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Letter to Lily Allen I made this!

Lily's had a busy week, hasn't she? I wrote a letter to her, and as a bonus I sang it too.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 1:56, Reply

thats bloody good.

*clicks*

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:05, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:05, Reply

that

is fucking magic. is it a cover of one of her tunes then i take it? i'll assume it's loads better than the original. click.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:13, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:13, Reply

Cheers

I used the instrumental from her song "22". Annoyingly, she announced she was quitting music halfway through the recording of this song, so it's already out of date :(

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:21, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:21, Reply

on the plus side

she's giving up music!

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:52, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:52, Reply

on the down side

she's now not giving up :-(

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:09, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:09, Reply

bollocks.



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 16:38, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 16:38, Reply

Oh very much ^this



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:45, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:45, Reply

Not that I'm an Eminem groupie...

But there are times it sounds like 'stan' both vocally and lyrically

( , Thu 15 Oct 2009, 19:07, ( , Thu 15 Oct 2009, 19:07, Reply

Great stuff!!

/clicks

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:37, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 2:37, Reply

awesome

says what needed to be said, all in all...

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 3:09, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 3:09, Reply

Cocking acetastic!

Have a well-earned clickeroo. \o/

A gold star is also yours for lack of typographical errors and the correct usage of semicolons (my favourite of all the punctuation marks).



Beautiful metaphoric at the end, too! *total glee!* :D

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 3:27, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 3:27, Reply

Thanking you

Unfortunately there's at least one typo in there, which I didn't notice until it was too late to bother starting over. Can you spot it?

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 3:43, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 3:43, Reply

Precludes?

:)

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:28, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:28, Reply

mom?



( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 4:16, ( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 4:16, Reply

I saw a "that's"

When I was sure you sang "that"...



Overall I think I forgive you, though.

( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 21:51, ( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 21:51, Reply

Typo?

"I've not took" is an error, I believe.

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 16:40, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 16:40, Reply

Fucking hell

That is absolutely amazing. Well played.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 4:13, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 4:13, Reply

I'm Going To Gush.



That was cocking marvellous.



I predict that this is going to go viral. 129 views so far. I bet it'll hit 100 000 before a month has passed. And I bet the mainstream music press will pick this up.



I'm off to write to El Reg! - They'll love this.



Cheers

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 5:31, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 5:31, Reply

It's been Boing Boing'ed

but only 500 views so far

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 17:24, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 17:24, Reply

Two days

120,000 and counting...

( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 10:04, ( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 10:04, Reply

Yep..





theridiculant.metro.co.uk/2009/09/a-letter-to-lily.html

It was in The Metro the other day! Here's the online link, was in the actual paper though as well. ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 18:26, Reply

fab stuff

and very well put. she's been gobbling satan's seed for years.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:00, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:00, Reply

Quite superb

*clicks

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:14, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:14, Reply

This is outstanding just the thing needed to fight back against the likes of Lily Allen

Metalica and all those other corporate running dogs!



Music is as alive now as it was during the days of punk when we all used to tape music direct from the radio onto our C90s and C60s - but that didn't stop us going out and actually buying the albums and singles - if you like the music you support the group by paying for their music, but you need to know what's out there before you lay out cash.



Top Job

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:20, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:20, Reply

Absolutely brilliant.



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:53, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 8:53, Reply

Awesome work

You got an mp3 of that?

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:06, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:06, Reply

There You Go

www.zshare.net/audio/6613893487265c2d/

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:23, Reply

Great job!

Really well put.

Lily probably has much to thank b3ta for, remember when the newsletter was singing her praises?

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:25, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:25, Reply

clickety

click click.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:26, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:26, Reply

thats

more than good.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:42, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:42, Reply

That is very very very good.

*clicks hard*

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:46, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 9:46, Reply

A superb piece of work!

*clicks

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:00, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:00, Reply

Brilliant

Nice job

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:19, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:19, Reply

I bloody like that.



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:26, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:26, Reply

This is a work of art

Hat's off!

