Elsemarie159

Get your freak on Lana, we're here for you

Thanks for your replies guys. 
 
PMIAM was one of the few I wasn't entirely sure about, admittedly. It is a very vague song and there aren't enough clues/references in the lyrics to be able to really pinpoint who it's about. I do think the clip in the music video of the man in the suit being arrested is pretty important in regards to the meaning of the song, but still that may not be enough to go on.
 
Boarding School is definitely about Mr. Campbell (I refer to it in my analyses but I decided not to do a full analysis to it since it doesn't really do much to progress the ~storyline~ lol). The song notably makes a lot of references to drugs, which a quick Google search tells me that Kent School was infamous for its drug problems. I don't want to be too accusatory, but that could be something we might want to remember.
 
While developing my theory and posting it, I thought about adding 1949. It would be perfect as a Mr. Campbell song if it weren't for that pesky Pontiac, which we know Lana associates with Arthur Lynn. But I do like your theory, Lana does include a lot of non-literal references in her songs, so maybe it could still be related to Mr. Campbell?
 
At least part of EMGHW is inspired by Mr. Campbell, considering the lyric "You said I'd never make out outta here alive", which shows up in other forms in TIWMUG and Take Me To Paris, and of course the allusions to running away ("Leaving everything I ever knew behind"). Since we know that Lana may have taken some or even all of its lyrics from other songs, maybe it's about all of her most important loves at the time? Hawaiian Tropic and Daytona Meth are definite K songs imo, and 1949 could possibly be a Mr. Campbell song, as well as Heartshaped Chevrolet. "Every man deserves to see the sun rise" is also reminiscent of Velvet Crowbar, which ties to the famous unnamed addict/Jimmy Gnecco. Who knows tbh? 
 
I thought my interpretations of Without You and Lucky Ones would cause a bit of issue, since they're widely considered to be K songs. In the case of Without You, there are tons of parallels to Damn You. "Hello? Hello? C-can you hear me?" versus "Hello, hello? Where did you go?" and "We were two kids, just tryin' to get out. Lived on the dark side of the American dream." versus "We were two kids living life on the run, like the American dream." The bridge also ties to the themes of getting out of the town/getting out alive which is prevalent in other Mr. Campbell songs. With that being said, Without You and Damn You are far too similar lyrically for me to believe that they're about two different people, and we know part of the conflict in Damn You is that her lover left her for another woman, which doesn't seem to have been a problem in her relationship with K, and Without You was written as late as 2008, long before her relationship with Mike fell through. The two songs being about Mr. Campbell is the best bet imo.
 
As for Lucky Ones, I included it in my theory/analysis mainly because of the strong themes of leaving town/running away, which appear in other Mr. Campbell songs, such as Prom Song (Gone Wrong) and Take Me To Paris, as well as DICWB, EMGHW, Heartshaped Chevrolet, On Our Way, and Damn You. Based on that, running away, leaving town, making it out alive, life on the run, etc. are all definite Mr. Campbell themes. The lyric "I got so scared, I thought no one could save me, you came along scooped me up like a baby." also makes the most sense when you relate it to Lana's teenage years at Kent School. She was sent there for her alcohol issues and she was at her lowest point at the time, Mr. Campbell was there and he 'saved' her. "Every now and then, the stars align, boy and girl meet by the great design." also ties to the bridge in Damn You, with "Now and then when the stars shine, uou meet somebody like you." I explained above why Damn You is most likely about Mr. Campbell, and this also further ties all the songs together. All in all, I think the rest of the lyrics that tie to other Mr. Campbell-related songs outweigh the one "You're a careless con, and you're a crazy liar." lyric. And who knows, maybe she is referring to Mr. Campbell in that lyric? She certainly knows more about him than we do. 
 
Anyway, yeah, I pretty much only included National Anthem due to the interview where Lana said she didn't know "what cool was" until Mr. Campbell played her Biggie Smalls, which could explain "He says to 'be cool' but, I don't know how yet". The "Red, white, blue's in the sky" could also allude to fireworks which are mentioned in Damn You, "Hot, white, and blue" from On Our Way may also refer to it. The music video monologue also implies that the man left her ("I begged him to stay, tried to remember what we had in the beginning.), which we know the downfall of her and K's relationship was prison, not growing apart/leaving each other. The contents of the song may not be completely literal, but yeah, other than that, the rest of the lyrics are pretty vague so, meh, oh well. 
 
