G4YB1RD

i dont know if its posted or not
 
leaked version:
https://vimeo.com/213164562
 
official version:

 
the major difference starts at 3:04
including:
-she looks more stoned in the leaked version
-the car scene is more dreamy (the lighting + effect)
-this shot:

-the fire is brighter + more "extra" which makes it more unreal
-the fire starts earlier in one scene which overlaps her car scene

This is really interesting, thanks for posting & everyone for contributing! I wonder how much creative control she really has... 

I want her to do an album with 14 songs that sound EXACTLY like West Coast and Shades Of Cool

She literally eats an orange in the UV vid, and here she is once again having eaten an orange. Girls, this is ultraviolence-level artistry realness. I am deceased

where's the new ep, I'm bored

Poor sick children
If they think she'll actually finish the song... It's like it's not enough they're sick

Not sure what's worse....seeing Ashlee Simpson lyrics on this thread, or actually knowing that they are Ashlee Simpson lyrics 
 
Also - not sure if anyone else has said this, but does anyone think that instead of 'I'm rising up, rising up', it's actually 'I'm writhing, I'm rising up'? That's what it sounds like to me after seeing the HD sampler...

I'm more for the theory that she changes the lyrics in live shows to "We're ribbons in knots" while the studio version is in fact, "Blue Ribbons on ice". This is a repeated lyric from "This is What Makes Us Girls", when she sings "Pabst Blue Ribbon on ice". Pabst Blue Ribbon is a popular beer adopted by the hipster set.
 
This, all of this. Fantastic conclusions.

What

I think she once had a playlist on MySpace titled "True Blue" aswell

I think this is good as its own thread so we can add to it, cause she is defintely gonna be singing more about blue.   
I think she has actually said Blue is her favourite colour right?
 
 
I'ma break this down a little more:
 
In BTD blue seams to be in reference to colours more than symbolism- the american flag, a shirt, a pool, velvet, ink, just things she likes and thinks about in UV it turns more towards symbolism, because she mentions dark blue as being down, pessimistic. Still, these are mostly in reference to her man being blue, so now she is really associating someone with that colour. But she still sings of blue as just a colour for flower and the ocean, so it still reminds me of born to die in that way. In HM, blue is referenced more intensely. Dark blue, blue flames and talking till you turn blue is intensity in a relationship. Dive deep blue is like delving into that relationship. Yet she still uses blue to describe things like blues music, blue sky and blue ocean. But thats for the dreaminess that fits honeymoon. Now in LFL blue is referenced as blue skies, blue the colour of the planet and into the blue which represents Freedom!    So even though we couuld just say "Oh Lana just likes blue, dont overthink it", i think its clear that referencing blue has evolved through her music. Its not as plain as it seems.  

Lana's Songs are obsessed with the color blue, and I love thinking she feels some sort of connection with that particular shade (of cool). Not only do Blue Jeans, Blue Velvet, Baby Blue Love, & Pawn Shop Blues have it in their titles, but over three songs from each of her studio albums have 'blue' somewhere in their lyrics. That's gotta mean something, right? The appearance of 'blue' in her later work is almost always used to convey a mood or feeling or atmosphere, and I'd love to know what both Lizzy and Lana think about when they use the word in their writing. What exact mood is she trying to capture and describe? Blue, I guess. Anyway, here's every mention of the word blue in Lana's studio album catalog. Enjoy and let it consume you as much as I am.
 
-b1rd
 
p.s. if literally anyone wants to tell me how the f**k to make a spoiler for each album, i'd really appreciate it
 
p.p.s. I'm also gonna do one of these for Black and maybe Gold. Should I do blue for the unreleased and AKA/Sirens? Does anyone want to help?
 
OFF TO THE RACES
"Watch me in the swimming pool
Bright blue ripples
You sittin', sippin' on your Black Cristal, oh yeah"
 
BLUE JEANS
"Blue jeans, white shirt
Walked into the room you know you made my eyes burn"
 
NATIONAL ANTHEM
"Red, white, blue is in the sky
Summer's in the air, and baby heaven's in your eyes"
 
THIS IS WHAT MAKES US GIRLS
"Drinkin' in the small town firelight
(Pabst Blue Ribbon on ice)"
 
RIDE
"Singing blues has been getting old
But you can be my full time baby, hot or cold"
 
BLUE VELVET
"She wore blue velvet
Bluer than velvet was the night
Softer than satin was the light
From the stars"
 
