People are just realising Lily Allen's original 'diss track' is actually about actor brother from Game of Thrones
Lily Allen's newest album has prompted some to revisit her discography, with one song in particular standing out to them.
The singer's latest album, West End Girl, hit shelves last month, and it is chock-full of incredibly explosive lyrics.
The album's release follows reports from last year that Allen and David Harbour's four-year marriage had come to an end.
Allen spent ten days in the studio recording West End Girl, something which surprised fans, and told Perfect Magazine that 'it was hard to make this record', adding: "It was incredibly manic, and it was emotionally traumatic. But nothing felt forced. It just sort of fell out of me."
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Allen has never been shy when it comes to being honest with her music, as any fans of the hit single 'Not Fair' will appreciate. She also has a song that I can't even properly tell you the name of, but I'm sure you can figure it out.
Her debut album, 'Alright, Still', was released back in 2006, and shot the 40-year-old into stardom, giving us hits like 'Smile' and 'Littlest Things'.
However, it also contained a song titled 'Alfie', which was named after her younger brother, Alfie Allen, whose name might be familiar to you if you've ever seen Game of Thrones, where he portrayed Theon Greyjoy, or Reek, depending on how much you like his character.
Since then, the 39-year-old has had a successful acting career, having also starred in John Wick as the gangster who commits the ultimate crime by murdering Wick's (Keanu Reeves) adorable puppy.
He has also had some leading roles in TV shows, such as Safe Harbor and Atomic.
However, in her song, Allen certainly didn't mince her words when it came to talking about her brother.
She sings: "Oh Alfie, get up, it's a brand new day. I just can't sit back and watch you waste your life away.
"You need to get a job because the bills need to get paid. Get off your lazy arse, Alfie, please use your brain."
She later adds: "Oh, little brother, please refrain from doing that
"I'm tryna help you out, so can you stop being a t***. It's time that you and I sat down and had a little chat."
Despite the song being literally named after her brother, some people are only just realising that it's about him, while also acknowledging that he would, of course, go on to become famous.
One Reddit comment wrote: "Wow, didn't even know they were family, love them both though. Seems like typical brother-sister banter imo."
Another said: "What he is Lily Allen's brother ? This is somehow cool," while a third wrote: "Wow, I was today years old when I found out they were siblings."
In 2019, the Jojo Rabbit star addressed his sister's song about him, telling The Guardian: "When Lily wrote the song, I was in Canada teaching kids how to snowboard.
I was getting a snowboarding qualification. I went on Myspace and listened to it, and I was… entertained. It’s a song about love, isn’t it? She was missing her little bro!"
He said he didn't mind being a source of inspiration for his sister as she was 'killing it', adding: "I just remember asking for it not to be a single – but then obviously record labels don’t give a s**t what family members think, do they? So that was that."
Topics: Lily Allen, David Harbour, Game of Thrones
James Moorhouse