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My ex wanted to do food sex stuff once so I was like "okay yeah I can do that" and we got all the standard products, whipped cream, honey etc but then i just got really hungry so we ordered pizza instead.

i found my mum's vibrator and weed all in one day a few years back~
#parenting101

Don't understand why we don't have a childhood trauma thread going on.

This reminds me of a porn I watched once.
 
 
 
 
Needless to say, I didn't enjoy this but it's a good conversation piece.
 
 
 
Oh and this reminds of the time I found my grandparent's strap on dildo. Traumatizing.

i found my mum's vibrator and weed all in one day a few years back~
#parenting101

My ex wanted to do food sex stuff once so I was like "okay yeah I can do that" and we got all the standard products, whipped cream, honey etc but then i just got really hungry so we ordered pizza instead.

My ex wanted to do food sex stuff once so I was like "okay yeah I can do that" and we got all the standard products, whipped cream, honey etc but then i just got really hungry so we ordered pizza instead.

omg that's like omg. Okay it's like this:
You go out for dinner and you've heard the black forest cake is incredible and you have every intention of trying it. However, you know you need to have entre and mains. Everything will be delicious, you will order an authentic Italian pasta, it'll be familiar but great. But deep down you know you're waiting for dessert but you also know dessert will be even better because you've waited for it. IT'S LIKE DELAYED GRATIFICAKETION.

this is actually making me eat really fast which is not how one should enjoy banana bread and since this will be a losing battle, I'll just let you have this ;_;

I have a reaction image folder that only consists of Patrick Bateman...
 
 
 
 

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My mum went and saw gaga live with 8 other friends - she's 51.
#trufax

Haha, that's interesting! Actually I do know a lot of older people who like Gaga, just not what I'd refer to as fans but maybe they secretly listen to her all day in their car or something

ironic shitposting is still shitposting

My mum's a Lana fan and when she buys the album I'm 100% sure she'll listen to it, call me and be like WHAT DID LANA SAY ABOUT HER VAGINA? IS THIS YOUNG PEOPLE SLANG? WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

"Jealous Girl" - had a day off of school after an 11 day cancellation because of a snowstorm. Hope you guys like it!
 
http://vimeo.com/53060026

Something I'll never understand about the world to be honest, how specific words can be so offensive or controversial.

I've been thinking about this a lot since I started listening to the EP. To me, Paradise resonates as something beautiful and joyous and while Lana obviously creates beautiful music, I wouldn't describe it as happy. Anyway, while listening to American something clicked with me in a really big way. She got to the Springsteen line and I noticed something. Having grown up listening to/loving Springsteen I'm not sure why I didn't get it before but our boy Bruce has a song called Paradise. I flicked over to it immediately and remembered remembered how melancholy/somber it is and how it's not talking about paradise in the conventional sense.
 

 
Edit: I meant to link the video in the OP, sorry.
 
A possible reference/tribute from Lana?
 
Also take into account the album it comes from, The Rising is a reflection on 9/11.

SHE LIKES REGINA SPEKTOR
:oprah: :oprah: :oprah: :oprah: :oprah: :oprah:

I've been thinking about this a lot since I started listening to the EP. To me, Paradise resonates as something beautiful and joyous and while Lana obviously creates beautiful music, I wouldn't describe it as happy. Anyway, while listening to American something clicked with me in a really big way. She got to the Springsteen line and I noticed something. Having grown up listening to/loving Springsteen I'm not sure why I didn't get it before but our boy Bruce has a song called Paradise. I flicked over to it immediately and remembered remembered how melancholy/somber it is and how it's not talking about paradise in the conventional sense.
 

 
Edit: I meant to link the video in the OP, sorry.
 
A possible reference/tribute from Lana?
 
Also take into account the album it comes from, The Rising is a reflection on 9/11.

I've been thinking about this a lot since I started listening to the EP. To me, Paradise resonates as something beautiful and joyous and while Lana obviously creates beautiful music, I wouldn't describe it as happy. Anyway, while listening to American something clicked with me in a really big way. She got to the Springsteen line and I noticed something. Having grown up listening to/loving Springsteen I'm not sure why I didn't get it before but our boy Bruce has a song called Paradise. I flicked over to it immediately and remembered remembered how melancholy/somber it is and how it's not talking about paradise in the conventional sense.
 

