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Lana's wins by default for me. This is bound to be an unpopular opinion, but I've never liked Nina Simone's voice on "The Other Woman". It's deep and otherworldly, but not in a way that I find enjoyable to listen to. On "Feelin' Good" her voice sounds more pleasantly androgynous like Tracy Chapman's (I'm still waiting for Tracy to take off her Aloe Blacc disguise btw), but the tone and timber of her deep vibrato and runs on "The Other Woman" sound unpleasant to my ears. Buckley's is best though.

"Flipside" really feels like the proper ending for Ultraviolence. Moar Stranathan plz.

Reminds me slightly of her "Brite Lites" performance at this show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX0_OQNGix0 She may wish she was dead already, but alterna-rock Lizzy lives!

That hairflip

Don't kid yourself. This was no "mistake". It was deliberate on the part of Lana and her management. She has directly lied about it herself in interviews at least twice. And a couple of the earliest articles after "Video Games" brought her attention tried to pass her off as two years younger. Although it's possible there might be a benign explanation for how this started-- perhaps a failure to update promotional material due to laziness and/or sloppiness-- and perhaps they just decided to double down on it after the "inauthentic label creation" accusations started flying, but even if so (and that's an extremely naïve and charitable reading of the situation that extends the benefit of the doubt above and beyond), the decision to continue perpetuating the falsehood was very deliberate. And very short-sighted and self-defeating in the long run.

Teasing us with that "Living Legend" mention. No direct thanks to AG. No mention of Barrie in sight.

Sorry, but you'll have to make like Nietzsche and get all existential. I really like UV, but I'd like to live with the album a few days, let it sink in, and hear it at least once in HQ after I get it on CD before posting my thoughts. I've also had different favorites on different listens and I'd like my opinions to settle a bit first. The UV anticipation cycle begins anew. In the meantime, I recommend @@SitarHero's review and @@Trash Magic's review.

Yes! This makes sense. Hunter S. Thompson died of a self-inflicted gunshot to the head.

I really like this interview. She comes off very well in it compared to some other recent interviews. It's nice to see that in a widely read venue like the NYT. But holy shit is she on a major media push right now. The print version of this article comes out June 15, six days before she turns 29. So they got it right. You and me both, kid. Although I'm not sure I'd agree she's not a bit of a dilettante sometimes, it's nice to see a respected paper like the NYT say that much of the criticism of her was inaccurate. And it's nice to see her let the writer say that for her and not complain about it much or add to the inaccuracies herself. I'll give the author a pass on the "studying metaphysics" part-- her major was philosophy, but it's possible she focused on metaphysics-- but the album title was just "Lana Del Ray". He even got the wrong title reversed. I'm not sure how he screwed this up. Even Wikipedia has this right now. @@SitarHero Frame it. A perfect tagline for Lanalysis if there ever was one. This specifically mentions New York City, which fits the theory it's about Atlantic Group. But I find the word "guru" interesting. Translations of some of the other interviews where she talked about this used that word, but I was curious to see if that word would show up in an English language interview. I'll post more of my thoughts about that later. You guys are animals. It's no wonder she wears those extensions.

He's probably lying in bed just like Brian Wilson did.

I'm not sure if she's actually saying "frills" or if she's saying "thrills" with her "heaven on earf wif you" pronunciation. I can't make out the next line. Phonetically I'm hearing something like "mama rails dumb son". Man, what is that line? One gun on the table Headshot if you're able These lines make me think of the title of a Beatles song, "Happiness Is a Warm Gun".

What? You think pols don't like their coke too? But yeah, I'm pretty sure she means South Americans not Washingtonians. Since she's only influenced by men it seems, someone should mansplain her the difference.

When I listen to the line in isolation, I can't tell for sure whether it's "rad" or "rare", but I think I hear "rare", which is also slightly more likely because it rhymes with "hair" two lines before. What booklet?

Yeah, I think it's "suburban" too now that you mention it. And the second time she says that (where I'd written "Gold little bits of bourbon") it's "Go a little bit suburban".

