I’ve always been an iTunes addict, as a radio DJ and all-round music lover, the iTunes Music Store is a great way to get a song at the last minute before your show. For more years than I can remember, I’ve been happy to pay the same £0.79 for a track but recently iTunes has adopted a new variable-pricing model meaning that more popular tracks are now £0.99. I fancied listening to La Roux’s ‘In For the Kill’ and decided to make the purchase, as iTunes was clawing for it’s extra 20p I thought I’d see if Amazon’s MP3 store could do me a better deal and I’m glad I looked! Not only was Amazon not charging extra for this more popular track, but charged me just £0.29 for exactly the same track at the same quality and everything!
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For those of you who’d like to listen to the track without any of the torture get the mp3 here or click play below. ;)
I think it’s entirely possible that the only reason I like the B-52s at all is because I was brought up on them by my parents during long car journeys as a child. Having said that, there is no denying the brilliance of their lyrics and the beat of the music. I don’t think anything makes me quite as happy as this song.
Now, I’ve never considered myself to be a Lily Allen fan but I must admit that this song is growing on me, thanks in no small part to the fantastic lyrics. If you follow the story of her boyfriend’s failure as a lover rather than the somewhat-country-style of the music I think you’ll get a few smiles out of it. I’ve included the track and the lyrics below so you can follow along yourself.
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