I must admit I got a bit carried away with all the associating songs with Mr. Campbell, lol. Maybe though, the reason Lana loves the summer is because it reminds her of her trips and escapes with Mr. Campbell? I mean, we wouldn't have known that Coney Island was a reference to K if it weren't for TV In Black & White (or even why the ocean was related to K, for that matter), we would just know it as a place that Lana loves. I don't think, however, that simple mentions of summer itself are enough to go on for determining whether or not a song is related to Mr. Campbell, but if the song contains other clues besides that, then why not?
 
I did look at Dum Dum while I was developing my analysis. The "I’m a wild child, bright child" and "You can't go to school today" are very teenage Lana-ish. The "You thought that you were done" also narrows it down to people who left her, meaning Mr. Campbell and Mike (at least I think). The "Living in L.A." lyric has me wondering though. Did she live in L.A. when she was on vacation from Kent School possibly? (I'm not sure how we could know that, but we somehow know that Mr. Campbell has a 1967 Red Chevy so.  ) The references to being a singer are a bit strange as well. She didn't really become a singer until she left the school when she was 18, did she? I guess the song could be about after she left the school and her desire to see him again, but that's a bit too stretchy for my tastes. But I'll keep my eyes and ears out, you might be on to something here. 
 
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She's a gogo dancer. 

I hope they release a new version of Body Electric in this EP. 
 
About the song, I think it might be just a intrumental song or the filme itself.... but who knows maybe Lana is good to us all and decided to release a new song.
 
And I am the only one who thinks that Bradley would be perfect for the role? Not just because he has the "gangster look" more than Shaun but it would give the story that started in Born To Die/Blue Jeans a properly end.

now i know we only got like 10/15 seconds MAX from each scene but what looks like the scene your the most excited about in Tropico?
 
I think it's the scene where they are like on a mountain near a city and they start shooting with they're guns in the air i just can't wait omfg 
 
 
 
P.S.: We need emotes from the stripping scene in Tropico and have it called :Stripna: or something

I just dont know how to handle it. I really thought it would be something like Runaway. But now it looks like a real movie with dialogues, storyline including gangsters, shooting etc. And Lana is primarily a musician, not an actress and maybe Im little bit scared for her... I found that opening dialogue with Shaun kinda weird tbh. 

This shits on Gaga's "ARTPop" mini film.  SHITS ON IT

I AM NOT WORTHY :defeated: :icant: :suicide:

I'm literally having a heart attack. That trailer.

THIS. IS. FUCKING. AMAZING.

I *NEED* THIS ON A 40" x 60" POSTER AND WILL DIE OTHERWISE.

 

Bone 2 Die

Not sure if this thread is still going on, but I've been reading it for a while and it's really interesting, haha. My personal favorite Lana mystery is definitely her possible relationship with Mr. Campbell, and I've spent a while speculating and developing this theory that I'd like to share.
 
I'm going to categorize and try to explain and connect the lyrics from some songs. This is actually my first post here so I'm a bit nervous, so here goes nothing!
 
Note: Please remember that we have no reason to believe any of this actually happened. For all we know, Lana could be taking events that happened to others and incorporating them into her own fictional storyline.
 


 
So, let me know what you think, and if you any more ideas of songs that I may have missed or any other theories. Thanks for reading! 

Thank you! I was afraid my theories would be torn to shreds, lol.
 
I've also been thinking after I posted (yes, I think about this a lot), and I believe
National Anthem may be about Mr. Campbell as well. Aside from the title directly relating to Oh Say Can You See, the chorus indicates that it's set during the summer, specifically July, considering "Red, white, blue is in the sky" could mean fireworks, also tying it to On Our Way and Damn You. Furthermore, "Dark and lonely, I need somebody to hold me" could be about how she felt when she was first sent to the boarding school. But the most prominent clue:
 
According to this interview: http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2011-09/19/gq-music-lana-del-rey-video-games-interview/page/2 (I didn't know how to link it, sorry!), she didn't know what was cool until Mr. Campbell played Biggie Smalls for her. This could potentially explain "He says to 'be cool', but I don't know how yet". And we know from Boarding School, Dynamite, Heartshaped Chevrolet, On Our Way, and Without You (if they are all in fact Mr. Campbell songs) that she thought he was pretty awesome.
 
