lily allen - chinese (album version)

[helloxbrightxeyes]

this is going to be me and my mom when i go off to college...and i don't think i'm ready for that.

[yeahwhatevaah]

idiots! of COURSE she meant that she will kidnap a chinese man and then rape him. WITH HER MUM.

[ColdplayKid112]

Haha guys I think that getting a Chinese is getting Chinese food. Not grabbing a random Chinese person off the street and watching TV with them hahaha

[pinksadi13]

@ColdplayKid112 lol it would be awesome though if thats what she meant.. :D

[LovelyLadyLuna1999]

Now I'm hungry for Chinese..... ; ;

[ElectricCapri]

From the simplicity of chinese food to thirty year old prostitutes(; Lily Allen has always been the one to make my day...xoxo Miss Lily

[CarMiik]

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[squishy0707]

I wanna be able to sing this song to my boyfriend one day. :3

[NSXlover18]

I love Lily Allen!!!

[MuncksSittingOnDucks]

i like how lilly allen songs are better than other pop songs like katy perry and lady gaga . cuz the difference is she doesn't have to try so hard like them. thats why she's probably one of the best pop singers out there

[KatKit52]

you guys realize that this song is about her mom right?

[ScottieeMcca]

My friend and I love Mediaoutletonline for getting f.r..ee s0ngs such as this. You can find it on Yahoo.

[slbffslbff]

i love my mom <3

[Mareklug]

...but I like her very much! Just as I do Björk. I just notice peculiarities. The only other explanation that makes sense here is that "getting a Chinese" is local slang for getting a joint (marijuana). Is it really?

[Grettaax]

@Mareklug a chinese takeaway :)

[Mareklug]

No doubt "get a Chinese" in place of the idiomatic "get some Chinese" is a Lilysm, just like we have on hand oodles of Björkisms. But what's Lily's excuse, she's native.

[nightowl101090]

YOU'VE ALL GOT IT WRONG PPL.  When you "get Chinese" it means you're blazed as fuck...think about it for a second.

[nightowl101090]

@nightowl101090 and knowing for a fact that Lily smokes weed kind of makes this a valid interpretation

[RedDress]

@nightowl101090 thought about it and she's talkig about a take away. This songs for her mum.... just like Back to the start is for her sister.

[chafametal]

I absolutely LOVE this song. Now let me go hug my mom... ;_;

[Aozame32]

I love you, Mom!

[lilboy98]

I suddenly feel hungry.

[jennica465]

sorry china men Lol not your year just take out!lol

[jennica465]

sorry china men Lol not your year just take out!lol

[AmericanoHooker]

only lily can make chinese food into a song. lol. xD

[Imalilteapot97]

"i see you from the skies" :)

[Seancui283]

whats up with u chinks shes singing about chinese take out food

[Mand1Lion]

Shes talking about times with her mom... not racisim nothing of the sort.

[ravaneli55]

What if she was racist. She's not an employer, so she would have every right to be.

And she isn't, of course, but these oversensitive nuts are always waiting in a corner to jump on somebody to make sense of their miserable lives

[seraifa]

what kind of grammar is "get a Chinese"? nobody says "get a Chinese food"

[Callmeolivia]

@seraifa It's British grammar =D

It's just the way they talk, I'm sure we say things that don't make any sense to any other culture

[bellacullen4444]

@seraifa Lily Fucking Allen does :)

[AlphaShark8138]

@seraifa Ya i really like this song but "get a Chinese" is fucking annoying..... how bout "get SOME Chinese"... it would still make the song good..... i bet she wished she met me before she made this song.... it would make more sense hahha

[EzarikX]

@AlphaShark8138 shes also British so they say things a bit diffreently aswell.

[waterskating]

she means we will get a Chinese person and then watch t.v lol

[cutieutie13]

hahaha!!!! someone actually thought she meant a chinese PERSON???? that made my FUCKING day. for real.

"hey man, you want to go get some more chinese people? i'm hella hungry."

[Pinylyn]

@cutieutie13 Haha! I had to laugh too. Some people are just freaking moronic.

