Miguel3Zero

Oh my god, I just heard this playing on BBC Radio 1, Greg's show, in the UK
 
I just bought it on itunes, if you lovely fellow Brits have a spare 99p I urge you to do the same ^.^

I really don't know what it was, so it's anybodys guess. She was pointing the hand in wich she held the mic in the general direction of the audience.(or the front of the stage). After the show she was accused by at least one reviewer in a big finnish mag to have used  pre-recorded audience-singing. ( it sounded to perfect, the journalist wrote).I've never believed that. I'm sure it's not true. Maybe, and I hate to say it( being a diehard Lana fan), the Lana team " helped " the front rows with mics placed in front of the scene. But in that case they underestimated the Finns, they were not as quiet as rumour would have it. On the contrary they can be very loud( just go to a hockeygame). So they had to turn the volume down because Lana couldn't even hear herself. I'm guessing of course.

Setlist:
 
Cola
Body Electric
Blue Jeans
Born To Die
Carmen
Blue Velvet
Young and Beautiful
Without You
Ride (+Intro)
Summertime Sadness
Video Games
National Anthem
 
Pictures of the concert:
 
 
 
 
Pics from the meet & greet:
 
 
 
 
She is the sweetest person and so nice to her fans. She took pics with absolutely everyone who was waiting for her. She came down stage like 3 times to sign and say hello to everyone.
She said "I feel the electricity and I'm so happy to be with you in the middle of this summer, singing summertime sadness by the sea", I thought this was worth saying haha. She also described us as "fucking sexy"   , confirmed that Body Electric is the first song on Tropico, said that she wasn't expecting this kind of love before she came to this country, called Barrie on stage for a smoke, danced with Blake, etc...
 
Oh and, the tattoo "Nabokov Whitman" on her forearm is still there, I used to think it was fake/temporary

Now that we know Lizzy was more of a stalker than a girlfriend then maybe the creation of Lana and some of her music reflects Jimmy's dead fiancé rather than herself? As seen in the car crash in the BTD video, the swimming/drowning in Blue Jeans and Lana being alone in the house in Video Games.

That's such a dark song...I don't wanna know I'm wrong for you. I really hope she didn't do anything too drastic for attention (i.e., LIP INJECTIONS).
 
I've always closely linked that song with "Match Made in Heaven" and "Yayo" as Jimmy songs, because of those lyrics. So what to do with MMIH? I guess if you think about it, nothing in the lyrics really makes it a serious love song...Another crush
 
How could he not have wanted her? Suddenly Lana's music just became a lot more relatable for me

For me BTD - Paradise Edition is still the best CD I've ever bought. I was searching for years for something like this. It's like a piece of gold for me.
I still listen to this perfect album everyday. Especially in the car when driving home from work. I have a rather stressful job and I calm down when I can listen to Lana's songs.
I have the BTD - Paradise Edition double; one for at home and one in the car. And then also on PC and Ipod.
I'm getting nervous when I start thinking at the next album she'll release in the future. I'm going to be one of the first in this country who's goning to buy it.
Maybe difficult to understand, but Lana's music got me also over my broken 8,5 years relationship. Sometimes I skipped Dark Paradise because it was too heavy to listen to but the other songs and especially Ride was really perfect for me. So I have a special connection with this song. I'm Lana really thankful for this.
I hope she'll have a long singing career and I wish her all the luck in her life. She deserves it.

But David Nichtern said
 

Lana talks about visions a lot, so my idea is that she just had this vision of herself, of what she wanted to be, how she wanted to look like and creating an image of Lana Del Rey is exactly that, making that vision a reality. It is just like an evolution, and I don't think that Lana can be separated from Lizzy, because as I see it, we are what we want to be, the vision is a part of us. Like, I constantly have certain visions of myself, of how I want my life to look like and how I want other people to perceive me, it's like work in progress. I hope that what I've written just now is at least somewhat comprehensible, sometimes I have trouble expressing my thoughts
Concerning other traits of her personality, I think she's really shy and I can understand her. For example she doesn't talk much when she performs, or doesn't know what to say at all and just gets confused. I also think she truly cares about people and is really kind, just watching her meeting fans, she signs everything...I don't know if this is a logical statement, but as a pisces (a.k.a. the most fucked up sign out there ) I can usually tell things about people and see behind their actions. Like, I was front row in Riga and I could see that she's really genuine when connecting with her fans and truly appreciates the support. Also, she just has this light energy about her that will just make you smile.
Also talking about her past, I think she's being protective about it, because she is a private person and that's what's hard for her about having this certain fame and recognition. People want to know and figure it out, and I feel like she doesn't want to expose certain things, exactly because of being a private person. It's like, she writes those lyrics , in that way talking about her past life experiences, but it's not exactly direct, so she still leaves things to herself. And that is why there is this 'mystery' concerning her past.

