The Greatest

wait how is this even happening.

why do so many people feel the need to come on here to bash Lana? I understand the frustration with the lack of promo because that's part of the era that we end up missing out on, but you will always be able to find someone more successful than she is, no matter what she does. She is not the person you stan to get really elaborate promotion, you stan her for beautiful music. That's what she cares about, and just because not everyone understands or enjoys it that does not take away from what it is. There is true garbage out there that ends up chart topping. I will take the good music and everything she gives us because she has such a unique vision. And if you don't like what she's doing you don't have to be on here and you don't have to listen to it.

Okay, am I the only one who hears her clearly say "the next couple weeks"? It seems like it doesn't matter, but couple indicates two which is more specific than few.

what beatles song? I'm so sad i missed it

Fun fact-- at a bar near me, the only lana song they have for karaoke is west coast which really surprised me i was expecting summertime sadness remix. lol i sang it and everyone looked really confused

I like architecture it's one of the most interesting lines in the song

lol how is that an SAT word

I couldn't find any that were different from the version I have

I know people make up stuff all the time, but I also think this is a pretty close date to make up you would be found out really quickly

I don't know you at all, so nothing against you personally or your contributions to the forum, but Lanaboards has thousands of members. That's a lot to think of yourself. Lana is what makes this forum great

I can't go on this thread without coming across another post from you about how lana is flopping/did flop/is going to flop if she doesn't do xyz. Her music isn't entirely mainstream because she offers a new perspective. It's time appreciate her for who she is; caring about her sales more than she does is kind of sad.

I would be so upset

We probably won't hear anything for awhile because they are just now at the point where love was supposed to come out in the first place I doubt they will push everything else up Also, is that video of a rose in the wind actually from the BAR music video or is it some random other thing?

Why does everyone want lana to do things she has never done and literally will never do (a collab with nicki minaj? really?) for a number one hit. Lana could have a number one single, she has written a lot of accessible and catchy music, but she's not going to sell out and become like every other artist. For her, music is the primary concern, and I would rather have impactful music that's genuine and well conceived than something that is designed solely for the purpose of being a number one hit. Also, she doesn't like being famous anymore, she made that apparent, so that won't be her goal her goal will be writing music that matters to her and her true fans. I wish the people on this thread appreciated lana for how amazing her music is and didn't try to fit her into a mold meant for other artists.

west coast 64 shades of cool 27 brooklyn baby 63

How was she mentioned? like what were they talking about

I think it's alright if the thread dies down until something happens unless it's speculation, like what's the point of it if we aren't talking about the new album?

I feel like everyone who is trying to draw linear meaning from this song will never get there. If you've ever written a song or poem, you'd know that it might be true but not literal, or it might just be an attempt to convey a meaning. Tim O'Brien talks a lot about this in The Things They Carried; you can say things that aren't literally true that have truth behind them. "Bill" could be an amalgamation of many of her old boyfriends, a representation of herself, of the way she believes other people treat her in general, etc. I've written things that don't necessarily feel consciously true they just came out in a song. If you think any song of hers always conveys literal truth you are pretty gullible.

For me, what matters is that there's emotional resonance and that the songs stick with you. I think bops or fast paced music can do that really easily, like when the beat drops or whatever or the lyrics can have more impact if they're catchy. But like I wouldn't mind a honeymoon 2.0 if I actually felt like it did that, even if slower. I think honeymoon didn't connect with me not because I didn't love the musicality of it (although it felt underproduced to me), but because there wasn't anything that particularly moved me. Like I get that from pawn shop blues, or from BAR (the prechorus) or TIWMUG ("lana how I hate those guys") video games, etc. I think it can be slow it just has to be something that grabs you, because that's how you can really make slow music work.

He sang it live!

True, but they weren't part of the box set, and I think we can all agree that going from UV which arguably had the best visuals to HM was a let down

leaving la is good though. I feel like only folky kind of people can pull off track lengths like that. Like I love Let's Not Shit Ourselves by Conor Oberst, and that's like 10 minutes long. It only works if it's an artist with strong lyrical content and an audience prepared to listen and treat it as art rather than something to play in the background

tbh all i want is to be able to preorder the box set, hoping it's fucking beautiful but not expecting it after the hm box set wasn't even vinyl

for me it's not that honeymoon production was refined, or even quiet, it was just kind of boring. I think the production has to rise and fall it gives impact rather than always being in your face or not helping the song along

I see what you mean-- like was this supposed to be the next single?