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I think that's a really honest lyric from her. And she hasn't hidden it in her interviews. It might do her some good to get out of LA and have different experiences. I mean, if chilling in Italy gives us Salvatore, I'm alright with that. I disagree that this is a "Paradise," if only because I skip half of that record the rare time I listen to it. I think Cola and American are the only songs from there I still listen to. On the other hand, I'm not quite sure what the artistic development is on UV, which everyone hails as a stepping stone in her career. Is it the rock sound? Her lyrics didn't seem to change much. Her vocals improved. Her music didn't seem to become more complex or really change much. I'd really like a fan of UV to explain what makes it a more mature record than Born to Die, or Paradise, or AKA. I don't think it's bad, at all, but I just don't understand the hype around it.

I literally have no clue what magazines Lana has been posing for, or how high-caliber the shows she performs on are. But I love reading her interviews and I like to see her perform. I wanted to see her live, but the venue she performed at near me sold out instantly in addition to being small. I think she has thoughtful things to say and I love hearing about the music-making process. As fans, I assume we tend to be interested in alternate versions of songs, which every live version is. I don't think wanting more of either of these makes me a greedy or chart-obsessed fan. I like her as a musician, as a person, and as a general creative producer, beyond music. (I do value her music above all else, which is why bad music is worse for me than bad lyrics) The idea of distancing oneself from commercialization is very nice, but several years from now, when Lana stops singing and touring, we're going to be looking at the paucity of materials we have for periods in her catalog and wishing we had more. I'm a fan of artists from the 60s-70s that basically stopped performing live after releasing later albums or rarely gave interviews, and it stinks to not have that material, particularly when you know they're extremely unlikely to do so again. I also enjoy some video games that bombed commercially and finding any official material relating to them is a drag because there's very little of it and oftentimes, it's only in Japanese. Fans want everything of an artist. It can be a bit all-consuming and unfair, but I don't think every fan wishing Lana got out there more is necessarily wanting to have the "prestige" of being a fan of a popular artist. EDIT: It's unfair to take BTD reviews into account when every person on this board knows that Lana was more often reviewed for image than her music itself. And although critics' opinions should be taken into account, they're certainly not the deciding factor in an album's quality. Critics often have a radically different opinion from the "common people" and their constraints as reviewers (little time to review an artist, pressure to give good or bad review, unfamiliarity with certain genre, often having no musical training [critics misusing musical terminology are the worst and should be barred from ever writing a review without having a glossary of musical terms at their side]) should not be ignored. I mean, 1989 is a couple of points below Honeymoon on Metacritic, if we really wanna go there.

I agree a lot with this. I feel like Lana is really staying in an artistic "safe zone" and that's part of the reason why she won't perform on TV or anything. We know she hustled back when she went under Lizzy Grant, performing everywhere, and I think she's said that she sees herself as a singer. But... singers sing. It's disappointing that she seems unwilling to perform or promote a lot of her new material. Lyrically, she continues to write awkward lyrics that circle around similar themes. I wrote once that Honeymoon feels like a parody of an LDR song, and while I have since warmed greatly to the song, the lyrics still feel like someone went through a checklist of Lana references. Being misunderstood? Unusual sexual metaphor? Ill-advised mention of violence? Loving a bad boy? It's like those "Lana Del Rey song title generators" that were popular in the year following Born To Die's release. While I think Lana revisiting certain themes makes her stand out among her contemporaries (we wouldn't have Lanalysis if she didn't have such revered items as diet mountain dew, the chateau marmont, or pink flamingos), it's really easy for it to feel like a retread as opposed to a thread tying her world together. Musically, she continues to show a knack for great melodies. But production-wise, she gets a little monotonous. I like Honeymoon, but I tend to skip the songs after a certain point. When 24 actually starts sounding like the Bond theme it was meant to be, it's great, but the build-up to that part of the song is excruciatingly slow. I literally forget Religion is on the tracklist every time I listen to the album. Similarly, I don't remember how the verses of Art Deco go. God Knows I Tried is a beautiful song, but someone should have told her "okay, stop here." Having the equivalent of a musical editor isn't "compromising your vision." Art doesn't have to be a one-man process. On a positive note, the bridge of TLY is probably one of my favorite musical+lyrical moments in her entire discography, and the best one on Honeymoon. I get chills listening to it every single time. Visually, I haven't really cared for her official music videos much in general. I like her homemade videos because they're so innocent and direct. It's the closest you can get to having a visual representation of what Lana pictured when she made that song. I wish she would bring that lo-fi but intimate quality back. I mean, she's rich, she can probably afford to clear the rights for her clips and have better quality shots of her, so it doesn't need to be some 240p artifact-ridden mess. It was so unique; none of her contemporaries have done anything like that, to my knowledge. Honestly, if I'm frustrated with Lana, it's because I feel she could be doing so much better. We know from her unreleased catalog that she's an incredibly flexible artist. Her voice sounds unique no matter what her range is. Yet I feel like with all her released bodies of work, there's something holding them back. Too self-indulgent at times? Some poor song choices? Lazy lyrics weighing down otherwise beautiful songs? I have a hard time explaining what it is. But I just really want Lana to deliver that album that's going to be (almost) universally recognized as an enduring body of work. Her "Dark Side of the Moon," if you will (no, that's not my favorite Floyd album, but it's a solid one and that's undeniable). If sales are anything to go by, BTD is the closest she's come to that - it's the album that refuses to die. I love Lana so much, I want the best for her artistically and commercially (and any word that ends with a -ly) but I feel like she's holding herself back and I don't know why. Is she afraid of her potential? Afraid of success? Afraid of being the object of the internet's scorn again? I'm certain that everyone else here who has expressed disappointment at Lana's artistic/commercial choices feels the same way I do - we feel Lana isn't doing her best or not getting the recognition she deserves; we just all have different ideas on what the ideal is or how to achieve it. I'm gonna go listen to Honeymoon now because for all the flaws I've listed, it's still one of my favorite albums of 2015.