Great way to sum it up. This really ties together all of her personas. I think that she's found what she's been missing for so long in support from her fans. She seems so happy now on tour and everything 

she talks about being the 'bad girl that knows better', having a chameleon soul, no fixed personality, etc and i think its all true. i remember reading an article about her where the interviewer describes her as being 'coltishly innocent' with a 'vampish sense of knowingness'. i think that's a pretty accurate description of her lyrics, her imagery, and her personality. its probably also why people are so quick to assume that she's inauthentic, or putting on some sort of an act -- she seems to be a bit of a walking contradiction. personally, i think lizzy grant was more 'coltish and innocent' while lana del rey is more 'vampish and knowing'. elizabeth (herself) is probably a combination of those things and more. 
 
i think her beauty and her broadly overactive mind have come to shape her the most. she seems highly sensitive and intuitive to people's energies, her surroundings, and her own thoughts. since she tends to remain quiet (or ~ contemplative), perhaps even stoic or detached, people have thus come to perceive her as being stuck up, arrogant, possibly even vapid, if not worse. maybe these reactions have pushed her into her own shell, or left her quite cynical? i think a large part of her insecurities come down to the misperceptions (and passive aggressions) that have probably followed her throughout life. the anxiety of first impressions must be monumental for her. ultimately, i think she loves being beautiful, but its probably an often bittersweet kind of thing. i think she's been able to see the darker depths of human nature as a result. i think she feels a bit defensive about her looks; part of her may even resent what it does to those around her. but paradoxically, i think she needs to feel beautiful. 
 
i think she's a sweet person. i think she cares deeply about others' happiness, despite potentially being a bit aloof? i mean, i remember reading david kahne write that she was always riding the subway late at night by herself. so her being ~weird~ and aloof may be due to a self reflective nature. i also think she's a bit of a narcissist (which unfortunately, seems to be correlated with introversion). this comes back to her dual personality: she often seems insecure, awkward, and nervous. yet she knows that she's beautiful. she knows that she's smart, and she knows that she's talented. i guess it might be hard to attain a sense of self-security when you've got no fixed personality. but she seems happier and more confident now? i think she's come to feel validation (for her talents, and artistic intuitions) -- and its completely warranted. i think she's happy because people are starting to see how great she is, and now she can work on any kind of project that pops up in her mind without worrying about how it'll be received. i mean, after pussy cola, she can kind of do whatever the fuck she wants right? 
 
i dunno what else to say at the moment. a lot of what i feel that i know about her may just be random, abstract comprehensions mixed with vague projections. i guess she seems rather complicated. or simple, maybe? i dunno. but despite everything, i like to think she's as real as they come in this particular industry. 
 
also, if any of you are into jungian typology, i'm fairly certain that she's an INFP

Elizabeth is the warm 14 year old girl who was shipped away to boarding school where she coped with this with her first love (alcohol) and created May Jailer to possibly cope or overcome her addiction, eventually she becomes Lizzy, a sweet girl who lives in a trailer park (who might've been a go go dancing drug addict). Lizzy then evovles into Lana, a sultry woman who seeks freedom, fame and a independence. Lana seems to be lost within herself and NEEDS a home that she hasn't had (since she was shipped away to boarding school at 14). I understand what Elizabeth means when she says she has lived a full life, the last 13 years of her life have been tough and she has grown possibly a lot more than most people would in their entire life.

The mystery around who she really is, what she really did, what's part of a marketing coup or not are what make Lana Del Rey so exciting. Those are the reasons why people keep talking about her. These and her beauty. Her music sort of comes second, sadly.
 
It puzzled me a lot back in sept 2011. I was wondering whether she was just a random beautiful girl with a voice who got picked by a record label à la Britney Spears/Rihanna. Or a really smart, talented girl who wanted to be recognized and who was ready to do a lot of things for success to happen.
 
I have had my answer for a while now. I'm quiet good at reading and guessing people's intention by the way they speak or act in real life. I feel like I know who Lana Del Rey is but since I've never met her, I can be 100% wrong.
 
