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Born In The USA, Born This Way, Born To Die.
or with: I was in the winter of my life....

LDR AKA LG who? whats that?

Source: http://entertainment.inquirer.net/163131/lana-del-rey-i-was-very-wild
 
Some pictures:
 

Because Honeymoon

I think I was overgeneralizing a bit because my friend cannot shut up about Chasing Time. He literally texts me about it every single day. I think it's karma (not sure what the hell that means, though) 'cause I did the same thing to him when I found out that Lana existed

I don't feel smug against the 'bandwagon' or newer fans (I love new fans tbh), just genuinely lucky to have discovered Lana back in late 2011 where I could follow her career from the build-up to BTD and watch her blossom from then on. I didn't like her music at first, but there was something striking about that woman, I thought her live vocals were terrible and shaky but her submissive behavior was what grabbed my attention. As a 13 year old, at the time, she's the first celebrity who I really took an interest in (forgetting about the jonas brothers).
 
Back then, I didn't know one person who liked her - people hated her and they seriously hated me for liking her and sure, she still has a LOT of hate but that's part of the package and I can name many people who may have detested her in 2012 but now have a good bit of Lana on their iPod. 
 
What some people don't understand is, a musician doesn't have to be a perfect role model. She always gets picked up for having 'surgery' and being 'anti-feminist' etc. but so what? Everyone has controversial opinions and she doesn't have them to preach to all her fans, she has them because she's human, an independent, strong-minded woman who hasn't let herself fall victim to the music industry - this is also present in her music and although I prefer BTD to UV, I was really proud that she made an album which was so her and so NOT just what the pop industry wanted from her.
 
Another thing some people don't understand is, she's not a typical pop entertainer. I don't get involved in stan wars because people always insist on bringing out the 'how many awards does your fave have' and 'my fave sold this many copies in 2014' because Lana honestly doesn't give a fuck... And she's still made herself an icon (which she has undeniably always dreamed of). Jesus, I don't even know how she does it.
 
 
(btw, i really love this thread - i think it's great to have a thread where we can just celebrate and rant about our appreciation for our Lana)

Lana has a huge fanbase and she's really successful and I think that will last forever. She's EXTREMELY famous on the Internet and she's becoming more and more popular ~in the real world. I personally think she is an icon and her impact in pop culture is undeniable.

Everyone(the hipster music press) thought back around spring 2012 that she's a "flash in the pan" and will be irrelevant by 2013. Now she's bigger than ever.
 
From "Video Games" to "Big Eyes", Lana has never put out a song that I thought cringe-worthy or bad in any way. I know she is not the sole songwriter for many of her songs, but that doesn't change the fact that she knows how to partner up with quality songwriters too. That's a skill in itself. She has a tremendous visual arts flair that IMHO is indelible. From the videos of "Video Games", "Blue Jeans", "Summertime Sadness" with their super-8 type quality to the epic "Ride" to "Tropico" I think she's a female David Lynch.
 
On top of all that, a new album coming at the end of the year. She's literally the only woman in the pop industry(other than Sia) that I can celebrate.
 
There is a way she invokes nostalgia and sadness that is indelible. Some people have a problem with that, but someone has to carry that torch. She is fucking crazy, but she is free.
 
Keep on sad-corin' Lana.

Quick review
So I've heard BWET and..
 
Idle Delilah- very nice and simple song
 
Gimme a chance- love the energy and that spanish ohhh lawd MIRA COMO BAILA LA MORENA ..girl sounds like a dominican
 
Desperado- looove the production but that little weeoweeo screams this song
overall hot song 
Jfk- I love how at the half of the song it gets even better
 
212 - ovb. a hot song, the trumpets help it be upbeat and the build up is so good
 
Wallace- My FAVEVORITE, the instrumental and her voice just flow too well..the drums, the flute, the cheering sample, etc
 
Heavy Metal-  when i first heard it last year I tought it was the sadddest thing made, but hearing it again, it is more likeable, the metal pipes sound is fleek
 
Bbd- i tought this song was about big black dicks but noneless good song...but i keep hearing this
noh8plz 
Ice Princess- THE VERSES GO HARD YASSS
 
Yung Rapnxel- when the video cam out, i discovered her on a article by Vigilant Citizen (noh8plz) and I called her a illuminati hoe but take the video out of the equation, its a very good song.
 
Soda- love the simplicity, and its catchy
 
Chasing Time- another favorite, just pure perfection
 
Luxury- its ok, but good chorus
 
Nude Beach- Meghan Trainor better take notes when sampling music notes from the 50's
 
Miss Amour and Miss Camaraderie - Yaaassss those European Hardcore//Techno//Acid House 1990's teas
 
10/10

Holy cow I can't believe Lana can write a song as bad as Wait For Life   Thank God it is not on the masterpiece of Ultraviolence
 
 
 

it would be interesting to hear an Auerbach version of the track and see if that can improve it somewhat, but I'm glad it didn't make the cut anyway

She performed her new album live at a very exclusive small show tonight! Some new song titles: 'Ship To Wreck', 'Caught', 'Delilah' and 'What Kind Of Man'.

You know what I was surprised of? Kristen Wiig as one of the dancers in Sia's performance of Chandelier   What was that about?

Oh my god my sister and I were watching that like

I really don't like FourFiveSecondsTooLongBecauseThisShouldntBeASong at all.

Come on Rih....what is...like....what? No. This is just not....NO. 

I will give Katy credit for her vocals, they really were pretty good. 

I'm not QUITE sure about Beck getting album of the year but then again, I don't care about the Grammys. 

It was so anti-climatic like 
 
Lana should be invited to perform or at least say the winner of a category 

It's the manner in which you did it. Commenting on someone's appearance is hardly constructive and is plain arrogant.
 
*anyway*
 
I kinda wish she hadn't said anything about the album yet. It would've made the wait easier and would've helped UV have a longer life.

You being a monster makes total sense.

for real tho, isn't it all circumstantial? like, who you say it to and how close you are to them, the way you say, the words before/after saying it. surely there can't be a universal yes or no for saying bitch/fag

The real question is why is Scooter Braun on the list
(only asking this question based on my hate for Justin Bieber)

Yess . Dear John , let this happen ! Rockish Lana >>>>>>> Life :legend:

(except I'm not really Christian...)

I don't want Auerbach returning just like I don't want Haynie returning. Either one would color the sound too much and it'd sound either like UV2 or BTD2. The one producer I'd like to return is Kahne because he was able to produce the widest variety of tracks. Unlike BTD and UV, none of the songs on AKA really sound like each other, but it's still a cohesive work. Unfortunately, I don't think that's ever gonna happen again.