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:27, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:27, Reply

*massive hard click*





superb!

superb! ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:28, Reply



cl d

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:32, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:32, Reply

10/10, would lol again



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:33, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:33, Reply

Hahaha

Top stuff, when the music industry can offer a credible answer as to why we were paying anything up to twenty quid for an album, and suddenly can buy them for three or four quid on the internet (even as a physical product), I might consider giving a fucking toss about what these 'artists' are moaning about



It seems like for years we have been taken for a ride, and the internet has suddenly started bringing everything back down to Earth.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:34, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:34, Reply

Properly brilliant stuff

and may I suggest getting it hosted in a few other places in case she throws a hissy fit and tries to get it taken down?



Edit: Possibly try and sell it on iTunes as well. Just as an experiment...

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:46, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:46, Reply

I Second This

Just imagine if we could get it into the top ten. A pro-piracy song.



The music biz would have a fit.



And I would probably die laughing.



If this gets onto ITunes I'm buying it. And I'm going to pester everyone I know to buy it as well.



Cheers

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:09, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:09, Reply

^^THIS^^

I don't even know how to work iTunes, but I'll learn if it means I can buy this.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:58, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:58, Reply

^^ I Third This ^^

Would definately buy to get it in the charts

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 16:36, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 16:36, Reply

Your charts take iTunes into account?

Our backward system thinks our actual buying rates should be diluted by the opinions of radio programmers, since they're so cool an' all.



This was the thread for moaning about the music business right?

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 11:57, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 11:57, Reply

I'm bang alongside this

I'll cough up.

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 16:38, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 16:38, Reply

that's good, that.

can't believe matt bellamy said that, though. ah well.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:52, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:52, Reply

i may be wrong but...



news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8267142.stm



dunno, might be a bit late to this debate...

... i thought his point was more along the lines of some sort of subscription/spotify solution:dunno, might be a bit late to this debate... ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 1:29, Reply

Superb

I am aware of the works of Lily Allen and have oft' tapped my foot to her songs from the hit parade, but I also totally agree with all your song. Marvellous, considered it clicked (and surely on next week's newsletter?!?)

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:54, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 10:54, Reply

Best thing I've heard this year !

Awesome stuff !!!

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:09, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:09, Reply

absolutely fantastic!

i'm quite tempted to try sneak this into my set at barfly tonight...

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:28, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:28, Reply

DO IT!



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:44, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:44, Reply

hahaha

ace!

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:35, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:35, Reply

hehe thats bloody marvellous



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:43, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:43, Reply

That is absolutely fucking brilliant.



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:57, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:57, Reply

Fantastic Stuff

*clicks*

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:59, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 11:59, Reply

Excellent stuff.

I can only give you 9/10 though, as unfortunately you say you actually quite like her music.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:02, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:02, Reply

wowee

this is bloody wonderful

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:35, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:35, Reply

what can i say that already hasnt been said

ace :)

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:35, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:35, Reply

Best thing I have

seen and heard in ages!

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:42, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:42, Reply



This is probably the greatest thing I've seen on the internet this year, how do I send you all my monies?



I can't express how fucking amazing this is.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:42, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:42, Reply



As an after thought, this reminds me of the streets.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:48, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:48, Reply

Bloody hell

Great work.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:54, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 12:54, Reply

Who's Right?





Torrentfreak have now picked this up



torrentfreak.com/a-brilliant-open-letter-song-to-lily-allen-on-piracy-090926/



It might have helped that I emailed a bunch of them but they love it too.



Told you it would go viral



YAY!



Cheers

I'm Right.Torrentfreak have now picked this upIt might have helped that I emailed a bunch of them but they love it too.Told you it would go viralYAY!Cheers ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 13:00, Reply

Saw this on reddit first, didn't realise a b3tan made it!

Top stuff

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 13:16, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 13:16, Reply

hooray!

cliiiicks.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:10, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:10, Reply

Bloody marvellous.



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:28, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:28, Reply

I don't normally like stuff like this.........

..... but that really is something special. *Click*

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:32, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:32, Reply

LOVE IT!

