Lirazel

Who is the man in Blue Banisters who is reliable and who comes back to her? Not her father, right? This is about some lover most likely, but IDK whom. I haven't been keeping up with her romances as of late...

Ah, thanks! I'm listening to the new songs and wondering whom they are about.

Mostly what Patty did that Lana is resentful for, specifically. 

not long ago i re-listened to that 2018 interview where she discussed LFL and when it came to 13 beaches she said: "my mother was always telling me... like i could never come home from school so i'd stay outside until it's dark"
 

 
 

Damn. Referring to her as "his wife" and not even her mother....whew. Sad to have theories confirmed.

Welp. The triple single release closes a lot of threads. 

@t-raider26 oh I see! I thought that it looked a lot like Mattel facepaint. You made a good job making it more Lana! Painting doll faces is insanely hard, especially when they are supposed to resemble actual people. I'm forever in awe of trash celebrity dolls fixed by customizers so they look exactly like the person in question. The best example being the hideous Emma Watson doll:
 

I'm late, but thank you so much for doing that research! NGL, would love to own a typwriter someday. It's supercool to know which one Lana was (most likely) using in that iconic video. 

Yeah, the different Royal logo threw me off too. Haha yeah, we've certainly come a long way in technology

Glad to hear it got your mind off world news for a bit, I think we all need that right now lol 

Here's one last bit of information I got in my research (I promise I won't turn lanaboards into a typewriter forum haha) 

In response to my email, Richard from the blog The Typewriter Revolution gave me some more details, here's what he said:

"Hi Ramie,
 
That’s an interesting question, and I’m glad to be able to add her to my list of writers and their typewriters.
 
As best I can tell, this is a Royal electronic typewriter, probably this model:
 
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Royal-69149V-Scriptor-Typewriter/663936352
 
I think these were actually made by Nakajima, and they’re recent (maybe 10 years old?). The exact model isn’t available any more, but you can still buy a new Nakajima if you want to. (I’d like to provide Lana with a cooler typewriter from the ‘50s or ‘60s, though!)
 
best wishes,
Richard"

Okay so I emailed some typewriter forums, but decided to keep digging for the answer myself.

After scrolling through the depths of way too many typewriter databases  I think I might've found it haha.
I think it's a royal scriptor electronic typewriter. Part of the problem with trying to find the model was that I was assuming it was old, when actually some companies still make electronic typewriters, although they're not too common (and almost unheard of where I'm from, Australia, so I'll blame my ignorance on that).  Apparently at one point you could buy them at Staples, which seems like a realistic way she'd purchase one. I could be wrong, but it's virtually identical down to the finer details, and even makes the same ding noise when you get to the end of the page. 
 

So as usual, I don't have the answer, but I wanted to thank you for asking it, and sending me down a rabbit hole of looking at pictures of old typewriters. This one is an electric typewriter, probably from the 80s onwards, but I couldn't figure out/recognise the logo. I found this blog that is written by someone who hopefully could answer the question with more detail than you ever imagined. Let me know how you go!

Thank you so much! ?

lanapedia is a pretty good website that has almost all of her photoshoots
 
also
 
https://ldrphotogallery.tumblr.com/photogallery

no that's true
 
https://www.flushthefashion.com/music/lana-del-rey-hollywood-sadcore/
 
working titles for born to die:
 
G.B.A (God Bless America) The Best of Lana Del Rey The Revenge of Lana Del Rey The World is Ours Do U Luv Me Yet? Born 2 Die https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Born_to_Die_(album)

@t-raider26 oh I see! I thought that it looked a lot like Mattel facepaint. You made a good job making it more Lana! Painting doll faces is insanely hard, especially when they are supposed to resemble actual people. I'm forever in awe of trash celebrity dolls fixed by customizers so they look exactly like the person in question. The best example being the hideous Emma Watson doll:
 

I'm so shocked that we already have the album title. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it changed suddenly, like it happened with COCC

I'm so shocked that we already have the album title. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it changed suddenly, like it happened with COCC

I added to the face it came with. I tried to repaint from scratch first but it was a disaster and I had to buy a new doll. This is the first time I've ever done anything like this, and it's waaay harder than it looks lol. I changed the eye colour and added heavier eye makeup, completely changed the lips, and added her little birth marks.

"Chemtrails is being at a standstill.... of trying to figure out what the next move in life was"
 
 

I'm so shocked that we already have the album title. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it changed suddenly, like it happened with COCC

I'm so shocked that we already have the album title. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it changed suddenly, like it happened with COCC

I'm not in love with COCC (yet?), but I enjoy listening to it! It's so dreamy. A perfect LP to listen to as you fall asleep or relax. I'm not sure if it's a better album than NFR, but somehow it was much easier for me to listen to it from start to finish. I am not a fan of the last 3 songs, especially the Joni Mitchell cover. I find it unnecessary and I don't really wanna hear Zella Day on a LDR record. Not a fan of her voice, sorry.
WD, TJF and Yosemite are definite standouts. (By the way, how can you guys tell she's using autotune in TJF?)
NGL I cannot wait for her second book of poetry now, though I am also curious how LDR8 will sound! 

chemtrails was cute but please for the love of god no more country no more folk no more collabs

you say this when dolly parton exists