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I hope this is only intended for the German-speaking market where people think that Scorpions was a cool rock band. This version totally butchers the song original vibe with that silly caribbean beat, the chorus is bland compared to the original and lost all his haunting appeal. It's not bad because we are talking about Lana but WC was meant to be a soft rock anthem and I'm sure that in the upcoming video and on the album we'll have the original version. If the song would have came out first in this version it would have been derided by most of the reviewers, I'm sure of that.

the new version is nice -- i actually like the way she sings the verses but the chorus completely lost its power. it doesn't compare to the original in any way; its just... cute (whereas the original was like fucking supernatural on some level)

Best case scenario for me is the original (or "official audio") is on UV but the more distant newer mix is the single. Like I said before, it makes little sense to buy a single one knows is going to be on an album that one is going to buy (and in the case of the UK, UV is released just a couple days later?). But if the single is a different version? That makes more sense to me. Anyway, I hope the versioning was intentional and not just part of LDR's chronic mind-changing. We know she (often) has different versions of songs; we don't know how she feels about them. It being intentional would suggest she's getting less inhibited about exposing multiple versions commercially. Forget about the Summertime Sadness remix. Her original (dance-oriented) demo for "This is what makes us girls" would have slayed as a single. 

Why should they have to completely change the sound for the radio? no other artist that i know of does it

TBH i don't like the swiss version, the pace, the beats are different it's not rock-ish anymore, but really 3 versions of one song?! it's a mess, but god knows...the video looks vintage, she's gorgeous and the daddy is like a mafia boss

I want her to be played on the radio but not like this. I hated the SS remix because the dance beats perverted the whole song, This new version is like a ski resort night dance music from the 60's.

I want her to be played on the radio but not like this. I hated the SS remix because the dance beats perverted the whole song, This new version is like a ski resort night dance music from the 60's.

I want her to be played on the radio but not like this. I hated the SS remix because the dance beats perverted the whole song, This new version is like a ski resort night dance music from the 60's.

TBH i don't like the swiss version, the pace, the beats are different it's not rock-ish anymore, but really 3 versions of one song?! it's a mess, but god knows...the video looks vintage, she's gorgeous and the daddy is like a mafia boss

Let's keep this thread for UV only, otherwise it's a mess

Only shows that if Lana got more exposure (Radio airplay) she would effortlessly slay

She's not perceived as an non-commercial artist (like Fiona Apple for example) and she did a lot of things towards being perceived more mainstream (her magazine covers, The Great Gatsby). I have a feeling that she doesn't have the option to be an (more mainstream) indie artist because she's really hated by the taste-makers who didn't take her art seriously and by many so called quality artists also. She sad that she has no friends and I think she's referring to people in the music business who just didn't like her.She craves recognition and it's justified in my opinion but she cannot obtained it without success. It's not a nice thing to say but nonetheless is true that you are liked more when you are successful.

She's not perceived as an non-commercial artist (like Fiona Apple for example) and she did a lot of things towards being perceived more mainstream (her magazine covers, The Great Gatsby). I have a feeling that she doesn't have the option to be an (more mainstream) indie artist because she's really hated by the taste-makers who didn't take her art seriously and by many so called quality artists also. She sad that she has no friends and I think she's referring to people in the music business who just didn't like her.She craves recognition and it's justified in my opinion but she cannot obtained it without success. It's not a nice thing to say but nonetheless is true that you are liked more when you are successful.

What is the situation of UV right now?
 
1. WEST COAST is out and had a great surge online that blasted the song to no.17 on HOT100, with mainly favorable reviews.
 
The good: The first week performance underlines the great hit potential of the song in my view.
 