Maybe someone who's really bored can colorize the video according to the few promo shots we have

Someone leak this gorgeous video in color please The scene where the neon sign lights up took my breath away, I'm a sucker for neon. I liked it (a lot ), I just wish it had more color besides just girls flopping around underwater.

I ask people not to quote me because I have an almost pathological need to respond to people who quote me, and I'm just not feeling having a debate. I'm okay with people discussing the contents of my post. I just don't want to feel pulled into a back and forth discussion. I could, of course, ignore the quote, but it's so tempting, which is why I ask people not to use the quote function. It's a courtesy "don't feed my compulsion to respond to posts" thing.

If you'll notice, the word "racist" was not used once in my post. This was intentional on my part. It's a loaded word and when you throw it at someone's fave, people become more concerned with protecting their fave than thinking "well, is what she did really racist, and if so, how can we stop it from happening again?" It stops discourse, and I think talking about these things calmly is important. Unfortunately a stan forum is probably the worst place to do this, but whatcha gonna do. Intent can only carry you so far. There's a reason people apologize if they accidentally elbow you in the face - despite not intending to hurt you, they nevertheless hurt you. And once they finish their apology, they usually say they'll be more careful from now on not to accidentally elbow you in the face (this has happened to me, so it's not some weird hypothetical). The same should apply to these actions. I would bet you she used it because she thought it looked pretty. She's all about ~aesthetic~. And also because there was a trend of hipster white girls wearing headdresses (see: Coachella). Even Marina and the Diamonds was guilty of this. They probably thought "this looks nice, let me wear it", but didn't realize the value it had to the culture and, moreover, the devaluation of it they were causing by wearing it in such a frivolous manner. For those of you who think this is hoopla over nothing and no tribes were harmed in the making of this video, look up 'the daily nebraska lana del rey war bonnet.' A member of one of the tribes that uses war bonnets (because remember - not all of them do) talks about the significance of it and why it's not okay. She also talks about some other pop artists. Obviously, one member of a group doesn't represent the group. Still, there is such a thing as majority opinion, and most everything I've read from members of war bonnet using tribes say "this item is not acceptable to wear outside its intended purpose." I'm not going to post any further because discussions about this topic tend to turn ugly, so please don't quote this post. I'll just end this by saying that if Art Deco is about AB (which I'm pretty sure it's not, wtf Lipsters), calling her 'ghetto' is tacky, at best. Plus, 'ghetto' is definitely a racialized descriptor, let's be real. When you call someone ghetto, you're not saying "you look like a Jew from the segregated part of town!" You're saying "you look like you come from a poor black neighborhood and you're trashy." "The ghetto" refers to poor black neighborhoods specifically. I've never heard anyone talk about an Asian ghetto or a white ghetto (and the trailer park isn't really equivalent). I don't think this song is racist and I don't think Ghetto Baby is racist either, but let's not pretend that 'ghetto' has nothing to do with poor black neighborhoods.