Only Lana would quote Phil Collins in a song named after GNR:

We could get high in Miami, ooh, dance the night away People never die in Miami, ooh, that's what they all say

I'm out of time Also, Sunset and Vine should be capitalized. She's referencing another intersection in Hollywood much like she does in "Burning Desire" and EMGHW with Hollywood and Vine.

Life is awesome I confess What I do I do it best You got nothing, I got tested And [i passed/I'm best?], yes Lay me down tonight In my linen and curls Lay me down tonight Riviera girls I fucked my way up to the top This is my show I fucked my way up to the top Go baby go Go go go go go This is my show Go go go go go This is my show Yeah, oh baby I'm a [drag and/dragon?] you're a whore Don't even know what you're good for Mimicking me is a fucking bore To me but babe Lay me down tonight In my diamonds and pearls Tell me something nice About your favorite girl I fucked my way up to the top This is my show I fucked my way up to the top Go baby go Go go go go go This is my show Go go go go go This is my show Need you baby like I breathe you baby Need you baby, more more more more Need you baby like I breathe you baby Said I need you baby, more more more more Lay me down tonight In my linen and curls Lay me down tonight I'm you're favorite girl I fucked my way up to the top This is my show I fucked my way up to the top Go baby go Go go go go go This is my show Go go go go go This is my show Need you baby like I breathe you baby I need you baby, more more more more Need you baby like I breathe you baby Ah...

I'ma what you really want, b-b-b-b-baby Alleluia. She's using this alternate Greek-influenced form of the word "Hallelujah".

All the pretty stars shine for you, my love Am I that girl that you dream of? All those little times you said that I'm your girl You make me feel like your whole world I'll wait for you, babe It's all I do, babe You don't come through, babe You never do Because I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry All those special times I spent with you my love They don't mean shit compared to all your drugs But I don't really mind, I've got much more than that Like my memories, I don't need that I'll wait for you, babe You don't come through, babe You never do, babe It's just what you do Because I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry Don't say you need me when [You're leaving/you leave me?] you leave again I'm stronger than all my men Except for you Don't say you need me if [?] you're leaving again I can't do it, I can't do it But you do it well 'Cause I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry I'm pretty when I cry

FIFY

Shared my body and my mind with you That's all over now Did what I had to do 'Cause you're so far past me now Shared my body and my life with you That's way over now There's not more I can do You're so famous now Got your Bible, got your gun And you like to party and have fun And I like my candy and your women I'm finally happy now that you're gone With my little red party dress on Everybody know that I'm the best, I'm crazy Get a little bit of bourbon in ya Get little bits of bourbon and go crazy Because you're young, you're wild, you're free You're dancing circles around me You're fucking crazy Ah... You're crazy for me I shared my body and my mind with you That's all over now I did what I had to do I found another anyhow I shared my body and my mind with you That's all over now I did what I had to do I could see you leaving now I got your Bible and your gun And you love to party and have fun And I love your women and all of [your heroine?] And I'm so happy now that you're gone Put my little red party dress on Everybody know that I'm a mess, I'm crazy Get a little bit of bourbon in ya Gold little bits of bourbon and go crazy Yeah, yeah Because you're young, you're wild, you're free You're dancing circles around me You're fucking crazy Oh... You're crazy for me Got your Bible and your gun You like your women and you like fun And I like my candy and your heroine And I'm so happy, so happy now you're gone Put my little red party dress on Everybody know that I'm a mess, I'm crazy Yeah, yeah Get a little bit of bourbon in ya Get little bits of bourbon and go crazy Because you're young, you're wild, you're free You're dancing circles around me You're fucking crazy Oh... You're crazy for me Oh... You're crazy for me (Although it almost sounds like "Dan go crazy" instead of "and go crazy")

Mimicking me is a fucking bore Lorde, Gaga... you guys are all missing the fucking obvious when it comes to FMWUTTT. Who do we know that mimics Lana and has fucked their way to the top?