LILY ALLEN - "Mr. Blue Sky" Cover

As promised, a little "Mr. Blue Sky" for the weekend. And I mean very little, a morsel really: it's the single recorded by the loverly Miss Lily Allen last year for a French cell phone company.

I happen to love "Mr. Blue Sky" more than life itself, and am always gratified when he pops up in, say, a Guinness beer ad (narrated by Donald Sutherland, randomly enough), or maybe a trailer for the best movie of 2004 (an Oscar-winner for Original Screenplay, and for once they meant original), and/or the greatest Volkswagen spot ever (the ad which reminded me of "Mr. Blue Sky" about 6 or 7 years ago, and he's been a friend ever since).

Now, I do find Miss Lily's production is a bit tarted up -- that is, even more than Jeff Lynne and ELO would have done -- but that's to be expected from a tarty contempo pop singer, so I can dig it. Lil definitely nails the harmonies, as she does on her brand-new album, which I also like quite a bit. The girl is smart and sassy, naughty and nasty, and let's face it, damned adorable.

Aw, Lil...you so bad. Bless ya, luv!

LILY ALLEN "Mr. Blue Sky" single
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