Christmas Number 1



*CLICKS HARD*

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:34, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:34, Reply

stunningly good dear boy

top fuckin marks

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:57, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 14:57, Reply

Jesus-fucking-cunting-shitting-arsing-cocking-twating-crhist this is fantastic!



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 15:08, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 15:08, Reply

Stunning

in a word

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 15:27, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 15:27, Reply

i like this lots



( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 15:34, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 15:34, Reply

Absolutely

.. AMAZING!

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 15:45, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 15:45, Reply

Digg front page

Nice one

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 17:03, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 17:03, Reply

I hope

that you don't mind i'm pirating your album right now.



Excellent Song too.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 17:32, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 17:32, Reply

The best thing I have seen on /links for fucking ever.

I really think you are far too talented for these parts. But dont go away, I like you here.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 19:04, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 19:04, Reply

Awesome

I've been following the Lily fracas through techdirt. You couldn't make this shit up.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 20:35, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 20:35, Reply

Replying, right here, to be part of the group that can say 'I heard it first', for when this amazing song skyrockets!

I have never used iTunes, but I too would be willing to learn, if only to promote this superb song, and message it sends.

( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 23:02, ( , Sat 26 Sep 2009, 23:02, Reply

that was amazing

and so happy that i can see this beofr it is all over youtube/ tv etc

( , Sun 27 Sep 2009, 3:52, ( , Sun 27 Sep 2009, 3:52, Reply

supoib



( , Sun 27 Sep 2009, 11:21, ( , Sun 27 Sep 2009, 11:21, Reply

Yay!!!!

Fantastique :D



Have a click.

( , Sun 27 Sep 2009, 14:40, ( , Sun 27 Sep 2009, 14:40, Reply

Ive already commented

but i just have to say again, that this is frighteningly good.

( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 6:09, ( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 6:09, Reply

woop!

That really is stunningly, awesomely good. Shame i can only *click* once!

( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 16:18, ( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 16:18, Reply

Alright? This is my first b3ta post

After searching for the right place to plonk it in... Plonk!



This is fantastic stuff. Good luck with getting the message across.



- Ooh feels like i've just lost my virginity, hope nothing dribbles out in a couple seconds..

( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 16:43, ( , Mon 28 Sep 2009, 16:43, Reply

Genius.

Beautifully argued, excellently rhymed and almost perfectly typed. Quality!

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 16:32, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 16:32, Reply

Out. Fucking. Standing.

Bloody hell, you've just been and gone and done a work of proper genius and endless merit. Thank you very much indeed.

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 16:33, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 16:33, Reply

This is excellent,

and truly worthy.

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 17:23, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 17:23, Reply

Ooooh!

That was brilliant, I think my brain had a minor aneurysm because this made me feel great today!

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 17:33, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 17:33, Reply

I can't quite get the words in my head for how good this is.

So I'm afraid you'll have to settle with a rather pedestrian 'bloody fab'.



Sorry.

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 18:08, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 18:08, Reply

Very good

...although I can't say I really understand this populist pro-piracy uprising. I've been a proverbial Long John Silver in my time, but I've never been under any illusion that what I do isn't fundamentally theft. *shrugs*



[/refluffs]

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 18:22, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 18:22, Reply

I think Stehen Fry has it about right.

People will download stuff, but they'll feel guilty for it and pay for what they like.

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:49, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:49, Reply

Infringement isn't theft.

Copyright cannot be stolen. It can be infringed. There's a difference.



Grabbing a hooky copy of something might well be illegal, and morally dodgy as well, but it is not, can never be, and will never be theft.



I wish the pro-copyright lobby hadn't abused the English language to make its point. I'd have more respect for the cunts if they were more honest, instead of blatantly lying about what theft is. You know, something along the lines of, "You know all those musicians who made all that great music you like? Well, they've got to eat, too, so why not pony up a few quid instead of getting copies off your mates?"



I buy most of my music these days from CD Baby, out in Oregon. Everything they sell is independent, and isn't poisoned by those cunts at the major labels. Plus, they're usually a fuckload cheaper than the crap from the major labels, even when factoring in international postage. Independent, and costs less. How could I refuse?

