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Dead-end boys and West End girls: Lily Allen’s greatest songs – ranked!

Ahead of her UK tour and her three nominations at this weekend’s Brit awards, we appraise Allen’s sharp, candid songcraftThe final track of West End Girl is as close as the album’s break-up saga comes to conciliation, which isn’t terribly close (there’s a glancing lyrical reference to fault on both sides). But in its dreamy trip-hoppy backing and the sweetness of its melody lurks something else: a sense of closure. Continue reading...
Dead-end boys and West End girls: Lily Allen’s greatest songs – ranked!
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