The real problem with cultural appropriation isn't that some white girl uses a bindi or twerks. Those are actually separate issues about how some traditionally "ethnic" things are considered okay if done by white people but trashy or gross if done by the people who created it. This doesn't really have a name, and it is something that should be discussed, but people call it cultural appropriation and it's not the best use of the term. The issue with cultural appropriation is taking something from its cultural context, especially without permission. That's why war bonnets are a touchy symbol. They're the equivalent of earning a medal in a war. By wearing it to look "cute" or because you "feel free", you degrade it from an actual symbol of heroic bravery into a hipster trash accessory on par with flower crowns. The symbol stops meaning anything significant, and that's part of the culture that eroded away. Intention doesn't really mean anything when it comes to this. All that matters is that you're using something that has special meaning, especially something sacred, and using it outside that intended context, and that by itself causes the object to become associated with the mundane as opposed to the sacred. Even if that wasn't your intention, that is the end result, and it's still harmful to the cultures in question. It's a shame the discussion about cultural appropriation has degenerated into BS like "can white people use things from non-white cultures?" because that just encourages cultural segregation while missing the core of what makes appropriation harmful. Sharing is great. But sharing requires someone to offer you something. Sacred symbols are never offered to other cultures (precisely because they are sacred). There are plenty of Native American decorative items one can choose to use that are sold by Natives and have no special value. Use those. There's no need to go for the one that has an important meaning. I normally try to stay away from political discussions here, but I can't stand to see discussion about appropriation be turned to "twerking! bindis!" because all that does is make people reject the concept wholesale. It is an issue. But not for the reasons most people think. Lana did appropriate the culture by using a war bonnet outside of its intended context. She probably had no intention of doing so. But actions have consequences beyond their intentions (also the 60s and 70s were full of cultural appropriation of sacred things by hippies, so don't be surprised).

Yeah. She's trying to "transmit" to him in space by turning on the lights and the TV (radio waves). Also increasing her energy usage to create a more intense signal. That's why she asks "can you hear me? Ground control to Major Tom, can you hear me all night long?" But like in Space Oddity, Major Tom has slipped away, and she cannot reach him now. She lost him in "space."

The digital booklet? I finally bought the album. Unfortunately it's the jewel case (I wanted the storybook, but I hesitated too long), but it doesn't matter. I have the digital booklet so I can make my own if I feel like it. It's so cute

Maybe we can ask her for the full video. Or more things she remembers from it. I agree this article seems more a way for the author to validate her own life choices than anything particularly revealing about Lana. I would have liked to know more about "the scene." And it seems even more likely now that Stefani and Lizzy may have met. Very interesting. I kind of want to resurrect my music just because this author spent so much time complaining about theirs.

This one isn't that bad, though. It's much better than the Pretty Much Amazing review. The Pretty Much Amazing review is ironclad proof a benevolent deity doesn't exist, because music reviewers do. What an insufferable review. Only 3 paragraphs actually devoted to the album. Most of it dedicated to attempting to find cool and edgy rebuttals to slip into parentheticals. And that tired old "so anti-feminist" critique. Did they even try for this review? It's as cliche as they claim Lana is.

People like to say Lana's dad bought her career, but nobody pays attention to Taylor's rich-ass parents, who are so rich they moved across the country when Taylor was 14 so she could pursue her dream of being a country music singer. And yet people try to label her an "underdog:" Her parents even wanted to groom her for business. Truly a reverse Warholian expedition. Let's top it off with this quote: Too bad your music is neither.

"Cet album va paraître plus similaire au premier. La production est luxuriante, colorée. Tout le monde me dit que ma musique est nostalgique, mais je crois que ça sonne comme ça parce que mes vidéos sont tournées sur pellicule, j'enregistre ma musique sur des cassettes avec un vieil enregistreur. Je suis aujourd'hui à l'aise avec le fait de ne pas être à la mode", a confié la chanteuse à RTL. This album is gonna be more like my first one. The production is luxurious, colorful. Everyone tells me my music is nostalgic, but I think it sounds like that because my videos are recorded on film (?) , I record my songs with an old recorder. Nowadays I'm confortable with not being trendy. "Je crois que la moitié de l'écriture, c'est de l'observation. Je sui contemplative, réfléchie avec tout ce que je fais. J'intériorise tout, c'est bien pour l'écriture, pas trop pour vivre librement sans avoir de peur. Je ne cherche pas la solitude, mais c'est plus facile d'être dans un endroit ou personne ne vous connaît", révèle la chanteuse. I think the soul (? ) of writing is observation. I'm contemplative, reflecting on all I've done. I internalize everything, it's good for writing, not so much for living freely without fear. I don't look for solitude, but it's easier to be in a place where nobody knows you. Very quick translation of the text.

