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| From | "Stewart Mason" <craigtorso@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: Lily Allen |
| Date | Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:33:09 -0500 |
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From: "Anna Borg" <anna@tallboyrecords.com>
> Okay..."talented singer"? Give me a break!
>
> Her accent is a put on, she was raised rather fancy
> and has lived in several different countries. She's
> NOT true Cockney by any stretch.
My post on this subject still hasn't shown up yet for some reason, but
in case it doesn't: see also "Jagger, Mick" and "Strummer, Joe" for
further examples of posh kids with put-on working-class accents.
> This is a flash in the pan, if ever there was one.
And god knows there's no history of entertaining one-hit wonders in
pop music...
S
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