Finally got through all of this! Aaaaah. Need to nurse my brain ache for a moment.
Now, first I would like to start off by saying, Lizzy said (I think in the Mike interview?) fantasy is her reality. She has often spoken about drawing influence from films, landscape, architecture, etc.
Enter broken Lana. Should all these things be true, I really do feel as though she could have either tried to commit suicide, or behaved recklessly enough that it might as well have counted as a death wish. I think a lot more of the songs are about this pain than we think. I also think more are about addiction than we think.
My take on Cola
I would also like to add, who is to say that Mike wasn't a coin in Lana's revelry? Just because he is older, doesn't mean he couldn't have used drugs, abused alcohol, etc. that sort of changes the foundations of Video Games? If Yayo is a prequel to Video Games, is there a chance that they are about the same person?
Oh, and going through this thread, what was with Mike and the film credits? Was there a post with information that has been deleted? I think I missed all that.
And I wanna know, who the hell is Put Me In A Movie really about?!? It's way to accusatory.
That's all I can think to say for now, sorry its all over the place. My brain is frizzle-fried! Not to mention I think I've lost a few points of eyesight on each eye. Great thread though! You guys are brilliant super sleuths, and I feel honored to be in the presence of such sneaky genius.
And it makes sense that she is already working on new stuff. We all know how creative she is. And when you are not off touring all the time, and you love being in the studio (as she said, she likes taking care of the songs) new material just comes.
Lovely!
Although tbh, I'm not nearly tired of BTD, and Paradise is still so fresh. Still, I love knowing that there is new stuff in the works.
I love that all the peasants like Lana now, it's fun when they come talk to me about her. It's like they're trying real hard, and most of them don't even know any unreleased songs or any lyrics (besides Video Games, they all know that one).
First of all, English is not my first language so sorry about any mistakes I could have made.
Also, I would like to warn you that my idea is very sexual so please, only read it if you are okay with it.
I know Lana would never do this type of video, so consider this FANFICTION:
LANA DEL REY - COLA
Directed by lastofnonsense
Concept: Late-1960s. The Golden Age of Porn. Lana is nothing but a bad girl who did what she had to do. Yeah, that's right, this beautiful girl is into this dirty business. Lana is a porn star who gets her director and boyfriend (Harvey) to make a lot of money. Harvey is your everyday guy, only that he enjoys to watch her girl getting fucked by old men like him. He loves to watch. That's why and how he's got into this business after all.
Esthetics: The video will have a 1960s porn video atmosphere. It will also have an artistic direction like many porn movies used to have back then. The video will remind a lot of us, the fans, how Lana has always been a video star since her vintage homemade videos.
PRESS PLAY, PLEASE.
Lana is laying on a bed. The camera loves her. She smiles.
Harvey's off screen, obviously behing the camera. He asks her:
Ready?
She answers, without hesitation:
I was born ready.
She's not only ready to her act, but also to tell her story.
THE MUSIC STARTS.
She starts moving seductively. She knows what she's doing.
She gets closer and closer. Then she looks right to the camera and sings:
MY PUSSY TASTE LIKE PEPSI-COLA
MY EYES ARE WIDE LIKE CHERRY PIES
We see different footage of Lana kissing old guys, obviously porn actors.
I GOT A TASTE FOR MEN WHO ARE OLDER
IT'S ALWAYS BEEN SO IT'S NO SURPRISE
We see a guy recording these scenes previously mentioned, clearly enjoying it. We see his dirty smile. It's the first time we see the guy who's behind it. Then, we see a cute moment of Lana hugging him and kissing him, and he kisses her back in her forehead, like a father would do.
HARVEY'S IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS AND HE'S MAKING ME CRAZY (HE COULDN'T LIVE A LIE)
ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS PARTY WITH HIS PRETTY BABY
We keep seeing different footage of Lana kissing other old guys. Like porn pre-sex scenes. When they start making out. We see how Lana looks at them wanting love, attention and approval, while it's obviously they only want her for sex. We also see footage of Lana singing to the camera.
COME ON, BABY, LET'S RIDE
WE CAN SCAPE TO THE GREAT SUNSHINE
I KNOW YOUR WIFE, SHE WOULDN'T MIND
WE MADE IT OUT TO THE OTHER SIDE
WE MADE IT OUT TO THE OTHER SIDE
WE MADE IT OUT TO THE OTHER SIDE
(There's footage of her singing right to the camera, she's talking to your everyday porn watcher: We can scape to the great sunshine, I know your wife, she wouldn't mind)
We see her moan interpolated with footage of natural things like a river or rain.