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 0:35, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 0:35, Reply

This is what I don't get.

Regardless of how you dress it up, surely the point is that there's a infringment/crime/whatever being committed in the first place? How does deflecting the argument on a technicality make the original action acceptable?



It's like deflecting an accusation of shitting in someone's lunchbox with "actually, it's not my shit, it's my dog's! I just put it in there. You twunt. How dare you accuse *me* of shitting in it!"



Not squaring up for a fight, honest! It just fascinates me!

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 9:42, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 9:42, Reply



Well, I think it's more to do with deprivement.



If I come to your house, and steal your telly - you've been deprived of a telly. If I download Lily's latest bop-fantastic from the Interwebz, nobody is actually deprived of anything. Those people who bought it, still have it. No actual thieving has occurred, just sweet digital information flowing through the pipes.

( , Sun 4 Oct 2009, 15:15, ( , Sun 4 Oct 2009, 15:15, Reply

It's a little bit tenuous..

...but here's a question. Quite a few posters on here have set up Cafepress shops selling t-shirts etc emblazened with their work. Do you think it's morally OK for people to dubiously download hi-res versions of that work and put it into their own t-shirts rather than rewarding the original creativity shown?



PS - leave my telly alone, dammit! :)

( , Sun 4 Oct 2009, 23:53, ( , Sun 4 Oct 2009, 23:53, Reply

Just putting my name here, so I can say that I was.



( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 19:07, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 19:07, Reply

She's being a bit quiet on Twitter!

Usually she loves posting stuff that gives her more exposure. Only time will tell :)



Totally awesome btw :)

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 19:35, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 19:35, Reply

In her defence



www.google.co.uk/search?q=lily+allen+bnp



(*You may have seen these multi-faced champions of truth at work under comments at the Daily Mail site etc., especially during the recent EU elections.)

some of the attacks on her are needlessly personal and beneath contempt, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if the majority of them turned out to be the work of the BNP sock-puppeting squad*, for reasons that should be obvious:(*You may have seen these multi-faced champions of truth at work under comments at the Daily Mail site etc., especially during the recent EU elections.) ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 22:08, Reply

Spot on



( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:00, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:00, Reply

I cannot

think of anything else to say but



*click*



Bloody wonderful.

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:27, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:27, Reply

Frankly

This is the best thing I have seen on B3ta.



*Evar*

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:39, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 21:39, Reply

Thought I'd add

my thanks for this, it's a bit late and yes I did see it a week late in the newsletter (I'm just out of touch!)



I don't believe this. Piss off you overrated cunt.

( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 22:04, ( , Fri 2 Oct 2009, 22:04, Reply

This is so good

I actually clapped at the end.



*click*

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 3:56, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 3:56, Reply

I thought that was just me

So did I... as it was a work of absolute sublime genius.

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 19:12, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 19:12, Reply

That is facking brilliant.

A real message in a song, now THAT'S why I love you B3TAns so much.



Have a big, fat, juicy, splendid click!

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 4:14, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 4:14, Reply

[email protected]

This is Dan Bull. He's fucking Awesome.

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 10:02, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 10:02, Reply

Just thought I'd say...

This is one of the most intelligent creations I've ever seen on b3ta.



I'm especially a fan of the last line.



The ironic thing is, I think this would do well on MP3.

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 10:28, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 10:28, Reply

brilliant stuff

can you do a video featuring scantily clad dancing girls for it, i'm dyslexic.

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 11:31, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 11:31, Reply

Catchy

Have a clicky

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 11:46, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 11:46, Reply

Wonderful!

The most superest of duperist thing I have seen in a long time. Absolutely brilliant! Well done!!

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 13:16, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 13:16, Reply

Gilded Lily

Allen is an anagram of Anell

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 13:40, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 13:40, Reply

Fucking



( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 13:50, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 13:50, Reply

Fucking

rah!



This is all aces. Well done sir!

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 13:50, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 13:50, Reply

Utterly fantastic

This is exactly why I subscribe to and recommend B3ta :)

( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 16:00, ( , Sat 3 Oct 2009, 16:00, Reply