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Lily Allen · S9 E4
Miss Me?
The podcast with Miquita Oliver that became a cultural moment
March 2024. Lily Allen and Miquita Oliver press record on a podcast microphone and start talking like they have since they were teenagers, except this time the whole country is listening.
"Friend of Mine" by Lily Allen (2006). Written when Lily was twenty-one, this Alright, Still track is about the people who've been there from the start. Miquita Oliver has been Lily's closest friend since their teenage years in North London, and this song could have been written about her. Twenty years later, they turn that friendship into a podcast.
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The Podcast
Miss Me? launches on BBC Sounds in March 2024 and immediately becomes one of the platform's most popular shows. The format is simple: Lily and Miquita talk about their lives, their opinions, and whatever crosses their minds that week. There's no script, no producer steering the conversation, and no topic that's off limits.
“We've been having this conversation for twenty years. The only difference now is that other people get to hear it.”
— Lily Allen, on launching Miss Me?, BBC interview (2024)
Friend of Mine, Lily Allen (2006)
'Friend of Mine' is classic Alright, Still: a reggae-pop groove, a sharp lyric, and Lily's voice sitting perfectly in the pocket of the beat. Listen for the warmth in the delivery, which is noticeably different from the sarcasm on tracks like 'Smile' or 'Not Big.' This is Lily at her most genuine, singing about someone she actually likes rather than someone she's taking apart. In the context of Miss Me?, it's the origin story of a friendship that outlasted every record deal, every headline, and every crisis.
Why It Works
Miss Me? works because Lily and Miquita genuinely like each other, and you can hear it. There's no performance, no brand management, no attempt to go viral. The podcast captures something Lily has been chasing since MySpace: a direct, unfiltered connection with an audience that feels like a conversation rather than a broadcast.
Miss Me?
With a Little Help from My Friends, Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker took a Beatles song and turned it into a raw, soulful howl about needing the people around you. After a deep dive full of systems that failed and institutions that lied, Lily Allen found something more reliable than any of them: a friendship that started in North London and survived everything the last twenty years threw at it. Miss Me? is the sound of getting by with a little help from your friend.
With a Little Help from My Friends, Joe Cocker (1968)
The Beatles wrote it as a gentle singalong. Joe Cocker turned it into a desperate, full-throated plea for connection. After nine seasons of watching Lily Allen navigate fame, failure, and everything in between, Cocker's version hits harder: sometimes you don't just want your friends around, you need them.
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