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And a fascinating recipe below it for collard-potato bake!

Well, I've been reorganizing my playlists and album artwork, and I think I've finally come up with something I'm happy with. (Using the album-cover-art system instead of having a cover for every song...)

Someone who LOOKS like Kurt Cobain...

Oh. Well crap, then.

She still has it though. If it was for Mike I'd have thought she'd have it removed.

Iconic -- yes! (Did you vote? I only see mine for BTD.)

Off to the Races demo, Mermaid Hotel, AKA instrumentals

Wow, your II, III and IV are all getting rather longish. It might be time to split some songs out into a Vol. VI (and make Demos & Alternates Vol. IX)! My original Hollywood playlist has split so many times it's now a "trilogy"! (Teenage Wasteland, Hollywood Playaz, and Neon Gold) All are basically pop, but Teenage Wasteland contains the ones with a younger-sounding narrator; with the more-mature songs split between Hollywood Playaz and Neon Gold. (I had in mind to make HP about pursuing success and NG about achieving it... but I ended up giving HP all the interesting ones and making NG more radio-friendly, I think.

Carmen acapella demo

I thought so too! I strongly suspect this comment is related to the "So Legit" leak. Flip-flopping away from her is bound to get a stronger reaction than flip-flopping in her favor. The context may sound more like the latter, but the interview is edited after all... or maybe the SL fallout has been on her mind enough that any "flip-flopping" triggers a "WTF" reaction. Think about it -- "Oh by the way, So Legit leaked and people hate you now... This just in, the Summertime Sadness remix is climbing the charts and people love you more than ever now..." Trying to imagine being in that position, I think even if I knew it was just happenstance, I'd feel jerked around too. But yeah, "I love all my flip-flop fans," or better yet, silence on the issue, would make for better PR.

I interpret it to mean no matter how far she wanders, she can always come back <3

Blue Jeans (Subb-An Remix) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTNH0H4_erk

Have you seen "Leaving Las Vegas"? Nicholas Cage's character is the type of "dying man" I think Lana sings about. Not from disease per se, but from giving up. (On life? On them?)

He has OTHER stuff? How could I have missed Bullet for My Valentine? So Maru, are you 4L or not?

It's hard to say. I first listened to whatever was on YouTube at the time (mix of LDR and Lizzy Grant), then Born to Die, then Lana Del Ray aka Lizzy Grant, then Sirens, etc... I tend to prefer Lizzy Grant unreleased, but AKA has the best collection of songs ever, but if you really like pop then BTD might be the place to start... Heck, just support the artist and go buy Born to Die:The Paradise Edition

Probably the Media section on LanaBoards is a good place to start. Within that section are Photos, Video and Audio. Check out the pinned topics for threads that are particularly informative; for example, a list of all the songs that have leaked is here: http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/447-leaked-songs-list-information/ After you collect the songs you want (all of them), if you want cover art you can look in the Fan Art section. If you need help organizing all those songs, and want to see how other people do it, these threads may give you some ideas (and if you see a song popping up on several playlists, that's probably a good sign that it's worth trying): http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/795-your-favorite-lana-playlists/ http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/940-post-your-lana-itunes-library/ http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/3384-mixed-tapes/ And if you enjoy idle speculation discussing song meanings and how they might relate to Lana's life, don't miss: http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/473-lanalysis-relating-songs-to-knownassumed-relationships/ Welcome to the madness that is the Lana Del Rey fandom!

Makes sense to me. I guess if you just took some cloned women and men fully grown and stuck them someplace together to see what kind of society they would form, all-consuming love wouldn't have to be related to gender necessarily. But with the human history we've been born into, it's women (generally speaking) who have been more encouraged to make their lives revolve around men, you know? So now men can get away with it more often, while it triggers more red flags when a woman says it. I for one try not to treat casual fans as second-class citizens, while respecting their right to only listen to Lana's released albums, and only as much as they feel like it But it's still possible for a legitimately casual fan to have an overly superficial understanding of BTD's lyrics, by reacting rather than really trying to understand.

I've actually been wondering too about jail in a literal or figurative sense. Like, maybe jail = his life on the road with a band (from her perspective)? IDK either though.

I love this thread so much. I agree with those who pointed out that Lorde was probably just demonstrating a shallow, superficial understanding of BTD lyrics, without actual animosity (even though it could come across that way out of context), with her primary goal being to talk about her own direction. But yeah, I also agree that we shouldn't be too quick to pressure people into adopting the feminist label, when there isn't a universally agreed-upon definition at this time. If it means "the belief that all women are human and should have their basic human rights upheld," then of course all right-thinking people are feminist. (I'm just gonna lay that one out there without qualification... safe too many times ) But it seems condescending somehow to tell someone, "oh trust me, you should consider yourself a feminist." I think it's more helpful to emphasize areas of agreement, and recognize that sometimes we're working toward the same goals. :shrug: And besides, I used to consider myself "for equality, but not necessarily feminist" ...so given a chance, anyone can see the light eventually!

My personal theory regarding the Southern culture/voodoo references is inspiration by way of spring/summer breaks in Pensacola, FL (not too far from Alabama), supplemented by more substantial travel and perhaps a Sookie Stackhouse novel or seven. But what do I know

You Can Be the Boss, Dum Dum, Every Man Gets His Wish

So the rights need to be thought of as "human rights," even when the target of discrimination is a particular group. This is making a lot of sense to me.

Her voice is just amazing. Even her speaking voice. I seriously want her to narrate audio books.