Now the ending monologue:
 
And I remember when I met him.
It was so clear that he was the only one for me.
We both knew right away.
 
Lucky Ones, On Our Way, and Damn You all mention how they thought they were meant to be together.
 
And as the years went on things got more difficult.
We were faced with more challenges.
I begged him to stay.
Tried to remember what we had in the beginning.
 
So we know it was someone who left her. Heartshaped Chevrolet tells us that she really didn't want him to leave her, but he eventually ended up doing so by the time of Damn You. Maybe some of these challenges were a wife? Or perhaps all the business that comes with a student dating a teacher?
 
He was charismatic, magnetic, electric, and everybody knew him.
 
Everyone from town said that he was so cool. 
 
When he walked in every woman's head turned.
Everyone stood up to talk to him.
 
He's a looker. Lucky Ones, On Our Way, and National Anthem itself all confirm this.
 
I always got the sense that he became torn between being a good person and missing out on all of the opportunities that life could offer a man as magnificent as him.
 
Possibly, he was torn between staying with his wife and living an otherwise normal life, and leaving town and running away with Lana?
 
And I loved him, I loved him, I loved him, I loved him.
And I still love him, I love him.
 
The only other past boyfriend who we know Lana clearly still loves is K, but he didn't leave her. We know she could have left Jimmy (or they never had a serious relationship at all), and she definitely left Mike and it wasn't amicable, so the only logical choice is Mr. Campbell. If Damn You is really about him, then he left her to be with another woman.
 
Also, Puppy Love mentions both Jackie O. and Marilyn Monroe, and Lana ends up playing both of them in the music video. That may not be as prominent as the other clues, but I just felt like saying it. 
 
This also extends to JFK. In Puppy Love, she likens him to JFK by referring to him as the president without his Jackie O, not to mention the entire music video for National Anthem. "He was the king of the town with a crown that would never fall" could refer to how everyone thought he was cool from Boarding School. Summer nights in July are directly mentioned in the bridge, which from Damn You, On Our Way, and National Anthem, we can infer that they spent at least the fourth of July together. The rest of the bridge also tells us that she still loves this person and wants them to return to her, which as I mentioned before, Mr. Campbell is the only one who could fit the bill, considering Without You.
 
Starry Eyed also goes quite well with JFK and National Anthem. "Heaven in your eyes" from National Anthem makes another appearance, and "Well, once you and I, we were the king and queen of this town" refers back to JFK how Mr. Campbell was the king of the town, only this time, Lana is the queen. "The sun's settin' on our love, bye baby" makes it clear that the song is set after their relationship was over, or at least close to ending. "It doesn't matter what they say" connects to Prom Song (Gone Wrong) and Driving In Cars With Boys, the others didn't approve of their relationship. "Life doesn't always work out like you planned it" could refer to how they planned to run away and spend the rest of their lives together, but it ended up not lasting. And again, "'Cause you and I have an undying kind of love" indicates that she's still very much in love.
 
Well, that's it I guess. I didn't mean for this post to be this long, I promise. 

Then she said December 1st. Did anyone really expect it to be out today, I mean really.  

I think you're all getting a bit carried away with the inclusion of other songs, this isn't some garbage dump project where EVERY unreleased single is going to be shoved in there for the sake of it. She was very specific to name 3 songs in the film, so thats probbly all we'll get. Also, why do you all assume that the songs themselves will be used how they are on the album?........Body Electric may go for 6 minutes with dialog interuptions, instrumental extensions ect. some of you seem to think the film will be "talking, song, talking, song, talking, song, end credits", i doubt it will be so perfectly put together. I bet the entire thing will be one long 3 track semi-mega mix sort of thing.

I just threw up

She's asking John Wayne to save her from an albino alien?
The scary part is, that's probably true.

I am expecting lush strings, sweeping dreamy direction, grainy video, self indulgent poetic dialog and Lana looking stunning for 30 minutes. It's literally going to be a Lana Del Rey orgasm for the eyes. I AM READY.

http://barrie.boards.net/ 

LanaBoards meet up at Tropico screening....

 
Even Lana and Barry came...

 
After party cancelled though but at least we all still 2gether x....

This Y&B remix is the worst thing I've heard 

Totally killed the soul in the song.
 
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I think National Anthem or Body Electric would work with the charts and radio.

that's what mine looked like when i imported the files from the cd. dont b a grammer nerd

Soon.