Wryta Thinkpiece

I got to know more about Lana through all her leaks, I got to connect with her. It took the journey Lana invited us to in BTD and removed all the stop signs and restrictions. I can't begin to articulate what it meant to me to hear any of the leaks, especially "Hollywood's Dead" and "Damn You" back in September. I owe Lana the world for those two songs. That's probably why I do feel a little frustration when there are "hoarders" that play games with other listeners who really want to hear the songs, it puts up the boundaries again for people who see music as more of a personal and spiritual outlet/experience rather than a means of breaking silence or passing time. However, some of the ones that don't bluff about their collection and just choose not to leak everything they got, do make that choice out of fair reasoning. My father has always reminded my siblings and I about the futility in dwelling on the bad with an analogy of sorts, and for me, it applies to all the leaks, and especially the leaks of the potential third-album tracks. You go to a wedding, and the best man has a little too much to drink. He's stumbling around, being sloppy, and manages to knock the wedding cake off its stand, destroying it. Almost everybody is going to focus on how the best man was so drunk, how the wedding cake went to waste, but what about how beautiful the bride looked? What about how beautiful of a ceremony it was or how wonderful of an experience it is to see two people who love each other unifying? It's so easy to focus on the worst thing that can happen because it's what people have a habit of remembering the most because the ease of doing so outweighs what good it can really do to shift your perspective to something more optimistic. It is an honest shame that the third album tracks weren't as well-secured as they should have been, but it happened and it is what it is; and what it means for the third album...well, that's in the unknown. But the songs are so beautiful, and Lana most likely worked very hard on them to make them as beautiful as they are. I'm a firm believer in the laws of attraction, so I try to think good and well of those leaks, hoping that they, like BTD and Paradise did, will lead to great things for Lana's publicity and her career from here on out. I don't like catering thoughts or energy to worst case scenarios just because they can happen. No shit they can, but so can the best case scenarios. I think projecting pessimistic energy can be more threatening than any worst case scenario that could happen. So when it comes to the third album leaks, I believe in the occurrence's ability to do a lot of good for Lana in the end, because it should, it could, and as far as I'm concerned, it will, because I wouldn't want to think the worst for Lana, the worst possibility's still not enough of a reason to get me to. But that's just me, I'm not expecting anyone to agree or whatever. I've been told I've too much naivety these days. VIVE LA QUEEN OF CONEY ISLAND, VIVE LANA DEL REY.

Books A life without color or a life without sound?

I do not own that. Do you own a sound-responsive plasma globe?

Definitely hear; One day (for both verses) I'll drive in a gold Mercedes Benz Singing opera or bolero ---- I can feel it chasing in the speedlights (Though the following interpretation is a big stretch...) I can feel it chasing in the speed like I was built to last I didn't really know how to feel about the song at first, I didn't really listen to it until much later on in the day that they leaked and I was able to just blast my music, but I was definitely sold when that bridge/release came on. Such an awesome song. <3

The lyrics can be a little bit silly with the similes, but I feel like there's an appeal in that silliness at the same time. It's just so shamelessly adorable of Lana when she's clumsy with her articulation. I could imagine the boyfriends that fawned over that quality about Lana. Beautifully awkward and awkwardly beautiful. Like JFK.

Shit...that's a lot tougher than I thought it would be... Um... ... ... ... Born to Die. Money or integrity?

Tell Me You're Not a Crook, Daddy Lemon Sorbetto [Pucker Up for the Suckerpunch] Vixen of Seven Veils [uska Dara] (Don't) Write Back, Johnny [bottles of Coke] Harvey Rebel Splendor

I first heard "Oh my silver fox" But after actually reading the lyrics and listening at a louder volume, she definitely says "Oh, my super god."

You're more than welcome, that's EXACTLY what I'm here for, Beemo!

There are definitely quite a few of their songs that took a while for me to take a liking to/appreciate, "Glockenspiel Song" was one of them. "Hands Down" I can appreciate, I like the lyrics, but I am just not fond of the song's style. Definitely not one I'd listen to every day.

I just. Lost. My shit. I don't even think I could give Morrissey specifics if he asked me. I'd just be like, "GIVE IT TO ME. GIVE IT TO ME. EVERYTHING." I wonder if "Ask" was about his first sexual encounter with Billy MacKenzie before he wrote "William, It Was Really Nothing..."

Every Greaser's Dirty Dream [Tulsa Oklahoma Coquette] Parfum de Cru [Letters for K] Last Table at Ruby's Chardonnay Chandeliers Am I Miss Amethyst? Begin From the End Your 50s Records Make Me Cry Stoner Baby's Last Bar Fight Throwaway Streetbaby Holding Hands on Bowery I CAN'T FUCKING STOP.

Pawn Shop Blues vs. Pride

You, Miss Daytona = EDIT: I actually think the first word of the Corleone line might be "Roleplay," which makes sense to me. Roleplay Corleone like you're so mean, It's "cosa nostra" 'cause it's our thing.

That's okay, I like my Sunshine Kid to have some stubble and coglioni anyway ---- I am going to be on this topic for days. FUCK U & THE CHEVY U ROLL'D UP IN Blow Blowing Hazzbeen/Hazebinge SUPER 8 Nova Blowout Sunset Duvet Sexkitten Swingshift Cinderella Baby's Fucking Lost It Veranda Porchswing Seizures

YES. YES. AND YES. You know, I think of Lana Del Rey now whenever I hear "Death of a Disco Dancer" I could imagine her circa Lizzy Grant-era, just chilling out, listening to it. "Ask" is so adorable, and it kinda gets me...giggly...when I think about the lyrics. Just such great sounds from this band. "Girlfriend in a Coma" is another really great song from Strangeways, Here We Come, I always loved the way he sang it, especially the first sixty seconds. ... I just want to time-warp back to the 80's and have a hot, steamy affair with Morrissey so he could slay me in a song a few years afterwards. And "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" has especially grown on me in the past month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRYpd3_roHg "Well, I Wonder" is another one that I can't believe I forgot to put on the first list. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRY4sGayLZ8

Actually come to think of it, Battle lines makes perfect sense, I interpreted it really abstractly when I first read the line, but thinking of actual battle lines, it's definitely the lyric!

My banner lines, (like a summer dress with some American flag print, maybe?) Put the antique TV on That's what I heard so far. It's a really cute song.

Two-Dollar Hooker Outfit Gazebo Daybed Dolly [Tweaked Out] Wanderlust Wonder Slut Jack Me, Daniel Pop Rocks [Alabama-Slammas]

Wonder Wheel Junkies Daddy Left Me [Pretzel Stand Crybaby] Denim & Leather Patriot Freebird Harley Kingpin Kissing Sunshine Kid Drive-In Movie [Love Me, Sodapop] This topic doe

Then I hope I continue to entertain you with more happy listenings.

Oh god, how could I forget about those two? The Woods is also very lovely to listen to; it took a while to really grow on me, but I love it nowadays.

@ @@Limelight Oh, goodness, I'm really sorry for the overflow! I just got so into it after the first two that I wasn't thinking about that; I did it last time, too. I get really eager when it comes to sharing music with other people. I know how awesome it is for me when I come across something new, and it turns out there couldn't have been a better time for me to discover a particular artist/band/song, so I like to share those instances, so that way other people who may "need" to hear that something new, get a chance to. A blog would probably be a much better idea, though.

I'm with you both, but this was a nice surprise despite previous anticipations. 1949, DM, HT, and EMGHS are like this one huge entity, and it's so interesting.