The bad: INTERSCOPE didn't pushed the song to radio, at least to alternative and rock stations, which is ridiculous. The song it’s dying slowly (because it seems that the song it’s liked even by people who otherwise are not that much into Lana). There’s no video and even if the video is coming out soon, if it’s nothing short of spectacular will not revive WC sales in The US without airplay. They delayed the iTunes debut on two major markets (UK and Germany) which will result in subpar sales and charting. Watch Gods and Monsters chart higher than WC in UK . I don’t want to dwell on the changes of the song on iTunes because it was already discussed. Economically, instead of selling 6-8 mil singles WW she will around sell 1-1,5 mil.
 
2. THE TOUR: it seems a hastily arranged affair, they grabbed from the street another member (who is that new guy?). It’s obvious from the recorded videos that they didn’t put too much effort into it. What I suspect is that this “tour” is controlled by people who are not necessarily from Interscope but some wise guys like Ben Mawson (I hate that guy) .
 
The good: the tour sold out, she’s adored by many fans and she’s more confident about her shows (she had some very sexy moves at Coachella ), WC sounded great live
 
The bad: the reviews are mixed (there are some very nasty reviews mostly written by people who didn't like her persona and music before). What is more problematic for her is that the non-hardcore fans are somewhat disillusioned by her attitude (she’s late, the show is to short, no encore, no opening act, she interact mainly with the front row, poor stage presence, sound problems etc.) and this could affect her perception as an artist in the US (there is a strong perception that she’s not a good live performer).
 
3. UV promotion: I don’t even want to respond to those who are not taking seriously the promotion part of an album. She’s not a superstar in the US, after the 2012 backlash her only chance for a breakthrough in the US is a great reception commercially and critically for UV. Some random billboards without her name on it will not do it, she has to do interviews on radio, on TV, in magazines mainly to stop people making up things about her. She’s a humble, sweet person and people have to know the way she is.
 
The good: there is nothing good in not doing promotion for your album and hits.
 
The bad: people will use the same old references towards her in the reviews, she will not change the perception of her in the US. Instead of selling 4 mil. albums in the US she will repeat the BTD era selling slowly towards 1 mil. in 2 years.
 
4. And there are some rumors about songs on UV (CW it's an intro or a song?) and about the overall feel and sound of the album (there will be songs like BJ and DP, I hope not )
 
I hope that they will do something abot WC and UV because there is little time left. But this is their game, we can only watch

DMs to who? Are these DMs other people have posted screenshots of? (In which case why not repost/retweet them so we can judge their authenticity?) Or DMs to you/@@lanaboards? No offense, but everything's just a rumor until there's receipts.

I was hoping for 9-12 HQ songs. Those are usually the best albums (no room for fillers) and the critics love them as well. Like it or not, UV's critical reception is very important to Lana.

What is the situation of UV right now?
 
1. WEST COAST is out and had a great surge online that blasted the song to no.17 on HOT100, with mainly favorable reviews.
 
The good: The first week performance underlines the great hit potential of the song in my view.
 
The bad: INTERSCOPE didn't pushed the song to radio, at least to alternative and rock stations, which is ridiculous. The song it’s dying slowly (because it seems that the song it’s liked even by people who otherwise are not that much into Lana). There’s no video and even if the video is coming out soon, if it’s nothing short of spectacular will not revive WC sales in The US without airplay. They delayed the iTunes debut on two major markets (UK and Germany) which will result in subpar sales and charting. Watch Gods and Monsters chart higher than WC in UK . I don’t want to dwell on the changes of the song on iTunes because it was already discussed. Economically, instead of selling 6-8 mil singles WW she will around sell 1-1,5 mil.
 
2. THE TOUR: it seems a hastily arranged affair, they grabbed from the street another member (who is that new guy?). It’s obvious from the recorded videos that they didn’t put too much effort into it. What I suspect is that this “tour” is controlled by people who are not necessarily from Interscope but some wise guys like Ben Mawson (I hate that guy) .
 