Ground control to Major Tom, people who dislike TLY are wrong.

I've been low-key promoing this album to classmates since Lana clearly won't do it herself But I haven't been able to find other Lana fans :giveup: The Honeymoon hotline is so cute when it WORKS.

Is anyone else completely and totally slayed by the bridge of Terrence Loves You? What an incredible moment in that song. It makes listening to the rest of it so worth it. If the singles are the worst songs, I'm just not ready for everything that's about to come.

I just want news about LiB, that song seemed like it was gonna get an official release but then it disappeared into nowhere. I think she might have an actual answer for this, as opposed to some other stuff she might not be "allowed" to talk about or whatever. To those of you who do get to meet her, congratulations! She seems really sweet with her fans, so I hope you have a good experience.

I hope it doesn't leak because that means Lana's team finally has their act together on something. I haven't even heard the LQ leaks anyway because I want to be absolutely slayed when I listen to the CD. Your descriptions have gotten me all hyped up Also someone ask her about LiB at that signing thing please

Why do I feel like this was filmed on some office worker's break? *dancing in the file room* "Hot like the tropics, hot like the tropics" "Ms. Elizabeth, where are those memos I asked you to distribute?" "Oh right here sir, I was just stretching to get them." Emilie Autumn has a song called Shalott based on the poem. Collab confirmed.

Lana needs to re-release LDR on CD and vinyl and include Trash Magic as a bonus track while she's at it. Please, Lana. What do you need, a petition? The instrumental version of BBW is fantastically creepy. Too bad she had to put that awful song on top of it.

Got this from a thread in LB. It seemed to be just unreleased songs, so I tried to add some released ones but undoubtedly I'm missing a lot. Boarding School : "let's do drugs" ; "I do them drugs" ; "if you wanna get high with me" ; "doing crack" Daytona Meth Hawaiian Tropic: "on that crystal meth" Paradise "dope" Scarface: "Do I look high to you?" St. Tropez "Drunk and high" You & Me: "No longer high" ; "make me higher"; "gettin' blazed" Yayo Methamphetamines American: "dope" Beautiful Player : "Valium" Born to Die : "let's go get high" Carmen: "getting high for free" Carmen (demo) "cocaine heart" Disco "heroin" Driving in Cars with Boys "crazy like a drug" Get Drunk "using again" ; "Robitussin" Gods & Monsters "Dope" Heavy Hitter: "overdose" Making Out: "taking drugs" Never Let Me Go "you can push your drugs" National Anthem "overdosing"; "on our drugs" Off To The Races "cocaine heart" Puppy Love "overdose" Junkie Pride Spotlight De-lite "dope" Try Tonight "to not get high" Us Against the World "get high for" Velvet Crowbar "crack" Jump "mixture of cocaine and heroin" ; "junkie" Breaking My Heart "yayo" Florida Kilos "white lines"; "baking powder on the stove"; "turning diamonds into snow"; "you snort it like a champ" Cruel World "and all of your heroin" Brooklyn Baby "I get high on hydroponic weed" Pretty When I Cry "next to all your drugs" Sad Girl "peepin' around while he gets high" Is This Happiness "takin'/crushin' violet pills" Hollywood "shootin' heroin and speedballs" High By The Beach "all I wanna do is get high by the beach" Betty Boop Boop "crystal methamphetamine"

Does the admin ever post here? I'm pretty sure it's possible to have more than one admin on a board, but you'd obviously need the admin's permission and I don't think I've ever seen him/her on here.

Maybe the IKYWT video with Mandler? But yeah, at the time there wasn't anything to go on. Plus Swift doesn't really match the description.

I actually have something like this, but in text format. This is beautiful. I just wish it were more easily usable. I love that there are other people out there into Lana mythology.