COME ON, COME ON
COME ON, BABY
WOAH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH
WOAH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH, YEAH
We see footage of her glamourous porn star life and everything the money has given to her.
I FALL ASLEEP IN AN AMERICAN FLAG
I WEAR MY DIAMONDS ON SKID ROW
We see Lana singing right to the camera and winking.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIENCE TO MY DAD FOR TEACHING ME EVERYTHING HE KNOWS.
We see footage of Harvey giving direction to the actors, totally enjoying it, like a behind the scenes footage. We see how his eyes are totally focused on the scenes. He takes this very seriously. We also see footage of him kissing Lana, hugging her and touching her hair, calming her.
HARVEY'S IN THE SKY WITH DIAMONDS AND HE'S MAKING ME CRAZY (HE COULDN'T LIVE A LIE)
ALL HE WANTS TO DO IS PARTY WITH HIS PRETTY BABY
CHORUS (Same treatment that had the last one)
We see her talking to Harvey in a very intimate way. He holds her. He wants her. She knows this lifestyle is decadent but she's loving every bit of it.
DRUGS, SUCK IT UP LIKE VANILLA ICYS
DON'T TREAT ME ROUGH, TREAT ME REALLY NICEYS
DECORATE MY NECK, DIAMANTES ICES
WHY? COME ON, COME ON
We see her moan, getting to her climax, interpolated with natural things like fire or thunders. It's her cathartic moments. She liberates herself.
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH
OOH, OOH, YEAH
CHORUS AND CHORUS AGAIN (Same treatment that had the last ones but we also see footage of Lana smiling triumphant and content to the camera)
We see Lana seducting the camera, she also wants the watcher to liberate himself.
COME ON, COME ON
COME ON, BABY
COME ON, COME ON
COME ON, BABY
We see Harvey behing the camera, his dirty eyes, his dirty smile, he's in ecstasy, fascinated by Lana.
WOAH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH
WOAH, OH, OH, OH, OH, OH
Lana gets closer and closer to the camera, smiling. She sings one thing and one thing only, again and again, so we never forget it, while dancing seductively.
MY PUSSY TASTE LIKE PEPSI-COLA (OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, AH)
MY PUSSY TASTE LIKE PEPSI-COLA (OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, AH)
OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH, OOH
MY PUSSY TASTE LIKE PEPSI-COLA
OOH, AH, YEAH
Analysis: Lana, in this video, is portraying a porn star. But what's a porn star after all? A fantasy. She's the fantasy. And she knows she's the fantasy. She's what men want, this sex symbol, but deep inside what she really wants is love. She looks to the other porn actors and her director wanting love, attention and approval, but she knows they only want her for sex. She knows she's just fantasy. She knows she can't have it all... so, given she can't have at first that love she wants so much, she wants to ultimately liberate herself and she knows the way to it... She's singing right to the everyday porn watcher, she knows how she's a fantasy, she knows she's sex, so she wanna be this creature who fascinates us, she wants to liberate us from the misfortunes of our lives, she knows she can give us that, an scape, she's a fantasy, she let us scape, she wanna take us to our highest desires, to a state of euphory, she has that power, she wants us to liberate ourselves so once we are on the other side, we can finally love her forever and love all the fantasy of it and in that love, she will finally find freedom.
She's taking to your everyday porn watcher, she wanna take us there:
COME ON, BABY, LET'S RIDE
WE CAN SCAPE TO THE GREAT SUNSHINE
I KNOW YOUR WIFE, SHE WOULDN'T MIND
WE MADE IT OUT TO THE OTHER SIDE
Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed it. I'm just a 20 year-old guy with too much time on his hands, haha. I will be glad to receive any comments. Again, thank you so much for reading!
TLDR
Lana's a porn star.
Def demos for the films. Funny thing is people on tumblr are going crazy thinking it's for a new album, which I really hope it's not, seems rushed to even start recording demos for a new album.
Def demos for the films. Funny thing is people on tumblr are going crazy thinking it's for a new album, which I really hope it's not, seems rushed to even start recording demos for a new album.