 
Edit: I meant to link the video in the OP, sorry.
 
A possible reference/tribute from Lana?
 
Also take into account the album it comes from, The Rising is a reflection on 9/11.

Has anyone seen this?

This cover is brilliant.
 

I've been thinking about this a lot since I started listening to the EP. To me, Paradise resonates as something beautiful and joyous and while Lana obviously creates beautiful music, I wouldn't describe it as happy. Anyway, while listening to American something clicked with me in a really big way. She got to the Springsteen line and I noticed something. Having grown up listening to/loving Springsteen I'm not sure why I didn't get it before but our boy Bruce has a song called Paradise. I flicked over to it immediately and remembered remembered how melancholy/somber it is and how it's not talking about paradise in the conventional sense.
 

 
Edit: I meant to link the video in the OP, sorry.
 
A possible reference/tribute from Lana?
 
Also take into account the album it comes from, The Rising is a reflection on 9/11.

I've been thinking about this a lot since I started listening to the EP. To me, Paradise resonates as something beautiful and joyous and while Lana obviously creates beautiful music, I wouldn't describe it as happy. Anyway, while listening to American something clicked with me in a really big way. She got to the Springsteen line and I noticed something. Having grown up listening to/loving Springsteen I'm not sure why I didn't get it before but our boy Bruce has a song called Paradise. I flicked over to it immediately and remembered remembered how melancholy/somber it is and how it's not talking about paradise in the conventional sense.
 

 
Edit: I meant to link the video in the OP, sorry.
 
A possible reference/tribute from Lana?
 
Also take into account the album it comes from, The Rising is a reflection on 9/11.

Before I rate the individual songs, I just want to make an annoying HDB-styled post on my overall thoughts of the album as a whole. I love it! I like it more than BTD because BTD gets a little monotonous at times and it's too polished, whereas this album is polished differently in a way that I can handle and enjoy. I also think that there's a great variation of styles song-wise. Each song sounds and feels different, which I cannot say the same for about BTD. I do think that BTD has much better lyrics overall. What Paradise lacks in lyrics it makes up for in every other aspect though. Main complaint of Paradise: the bridges. Normally Lana has amazing bridges that are really satisfying, but a lot of these songs don't have that. Blahblah, let's move on to the songs. sagbkjghakljhfajsdfhal
 
Ride 4.5/5
I think this is a great opening song, very cinematic and emotional. I love how Lana has done more vocal layering in this song and the album in general. I won't give it a 5 because something Maru pointed out a month or so ago stays true with me as well; The song is lovely and beautiful, but it's kind of generic when you think about it. I also would have liked it better if she hit the high note in the bridge a little cleaner because it seems restrained and it sounds like she struggled with it a bit. It's great single material but I can see myself skipping over it in a few months to get to the higher points of the album.
 
American 5/5
Sitar said a lot for me, I'd have to say we're on the same page about something for once! This song is a great build-up to a really satisying end. I can't say if it's my favorite yet, but it could definitely become so, and even if it doesn't, it's still one of the best on the album. I really just fucking can't with those of you complaining about the lyrics to this song. They are so natural and heartfelt, what is wrong with you. I saw Matt complaining about the line, "I was like, 'Hell yeah, that guy can sing,'" and that irritated me to no end. Guys, she doesn't need to have eloquent adjectives and amazing metaphors in every line of every song. This song is simplistically written yet direct. I feel like she's singing me a page of her diary when I play this song, it's lovely. How else would she have said those lines? There's no other way, this song is perfect. It is a feeling, it's a fucking adventure. I love it.
 
ALSO-one complaining thought. Does anyone else think it sounds like Lana is singing from behind like, a wall of paper or something? It seems like they used a weird vocal effect, idk. Sorry.
 
