BlueJeans

So cool ! None of these songs gained a wrinkle, they still sound fresh and cool ! "Stranger's sweets taste better" sounds so mysterious and naughty but in a very innocent and naive way. "Doll" is the best ballad of the album, for me. "Cotton Candy" is truly a bop ! It's so fun and catchy and infectious. The melody, the instrumental, the vocals... Those three are really the trinity of the album, as far as I'm concerned ! I didn't really know "Let's Cuddle", but I'm starting to listen more attentively to it. Again, congratulations kris !

I don't know if a comeback is possible at this point with her team. Don't get me wrong, She still has it, her last album proved it but her team can never chose the right singles and her new manager is messing with her brand by making her do stupid stuff... But as long as the music is good, I'm there !

Wohooooo. The response to those snippets is quite positive to say the least! There a bits here and there that I'm no big fan of but it sounds different for her so: cool.

Radio is a very cute track, I don't get the hate it gets, to be quite honest. It's so hopeful and you can almost feel the hurt she's been through and the sense of accomplishment she must have gotten with the way things were going for her, now that that her talent was being recognized. As for the chorus, it's infectuous. Granted, the song drags a bit towards the end because of the same chorus getting repeated time after time after time but I can distinctly remember warm spring days when I would lay in a garden or a field and listen to this song on loop. It just feels so warm and summery... Lucky Ones is another one of these songs that gets a lot of hate, for some reason. Haha just kidding, everybody has their taste but as far as I'm concerned, I love both versions we have. The demo is a more upbeat and intrepedid interpretation of the song whereas the official one is more luscious. To be honest, I think the latter instrumentation also gives it more depth because there's a certain melancholy that is expressed by the strings, I find, as if Lana has found her one true love but is it meant to last ? "Love grows, but wilts away"... I also find that the strings at the end are a beautiful way to close such a great album. It really feels like the end of a book, a book that you've read chapter by chapter and is now closed, the kind that makes you think about its content long after you've put it down.

Oh my, I didn't catch OTTR !!! Well what can I say about this song... In a nutshell, this is a record that still makes me vibrate to this day. There's just something about it, it's so unique. In terms of vocal textures, Lana display a full palette of colours, tones and range. Slow and almost monocordious at first, then picking up in pace, in a hectic race (pun intended) before resting a bit... She reaches a climax after the final chorus, where she just ad libs and soars. Regarding the lyrics, I must say (and I said that a few times already on this thread, but it's true) I had never heard an artist singing about a similar relationship in such a decor. It feels so ominous, (Riker Island, Cocaïne, Bad and Tough man...), glamourous (swimming pool, cognac, cigar, races) and yet romantic (I love you forever not maybe, you are my one true love, light of his life...). You know what, I just noticed last year that the Rhymes aren't always the best since she sometimes simply repeat a word ("has me by my heart/with every beat of his cocaine heart". Also "he's got a soul as sweet as blood red jam/ he knows me every inch if my tar black soul"). But that just didn't catch my attention because you're immerges into a moving picture, a love story, a dangerous one, full of suspense and it's got ups and downs and such an ending that it leaves you wanting more ! As for the instrumental... If you think it's overproduced, I won't say "I get it" this time. I LOVE IT as it is. (I still like the BTD Sampler version we got though). But this fusion of luscious strings and hard knocking hip hop beats is just out of this world ! The samples give it that edge, too, ugh it's just too much for words. The ending gets me every time, it's just so poignant, full of hope in a way but also of luring doom and sorrow. It's a shame we never got a high end music video for this song but it's alright, it's so vivid that I can picture it in my mind without problem. In conclusion, this is one of the BTD songs that makes me roll my eyes when somebody wants to degrade the album, without constructive arguments because it's a masterpiece.

I'm sorry, my post was getting to long so I'll just post another one for "This Is What Makes Us Girls" Okay, so regarding "TIWMUG". This is the song that took me the most time to appreciate. Apart from that one, I LOVED the whole album, every track, with no exception. But somehow, this track never appealed to me. So I deleted it from my music library and just stopped listening to it. And then, on a warm spring day, I put on my BTD CD in the car and listened to it from start to finish. I was about to skip the track when I decided to give it another go. So I did. And... I liked it. Not a big fan but I realized that there was a real narrative in the story. Listened to the album some more and then jumped forward to the track, listened to it another time, then again, then again. Next thing you know, I was jamming on the outro like nobody's business. Honestly, I get why people say it's overproduced, it does sound loud at the end and everything but like any other track on the record, I think that's precisely what makes it unique. The sound she had before, with those bass and strings was unique in its own right, just as this fusion of hip hop and orchestral strings is, so the more the better ! I find it interesting that she chose to close the album with "This is What Makes Us Girl", for the standard edition. Since I forgot about it for a long time, "Summertime Sadness" closed it (or "Lucky Ones", depending on the way you look at it). It must be quite significant to her, yet she never sand it live... I wonder why that is. Could it be that personal to her ? Or does she simply not like the song anymore ? Anyway, a track that I learned to appreciate and now officially thoroughly enjoy.