[xxXMia96Xxx]

@cutieutie13 lolz I thought she meant someone who is Chinese 'cause she said "a Chinese",not

"some Chinese"

[jules12kelsey]

@cutieutie13  I know thats just fricking hilarious!

[RedDress]

@cutieutie13 HAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAH PMSL I can just imagine a random chinese person sitting on the couch as you watch tv with your loved one hahahahah

[DaniCal0909]

this song has a happyish tune but once you really listen to the lyrics its actually a sad song. 

[xxxscrubsxx]

@DaniCal0909 it is.

a lot of her songs are like that, its cool.

[LDNn15]

Or, here's another theory...by "get a Chinese" she is talking about someone like "Cato" from the Pink Panther films.

Maybe Lily's idea of a relaxing and romantic time is to wreck her flat Ninja style, battling an oriental butler who is told to attack at every opportunity.

Sounds bizarre, but you never know with these modern chicks!

[LDNn15]

@LDNn15

I've seen her in a sumo costume, pummeling some dude, so this is a strong possibility

[Pukerua2]

@LDNn15 she means get a Chinese take-away as in food. geez.

[LDNn15]

Or...and i admit that this theory is really weird and way out there.....maybe she meant that she wanted to get Chinese food and whatch TV.

[lorygabryela]

greetings from romania!

[KatyKillingspree]

Actually, by get chinese she means get really stoned.

[LDNn15]

@KatyKillingspree

I thought she meant that she wanted to breed like rabbits and invade Tibet!

[xhannahxonealx]

my god this song is beautiful!!

[EyedMGreen]

I love this song! genious!

[delphinius2]

some people are truly dumb

[Crazy4Dolly]

What i have noticed is that the English here know what she means my "get a chinese" and its Americans that dont get what it means lol !!! Take Out lol...

Lily is one of my fav pop artists along with Lady GaGa, she is amazing and she should carry on with music !... Thanks for posting

[3seren]

@Crazy4Dolly isn't it obvious she meant food? o.O

[Crazy4Dolly]

@3seren Yeah it is. There are some stupid idoits that don't understand that lol

[LDNn15]

If i ever see Lily, I'm going to pretend to be paparrazzi...so that she'll plop a tit out for me!

[kwonzxz]

you're fking stupid if you thought lily was being racist when she mentioned the word 'chinese'

[ShugoxMelody]

I don't even know this song!

[hello10577]

@ShugoxMelody OK?...

[ShugoxMelody]

@hello10577 Yeah, never heard this song before.

But it sounds great =D

[Tschilla]

I've heard she wrote this song for her mother.

[greenluckysocks]

@Tschilla Same.

[FabledSoulofkh]

Aw, this song's cute.

[kristjanmn]

♥

[kaylawazhere100]

I luv this they r soooo good!!!!!!!!!!

[mylittlepony566]

i love this song shes such a good singer

[mylittlepony566]

i love this song

[surferguy345]

oddly enough, my 60 something year old teacher showed us this song. thank you Mr. Larsen, for introducing an awesome song to us. i owe ya one.

[c3danjw]

search " Chinese: Choral Tribute to Lily Allen by Capital Children's Choir " --another version

[LivingSanctuary]

such an angelic version

[collettebeckettb]

Lovee it <3

[christinevi101]

its sucha pretty song!

[Phil7460]

o nvr mind i get it now lol

[Phil7460]

can someone please explain 2 me how iz this about her mom thank u

[Sunshineeremixx]

This song was about her Mum dumbass's.

[Nihako]

I love this song, I always think about my mum when I hear this :P

[phobophobik]

she could be secretly talking about pot, why else would she eat beans & toast with a cup of tea? not to eat more food, she wanna get high!! lol

[BraydonMusic]

I covered this song on my channel, check it out please! Thanks.

[choccyfiend1030]

she means chineese food! great song!!!