The good: the tour sold out, she’s adored by many fans and she’s more confident about her shows (she had some very sexy moves at Coachella ), WC sounded great live
 
The bad: the reviews are mixed (there are some very nasty reviews mostly written by people who didn't like her persona and music before). What is more problematic for her is that the non-hardcore fans are somewhat disillusioned by her attitude (she’s late, the show is to short, no encore, no opening act, she interact mainly with the front row, poor stage presence, sound problems etc.) and this could affect her perception as an artist in the US (there is a strong perception that she’s not a good live performer).
 
3. UV promotion: I don’t even want to respond to those who are not taking seriously the promotion part of an album. She’s not a superstar in the US, after the 2012 backlash her only chance for a breakthrough in the US is a great reception commercially and critically for UV. Some random billboards without her name on it will not do it, she has to do interviews on radio, on TV, in magazines mainly to stop people making up things about her. She’s a humble, sweet person and people have to know the way she is.
 
The good: there is nothing good in not doing promotion for your album and hits.
 
The bad: people will use the same old references towards her in the reviews, she will not change the perception of her in the US. Instead of selling 4 mil. albums in the US she will repeat the BTD era selling slowly towards 1 mil. in 2 years.
 
4. And there are some rumors about songs on UV (CW it's an intro or a song?) and about the overall feel and sound of the album (there will be songs like BJ and DP, I hope not )
 
I hope that they will do something abot WC and UV because there is little time left. But this is their game, we can only watch

What is the situation of UV right now?
 
1. WEST COAST is out and had a great surge online that blasted the song to no.17 on HOT100, with mainly favorable reviews.
 
The good: The first week performance underlines the great hit potential of the song in my view.
 
The bad: INTERSCOPE didn't pushed the song to radio, at least to alternative and rock stations, which is ridiculous. The song it’s dying slowly (because it seems that the song it’s liked even by people who otherwise are not that much into Lana). There’s no video and even if the video is coming out soon, if it’s nothing short of spectacular will not revive WC sales in The US without airplay. They delayed the iTunes debut on two major markets (UK and Germany) which will result in subpar sales and charting. Watch Gods and Monsters chart higher than WC in UK . I don’t want to dwell on the changes of the song on iTunes because it was already discussed. Economically, instead of selling 6-8 mil singles WW she will around sell 1-1,5 mil.
 
2. THE TOUR: it seems a hastily arranged affair, they grabbed from the street another member (who is that new guy?). It’s obvious from the recorded videos that they didn’t put too much effort into it. What I suspect is that this “tour” is controlled by people who are not necessarily from Interscope but some wise guys like Ben Mawson (I hate that guy) .
 
The good: the tour sold out, she’s adored by many fans and she’s more confident about her shows (she had some very sexy moves at Coachella ), WC sounded great live
 
The bad: the reviews are mixed (there are some very nasty reviews mostly written by people who didn't like her persona and music before). What is more problematic for her is that the non-hardcore fans are somewhat disillusioned by her attitude (she’s late, the show is to short, no encore, no opening act, she interact mainly with the front row, poor stage presence, sound problems etc.) and this could affect her perception as an artist in the US (there is a strong perception that she’s not a good live performer).
 
3. UV promotion: I don’t even want to respond to those who are not taking seriously the promotion part of an album. She’s not a superstar in the US, after the 2012 backlash her only chance for a breakthrough in the US is a great reception commercially and critically for UV. Some random billboards without her name on it will not do it, she has to do interviews on radio, on TV, in magazines mainly to stop people making up things about her. She’s a humble, sweet person and people have to know the way she is.
 
The good: there is nothing good in not doing promotion for your album and hits.
 
The bad: people will use the same old references towards her in the reviews, she will not change the perception of her in the US. Instead of selling 4 mil. albums in the US she will repeat the BTD era selling slowly towards 1 mil. in 2 years.
 