Blue Jeans: Give me a moment since this is the song that made me stan. So I had watched the "Born To Die" music video (hadn't watched "Video Games" yet, actually) and at first, I didn't like her voice. However, something had caught me in the visuals and I felt the need to watch it again a few days later. And a second time. The next video suggested was the home made video version of "Blue jeans". I clicked. And fell in love. I was stunned by her sheer beauty, I'm sorry but this white shirt, red locks look will forever be one of my fave. There was something about that song, that video. Just the first few notes, punctuated by that "Our Father" that caught me off guard and mesmerized me. Never had I ever seen such a collection of heterogeneous footage that worked so well together, with its flaws and all. How many times I played that song in front of my laptop, on the subway, walking down the streets, in my car... The melody is so infectious, my favorite part being the second verse. She really masters her way of telling stories in it, I find. "Big dreams Gangsta Said you had to leave to start your life over (it begins) I was like "No please, stay here We don't need no money We could make it all work" And then the rythm just picks up, and the words flow like a waterfall "But he headed out on Sunday Said he'd come on Monday I stayed up waiting Anticipatin and pacin" (There's something so compelling by that almost assonance that she creates with "c" and "in") "Caught up in the game That was the last I heard" BAM. I'm sorry, people are maybe snickering behind their screens but never had I heard somebody sing of a hopeless love in such a fashion. And who can forget the poignant: "But when you waled out the door A piece of me died" The official music video is beautiful, too. I have my days, with it, sometimes I find it gorgeous, sometimes a bit stale cause there's a lot of the same thing going on but overall and with time, I can say that it's got some beautiful shots and a nice storytelling. Oh and a fantastic instrumental introduction. This explains my username, I guess.

Hah no but it would be interesting...

Maybe Lana trolled us at a whole other level to take revenge for the leaks by signing up a new song and teasing a new album. It all makes sense, why else would she have cancelled the IG live chat ? Because she doesn't have anything to talk about !!!! READ THE SIGNS PEOPLE !

I wasn't serious. It's just that the pictures she uses as avatar are mostly from the BTD-Paradise era, and I associate that time frame with everything that it brought forth.It's funny to me how she (almost?) never harks back to UV... (Honeymoon is too recent I suppose) But she frequently posts stuff that is related to her first two eras... (The IG Honeymoon account avatars the Chuck bts shots for National Anthem are the first to Spring to my mind)

If it means that she wants to serve looks and promotion like she did in that era, then by all means ! I'm ready !!

I looooove the "i got the ice" demo but some how, the lyrics aren't cohesive since she's sometimes talking to someone that she can exchange with and sometimes to somebody's who passes away. The album version makes more sense, imo. Also I laughed one time when I saw a review criticizing the album and saying that it sounded as if it had been recorded in an underwater cathedral. That description somehow fits this song, I find. As to the criticism surrounding the "i wish i was dead", I think we all know that it's something actually quite true to her, a thought she struggles with and that she expressed in that now infamous interview. It's not my favorite track on the record, but I do love certain elements. The "aaaaah", the chorus melody, the drums during the "oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah I don't wanna Wake up for this tonight", they're so umpffffff haha.

One of the most controversial songs when it comes to the Haynie Production. Honestly, I get why some people might not like this version of the song but as far as I'm concerned, I love it as much as all the demo version we have. It's juts a different atmosphere. (And to be honest, it's good to have another upbeat song in the album) This is one of the first songs I heard after being hooked. I think it was the demo that was posted on her account, the one with the jazz piece concluding it. I was enthralled... This song is just one of those that you have to listen once to love, in my opinion. The chorus is so beautiful and melodious and it flows very well. My favorite moment is when the the chorus changes for "Baby stopping at 7/11, there in his White Pontiac Heaven"... It still excites me to this day, for some reason. Also, at first, I didn't know what Mtn Dew was so I thought she sang "Diamond Dew, Baby, New York City".

I believed for the longest time that she sang "Buy her tonight, she's still shining" because imo it fit with the character and the mood of the song. And then I read that it's "Audiotune lies" What does that have to do with anything ? haha, but I love the song. Like a said earlier, it really tells a story and the mood is really unique. And of course the instrumental is beautiful !

Love that shot of her in that gif, hence my avatar ! Thé verses are so effortless, the instrumental so good (i love the demo as well), the chorus takes you to that level, you know... It's perfect !

Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and autiful

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Oh yes, excited for this ! Born To Die... Such a special album in my heart ! I was a bit bored of what was being done at the time and then she just brought this breath of fresh air. I was amazed by what I was listening to: the lyrics, the melodies, the cultural references, the themes, the visuals, the interviews, the face, the vocals... It was so much ! Video Games (and more particularly Blue Jeans) pushed me to make videos myself and film more. I always thought: "You need to have studied editing/cinema to do these things" and she showed me that you just need a vision and love for that... "Born To Die" sounds timeless (most of it) I still can't get over "Off To The Races", the flow, the imagery, the strings, the vocals, the delivery, the hard beats, "Blue Jeans" is the song that stole my heart "Video Games" is a modern classic, "Diet Mtn Dew" is a bop and yet so melancholic (plus the demo versions are fire), "National Anthem"'s chorus is so breathtaking, "Dark Paradise" was so unusual to what could be heard back in the day, "Radio"'s chorus was infectious and was on loop pretty much my whole spring/summer, "Carmen"'s storytelling is superb, "Million Dollar Man" needs to be a jazz standard, "Summertime Sadness" is so gorgeous for so many reasons, those military drums swept me away, the bridge, the chorus, "This is What Makes Us Girls" took me the longest time to appreciate but now I see the light, the lyrics paint such a vivid picture, "Without You" is so easy to love, "Lolita" is so dark and naughty and pow, "Lucky Ones" is heartbreakingly naive... I feel sorry for every BTD detractor who constantly feel the need to bash this superb album because the truth is; it has a strong identity rooted in a unique universe. No, in all seriousness, I respect everybody's preference. Happy Birthday, BTD, a great album !

Her "Emancipation of Mimi" is coming !

I'm ready ! When should we expect this ?

Congratulations to the winners and thanks again, Smiley ! "Who's got the face like Smiley does, nobody nobody"

That's so nice of you !

The verses' melody is so beautiful! It's so great that she's been able to fulfill her dream and make music cause we would have been missing out on a lot, without her !

How sad A great voice, truly !

What an angel !