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I lol'd a bit at the "I still date bad men" bit. Has Barrie been sleeping in the dog house the past few weeks?

I lol'd a bit at the "I still date bad men" bit. Has Barrie been sleeping in the dog house the past few weeks?

I lol'd a bit at the "I still date bad men" bit. Has Barrie been sleeping in the dog house the past few weeks?

Yay! This makes me happy!

to everyone who didn't jump on the depression bandwagon 

This was an interview VG did with Lana around the time she performed in Bergen, so it's from yesterday I believe. 
 
Lana has captured the world with her music, but she points out that not everything in her life is picture perfect. 
 
After her performance in Bergen she received the high score 5 from VG, and the singer told us that she highly values Norwegian fans.
 
"I value being here more than ever now. When I see how the audience sings along, it makes me feel like they accept me for who I am. I feel like they understand me." 
When asked why there are still sad girls and bad men in her songs, Lana laughs, and answers: "I am still a sad girl, I still date bad men." 
 
On the "I wish I was dead" hysteria
 
But feeling understood is not always the case for the artist outside of the stage area. In an interview with the guardian published this week, the singer voiced a death wish, which got quoted by media all over the world, including VG.
 
But to VG Lana says that the whole situation was blown out of proportions. 
 
"I did not actually say that I thought an early death was a glamorous way to go. I just said that like many other people I admire and take inspiration from those who have passed at an early age," referring to her heroes, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse, who both died young. (Did he mix up Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison when he googled 27 club...?)
 
The artist admits to having said that she sometimes wishes she was dead, but that it was taken the wrong way. 
 
"Like many people who go through a lot I sometimes wish for my life to end. Sometimes feel like that, and sometimes I don't."
 
Lana Del Rey elaborates that every day is different, and that she is not an unhappy person.
"Sometimes I just feel like it becomes too much."
 
Talking about Ultraviolence
 
"To me this album is more relaxed, free and sexy. I didn't feel the need to document as much of my life story as I did in Born to Die. This album goes deeper into important moments from my life." Lana Del Rey adds that the album is like her own little personal jewel. 
 
The artist struggle when she's trying to explain why so many young girls love her music. 
 
"I guess they to a certain degree can relate to what I say or how I say things."
 
Interviewer: "But one of your songs from the new album is called "Fucked My Way to the Top". What do you want to convey to those who listen to this song?"
 
"I don't censor myself," she says, and adds that all of the songs on the album means something to her and often tells a tale about things she's been trough. 
 
She admits that sharing her deep and personal songs from the stage has been nerve wracking. But Del Rey says it has become easier with time. Now she sees that the audience is happy to be at her concerts. And that is why she sees the importance in taking "selfies" with her fans during concerts, giving out hugs and pecks on the cheek. 
 
"It's a part of the experience. For them I am the show, but to me they are the show. So I take part in it."

This was an interview VG did with Lana around the time she performed in Bergen, so it's from yesterday I believe. 
 
Lana has captured the world with her music, but she points out that not everything in her life is picture perfect. 
 
After her performance in Bergen she received the high score 5 from VG, and the singer told us that she highly values Norwegian fans.
 
"I value being here more than ever now. When I see how the audience sings along, it makes me feel like they accept me for who I am. I feel like they understand me." 
When asked why there are still sad girls and bad men in her songs, Lana laughs, and answers: "I am still a sad girl, I still date bad men." 
 
On the "I wish I was dead" hysteria
 
But feeling understood is not always the case for the artist outside of the stage area. In an interview with the guardian published this week, the singer voiced a death wish, which got quoted by media all over the world, including VG.
 
But to VG Lana says that the whole situation was blown out of proportions. 
 
"I did not actually say that I thought an early death was a glamorous way to go. I just said that like many other people I admire and take inspiration from those who have passed at an early age," referring to her heroes, Jimi Hendrix and Amy Winehouse, who both died young. (Did he mix up Jimi Hendrix and Jim Morrison when he googled 27 club...?)
 