YAYO
"I like the snake on your tattoo
I like the ivy in the ink blue"
 
 
 
 
SHADES OF COOL
"My baby lives in shades of blue
Blue eyes and jazz and attitude"
.....
"He lives for love, for women too
​I'm one of many; one is blue"
 
WEST COAST
"You for the moment, you for the moment
Boy Blue, yeah you"
 
OLD MONEY
"Blue Hydrangea, cold cash divine
Cashmere, cologne, and white sunshine"
 
​BLACK BEAUTY
"Oh, what can I do?
Nothing, my sparrow blue"
.....
"Sun and ocean blue
Their magnificence, it don't make sense to you"
.....
"Darling, you can't let everything
Seem so dark blue"
 
GUNS AND ROSES
"I can feel it coming in the air tonight
See you walking on that blue Pacific"
 
 
 
 
 
HONEYMOON
"We could cruise, to the blues
Wilshire Boulevard if we choose"
.....
"Say you want me too
Dark blue"
 
MUSIC TO WATCH BOYS TO
"Singing soft grunge just to soak up the noise
(Blue Ribbons on ice)"
 
TERRENCE LOVES YOU
"But I lost myself when I lost you
But I've still got jazz when I've got those blues"
 
GOD KNOWS I TRIED
"Sometimes I wake up in the morning
to red, blue, and yellow skies"
 
FREAK
"Flames so hot that they turned blue
Palms reflecting in your eyes like an endless summer"
......
"We could slow dance to rock music, kiss while we do it
Talk til we both turn blue"
......
"Leather black and eyes of blue (blue, blue, blue)
Sun reflecting in your eyes, like an easy rider"
 
SALVATORÉ
"All the lights in Miami begin to gleam
Ruby, blue, and green, neon too
Everything looks better from above, my king
Like aquamarine, oceans blue
......
"All the lights are sparkling for you, it seems
On the downtown scene, shady blue
Beatboxing and rapping in the summer rain
Like a boss, you sang jazz and blues"
 
THE BLACKEST DAY
"Carry me home, got my blue nail polish on
It's my favorite color and my favorite tone of song"
 
SWAN SONG
"Dive in, dive deep and dark blue, my sweet
Brushing up from the water where the ice meets"
 
 
 
 
 
LOVE
"Seen so much, you could get the blues
That don't mean that you should abuse it"
 
LUST FOR LIFE
"And he's cooler than ever
There's no more night, blue skies forever"
 
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE BEAUTIFUL PROBLEMS
"Blue is the color of the planet from the view above
Long live our reign; long live our love"
.....
"Blue is the color of the shirt of the man I love
He's hard at work, hard to the touch"
 
GET FREE
"Out of the black (out of the black)
Into the blue (into the blue)

petition to have lana sing fine china on this date! 

petition to have lana sing fine china on this date! 

I recall Lana talking about how time was a central theme throughout the record. That feeling of timelessness and what one's interpretation of timelessness reveals about their own self is what I personally view as an overarching theme throughout the record. 
 
The whole record contains this feeling of time, both moving backwards and forwards. Both melodically and sonically. Burnt Norton in particular illustrates this lyrical idea of certain events and mindsets of different times coexisting in the past, present, and future. I feel like this was included as the interlude of the record because it almost serves as a metaphor for that gap between who Lizzy was/is and who Lana Del Rey is calculated to be. There are parts of Lizzy that exist within Lana and there are parts of Lana that were part of Lizzy even before Lana was calculated. What also leads me to believe this is something Lana said from the Billboard 2015 interview: Lana referred to herself as "her" rather than "I," saying that she's "protective of her - Lana..." Lana also stated this year that she did view "Lana Del Rey" as more of a persona than herself.  Also, in early 2015, Lana changed her Instagram icon to a picture of Lizzy. In terms of the sonic aspect, there is a lot of recycling of various sounds and the inverting of various instrumental sequences throughout songs. For example, the drums at the end of Religion slow down into nothingness, which almost sounds like time stopping. In HBTB, the last "high" sequences are later used for the Swan Song intro. Salvatore features a laugh that sounds both played forward and in reverse (it is more prominent in the instrumental rather than the actual album track). I feel like time is a metaphor for Lana versus Lizzy, and timelessness refers to parts of Elizabeth Woolridge Grant that exist in all versions of herself. 
 