[mac13able]

the food? no I think it's a family member or something. But I'm not offended

[trumept116]

@mac13able no it's the food i saw an interview

[BillieElle11]

i see how some chinese people find it offensive. but she is talking about the food. not the people. (:

[07Jim07]

This song is in no way offensive to any chinese person LOLOL! This song is about how much she misses her Mum when she goes away, that's all.

[Pukerua2]

@07Jim07 ay for real.is that what it's about. i thought it was about feeling comfortable with someone, but i suppose that could be the same.

[Griffi14]

My dear chinese friend! Lily talks about chinese FOOD not chinese people. Though it could sound weird to you, caucasian people do like your foods. And this is how we call it,shortly: chinese. Don't be mad about Lily,learn english instead a little bit better:)

[JusticeForceOne]

Don't feed the trolls.

[sausagedogheaven]

@Griffi14 sir. thank you kindly. i not get the american. i eat a hamburger. i eat a french fries. i NEVER eat a hot dog. why you eat the chinese.

why you say caucasian. i asia. america not asia. my friend say the word it is speak like cook asian. why you want to cook the asian. you cook the asian and you eat the chinese.

i think west not civilize self. always want to eat the east people.

[SandraLaren]

Not the people! For example in the country where I currently live they say something that could be transleted like "to eat china". It doesn't mean they'll eat China - the country - , but the food that is FROM China. I don't even know why people say so... probably because "chinese" is shorter than "chinese food"?? Anyway it is NOT meant to be offending!!

[ccrydevil666]

i giggle at that

[GothicAmyLynnLee]

haha you serious? c'mon

[sausagedogheaven]

i am the chinese. i not like lily say get a chinese. why get a chinese. i not to do anything in the lily. i not say get a lily. why she hurt chinese.

chinese very proud. we not get a lily. not get a jew. not get a british. why lily not like china chinese.

in china country chinese not like you say get a chinese. speak governingment very much say not have lily get a chinese.

i stop. not get anything now.

[ConradNGeorge]

@sausagedogheaven this person is a troll everyone duh

[sausagedogheaven]

@ConradNGeorge

thank you for tell me this person is troll but i think you wrong.

lily not troll.she sing but she want to get a chinese.

please not get a chinese.

[LittleLorelei]

But they are making me laugh  xD

[Celumeso]

Calla pedorro.

[cottoneyepodflowers]

your comment made me laugh very much

[sausagedogheaven]

@cottoneyepodflowers :) you not eat chinese. make sausagedog happy to not eat chinese people.

i happy you are happy. i get an english to celebrate. :)

[cottoneyepodflowers]

wha?? haha okay w/e

[trumept116]

@sausagedogheaven she means the food! like get a pizza, get a chinese. haha she's talking about missing her mom , and going to see her, and ordering chinese food :)

[xhokeypokey]

yeah, this song sounds like it's about when she goes home to her mom.

[kevin5224]

im chinese, this song's lyrics sound so freaking weird to me

[cheepersmommy]

Chinese FOOD

[kevin5224]

i dont care, i dont feel comfortable listening to it sry

[Mintunkukka]

Is it true that she is quitting singing?

[bliss1982]

yeah, i've heard it too. i will stop this career for 2 years and give all the time for fashion career.

[choppa86400]

how does she sing this? If you sing it with her you're death in the middle of the chorus...

[E62793]

she is talking about her mother in this video

[tripmywire420]

ok whats a chinese?

[VIVALALINAH]

an order of chinese take out :)

[bethiebbz95]

she means chinease take out food

lol xx

[Daichi86]

@bethiebbz95 : No, I definitely think that she sings about taking a chinese guy to stand in her living room to watch while they cuddle and watch tv. :D

[bethiebbz95]

@Daichi86 hahaha :D x

[Deniecu]

@bethiebbz95 The word Chinese is quite literally in the title of the song, and yet you managed to miss-spell it? :P

[LihtCloud]

its chinese take out, the lyrics should have said "we will get some chinese and watch TV"

[trumept116]

@LihtCloud i agree "some" rather than "a" would have cleared up the confusion.  but i still love the song :)

[dolly32112]

this sounds like a pulp song..