The artist admits to having said that she sometimes wishes she was dead, but that it was taken the wrong way. 
 
"Like many people who go through a lot I sometimes wish for my life to end. Sometimes feel like that, and sometimes I don't."
 
Lana Del Rey elaborates that every day is different, and that she is not an unhappy person.
"Sometimes I just feel like it becomes too much."
 
Talking about Ultraviolence
 
"To me this album is more relaxed, free and sexy. I didn't feel the need to document as much of my life story as I did in Born to Die. This album goes deeper into important moments from my life." Lana Del Rey adds that the album is like her own little personal jewel. 
 
The artist struggle when she's trying to explain why so many young girls love her music. 
 
"I guess they to a certain degree can relate to what I say or how I say things."
 
Interviewer: "But one of your songs from the new album is called "Fucked My Way to the Top". What do you want to convey to those who listen to this song?"
 
"I don't censor myself," she says, and adds that all of the songs on the album means something to her and often tells a tale about things she's been trough. 
 
She admits that sharing her deep and personal songs from the stage has been nerve wracking. But Del Rey says it has become easier with time. Now she sees that the audience is happy to be at her concerts. And that is why she sees the importance in taking "selfies" with her fans during concerts, giving out hugs and pecks on the cheek. 
 
"It's a part of the experience. For them I am the show, but to me they are the show. So I take part in it."

"pretty baby" sup k how you doin

Merc and such:
 

Taken from Lana's Norway page on FB.

Loving her babyblue nailpolish 

http://www.dagbladet.no/2014/06/15/kultur/musikk/musikkanmeldelser/anmeldelser/lana_del_rey/33853736/
 
https://www.google.de/search?q=lana+del+rey+bergen+live&noj=1&tbm=vid&source=lnms&tbs=qdr:d&sa=X&ei=-ECdU6WqF87EPOTtgaAE&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg&biw=1149&bih=499&dpr=1

Agree. I had the same thoughts.
 
I also think the "Lay me down tonight in my linen and curls" line could possibly be a reference to Lorde's young age, like she has to be put to bed like a baby.
 
Also agree that this line doesn't add up. Maybe the song's mostly about Lorde, but this line is directed at someone else?
 
Mimicking me is a fucking bore.  

So here's why it's unfortunately about Lorde
 
Life is awesome, I confess - Responding to Lorde's criticism of portraying a glamorous lifestyle that no can relate to. She confesses it's awesome, I guess.   What I do, I do it best You got nothing, I got tested And I passed, yes - In the game of alternative female pop singers, Lana professes that she does it best, and this amplified by the fact that she is successful even despite being "tested." She passed the test of public scrutiny, while Lorde didn't because she was immediately successful. Sense the jealousy here tbh   Lay me down tonight In my linen and curls Lay me down tonight Riviera girls - I know Lorde has curls etc but I think this is just a pretty nonsense Lana phrase. Of which she is full.   I fucked my way up to the top This is my show - Like it or not, kinda of a "nanana boo boo" in the face of Lorde's feminist message   I'm a drag and you're a whore - A little trickier. Maybe this is Lorde talking to her? Bc I can't see why she'd call Lorde a whore.   Don't even know what you're good for Mimicking me is a fucking bore to me - As far as mimicking, look to her new interview for the significance of the hip-hop sound of this song: "I would say the track having more of a hip hop heavier beat, whereas the rest of the album is live and organic…it kind of drives this one particular point home." Hip-hop influence is important here, something she and Lorde share. I mean plenty of sewer rats on LanaBoards.com have attempted to (unconvincingly) compare their sounds, and maybe Lana is surrounded by too many yes men and she believes this, too.   Need you, baby, like I breathe you, baby Need you, baby, more more more more - Here's the breakthrough and what's been getting all of us hung up. Why portray some kind of romance in a diss track? So we turn to Gaga, who likely fucked her boyfriend based on "So Legit"...but the rest of the equation doesn't match up. I think this part is mocking Lorde's particular gripe with "Without You": "She’s great, but I listened to that Lana Del Rey record and the whole time I was just thinking it’s so unhealthy for young girls to be listening to, you know: “I’m nothing without you.” This sort of shirt-tugging, desperate, don’t leave me stuff. That’s not a good thing for young girls, even young people, to hear." This line portrays exactly that desperation that Lorde was complaining about.       So is it a good look for Lana? No. But this shit is about Lorde let's begin facing that.

