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I'll have to agree with you on this. The lyrics are very interesting, but musically I find it a tad bland, knowing what Lana is capable of. That being said the studio version might change my mind as the production could be out of this world for all I know.

To be honest I'm more excited for this song than Cruel World, so that she's putting this out a a promo already is...*puts on sunglasses* several shades of cool /dies

Today I randomly found out that Hawaiian Tropic is an American brand of tanning products that has been around for ages and apparently is quite associated with beauty pageants, beach bunnies and the likes thereof. Lanas never ending love for American kitsch strikes again!

How did this rumor about Florida Kilos being Kill Kill even start? Given the title that song could totally be about moving cocaine with her daddy in Miami or whatever, not exactly a major theme in Kill Kill.

That wedding sounds so unbelievably tacky.

One redeeming factor about the cover is the cool mirror effect in the car window + she looks a little like she's about to rip the door off in a sudden eruption of anger. Always the quiet ones.

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But wait, does that mean she's singing about Gene Campbell on Diet Mt Dew? #lanalysisinthewrongthread

Love this playlist <3 And thanks for making me aware of the Hotel Sayre Version of Y&B, it had somehow escaped me that there were vocals on that. It's the closest thing I've heard so far to the trailer version after which I'm eternally thirsty!

Or could it be that her newest work is also some of her most intriguing and developed, showing musical growth? That's not always the case for an artist, so the fact that so many people favour West Coast is a positive sign imo.

Because if she's actually singing about abusive relationships and we still like her music, what does that say about us? I think that is why critically discussing art is so interesting and important. Lana is exploring some seriously dark themes, but doing it in a way so it appeals to lots of people. Or in the case of feminism: I'm guessing most people on this board agree on the basic principles of feminism, yet we are really into the music of a woman that sings about submission constantly. Why is that? Why does glamourized darkness, or beautiful tragedy or whatever you wanna call it appeal to us? Some people decide that they don't wanna listen to an artist like that, because she's not politcally correct or will bend the meaning of Lana's lyrics so they can justify still liking her. That is totally ok. As long as we can all agree that Lana has every right to write the songs she do (This got a little out of a tangent but I feel like it still has some relevance to Ultraviolence)

This is very important to remember when dealing with Lana. She glamourizes a lot of potentially harmful /controversial things and even in her sweeter songs there are often themes of tragedy, resignation and sadness. That is a big part of the appeal for a lot of people, myself included.

Isn't it a sadly welknown fact that the official lyric booklets always get it wrong?

Right? First time I listened I felt like the fabric of time was melting or something, like when you've been smoking and it suddenly kicks in. The production is really on another level.

In a away I feel like West Coast is what she wanted some tracks on Paradise to sound like, but the sound hadn't fully developed at that point. Gods & Monsters comes to mind like someone already said. The dark and dragging quality is what I found so appealing about it but it's much better executed in West Coast, the groove is so vicious and that tempo shift...lord.

Thank you all for figuring out the lyrics I still can't believe how good it is!

hold up...

Though I adore the ballads (Oh Say Can You See, Yayo, Pawn Shop Blues) I ended up voting for Mermaid Motel. That song is unreal, like what genre is it even? I gotta give credit to the producer. How in the world did he get the idea to use that corny 90's dance hit sound over a slowed down burlesque beat? That is musical innovation right there! And don't even get me started on Lanas vocals and harmonies. It's really one of those songs that when you try to describe it in writing it sounds horribly strained but listening to it it totally works.

Pretty much what Miss Daytona said. Aim for the sides as they are usually less crowded than dead center of the stage and the view is fine there as well. I went to Lanas concert and because of the long line for the wardrobe I missed the warm up act but still ended up close to the stage before she even got on, simply by drifting my way up through the side. By the end of the concert I was front row when she came down to the audience during National Anthem. Since you're small people wont be as mad if you move around, just be careful about it. Nothing is worse than people shoving. You don't have to be nervous, people look out for each other. Lanas music is not exactly mosh pit material. Have a great concert:)

Whew, it's hard when there's so many by now, I tried making it eaiser by dividing it into different categories. Big budget spectacles 1. Born to Die 2. Ride 3. Bel Air - might seem like a high ranking but the feel of the song and video matches superbly to me 4. Blue Jeans - same here, BJ is far from my favourite song but it has some weird synergy with the visuals 5. National Anthem 6. Body Electric 7. Gods and Monsters 8. Blue Velvet - could possibly belong in the next category but I feel like they were actually trying to make a spectaculary video and the budget was obviously big. Both song and video come off as disengaged to me and not in the good ~sadcore~ kind of way that Lana usually masters so well. Smaller budget/ shot in the need for promo 1. Summertime Sadness 2. Burning Desire - Lana can be so sexy by doing very little things 3.Chelsea Hotel No. 2 4. Young and Beautiful - This song had potential to a great video. If only they used the bright, luxurious aestethics from The Great Gatsby. Home made 1. Video Games - Mostly because it was the first of its kind I ever saw and it will always hold a special place 2. Summer Wine - Love seeing her just goofing around 3. Carmen

Looking through his instagram would suggest otherwise.

Very well said. Apart from the whole twitter diss drama, I think what also bothers people is the general attitude he displays on his social media and through interviews. His dj-carrier , his skating abilities and his constant need to namedrop all the drugs he does makes him come off veerry try hard, exactly the kind of wanna be bad-hipster that is so easy to hate. On top of that he doesn't seem to be awfully nice to people, so he's an easy target and I think I've litterally shaken my head once or twice irl. However that of course doesn't take away from the work he has done with Lana. A matter of personal taste, but the BJ and BtD videos seem to be well recieved in general, so he can't have been all that bad in them. Lana herself does and says things I don't agree with and I still love her as an artist. Let's save the judgement for when the video drops.

Interesting choice of male lead I'm actually very excited to see her using Bradley again cause even though he might be an asshole in real life, he fits the aestethics of her videos so well.

This is just a guess, but Queen of Saigon could be a reference to the Vietnam War, when lots of American soldiers were fighting over there. Pin up girls were very popular with soldiers back in the days and Lana might refer to herself as the pin up queen of all the soldiers hearts and fantasies, making her the Queen of Saigon. Just another of her ways of fetishizing herself in line with "Trailer Park Darling" or "Queen of the Gas Station". But yeah, that title is sort of bugging me too, especially as it's in "National Anthem" so I can't help but think if there's a more political meaning to it.

Hey, der er altid den mulighed at være frivillig på festivallen. Det var jeg for et par år siden og havde alligevel mulighed for at se de fleste bands jeg gerne ville.