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"Video Games"

 



 

The song that started it all; a moody, dramatically romantic 5-minute ballad about “letting go of [her] musical ambitions and settling down into a simple life with a person [she] loved”.

 

Written by Lana Del Rey herself, composed by Justin Parker (who worked with Ellie Goulding, Rihanna and Sia right after collaborating with Del Rey) and produced by Daniel Omelio and Brandon Lowry (Robopop), “Video Games” features haunting sustained piano chords, gentle strings, subtle electronic elements, passionate vocals and some of her finest lyrics to date, introducing us to the Lana Del Rey world: beautiful, innocent women terribly in love with bad guys.

 

“Video Games” was an instant classic. “I knew right away that it was a pretty epic piece of work and that it would put her on the map and define her as an artist,” Omelio said back in 2012. “It was such a heartfelt and real piece of music, that I felt sure that people would connect with it right away.” And it definitely did; it went Top 10 in twelve European countries and even hit No. 1 in Germany and Luxembourg. This long, dreamy lullaby performed so well in the continent that it is considered to be one of most successful songs ever in France.

“I would play my songs [to my label], explain what I was trying to do, and I’d get ‘You know who is No. 1 in 13 countries right now? Kesha,” Lana told T Magazine. “It was too dark, too personal, too risky, not commercial. It wasn’t pop until it was on the radio.” That’s exactly what this song and the whole Lana Del Rey persona did: she turned what it was risky, anti-EDM into the mainstream. Suddenly, slower songs hit the charts on which Katy Perry and Lady Gaga were dominating. An entire indie culture met the pop world and transformed into a sudden obsession for “retro vibes”, visual and musical textures and post-Born to Die kids like Halsey and Lorde.

 

Its iconic video, a “moving collage” as described as Dazed, was just so brilliantly simple that the industry and general public started to conspire; Did she really edit this video herself? How did she get a contract with a major label? Is her dad a millionaire? Are her lips real? She’s not a feminist.

 

Lana Del Rey was then a young woman opening her heart to the whole world. Yes, “It’s all for you / Everything I do”, “Only worth living if somebody is loving you” – among other lines – could come off as controversial, but she’s just another human being deeply, wrongly in love. Of course men are able to sing about dying over perfect bodies and great sex with multiple women, but Del Rey wishing to spend her life with an unrequited love is a bad example to young girls.

 

At the end of the day, “Video Games” was just a taste of what was yet to come: the most interesting and unique female artist of the 2010s. A modern classic Del Rey should always be proud of.

 

Recommended article: Robopop on the process of “Video Games”

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVyluf1a-oI

Lana Del Rey's major label debut Born to Die will turn 5 this month, and we will celebrate its 15 tracks during the next 15 days, until it officially turns half a decade old on January 27.

Life is Beauty and the beast come thruuuu

Life is Beauty and the beast come thruuuu

Life is Beauty and the beast come thruuuu

Interesting 
 
I served the same sound in 2014 
 
I like it 

I'm wigless
 

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"Blue blublublu..blue blue blue..blue..blue..blue"

party dress. red. moonlight. 

I can't wait to see the new mv tbh

let's stay on topic please 

LDR5 (Pre-Pre-Release Annual Meltdown and Discussion Thread)
      i'm pretty sure they're on topic    another year, another meltdown 

Sis, its called the "Pre-Pre-Release" thread. Until we get an announcement, what exactly are we supposed to do other than meltdown over every microscopic move Lana makes.

So what do you think will she include Cherry Blossom remix - exclusive superfan 7" vinyl edition designed by Anne in her next boxset?

Lana when she sees people asking about the new album on her livestream 

 

The meltdowns will be glorious if she doesnt announce anything

I really want ha to hear @butterflies remixes esp. Cherry blossom or smile. Let's help the good sis!

Ok so the areas we need to focus on:
 
- new album info how soon, how's the music, a title? A word to describe?
- give her some appreciation of course
- promote @annedauphine
 
Anything else?

So what do you think will she include Cherry Blossom remix - exclusive superfan 7" vinyl edition designed by Anne in her next boxset?

So what do you think will she include Cherry Blossom remix - exclusive superfan 7" vinyl edition designed by Anne in her next boxset?

Or just post a teaser on Youtube
 
And get your manager to pay YT to place it on the trending list.
 
That will surely get people talking and hype it up.