"Not Fair" is from Lily Allen's second album 'It's Not Me, It's You' which was produced by Greg Kurstin from The Bird and the Bee (our previous blog) and although he produced a few songs on her debut album, he really took her to another level with this album. I wasn't a big fan of her debut album.... too much of a reggae/calypso lite sound for my taste. However, what did come through was her wit and this time around Greg Kurstin has upped the ante on the beats but still allowing her wit to shine though in her lyrics. "Not Fair" is a great example of her growth as a songwriter in the right hands of a great producer. It is a country/dance number about the sexual inadequacies of her so-called perfect guy. The video is as clever as the song itself.... with her appearing on the Porter Wagoner show, after being introduced by him (dubbed) and with a country and western band that are a little bit bemused by what is going on.
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