Cola 5/5
You know, after hearing the second snippet, I was really worried that this song would bore me and be one of those songs that you skip after verse one, but DAMN was I wrong. This song is fucking great, and it's so much more than I expected. I wanted to love this song and it has exceeded that feeling for me. It reminds me of vanilla ice cream. It's got the best bridge of the album, which really, it didn't have much competition considering most of the other bridges were lackluster, but it's a really great bridge. This song doesn't build up like American, rather, it sails smoothly until the bridge, and then just fucking EXPLODES in your face (sexual innuendos plz, this song also makes me horny ). The high note she hits in the bridge is what Jesus died for, the guitar that comes in during the bridge is the blood from God's veins. This song is perfect. It will probably become my favorite, and I don't really doubt that. I also really want to touch on the fact that this song fucking fades out, oh my god. I LOVE it when a good song ends by fading out, this song literally has everything I could ever want.
 
Body Electric 2.5/5
I'm not even going to touch on this song, it's such a disappointment.
 
 
 
Blue Velvet 4/5
This song is great, but it feels so out of place between Body Electric and Gods & Monsters. Why did they put it there? It should have been near the end, ugh. Anyway, it's a really good song, I don't see why people don't like it. I don't have much to say on it because it's a solid song. I love the Loon here, very well placed.
 
Gods & Monsters 5/5
I love this song! I agree with some complaints others have had about it, but overall I really love the beat and the feel it gives off. The Loon in the chorus fucking kills me and I wish it were a bit louder because I'm a Loon-Lover, no shame. The main thing I want to say is that I am kind of disappointed with the bridge. I wish she had taken some kind of direction with it, it's too short and not different enough from the rest of the song. I'm okay with it though. I'd have given it a 4.5, but I love everything else about the song completely. I think the way that the beat stays the same keeps you in the moment with this song, and the moment is so strong that consistency is a good thing here. The lyrics are definitely better here than most other places. It would probably end up my favorite if it weren't for the bridge, but it's definitely up there. I'm just really happy with it in general though!
 
Yayo 4.5/5
I really like this version, as I far prefer the melody done with piano instead of guitar, but it's no 2010 Yayo, not at all. The lack of echoing/repeating "dark night" in the bridge makes the song feel so... empty. My first listen of this song, I was anticipating that moment so much, and i was so upset that it wasn't there. As I think of it though, I guess that makes the whole feel of the song work to its advantage, because the empty feeling that the silence gives me works really well with the haunting effect of the song. Maybe I'll change my rating from a 4 to a 4.5 when I'm done typing my review.. I like that she sings on beat for the second chorus, as i was worried she'd sing way off for every chorus. It makes me really happy that the Loon is here. This song is very violet to me, and this version upsets me a lot more than the 2010 version, in a good (i guess?) way. I LOVE the breathing in the beginning and during the bridge. I love it so much. It kind of sounds like Lana is about to cough in the last chorus, right when she says "I wear your sparkle," lol. Here's a funny thought brought about by that cough, what if Lana didn't just do each song in one take, but the whole album in one take? There's a challenge for you, Lizzy.
 
Bel Air 5/5
I can see this one creeping up and becoming my favorite overall in a few months. It's absolutely beautiful, and like others have said, best lyrics on the album here. I LOOOOVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEE the sounds of children in the beginning and end, and sometimes I can hear them during the verses. Birds chirping, too. God, this song is magnificent. Here's a confession for you, I thought this song was overrated from the snippets, people were going way too crazy over this song. Now that I have it in full though, I love it and I understand the appeal with it. I like how she sings high in this song, it's like Lucky Ones. I love Lucky Ones. This song just makes me feel really nice inside. It makes me want to hug Lana so badly, like, when i meet her, I'm going to thank her for making this song, this song specifically. It's so nice... dreamy sigh
 
Burning Desire 5/5
This song is so damn catchy. A lot of people said it's a grower, but I liked it right away. I love the huskiness in her voice, it's such a sexy song. It kind of makes me want to have sweaty bear-sex in the middle of a forest right next to the California coast. One complaint though, and this is going to sound insane coming from me, but... I HATE THE LOON IN THIS SONG. IT DOES NOT BELONG. IT'S SO OUT OF PLACE, WHY THE FUCK DID THEY PUT HIM THERE. It's like, I'm sitting here, sexyfied up, ready to have swex (sweaty + sex = swex ) in the forest, and the bridge comes along, and I'm like yyyeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh, enjoying the repitition of it until the Loon comes in like "lol hey wuss6p" ..... <_____< no go away u suck.
 
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