4. And there are some rumors about songs on UV (CW it's an intro or a song?) and about the overall feel and sound of the album (there will be songs like BJ and DP, I hope not )
 
I hope that they will do something abot WC and UV because there is little time left. But this is their game, we can only watch

She's not perceived as an non-commercial artist (like Fiona Apple for example) and she did a lot of things towards being perceived more mainstream (her magazine covers, The Great Gatsby). I have a feeling that she doesn't have the option to be an (more mainstream) indie artist because she's really hated by the taste-makers who didn't take her art seriously and by many so called quality artists also. She sad that she has no friends and I think she's referring to people in the music business who just didn't like her.She craves recognition and it's justified in my opinion but she cannot obtained it without success. It's not a nice thing to say but nonetheless is true that you are liked more when you are successful.

What is the situation of UV right now?
 
1. WEST COAST is out and had a great surge online that blasted the song to no.17 on HOT100, with mainly favorable reviews.
 
The good: The first week performance underlines the great hit potential of the song in my view.
 
The bad: INTERSCOPE didn't pushed the song to radio, at least to alternative and rock stations, which is ridiculous. The song it’s dying slowly (because it seems that the song it’s liked even by people who otherwise are not that much into Lana). There’s no video and even if the video is coming out soon, if it’s nothing short of spectacular will not revive WC sales in The US without airplay. They delayed the iTunes debut on two major markets (UK and Germany) which will result in subpar sales and charting. Watch Gods and Monsters chart higher than WC in UK . I don’t want to dwell on the changes of the song on iTunes because it was already discussed. Economically, instead of selling 6-8 mil singles WW she will around sell 1-1,5 mil.
 
2. THE TOUR: it seems a hastily arranged affair, they grabbed from the street another member (who is that new guy?). It’s obvious from the recorded videos that they didn’t put too much effort into it. What I suspect is that this “tour” is controlled by people who are not necessarily from Interscope but some wise guys like Ben Mawson (I hate that guy) .
 
The good: the tour sold out, she’s adored by many fans and she’s more confident about her shows (she had some very sexy moves at Coachella ), WC sounded great live
 
The bad: the reviews are mixed (there are some very nasty reviews mostly written by people who didn't like her persona and music before). What is more problematic for her is that the non-hardcore fans are somewhat disillusioned by her attitude (she’s late, the show is to short, no encore, no opening act, she interact mainly with the front row, poor stage presence, sound problems etc.) and this could affect her perception as an artist in the US (there is a strong perception that she’s not a good live performer).
 
3. UV promotion: I don’t even want to respond to those who are not taking seriously the promotion part of an album. She’s not a superstar in the US, after the 2012 backlash her only chance for a breakthrough in the US is a great reception commercially and critically for UV. Some random billboards without her name on it will not do it, she has to do interviews on radio, on TV, in magazines mainly to stop people making up things about her. She’s a humble, sweet person and people have to know the way she is.
 
The good: there is nothing good in not doing promotion for your album and hits.
 
The bad: people will use the same old references towards her in the reviews, she will not change the perception of her in the US. Instead of selling 4 mil. albums in the US she will repeat the BTD era selling slowly towards 1 mil. in 2 years.
 
4. And there are some rumors about songs on UV (CW it's an intro or a song?) and about the overall feel and sound of the album (there will be songs like BJ and DP, I hope not )
 
I hope that they will do something abot WC and UV because there is little time left. But this is their game, we can only watch

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/crossfade/2014/04/lana-del-rey_review_photos_miami_2014.php
 
Nice photos:
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/slideshow/lana-del-rey-at-the-fillmore-miami-beach-41165939/#1

Best. Show. Ever. Lana was on fire physically and vocally. She was connected with the audience and was in awe of the response the fans gave her. For "West Coast," she asked for a cigarette and her boyfriend Barrie came out and lit it for her. It was nice to see them together. That is just one memory of to ight's show. The best one was when she walked over to me and I told her her music has healed me and she said "you are so good to me." We hugged for a picture and I kisses her check and then she kissed mine. Magical night!!!!

Do people put condoms on their ears when listening to West Coast or why do they think that WC sounds like Lorde?

A short clip of every song that she performed that night: