Our eyebrows shot up when we first heard the title track and opener to Lily Allen's upcoming "Sheezus" album last month, and now, the bait of the sarcastic pop anthem has been presented to the world at large with a colorful visual for her anti-pop wars takedown as the 28-year-old makes bid for "Sheezus" title, praises pop divas. The new album addresses a number of social issues, including sexism and misogyny in the music industry, and features Allen flaunting her trademark wit and acerbic lyricism.
Allen commented on the album: "I wanted the album to be called 'Sheezus' before I had a song with that title. The word inspired the song, and 'divas' rhymes with 'Sheezus.' I was really working backwards. Then I had to figure out a message. It starts off with me being quite scared about coming back. I'm really a sensitive person, and I take that on." Allen's at it again. The never-not-opinionated Brit takes aim at reigning pop queens: Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and even sweet little Lorde in the song's chorus, reserving high praise for the latter two. But what it all leads up to is Allen's bid to become a diva - "Sheezus," and with her forked-tongue wit, to remind listeners all of the above get periods.
While the song's lyrics could be considered disses to the artists, but as Allen explained to MTV News, "The idea of the song is the ridiculousness that there even is a Sheezus." Cast in that light, it's easier to get behind the song as a celebration of different styles of female power, not a take down of them. What she's really doing is admitting she's been away from the scene for awhile and acknowledging that the ridiculousness of the industry hype battles between female musicians she's returned to isn't going to be easy to beat. Nonetheless, no matter how awesome the other ladies are, she wants to be on top: "Second best will never cut it for the divas. Give me that crown b***h, I wanna be Sheezus."
Leave it to Allen to strike every major pop princesses nerves in all the right places! Aside from the punchy lyrics and catchy melody, the "Sheezus" video aking many prisoners with its witty rhymes, great beat, and ridiculous visuals. With a hilariously playful space vibe, the video features a bunch of Warholian Day-Glo Allens with animated scribbles while the psychedelic neon shades of Allen, looks like an Avatar extra, portrayed with certain illustrated cartoon-like features, like eyes made of gold glitter and scattered dashed lines across her face, under a space-age blacklight giving shout outs to other women in pop music.
Allen commented on the album: "I wanted the album to be called 'Sheezus' before I had a song with that title. The word inspired the song, and 'divas' rhymes with 'Sheezus.' I was really working backwards. Then I had to figure out a message. It starts off with me being quite scared about coming back. I'm really a sensitive person, and I take that on." Allen's at it again. The never-not-opinionated Brit takes aim at reigning pop queens: Beyoncé, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Lady Gaga and even sweet little Lorde in the song's chorus, reserving high praise for the latter two. But what it all leads up to is Allen's bid to become a diva - "Sheezus," and with her forked-tongue wit, to remind listeners all of the above get periods.
While the song's lyrics could be considered disses to the artists, but as Allen explained to MTV News, "The idea of the song is the ridiculousness that there even is a Sheezus." Cast in that light, it's easier to get behind the song as a celebration of different styles of female power, not a take down of them. What she's really doing is admitting she's been away from the scene for awhile and acknowledging that the ridiculousness of the industry hype battles between female musicians she's returned to isn't going to be easy to beat. Nonetheless, no matter how awesome the other ladies are, she wants to be on top: "Second best will never cut it for the divas. Give me that crown b***h, I wanna be Sheezus."
Leave it to Allen to strike every major pop princesses nerves in all the right places! Aside from the punchy lyrics and catchy melody, the "Sheezus" video aking many prisoners with its witty rhymes, great beat, and ridiculous visuals. With a hilariously playful space vibe, the video features a bunch of Warholian Day-Glo Allens with animated scribbles while the psychedelic neon shades of Allen, looks like an Avatar extra, portrayed with certain illustrated cartoon-like features, like eyes made of gold glitter and scattered dashed lines across her face, under a space-age blacklight giving shout outs to other women in pop music.
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