necessary sacrifice

I was just thinking, if by chance COTCC’s instrumentals are a mix of the soft ethereal sound of Lana’s first poem and the darker surfy sound of her second poem, it would kinda have Twin Peaks vibes.

The Greatest vs Brooklyn Baby

The Greatest vs Ride

Also I just want to point out that the name Maria isn't exclusive to the hispanic community, it's popular in places like the Netherlands, Italy, South Africa etc for hundreds of years

Yeah that’s my mum’s name and my grandmother’s name and they’re just Irish Catholics. It’s just a super religious name. Never saw it as appropriation since Christianity is kinda dominant and can’t technically be appropriated.

Doesn't lana mean 'wool' in Spanish? I doubt there are many Spanish/Hispanic women that are called Lana in their native country if true lol. Besides, pretty sure she took the name Lana because of the famous old Hollywood actress Lana Turner and the 'Del Rey', while a spanish sounding name, was borrowed from the car Ford 'Del Rey', which had been commercialized by the American company in Brazil during the 80s.

Idk why this Lana specifically chose the name “Lana” but the name was originally created for Lana Turner by Louis B. Mayer, so it’s definitely not cultural appropriation. (It was first spelled Lonna to rhyme with Donna but then they settled on spelling it Lana.) So a white person came up with the name for another white person. It’s just a Hollywood name.

I'm not sure why she referenced him here, makes sense with the extrapolation of the "Ground control to Major Tom" lyrics. But Terrence actually references Terry Burns, David Bowie's brother who died somewhat young.

 

I've always thought of the song as a sort of hommage to both David and his brother.

I just wanted to add to this because I feel like there are so many connections. First off, Terry had lots of mental health issues growing up and David looked up to him so much but also feared “going crazy” like him. He became his main muse in his art (he became obsessed with “madness” too). By the time Terry passed, they hadn’t seen each other in years and David was crushed and couldn’t even go to the funeral because of the attention he’d bring. So that was a really rough loss for him. So I personally always connected the song to Lana’s ex who died, since he is a muse of hers and she likely didn’t see him for awhile before his death and it likely affected her in a similar way.

(Also idk if it’s another connection, but the song Space Oddity as a whole is seen as a bit of a metaphor for doing heroin, so the addition of the lyrics from that song could possibly be related to that.)

I’d love for Lana to eventually collab with Brian Wilson or even just for him to produce a song/album for her. They were supposed to work on a song together a few years ago but there was scheduling issues and he seemed really bummed about it, so maybe there’s still hope.

What’s wrong with wearing a sweater and shorts, I’ve done that the past weeks.

seriously, I do this all the time and I didn’t realize til now people thought it was weird. Isn’t it no different than wearing a skirt and sweater?

Lana listed as a "loser of 2020"

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-07-01/winners-losers-2020-midyear-lil-baby-john-lennon

 

Hopefully COCC will redeem her

la la la la la la loser beautiful looooooser (sorry I had to)

Venice Bitch vs Honeymoon

Idk exactly what it is but I’m really feeling sort of Leonard Cohen-ish vibes for this album. Not exactly sonically or lyrically, but like idk psychologically? But like in a Lana way. I’m not even entirely sure what I mean, but that kinda came to mind.

eh, i dont buy it, i've heard plenty of old records with 6 or 7 tracks on one side and it sounds crystal clear, dare i say even a lot clearer than most modern vinyl

Older records were usually a lot shorter and the quality generally got worse near the end of each side (depending on the style of music, it can be very noticeable)

I want to believe that tracklist and lyrics so badly because it’s so much fun to find out more about the album, but I’m naturally a skeptical person and everything about this seems too good to be true and fans are always getting better at faking this shit. As soon as I truly believe it in my heart, it will get proven fake lol.

This album has such ice cream truck vibes idk

Lana and kitties, my fave things! Love the feel of these pics.

Thunder vs Sad Girl

Heroin vs Gods & Monsters

What the hell? Why did they send it like that

They actually sent it in a clear plastic sleeve. This was the one I made because there was no way I was gonna keep a record that wasn’t a picture disc in a gross plastic sleeve lol.

Since Chromatica came in the most ridiculously awful packaging, I made my own sleeve. It’s not the best, but it’s better than what it came in.

Trash Magic vs Motel 6

Pin Up Galore vs Disco

Cus she’s on the Zimmerman grind, hopefully she wears something like this on the cover, idk what hair tho

https://www.zimmermannwear.com/uk/ready-to-wear/clothing/dresses/glassy-belted-mini-dress-washed-floral.html

Imagine a dress like that with kind of a Brigitte Bardot hairstyle now that Lana has long blonde hair..... ugh I want it. I doubt she’ll do big hair again, but a girl can dream.

Idk if this sounds strange and I’m not even entirely sure what I mean by this, but I feel like out of all Lana’s records, NFR has the biggest housewife vibe.

I don't understand why some people think Bartender is witchy. Just because a few lyrics? I make witchy playlists all the time and bartender would be one of the last Lana songs I'd put on there. It's a sweet song but that's about it. I don't hear desperation or authenticity or even good story telling, the way the verses have nothing to do with the chorus (that's my problem with HIAB too).

 

But if you're looking for a beautiful witchy song that bartender was trying to be, there is Ghosts of Lover's Past by Honey Gentry

Personally, what I find “witchy” about the song is the chorus and the haunting piano kinda reminds me of the Magic Castle (a hotel in Hollywood, Houdini lived there) because the two ghosts people see most often there are a bartender cleaning tables and a woman playing piano that is also often heard distantly. So that with the “ladies of the canyon” verses always left a haunting magical feeling to it. Like she spends her days doing frivolous magic with her girls but at night she goes off to the Magic Castle to hang out alone with these ghosts. It kinda seems all sad and solitary like no one understands her like the ghosts do. I know that’s not what everyone else sees in it but to me it’s like a secondary storyline. But I guess that would more be paranormal than witchy. Also I understand that it’s a completely imagined storyline I added to the song lol.

First single better be like: High by the chems

Also, I wonder if she’s channeling the twenties music in her new record, as if the country clubs were peaked in twenties

Omg imagine we did get kind of a 20s jazzy boogie-woogie type sound.... a dream. And music videos in the style of silent films and Lana with a 20s look.... I wish she’d do something like that eventually.