songwriter Hailing From London United Kingdom. She Is The Daughter Of Keith Allen And Film Producer Alison Owen. Allen Left School When She Was 15 And Concentrated On Improving Her Performing And Compositional Skills. She Started Her Musical Career In 2002 By Signing To London Records. In 2005 She Made Some Of Her Recordings Public On Myspace And The Publicity Resulted In Airplay On BBC Radio 1 And A Contract With Regal Recordings. Her First Mainstream Single "Smile" Reached Number One On The UK Singles Chart In July 2006. Her Debut Record Alright Still Was Well Received Selling Over 2.6 Million Copies Worldwide And Brought Allen A Nomination At The Grammy Awards BRIT Awards And MTV Video Music Awards. She Began Hosting Her Own Talk-Show Lily Allen And Friends On BBC Three. Her Second Studio Album It's Not Me It's You Saw A Genre Shift Having More Of An Electropop Feel Rather Than The Ska And Reggae Influences Of The First One. The Album Debuted At Number One On The UK Albums Chart And The Australian ARIA Charts And Was Well Received By Critics Noting The Singer's Musical Evolution And Maturity. It Spawned The Hit Singles "The Fear" And "Fuck You" Popular Mostly In Europe. Allen And Amy Winehouse Have Been Credited With Starting A Process That Led To The Media-Proclaimed "year Of The Women" In 2009 That Saw Five Female Artists Making Music Of "experimentalism And Fearlessness" Nominated For The Mercury Prize. Lilly Allen Is The Sickest To Ever Do It.
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“Everyone’s At It” is the first track on Lily Allen’s second studio album “It’s Not Me, It’s You”.
The song is about hypocrisy within the government, the media and our society with regards to use and policy surrounding drugs.
Recreational (and in some cases prescriptive) drug use is seen as a taboo subject, and with this song Lily uses her platform as a singer to encourage an alternative side to the debate on the misuse of drugs. She shares her personal experiences and observations as a comparison to the negative way the media have presented hers and others experiences.
Lily Allen has discussed the song’s meaning in an interview with The World magazine.
”In this song about taking drugs, both recreational and prescriptive, Allen suggests that everyone’s indulging in killer drugs – from “older politicians” to “young adolescents.” She explained to Word magazine February 2008 that she referenced politicians and adolescents “to make the line scan” before adding: “The point is there’s a lot of hypocrisy attached to drug culture – especially from the journalists who write about it as they’re all drug addicts and alcoholics. The only story is that drugs are bad and they will kill you. You will become a prostitute or a rapist or a dealer. But that’s not true. I know lots of people that take cocaine three nights a week and get up and go to work every day, no problem at all. But we never hear that side of the story. I have no statement to make, I just wish people wouldn’t sensationalize this thing that just exists. Some people are bad at taking drugs. But some people are bad at driving and kill themselves and others that way. I don’t take drugs. I used to. But I get very anxious around people who are on drugs, because it reminds me of being a kid. I can spot the signs of people being a bit gakked up very quickly. It terrifies me. That’s why I took cocaine when I didn’t even like it. I felt like a lonely child when everyone else was doing it and I wasn’t.” Allen’s comments were condemned by many for suggesting that the risks of cocaine are overstated. David Raynes, head of the National Drugs Prevention Alliance, responded: “When someone like Lily Allen makes these remarks she is only harming young people who will at some point in their lives have to make a decision about taking drugs. We already have a major drug culture in the UK and she is affecting that.” Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.