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1. At 01:50 PM on 16 Jun 2007, Grace wrote:

   Kate Nash is actually very good.

   Lily Allen is awful and annoying, and her songs are pretty lame.

2. At 07:06 PM on 16 Jun 2007, Ella wrote:

   You can't compare Kate Nash and Lily Allen!!
   their only similarity is they sing in regional accents. and personally i think Kate Nash is better than Lily Allen

   i've shown this song to alot of people, and no one has slated it.

   i used to have respect for chartblogs reviews, but you've lost it now.

3. At 09:47 AM on 17 Jun 2007, Chloe wrote:

   HAHA!

   LILY ALLEN IS A CHAV!

4. At 01:26 PM on 17 Jun 2007, kirsty wrote:

   Aww that's a bit harsh, caling her an 'out of tune whingebag'
   I like this song..
   It's quite catching
   And her voice is lovely
   You can't really compare her to Lilly Allen
   Sure, they might have similar accents
   But that doesnt mean Kate is copying her.. :S
   Anyways
   I think this song is funny :)
   It's clever
   And the fact that the rythm doesnt always fit the music gives it variety and stops it becoming repetative imho..
   But yeah
   I like it :)
   x

5. At 01:29 PM on 17 Jun 2007, kirsty wrote:

   I meant catchy
   Not catching
   :-/
   x

6. At 05:18 PM on 17 Jun 2007, Alannah wrote:

   Kate Nash's lyrics are funny but I wouldn't say she's spectacular, either.
   I prefer Lily Allen's earlier songs, too. Mind you, have a look at some songs on Kate's and Lily's albums. Navy Taxi, Birds, Cheryl Tweedy... they've all got weird things to sing about!

7. At 07:34 AM on 19 Jun 2007, daisi wrote:

   yeh kate nash and lilly are soo different people need to stop sayin that and i meen you can say she has copied a bit of the lyrics .....you can look at oth more famous people hoo have takin the tune of a song and it sounds the saym.....

   basically she is a good singer with tallent and lilly allen is a good singer with talent BUT there styles are sooooooo different..

   
   xxxx

8. At 04:34 PM on 19 Jun 2007, Kate wrote:

   Kate Nash is irritating, and the way she overpronounces words makes my ears bleed. This review is ACCURATE

   Still, this song isnt half as bad as the souless Caroline's a Victim. Which is saying something.

9. At 08:39 PM on 20 Jun 2007, Miike wrote:

   Noooo!!

   Kate Nash Rocks!!

   I think there are similarities to lily allen, but Kate Nash is so much better!

   i will be buying her cd ;D

10. At 07:57 PM on 23 Jun 2007, jodie wrote:

    This might be all lovely and ramshackle, like a chipped floral-print teacup, but her mockney "I'm a lah-ver-ley girl next door, me" voice becomes so irritating after a while that you get the impression that, were you her boyf, you'd have called her something a bit worse than a bitter lemon...

    hahaha that is classic!!! and i agree with kate... caroline's a victim is really annoying

11. At 02:53 PM on 24 Jun 2007, wrote:

    I kinda hate this song. Her voice IS really annoying. And someone I know was friends with this girl. GRRR! Can you imagine putting up with her voice practically every day? Haha I can't. Apparently Kate is very nice though.
    I like lemons, by the way. You probably think that was very random but you mention lemons in this. And Kate is a bit of a Lily Allen rip-off. I'd love to see if she gets into as many bitch fights as Lily. Oooh...can you imagine it...Lily Allen's next war of words will probably be with Kate. I wonder how it'd go?? Lily would probably be the swearing one. I guess I'd better leave you all now....:( I bet i'm annoying you all....:(

12. At 08:37 PM on 24 Jun 2007, wrote:

    OMG people I'm so sorry....I didn't mean to send it twice. Sorry! It wouldn't send so I kept clicking post and now...bummer. Sorry people.
    xxxxx

    [Please don't apologise. It happens a lot. I'll cut one of yours out, and leave this in as a warning to others! - Fraymond.]

13. At 12:34 PM on 27 Jun 2007, kelly wrote:

    Kate Nash writes all her own songs and plays all her own instruments.

    Shes extremely talented and she has a massive following of dedicated and loyal fans! you don't get that if you have no talent!

    most singers today get where they are because they are backed by an army of producers, writers, lyricists etc to write their music which they can barely perform live anyway!

    its about time people began to appreciate REAL talent!

