Lily on Kaisers' album

Lily Allen has done vocals on the Kaisers' album

16 June 2008 - While Mark Ronson has produced the new Kaiser Chiefs’ album, it has been confirmed that his chum and singer Lily Allen has done some backing vocals for the band.

Bassist Simon Rix from the Leeds quintet told the BBC of Lily’s input on the album, saying: “She came in and we were like if you wanna sing on something you can sing on something.”

He went on: “Whether or not it makes it on the record is another question but we’re just trying stuff out and trying songs and we’ve written quite a few songs – some get scrapped and some get kept.”

"So, the conclusion is that Nick and Ricky are Mark Ronson’s removal men."
Simon Rix

The whole affair was misconstrued in the tabloids, as Rix also explained.

He said: “It’s quite funny as it has been in the paper actually. Lily was outside with Mark (Ronson) and Mark was saying goodbye and then it was in The Sun that she was helping him move into his London pad, which was actually our studio.

“And then in the background Nick and Ricky, who are quite recognisable I think, were actually cut out of the picture but there was some mention of removal men.

“So, the conclusion is that Nick and Ricky are Mark Ronson’s removal men.”

6 Music previously caught up with Mark Ronson at the Ivor Novello Awards, who is seemingly pleased with the results of his collaboration with the Kaiser Chiefs.

He explained what he thinks he has brought to the collaboration:

“I’m just a huge fan of theirs so hopefully bringing that energy of someone who’s just a giant fan, knowing what a Kaiser Chiefs fan would like. They’ve written some great songs so they don’t really need me as much as I need them.”

Georgie Rogers