Lily Allen “Womanizer” Cover Sparks Controversy With Record Label
Lily Allen is in hot water with executives at EMI Music Group after her unauthorized cover of Britney Spears’ chart-topping single “Womanizer” was ripped all over the Net last weekend.
In an entry on her blog, Lily explained: “Now, some of you may be wondering why I covered ‘Womanizer’ – simple really, I love Britney and I love the song.”
“It wasn’t my intention for it to have whizzed round the world like it has.”
“Mark Ronson asked me for something no one had heard to play on his radio show, and ‘Womanizer’ was the only song I had as an attachment on my Blackberry, and I couldn’t get home to send him anything else in time,” she insists.
“I had asked him to talk all over it so it wouldn’t get ripped, but he didn’t. Thanks Mark – for getting me in serious trouble with my record company.”
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On December 19th 2008, Fábio M.L wrote:
Wow, this is an infringement of copyright, is a crime … very ugly!
On December 19th 2008, barbwire7 wrote:
I think this girl better back the “f” off. That’s pretty low. It’s not like she’s remaking “Dock on the Bay”. This is a brand new song, and she is gonna find trouble for doing this.
On December 19th 2008, Bruno wrote:
Nossa mas que versão mais cafona, Lily tente outra coisa querida!
On December 19th 2008, Clara wrote:
wow, isso ae Bruno!!
On December 19th 2008, Fran wrote:
hahahhaha essa LIly Allen sempre polêmica!!!
On December 19th 2008, ana wrote:
cruzes! que pora eh essa!? muito ruim! e pouca criatividade
On December 19th 2008, Juliana wrote:
Achei a versão ótima.. ficou bem mais sexy com o sotaque britânico..
Britney tá com nada faz tempo!
On December 19th 2008, joão wrote:
uuuuuuuuuu até q enfim, eu acho q a lily deveria ter gravado, uma cantora q canta de verdade é outra coisa!!!!!
britney so sabe gemer e dançar como uma vadia
On December 19th 2008, Jr wrote:
Lily did it well! But Britney is better. Why are people talking about it?!…So nice and normal!
On December 19th 2008, adriana wrote:
Ficou melhor na voz da Lily Allen, a Britney não canta nada, é tudo fake nela!!! ADOREI LILY!!!!!!!!
On December 19th 2008, Paty Psicopata wrote:
WOW! I have to admit that SHE ROCKS! I love Britney but the British Accent and Lily Voices make it really better!!!
Kisses from Brazil!
On December 19th 2008, jrbage wrote:
O que se passa em todo o Português Inglês sobre esta página?
Lily e Britney são ambos fantásticos. Britney deveria abranger algo de Lily’s.
On December 20th 2008, gabriella wrote:
Muito boa a versão…amo você garota
On December 20th 2008, Joe Baynham wrote:
RE: “I think this girl better back the “f” off. That’s pretty low. It’s not like she’s remaking “Dock on the Bay”. This is a brand new song, and she is gonna find trouble for doing this.” by barbwire7.
Wtf are you talking about, Lily is allowed to cover whatever she wants aslong as she doesnt release it, Mark Ronson asked for a song no one had heard from Lily, womanizer was the only thing she had on her at the time and Mark promised to talk through it so it wouldnt get ripped but he didnt. So shut the “f” up u retard.. so LEAVE LILY ALONE.
On December 20th 2008, Guuga wrote:
I love it ! She’s great ! Better than Britney, :D
On December 21st 2008, Rich wrote:
HUHUHUHUHUH;
Lyly sua putona pra q imitar womanizer?
On December 21st 2008, Rich wrote:
desculpa por chingar
On December 21st 2008, Emanuella Joyce wrote:
Prefiro miiiiiil vezes BRITNEY, nada a ver Lily Allen cantando essa musica. Odieeei. Horrível. very ugly! [2]
On December 21st 2008, caio wrote:
a musica fico bem melhor pq parece q a britney ta gripada na musica
e lily allen a bem melhor
On December 22nd 2008, Kizmiazz wrote:
I think Lily Allen’s version is better than Britney Spear’s.
On December 29th 2008, clovis wrote:
I think Lily Allen’s version is better than Britney Spear’s.
Dá-le Lilly.
On December 29th 2008, EdJ wrote:
Sou + na voz de Britney.
Santos, Brasil
On January 11th 2009, C wrote:
record company is just worried people are going to like her version better, who really cares, people cover songs everyday, as I seem to recall Marie Digby’s version of umbrella actually gave the song some humanity versus the pop “sensation” that was just annoying. Same words, different voice, pleasant surprise.
On January 22nd 2009, Drikkinha wrote:
Bibiiiii eh a incomparávelllllllll…. eh a MELHOR!!!!!!
Lily vc tentou… + soh dah pro gasto gata… rsrrss…