14. At 03:58 PM on 27 Jun 2007, cocteau twin wrote:

    The song Foundations' is probably a bit grown up for some of Lily Allen fans ...I think its one of the best efforts i have heard this year her other track 'Carolines a victim' shows how different she can be sounding more like early electro or PJ havey...none the less Kate Nash will be successful and Foundations might be summer Number 1 ..its clever and catchy ...Lily Allen is so last week!

15. At 08:40 AM on 28 Jun 2007, lola manola wrote:

    Hahaha, thats the funniest thing ive ever heard!
    Lily allen is the biggest moron this side of the continent! how can you even compare her to kate nash? kate nash is wonderful and original, whereas lily tries to be, but fails. oh and also kate nash keeps her coke addiction (that is IF she has one) to herself.

    [I would imagine, after the Cheryl Tweedy row, it's more likely to be a Diet Coke addiction these days..- Fraser]

16. At 01:31 PM on 29 Jun 2007, kelly wrote:

    i think Kates chart position this week can speak for itself. shes no2!!!!

    'out of tune whingebag' ....on what basis?? just because she can sing live unlke many artists doesn't mean shes out of tune. i've seen the girl perform many times and have always come away extremely impressed by her performance!

17. At 08:13 PM on 30 Jun 2007, catherine wrote:

    kates amazing
    just cos shes a young london girl doesnt mean shes a wanna be lily allen.

    and considering lily allen is the only person you can find to compare her too, it seems you really have the right to judge?
    er no.

    she not trying to be like Lily
    so why compare?

    you appear to be an utter t*** who can't appreciate good music and feels compelled to be unnecessarily rude to a person who i assume has never done anything to you?

    i LOVE foundations!!

18. At 07:02 PM on 01 Jul 2007, Vishnu wrote:

    You stupid [swearword], Kate Nash is God! COME OVER HERE AND LET ME [swearword] ON YOUR FACE, [swearword].

    [Boys and girls, if you know your Hinduism, you'll remember that Vishnu is characterised as 'the maintainer'. A role not unlike that of the person in your house who cleans the kitchen. This little rant is therefore the equivalent of what happens when someone walks across a newly mopped floor in muddy shoes... - Fraser]

    [PS: Obviously I'm not suggesting that this is really the real Vishnu. And also, swearing like this? Tsk! - Fraser]

19. At 10:16 AM on 02 Jul 2007, charlotte wrote:

    dissagree! kate nash rocks i love her song!!!!!!!

20. At 12:04 PM on 02 Jul 2007, Stu wrote:

    I think, reviewer, that it might do you well to listen more carefully to Kate Nash's lyrics, and make some real comparative judgments with Lily Allen, because the differences are quite striking when you notice them. The comparison you make is of the Kate Nash lyric:

    "You said I must eat so many lemons,
    'cause I am so bitter.
    I said "I'd rather be with your friends mate
    'cause they are much fitter."

    Compared to Lily Allen's

    "Yeah, you really must think you're great,
    Let's see how you feel in a couple of weeks,
    When I work my way through your mates."

    At first glance they seem similar, a girl teasing her boyfriend by comparing them to their friends. However, Lily Allen is aggressive in tone - she's spitefully saying that she is going to going and sleep with all of the bloke's friends just to anger him. This is Lily Allen's entire approach to lyrics and to life - she's deliberately a vicious, nasty, immature person because she knows that that is the person that her listeners secretly wish to be. People cheer her on because she's nasty.

    Compare and contrast to Kate Nash: Nash's lyrics are an inner monologue, a 'stream-of-consciousness' where she presents her thoughts as if she were an immature woman in a broken relationship. The line "I'd rather be with your friends, mate, 'cause they are much fitter" isn't meant to be taken literally like Lily Allen's. It isn't spiteful, it isn't aggressive, it's just winding up her boyfriend because that's what they're relationship is like. In the context of the rest of the song, that line is a sad complaint that their relationship has driven her to be in the position where "It gives me thrills to wind you up." The whole song is about how awfully the two characters act around each other, how that's not the person she wants to be, but also how she can't bring herself to end the relationship either.

    Kate Nash's lyrics are disarmingly clever when put in context, and hugely open to the sort of misinterpretation that you have achieved with this review. I think you should dig a little deeper. Kate Nash has a totally different approach to music and to lyrics than Lily Allen - not only is her writing more intelligent, relying less on 'shock tactics' to get her ideas across, but she also writes her own music and plays her own instruments, and, judging by what I saw of her performance at Glastonbury Festival, she has a wonderfully down-to-Earth 'humbled by success' attitude and a clever wit and humour about her.