To me she is a very sensible, genuinely nice person but she can also have a bitchy attitude. She's a stubborn, doesn't necessarily listen to people who want to give her advices. She's a homie girl who dreams and craves adventure. She's shy with strangers who know her and the one who want to know her ; but she isn't with the one who have no idea of who she is. She has ambition, she is smart, she knows how to deal with the media and she has a very clear vision of what she wants and what she wants people to see. She is a business woman. She's very controlling over her image. She's talented as well as a worried and happy person.
 
She created LDR for the image. LDR is LG. Lizzy is cute and giggly while LDR displays Lizzy's inner cold sexy femme fatale. The image of a woman that she finds attractive and beautiful. What she wanted to be but couldn't be in real life. I don't see her pout 24/7 with her family but LDR can.

i'm sure them sending her to boarding school when she was only 14 hurt her deeply and affected their relationship

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what happened to her new hispanic look 

This writer/journalist is almost writing soft porn LOL. The guy had an erection between sentences

I think you have a point. This was also discussed in a couple threads the she was high she was not high interviews subject. Imo in some she looks high others just playing a part. I dont think she looks drunk more like anti-depressants mix or weed type of high. I also think sometimes she plays a Lolita character which makes her look even more high. I mean she is a grown women so when she uses mannerisms of a little girl can make her look high I guess.
 
PS: I love her speaking voice. If everything goes south she certainly can be a book narrator. Dont you think? Her speaking voice sounds so good to me that I get lost in it.

A few months ago when Lana was in Fashion mag she was being called " stick insect " in another forum. I think a lot of people underestimate her. When doing fashion shots she has no problem losing weight to get the "right" body type for that. Now think of a stripper in a small town strip joint. For me Lana's having the right body at the moment to impersonate one. Also chola, I think the gang members in LA likes curvy women. She adjusts her appearance in a great. almost Hollywood way.

It may not be too much historical but it doesnt mean it hasnt been rich. And it certainly hasnt been connected only with pop culture. After fin de siecle in France (Paris) it was a cradle of many modern art movements (especially New York) and its influence is undebatable. Modern forms of music (rock&roll, rock styles, pop, country, hip hop, soul...), paintings and design (pop-art, neo-realism, neo-expressionisme, photorealism and other postmodern tendencies), movies (hollywood), poetry (Wiltman, Poe, Dickinson, Beatniks), dance, architecture ... - have evolved here. The US has always been free place where artists can bring their creative ideas to life. It´s a really pity how someone can say the US has no culture.

How cute, she's recreating scenes from the original Off to the Races video. These kinda girls were featured towards the end.
 
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xnbu28_lana-del-rey-off-to-the-races_music#.UdMpffnxpSE
 
In the Y&B video she also recreated the conductor scene from the Video Games footage. So nice to see her making her visions come alive:)  

omg looking back, all the cholas (racist?) are in there too. 

I don't see her as being bitter toward the US when you look at her actions. Her Tropico Movie set in Southern California is pretty much American as you can get. The Low Rider images, the strip mall strip club, and the setting is part of what sells in Europe. Ride was very American and Young and Beautiful was  in a film that is one of America's Greatest Novels. 
 
She is playing Lalapalooza and the House of Blue. Lalapalooza is the biggest summer music festival in the US and she is a headliner. 
 
People have gotten beyond the Saturday Night Live performance and Americans love comebacks. Witness Britney Spears. We love comebacks and in the end the things that make her popular in Europe will work in the US.
 
Lana will be a success in the US and given that Europe made David Hasselhoff a big pop star, no American artist wants to be the next David Hasselhoff. She will be a success in the US and I take umbrage at the idea that she is not a success in the US. There are lot of musicians and artists who would love to have the sales and attention Lana has gotten in the US. 

I doubt she doesn't care about the US anymore. It's her home country and she isn't Gwyneth Paltrow. Given how she wraps herself in the American Flag and the American iconography of her photos and video shoots is why she sells well in Europe, she do a US tour soon. I suspect in support of her next album she'll do a US tour. Sure she may not sell out the Staples Center but she'll have a great tour in the US. I suspect she's building buzz and anticipation which is good.

A few months ago when Lana was in Fashion mag she was being called " stick insect " in another forum. I think a lot of people underestimate her. When doing fashion shots she has no problem losing weight to get the "right" body type for that. Now think of a stripper in a small town strip joint. For me Lana's having the right body at the moment to impersonate one. Also chola, I think the gang members in LA likes curvy women. She adjusts her appearance in a great. almost Hollywood way.