[JordnMatthw]

I <3 L.A [Lily Allen] :D

[SaraVii]

great

[KJWthetroubleKID8596]

what r u talking about??

[millerbeezie]

someone said this song was racist... shes just talking about chinese food lol its not racist at all...its actually a complement since she likes Chinese food so much =]

[capetorial]

people who call out "racist" are assholes and are usually racist themselves in my experience

[LDNn15]

@millerbeezie

Obviously, being English, she was singing about eating chinese people

[mhesesom]

@LDNn15

Very very funny

[Liamrunescapefunorb]

@millerbeezie I agree love :D !

[Liamrunescapefunorb]

@millerbeezie * Typo, Lol, not love

[AcerbicLove]

@millerbeezie No wai. She's totally talking about kidnapping Chinese people. XD

[stickyrice1231]

omg this video is brill i cant get enough of it

[ashleyxox123]

It's written for her mother, i heard. Is it true?

[pomegrante445]

sounds plausible..... i always thought it was about a guy.....but the mom thing makes more sense.(:

[ashleyxox123]

Hahaha, I guess it does. I thought it was about a guy, but I've never heard of a guy making 'beans on toast'. Lol. :)

[lese101]

this is the firs song i have heard and i already love her

[VicRes1982]

I don,t live in England so .. what do you mean when you say " get a chinese".? Literally translated sounds weird.

[ray8u123]

it means chinese food, americans say that too............ " get some chinese"

[SuperTDIKinzs]

i heard this song on teh radio a few weeks ago and ever since then, ive had it stuck in my head!

[hswi06056]

very good

[showmaster79]

I think this song is actually pretty good. It's perfectly placed within the album track list!

[Hollyoxox25]

Not the best song she's done but still amazin an she's still the best singer

[ispAzaz]

this song is lovely, lily allen is a great singer and her song lyrics are full of meaning :) legenddddddd

[UrufuAmetsuchi]

Why is it called Chinese?

[reynhardtmts]

It refers to Chinese food, dear :)

[rpitwood]

lol

[Lady1T8Pink]

ALL DEMI FANS PLEASE ADD ME AS A FRIEND

i love demi so much i think she is so pretty and so talented, and she is an absolute role model to people of all ages

[darkfireme]

Wth does this have to do with the song?

[rabbityourock10]

I listened to this song whilst eating a chinese it's amazing love you lily

[Benjabee7]

You sound like a cannibal. LOLS.

[hollylovespink]

she wrote it about her mum, not a partner, but in either situation its an awesome expression of love

[absolutelysushi]

how do you know?

just wondering... :D

[missc0ughlin]

she sed so when she played at shephards bush

[absolutelysushi]

oh thanx :D

this can totally relate to me and mom

something we would actually

[Lady1T8Pink]

hey did yuu go and see her play at shepards bush?

i did

[missc0ughlin]

yeaaaa twice :)

[bohemiandaisy9]

Well said. love doesnt have to be extravagant with lavish gifts but can be as simple as eating take out and watching old movies....<3

[nellyfurtado4lyfe]

i never would've thought it was her mum,

but now i re-read it i could see it.

and it reminds me of my mum.

<3 Lily

[classixuk]

This is such a beautiful love song. So original and really captures the moment of being away from your partner. Love it!

[absolutelysushi]

chinese food ppl. lol

[Rumpelteazerpink]

Beautiful song.

[lollipopcandyfloss]

and we'll get a chinese and watch TV :)

[aahshaw]

kayy soo, i love her music.

so calming. :)

[mvpsonly500]

I love this song. It is so harmless and cute.

[doodledudey]

i love lilly allen woo

[redinatior]

i love u 4 loving lilly allen woo

[absolutelysushi]

then love her enough to spell her name right. lily.

lol:D

[MrsZoeCullen]

catchyy song

[jjoanafmr]

Não encontro nenhuma música deste álbum que não curta.

Muito bom mesmo!

[UCLAnotUSC]

What's a chinese?

[brontelovesafi]

chinese food :D

[mvpsonly500]

Do you live under a rock??????