    Her accent is annoying, though...

21. At 07:53 PM on 02 Jul 2007, flossy wrote:

    I actually quite like this song, although shes not a good as lily allen! I think she has a gd voice i like the way the words are a bit strange!

22. At 10:34 AM on 06 Jul 2007, Gary wrote:

    Out of all the woeful 'artists' around today. Nash is probably the worst. Her instrument playing is shoddy at best and her singing dreadful.

23. At 01:59 AM on 08 Jul 2007, mike wrote:

    well tbh i don't mind her maby u should think of the meaning of the song and its maby its not ment to sound in tune ?

24. At 07:58 PM on 18 Jul 2007, wrote:

    take it easy laura s, this lady is absolutely amazing. her lyrics and lovely accent are cool and funny. this lady K Nash will be my best friend!

25. At 12:33 AM on 19 Jul 2007, Rachel wrote:

    er.... it must be easy to ridicule other peoples talents if you have none of your own!,
    your opinion is your opinion (however poor) I guess but personally I think that the song is excellent and the off-beat lyrics only add to it.
    there is room in the charts for 'lily allen alikes' if thats what you choose to call them. quite frankly, the girl next door accent is refreshing after all the american BS we have to endure in the charts, even if someone else did it first, who cares?! it's music. enjoy it for what it is or you just miss the point!
    lily allen is fantastic, can you do what she does?...maybe you think you can do better!!...where's your album deal then?
    and why do kate nash and lily allen have to be pitted against each other?
    ignorance is bliss

26. At 07:30 PM on 19 Jul 2007, wrote:

    I'm sorry, but if you think that these two artists are alike at all you obviously haven't listened to their songs properly.

    I love both Lily's and Kate's music, they have both produced original and enjoyable songs to listen to but I think apart from that and their accents there isn't much of a similarity between them.

    Comparing the lyrics and saying they are similar because one mentions 'friends' and the other 'mates' is ridiculas. Can't artists use the same concepts anymore?

    I'm sorry, your opinion is your own but it is obvious that people enjoy Kate's music. And if we were to say Kate was copying Lily, do you think Lily would really be friends with her?

    Think about it.

    Personally I think Kate's music is fantastic and the simplicity of her songs is something that makes them so good.

    I think you need to listen more carefully to her songs and then decide.

27. At 09:43 AM on 20 Jul 2007, vanessa wrote:

    idiot.

    kate nash and lily allen are actually really different :)

    kate nash is a more sophisticated yet still witty like lily allen

    lily allen herself has bigged up kate, complimenting her music

    they're both good artists but seriously.
    kate nash? out of tune?????

    you really have no taste.

28. At 02:02 PM on 21 Jul 2007, Flossy wrote:

    This song is gr8, I love it!! It's definitly grown on me!!

29. At 10:19 PM on 22 Jul 2007, Jonathan wrote:

    Will people plz stop comparing Kate nash to Lily Allen! They are both their own things and she HASNT copied her style of music at all! Its just that this type of music is really popular right now and the fact that Lily Allen came first doesnt mean that Kate Nash had less than a year to come up with tunes similar!

    Kate Nash rules and is better than lily sorry lily fans!

30. At 09:31 AM on 23 Jul 2007, georgie wrote:

    Foundations is ace. kept hearing this song and finally know who sings it. will defo be buying her album.

31. At 09:06 PM on 27 Jul 2007, Andy wrote:

    I'd not call her bitter,and call me crazy but if I was 19, I'd want to be her fella.She's beautiful and her voice makes me melt.One man's poison....

32. At 11:15 PM on 27 Jul 2007, sean c wrote:

    Comparing Lily Allen to Kate Nash is an insult to Kate, Lily is a spoilt celeb child who was bound to succeed, Kate is a breath of fresh air who only needs to be heard to be liked, "out of tune whingebag" is more than a little harsh, Kate is going to be big regardless of Laura S.

33. At 01:55 PM on 28 Jul 2007, danielle wrote:

    i think both lilyn kate are very good
    and i really like kates song its catchy n i love listnin to it
    it shud be number 1

34. At 11:03 PM on 28 Jul 2007, Cyril wrote:

    I have to say... your review is complete and utter nonsense!

    Nash and Allen may share simailarities in their distinct london accents but that is all!

