Lily Allen // Smile Version Revisited (Mark Ronson Remix)

I’d never really liked Lily Allen much when I was younger. I’m not really sure why, I guess I just thought she was annoying. However, last year some of her material just clicked with me and I was able to appreciate ‘Smile’ for the ska-pop brilliance that it is.

With cheeky lyrics of vengeance and light reggae beats, ‘Smile’ is the perfect summer pop song. The Mark Ronson remix puts a twist on that, with extra horns and drums being added to give it his signature sound. There’s a jangly piano in there as well,  which makes it it all sounds very doo-wop; a style which suits Lily’s soft vocal tone very well indeed.

It’s a funky track, which doesn’t lose the balance of carnival beats and cynical lyrics which made the original so good. The fact that Lily is singing about getting revenge on her cheating boyfriend, with a sense of irony and just a hint of vulnerability over a fun, uptempo jazz number is still genius to me.

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   love this doo-wop...an old pop piece that’s been revisited by Glee but not revived.

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   LILY ALLEN - SMILE (MARK RONSON REMIX)

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    remix) *this version is...actually the original...hers I...

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