The Norwegian newspaper VG gave Lana 5/6, which is very good. They have consistently given Lana a high score, and they give constructive and good reviews in my opinion. It was a pain in the ass to translate (I'm drunk yo), but I'll give it a try.
 
 
"Last time she told us about her past consisting off underage alcoholism and her relationships with older men. Prior to her newest album release she shrugged off the importance of feminism and told us she was more interested in intergalactic expeditions. 
 
Sheer stupidity, or a conscious and provocative move to gain attention?
 
Probably both. 
 
Lana Del Rey carries all off the western decadence and shallowness on her shoulders. And she does so with all the cynical dignity todays popculture has to offer. 
 
The New York girl has gone from eight producers to one, and kept a couple of her old songwriters. Together they amplified the dark and broad spectered sound from "Born to Die". 
 
It has become a black and white travel through our time with a poorly hidden "A Clockwork Orange" reference in the album title, accompanied by a couple of new identities. 
 
The blasé and scrupeless sound that worships the darker, more tenacious side in ultraviolence features honest and not so discreet titles like "Money Power Glory", "Fucked My Way Up to the Top" and "Old Money."
 
The masochistic comes forward in the title and the opening song, Ultraviolence and Cruel World. And further down the tracks-list, "The Other Woman", is a fragile ballad which in the start can make the singer sound jealous. But in truth it is Del Rey herself that is the other woman. 
 
The music is pop, draped in mysterious veils and a cool secret agent sounding guitar (wtf, give me a different way to translate this, it is so lame). "Shades of Cool"  is so 007-ish that I'm seriously anticipating her as the next James Bond artist. If that doesn't turn into reality, then I'll get really disappointed. (me toooo, boo Madonna.)
 
The album as whole can feel more dull and tedious than "Born to Die" (no shit). "Ultraviolence" also lacks tracks with monsterhit potential, like "Video Games" (wtf, West Coast?), but that didn't seem to be the motivation either. 
 
In truth it seems like they are trying to place Lana Del Rey in this expanded Indie landscape, where she continues to exist as a mix of Film Noir, Nancy Sinatras vocals and Tori Amos' angel of death. 
 
Does that make her seem like a poser? (lol)
 
Off course (hipsta sista). 
 
But who can care less, when the result is so mysteriously delicious (oh yeah)."

He love guns and roses, guns and roses
Guns and roses
He love guns and roses, guns and roses
Guns and roses
 

Let's repeat it one more time!
 
Guns....AND ROSES!!!
 
I'm still not sure what does he love... 
This is too deep for me.

Here for those sultry dried up vocals from the queen

Ignore this already posted I see.
Can't wait to get mine! Thinking about ordering the Urban Outfitters one as well

Ja, jøss. Plutselig var vi 5. @@teethclick

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Omg hey Norwegians! 
I'm going
 
The Ultraviolence disc looks stunning!

this is us rn
 

he's going swimming now lmao what a dickhead

I actually agree. We are so spoiled by leaks and things that are not supposed to be out there. I bet it would make Lana happy if everything went smoothly.

remember when some people thought the tracklist was fake 
left to right there was mockery over the "fake tracks" sad girl, florida kilos, etc 
let's not forget the persistent belief that the album cover was actually a single cover or some crap 
we've come so far 

Booklet:
 
 
(pics aren't mine)