necessary sacrifice

Pawn Shop Blues vs Born to Die

hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have– but I have it vs Cruel World

Loving someone Loose leaf tea or teabags

hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have– but I have it vs God Knows I Tried

Mountains Hardcover books or paperback books

hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have– but I have it vs Tomorrow Never Came

Bartender vs Beautiful People Beautiful Problems

Nail polish Red wine or white wine

Backyard

Last week I painted a picture I drew of my cat... it looked better as a sketch oops When was the last time you bought something that you regretted immediately?

Yes to Heaven vs Video Games

Morning sex Polaroid cameras or digital cameras

I’d love for Lana to cover Richard Farina’s Pack Up Your Sorrows. It’s such a warm and comforting song and I think it would sound especially soothing with Lana’s voice.

Seeing as first she would vape and smoke, whereas now we only see her vaping, I think that in itself makes it very clear she’s using it to quit. My husband did the same, and he’s been vaping longer than Lana, but it doesn’t mean he’s suddenly not doing it to quit. And her taking pictures vaping means nothing. She took pictures smoking too. For all we know, she’s making a point of vaping in pictures to break the overused connection between her and cigarettes now that she’s quitting. She doesn’t wanna be your cigarette queen anymore. Then when she stops vaping, you guys will suddenly miss the vaping and complain about her chewing gum all the time or drinking coffee or something constantly. It’s clear to most of the world that she’s trying to get healthy and better herself, it just takes time. You rushing her to quit won’t make her suddenly be better instantly. If anything, people rushing her to give up the vape could make her go back to cigarettes and never quit. That’s what happened with my mum and pretty much every other smoker I know. Just put yourself in her shoes for a moment and realize she’s doing the best she can and it’s hard for anyone who’s under constant scrutiny. Also, most of the time her voice sounds fine and sexy and I don’t think she’s literally killing it. Just listen to her raw vocals on this album, aka the first album where she’s a vaper, not a smoker. Her voice is fine. She had one bad night. It happens to the best of us.

Yes to Heaven vs Cherry Blossom

Lately I’ve been going to the library every week because it forces me to read more like I used to. Right now I’m reading a book called “The Golden Girls of MGM” by Jane Ellen Wayne. It’s all about the classic starlets from the 30s and 40s. I always love stories of classic hollywood because everything was crazy af all the time, especially during pre-code. So far, this book has made me feel such a kindred connection to Norma Shearer, whom I knew almost nothing about beforehand. I definitely recommend this book for anyone really. I’ve only had it for a day and I can’t put it down.

Wouldn’t it be cool if Lana made this album like a pair with the poetry book? She could alternate on the album between actual songs and tracks of her reciting poetry over instrumentation. Idk I was just thinking about how cool a concept that would be. Kinda like Burnt Norton on HM but her own poetry and maybe over like pianos or acoustic guitar and have at least one on every side or even one between every song. Kinda similar to Joan Baez’s Baptism, but like self-written of course. I know that’s likely not what this album will be, but we do know nothing, so anything is possible.

I’ve just watched this four times in a row. Three lovely women in lovely outfits with absolutely lovely voices all doing their own thing, no one trying to take focus away from the others.... it doesn’t get much better than this. It’s just so breathtaking. Lana could probably fit right in there.

Never Let Me Go vs Backfire

1949 vs Trash Magic

I feel like this rumour has been popping up more and more lately, but I truly believe in the internet age, it would be impossible for her to hide a child. Look how fast everyone dug up her past. Someone would’ve uncovered this ages ago. Also the theories people come up with aren’t consistent. Some say she had a kid in 2016, some say 2013, some say 2009, and I’ve even heard a theory her alcoholism and being sent away as a teen was a pregnancy cover up. I’ve also heard theories that range from miscarriage to abortion to adoption to secretly raising a kid. But I’m sure we’d have found something by now. It’s harder to hide stuff like that these days. It’s fun to theorize and you can probably even find enough “clues” in lyrics n stuff to believe it, but you could probably do the same with countless other situations too. Like we could probably find enough “evidence” to also prove Lana is a cyborg or a secret agent or anything.

Wayamaya vs On Our Way

The Ocean vs Wayamaya

Omg I must’ve missed this mentioned when skimming these threads because this is the first I’m hearing of this! We need footage of it asap! Anyone have a video of Lana singing Suzanne? (We do mean the Cohen song, right? Or am I making a fool of myself?)

From the cool New York aesthetic to the laid back Cali aesthetic then if next she does go onto a kinda country ranch aesthetic.... literally Carole King’s path.... actually Joan Baez too... that could really work. Even if she added country vibes, I don’t think it would be just pure country though, like how NFR isn’t quite folk. I kinda hope she does end up adding some more country vibes on WHF/LDR8. (Sorta just subtly like on How to Disappear or California seems likely but probably not full on Hank Williams)