M.I.A. recorded this song just before she released her mixtape Vicki Leekx back in December 2010 but found it appropriate to release it now given the news of Amy Whinehouse’s untimely death. Some Whinehouse fans have accused her of exploiting her death. I frankly don’t think that is the case. Let’s just hope the 27 doesn’t grow larger.
“Dedicated to all my friends that died at 27.” – M.I.A.
Listen: M.I.A. – 27
Read the lyrics for “27″ below.
Lyrics:
said your all mouth and no brains
all rock stars go to heaven
you said you’ll be dead at 27
when we drunk in a English tavern
the owner poured you the Bourbon
and you drunk your self so rotten
he got so rich he bought a Bentley
and moved himself to Devonyou started dirty dancing
and you bar tended a dozen
i took you to the clinic
to get you clean but you couldn’t
said in 2 days ur 27 and and ur destiny was comin
and ur papa passed so sudden
and left you with lil sominyou blew that money on a mountain of drugs
and staged your self a bedin
a month later when i popped in
your still high but the winter set in
i bought you a coffee and a muffin
and you quoted me some Lenin
i wished i was that clever
but thats what kept me coming
your friendship did mean somin
but you left me for nothin
when i left, you befriended a rope
and i found you both were hanging.