    To call Nash a plagarist on the basis of one song just shows how little you know If you listen to the rest of her songs there are clear and distinct differences not only in subject matter but also in musical style!

    Why dont you try listening to her other songse.g Mariella,Stitching Leggings, Birds and Merry Happy

    The fact of the matter is Nash is a truly talented artist who deserves far better than to be cast in the shadow of another artist whom she shares no similarity

    so i shall sum up by saying....
    GO AND DO YOUR HOMWORK MATE!
    before you start trashing genuine talent

    that is all
    byes

    [I've done my homework. It got a B. Stop changing the subject. - Fraser]

35. At 08:50 PM on 29 Jul 2007, kate and charlie wrote:

    kate nash is amazing!!!!!!!1

36. At 11:49 PM on 02 Aug 2007, daisy wrote:

    okay i'm not a brilliant fan of lily or kate but atleast kate's lyrics have moree...poetry, to them.

    it seems kate gets criticism for not being as hard-faced-druggy as lily.

    this isn't because i'm a kate lover, because i'd defend lily in the same context as this.

    kate has a better singing voice than lilly aswell, as the latter seems to whine sometimes.

    
    why would kate want to copy lily, anyay? with all of the negative publicity she stirred. their song lyrics, contexts and meaning are completely different, it's like comparing britney spears to hilary duff because they sing with same accent.

37. At 02:15 AM on 03 Aug 2007, SteveR wrote:

    Lol I can't believe my eyes! People are claiming this silly cow has talent?! Just about any girl from london could 'sing' like Kate Nash, she is also a Lilly rip off. Lilly also is another one of these so called artists, that hold no talent. Back with Kate her accent when she er.. talks.. sounds very put on and over the top. Terrible. But I guess its each to their own with taste lol

38. At 01:43 PM on 03 Aug 2007, wrote:

    In my opinion, Lily Allen is the better singer.

    But I prefer Kate Nash's songs. Even though she has got a bit of a 'mockney' accent.
    People have to agree it does sound a bit fake, whereas Lily Allens seems to be real

39. At 03:13 PM on 08 Aug 2007, becki wrote:

    alls i can say is THATS WELL HARSH!!!!!!

    kate nash is nothink like lilly:S

    your talking aload of stoopidnesss YOU FREAK!!!

    [you must eat a lot of lemons, grumpy - Fraser]
    

40. At 02:36 PM on 09 Aug 2007, Stephen wrote:

    Yes she has a London accent, big deal. If you listen to an interview with her, you'll see that the way she talks is pretty much the way she sings. You might as well say oh "that Liam Gallagher's faux Manc accent gets on my nerves". People have accents, big deal.

41. At 02:43 PM on 09 Aug 2007, becki wrote:

    awww thats harsh i think kate nash is nothink like Lily!

    kate nash isnt a out of tune whingebag atall shes a well good singer and her songs are amasing and like she doesnt copy Lily at all.

    i mean like Lily Allen is acually very anoying and yeah her songs are abit lame you cant compare Kate Nash's songs to hers Kate Nash's are like 110% betta than Lily Allens
    

42. At 05:08 PM on 09 Aug 2007, harriot wrote:

    kate nash is really good and i think you're being unfair, if you listen to some of her other stuff, she isn't at all like lilly allen. the only reason this song is slightly similar to lilly allen is because its about a break up and because she sings in a regional accent

43. At 01:45 AM on 10 Aug 2007, pingy wrote:

    how can you say shes not oh so telentled... ok miss allen is very talented too... but come on theres room enough for two.... both these girls are great and kate rightly deserves her slot beside lily....

    Album is really cool kate keep it up!

44. At 12:00 PM on 10 Aug 2007, wrote:

    kate, yuu rock!
    i do like lilly allen aswell
    and i must admitt some of the comment here are out of order
    but like i dont really think u've copied her or anything but shhhhh - as in, i like you more than her =) x

45. At 04:59 PM on 11 Aug 2007, Melussa wrote:

    So what if she sounds like lilly allen a bit
    i mean lilly allen is annoying, pissy and just outright crap but kate nash is taking music back to the bone. her music is hounest and catchy. she is clever and amazingly pretty.
    KATE IS BETTER THAN LILLY ANYDAY.
    people are just worried that they might actually have to listen to good music from now on.

    tara.

46. At 05:55 PM on 12 Aug 2007, abi wrote:

    leave her alone! They are both different people and are both great at what they do!