 
Of course, there are also some songs that deal with Lana versus Lizzy, like Swan Song, where she asks both her man and herself if everything they're doing is really worth it, perhaps the theme of freedom in the song is letting go of who Lana Del Rey is ("I will never sing again" is quite open to interpretation but definitely fits this). God Knows I Tried also deals with escaping fame and feeling free. In fact, the whole record is called Honeymoon. A honeymoon is something that is to be enjoyed without any stress, and it is meant to be done in a fashion that ensures the privacy and relaxation of one. The privacy aspect is key to Lana versus Lizzy, because Lana is probably not the coolly detached, stiletto-nailed, false-eyelash batting Lana Del Rey when she's on her own time, at least not at the time of the journeys chronicled in Honeymoon. Honeymoon is the bridge between that persona of Lana from Born to Die, Paradise, and Ultraviolence, to the more grounded, aware of the real world Lana that is present in Lust for Life.
 
I could go on, but I would take forever. Honeymoon is an album that has a lot beyond it's surface and I have so much to say about it. I don't know if what I wrote was what you were looking for, but I hope it was!

I feel like Honeymoon was the record that really allowed Lana to be herself and was a platform through which she could communicate her internal struggle of the whole persona of Lana Del Rey versus Elizabeth Woolridge Grant. The lyrical parallels in some songs (HBTB and PMIAM from AKA) and themes from songs like GKIT and Swan Song really show this struggle I feel. 
 
The whole record deals with themes of escapism and voyeurism, feeling like you're being watched, and living out fantasies of your own downtime and freedom. The visuals for this era also convey this, what with the whole Starline tours bus - showing Lana, a star herself, literally surrounded in a world of stars, but the obvious factor is that these kinds of Hollywood tours are for the average person, which I think subtly but brilliantly shows the way in which Lana both objectively and personally views herself. 
 
I think out of all her discography, Honeymoon is THE record that she probably let the most go with; she really seemed like she was having a lot of fun with the whole process of creating it and the lyrics are more a tool for imagery rather than narrative, which paints a beautiful picture for the listener. It truly is a shame that it is so under-appreciated by her fanbase.
 
I think the main encompassing feeling and vibe throughout the record is Lana's interpretation of jazz and timelessness, and what the definition of timelessness is, sonically speaking. 
 
It's so soft and lush too. Someone else said it in another thread, and I completely agree with them - there are so many layers to it, you're definitely going to continue to discover different sounds and instruments the more you listen to the songs and even the instrumentals. 
 
I just love Honeymoon so much - it's my favourite Lana album. 

this album has really stood the test of time, I go back to it constantly. I like that it's more somber than Lust For Life. Terrence Loves You's bridge still gives me all the feels. deserved a video

petition to have lana sing fine china on this date! 

petition to have lana sing fine china on this date! 

Like...the cherry merch is kinda cute but cmon...

okay so i've been wondering how it'll be released. is this something that Interscope is gonna put the okey on, or will she have to find an alternate route to release it? i know she's been more open about her relationships with different artists (some of which have their own labels, or have the connections), and she could honestly self-release it with the amount she's amassed over the past couple of years. I really hope this is for real and not just some casual mention of a project that will never see fruition. she did say that "she's GOING to rerelease Hollywood at some point" and i could not have been happier. AND APPARENTLY IT GOT LEAKED WITH THE WRONG PRODUCTION AND HOW COULD THAT BE BECUASE THE LEAKED VERSION IS ACTUAL AURAL MAJICK. I JUST FUCKING LOVE LANA MAN AND I WANT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

I expect a 5 minute monologue at both the beginning and end of the video. A 3 minute video simply won't cut it. I need another "Ride".

okay so i've been wondering how it'll be released. is this something that Interscope is gonna put the okey on, or will she have to find an alternate route to release it? i know she's been more open about her relationships with different artists (some of which have their own labels, or have the connections), and she could honestly self-release it with the amount she's amassed over the past couple of years. I really hope this is for real and not just some casual mention of a project that will never see fruition. she did say that "she's GOING to rerelease Hollywood at some point" and i could not have been happier. AND APPARENTLY IT GOT LEAKED WITH THE WRONG PRODUCTION AND HOW COULD THAT BE BECUASE THE LEAKED VERSION IS ACTUAL AURAL MAJICK. I JUST FUCKING LOVE LANA MAN AND I WANT ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.

She really only mentions a couple, the rest are fans throwing names at her and her just saying yeah casually.

"I wonder if I can even park there"