Sweet About Me "['Sweet About Me' is about] nothing being what it seems. This might sound cheesy as well, but just because I'm young doesn't mean I don't understand what's going on." Described as a fun pop song by contemporary critics, Cilmi revealed to Pete Lewis of "Blues & Soul" that the "fun" inspiration in "Sweet About Me" originated from her mother's love for 1970s British glam-rock bands, Sweet and T. Rex. During the recording of "Sweet About Me," Cilmi thought there was something "amazing" about the song. Speaking to WalesOnline she said, "I thought it was like a nursery rhyme, the way
He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) may not have seen "Liliom", it is possible that they were familiar with the successful 1956 film version of "Carousel", which contains essentially the same line. However, King has stated that their friend who inspired the song had used that exact phrase. Carole King, in that same radio interview, said that she was sorry she had ever had anything to do with the song. She was a survivor of repeated domestic abuse (but not from Goffin, who had been her husband from 1959 to 1969). He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) "He Hit Me (And It Felt