Robbie Williams wrote this for Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, a well-known one-time English "it girl," television personality and columnist. Williams admitted later that the song was not very complimentary. The couple had been long-term friends and both had been in rehab for cocaine addiction. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson tragically died from a perforated ulcer in February 2017. She was only 45.
"Life Thru A Lens" hears Robbie Williams making cynical, tongue-in-cheek jabs at the elite. Writing on his website, Williams explained he meant no offense: "When you listen to this it sounds like I'm being vindictive and I'm not. It's about society girls. I hope they can see the funny side."
This is the title track to Robbie Williams' first solo album after sensationally quitting the boy band Take That in July 1995. The album heard Williams adopting more of a Britpop-influenced sound – a significant departure from the pop music of Take That.
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