    I luv her new album

    [I do too. But some people don't. Laura S is one of those people. She's allowed to say this. - Fraser]

47. At 09:40 PM on 28 Aug 2007, robert atherton wrote:

    mint song ma favorite song
    

48. At 11:21 AM on 03 Sep 2007, richer wrote:

    Kate Nash!

    what can you say, brilliant first single, and the rest of her album is just down to earth honest music with new lyrics.

    forget Lilly Allen who seems to go out of her way to make a name for herself as a everyone hating chav, Kate puts a sexy spin on the girl next door theme and keeps it original.

49. At 11:25 AM on 03 Sep 2007, richer wrote:

    Kate is so much................fitter!

50. At 03:20 PM on 19 Sep 2007, Gregerz wrote:

    'Out of tune whingebag' IS harsh! and she doesnt sound like Lilly Allen at all. For a start where Lilly's choons are funny, witty and catchy Kate has way more substance in her lyrics.

    I luv Kate Nash and would recomend her album to anybody. (except 'Pumpkin Soup' cuz its a bit girly)

    TBH i think YOU eat too many lemons Laura S...

51. At 03:41 PM on 20 Sep 2007, wrote:

    There's alot of hate on this here blog. Can't we all just get along?

    To anyone who thinks that Kate Nash sounds nothing like Lilly Allen:

    Have you no ears people!!!

52. At 09:38 AM on 22 Sep 2007, jack wrote:

    i saw her live last night at the royal albert hall for peace 1 day and she was amazing

    she is so much beeter live because the passion and beat is there wich u cant get aswell from the song and video along

53. At 01:16 PM on 22 Sep 2007, wrote:

    Hello,

    Two things.

    "Then I'll use that voice that you find annoying"

    .......mmmm. But not through the whole song eh Kate?

    And this is the one who absolutely isn't Lilly Allen and how dare you compare her to Lilly Allen?

    "When you're upset and I Smile"

    So she smiles when the bloke who is causing her problems is upset? Gosh, there could be a whole song in just that concept alone. You could call it... let me see now.......

    John Robinson

54. At 02:42 PM on 22 Sep 2007, Jodam wrote:

    well... where can we start?
    we went to school with the lovely miss kate nash and havent got a bad word to say about her.
    BUT (f*** it, lets make a list)
    she dont talk like that
    she never wanted to sing at school
    she didnt get in ANY universities
    she wasnt taking a gap year she was "reading books"
    [an extra one here which is libellous, hence removed - Fraser]
    she is a no talent hack who is totally riding the wave of lilly "b*" child allen
    shes a really nice girl...
    BUT
    you think we are probably some bitter no hearters who choose to unanimously slag her off over the net and you would be right if you were not so wrong. soon we wil be very publicly announcing the numerous faults in the lovely miss nashs facade. any who until then (´óÏó´«Ã½3 stay tuned) adios and dont let the poison corrupt you

    [And do you know what I heard the other day? 50 Cent is actually a puny white accountant from Dorking. I know! Who can you trust these days? I still love the Kate Nash album tho. - Fraser]

55. At 03:07 PM on 08 Oct 2007, stephanie wrote:

    I love Kate Nash! The way she uses her accent when she sings is brilliant! Lilly Allen is also good but i can't say i like her music as much! I love her attitude though! I'm going to see kate nash in Manchester thihs weekend and i can't wait !! =]
    

56. At 08:30 PM on 16 Oct 2007, Anna wrote:

    Hiya!
    I luv kate nash! Im only 13...
    A couple of months ago I sang in the same concert as her at the Royal Albert Hall in London! It was really good!

    I also got to meet her...it was one of the best experiences of my life!

    People who dont like her must be thick but then again its your opinion so... lol

    bye thankyou Anna xxx

57. At 09:07 AM on 27 Nov 2007, ben wrote:

    f*** you

    [Dad, is that you? - Fraser]

58. At 02:41 PM on 27 Nov 2007, Emma wrote:

    My mate went out with Kate at uni. They only broke up coz he moved up back home to Scotland. I adore Kate Nash, her songs are amazing and a few on her album stand out to me and make me smile. She writes about random and real life things. I love her!

59. At 10:36 PM on 09 Dec 2007, ii.love.you wrote:

    Re: Chloe's comment (No.3)

    THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING A CHAV FOR GOD SAKE IT DOESNT MAKE YOU A BAD PERSON !!

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