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i figured bartender would be low budget and simple but hugely ethereal and filmed in the desert with lana in a black sunhat and shades killing a charles manson-type man in a tux with witchcraft who was also a love interest. she'd have her coven around her all dressed similarly, they'd be laughing, there'd be a little table with fine china on it. there'd be evening shots of a flaming bonfire. somehow they'd all get away with it at the end and do a getaway drive. god. the disappointment.
 
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"ok."

hey, yes, um, benjamin? fund this asap

i figured bartender would be low budget and simple but hugely ethereal and filmed in the desert with lana in a black sunhat and shades killing a charles manson-type man in a tux with witchcraft who was also a love interest. she'd have her coven around her all dressed similarly, they'd be laughing, there'd be a little table with fine china on it. there'd be evening shots of a flaming bonfire. somehow they'd all get away with it at the end and do a getaway drive. god. the disappointment.
 
"shutup divebar"
"ok."

this. i wish people would realise that DIY or a 'simple aesthetic' doesn't have to be absolute garbage. it doesn't. at all. that's the whole point. this has gone beyond subtlety and is just pure laziness, particularly when you compare it to her lizzie grant era 'homemade videos', they were of a different, far better standard entirely and now she has all this creative freedom and financial perks on top. it's a joke

i absolutely fucking HATE it what on earth was she thinking???????
 
not only was most of the footage recycled it didn't do the songs justice at all. she has on all accounts one of the best rated albums of 2019 according to critics and she puts out this. jesus

this. i wish people would realise that DIY or a 'simple aesthetic' doesn't have to be absolute garbage. it doesn't. at all. that's the whole point. this has gone beyond subtlety and is just pure laziness, particularly when you compare it to her lizzie grant era 'homemade videos', they were of a different, far better standard entirely and now she has all this creative freedom and financial perks on top. it's a joke

inb4 "Lana doesnt give a fuck about you! Lana doesnt owe you anything! You will take what you get and you will praise her for it or you take your opinion out to the farthest dumpster at a Jack In The Box in the outskirts LA where it belongs!"
 
but for real its like, hon, you have the most (undeserved) acclaimed album of the entire year and possibly decade, and we get this joke? why put so much effort into the animations for such a pointless video?  why even film it?  just sing it for the babies on the tourlyfe and let them film it for you.

"Hello? yeah, Anthony Mandler? I need you to come here right now I think I've made a mistake"

i absolutely fucking HATE it what on earth was she thinking???????
 
not only was most of the footage recycled it didn't do the songs justice at all. she has on all accounts one of the best rated albums of 2019 according to critics and she puts out this. jesus

The bartender video doesn’t go with the song at all. Mess

It’s so bad...it feels like one big circle jerk with a shoestring budget.

i absolutely fucking HATE it what on earth was she thinking???????
 
not only was most of the footage recycled it didn't do the songs justice at all. she has on all accounts one of the best rated albums of 2019 according to critics and she puts out this. jesus

old but one of my biggest is "who the fuck is jim?" she says it's jim beam, but she also references her alleged relationship with jimmy gnecco countless times (the going to the gas station for snacks thing) in countless songs which they apparently did together. he fits the profile in so many songs on ultraviolence
don't quote me on this but if i remember at one point she said the ultraviolence song was inspired by jim morrison and pamela courson's relationship, given a book i read about them it does seem quite fitting in some ways. plus she references jim morrison officially in god's & monsters
 
who the fuck is jim who knows

i love that lana didn't seem awkward in it and she wasn't overshadowed as i thought she was gonna be, song-wise though i find it so bland. which i expected anyway cos that's how i feel in general about ariana and she's lead vocals 

i think the irony really is that despite her having the least vocals.... she's the most sultry and mysterious in the video and for me she almost accidentally stands out as the one who's most interesting. miley and ariana are performing how you'd expect them to, lana has a persona which is different to her own music videos. it's almost like in some respects it's worked in her favour (although i admit this could be just how i see it)

i think the irony really is that despite her having the least vocals.... she's the most sultry and mysterious in the video and for me she almost accidentally stands out as the one who's most interesting. miley and ariana are performing how you'd expect them to, lana has a persona which is different to her own music videos. it's almost like in some respects it's worked in her favour (although i admit this could be just how i see it)

i love that lana didn't seem awkward in it and she wasn't overshadowed as i thought she was gonna be, song-wise though i find it so bland. which i expected anyway cos that's how i feel in general about ariana and she's lead vocals 

i think the irony really is that despite her having the least vocals.... she's the most sultry and mysterious in the video and for me she almost accidentally stands out as the one who's most interesting. miley and ariana are performing how you'd expect them to, lana has a persona which is different to her own music videos. it's almost like in some respects it's worked in her favour (although i admit this could be just how i see it)

i think the irony really is that despite her having the least vocals.... she's the most sultry and mysterious in the video and for me she almost accidentally stands out as the one who's most interesting. miley and ariana are performing how you'd expect them to, lana has a persona which is different to her own music videos. it's almost like in some respects it's worked in her favour (although i admit this could be just how i see it)

i think the irony really is that despite her having the least vocals.... she's the most sultry and mysterious in the video and for me she almost accidentally stands out as the one who's most interesting. miley and ariana are performing how you'd expect them to, lana has a persona which is different to her own music videos. it's almost like in some respects it's worked in her favour (although i admit this could be just how i see it)

i love that lana didn't seem awkward in it and she wasn't overshadowed as i thought she was gonna be, song-wise though i find it so bland. which i expected anyway cos that's how i feel in general about ariana and she's lead vocals 

i think the irony really is that despite her having the least vocals.... she's the most sultry and mysterious in the video and for me she almost accidentally stands out as the one who's most interesting. miley and ariana are performing how you'd expect them to, lana has a persona which is different to her own music videos. it's almost like in some respects it's worked in her favour (although i admit this could be just how i see it)

i love that lana didn't seem awkward in it and she wasn't overshadowed as i thought she was gonna be, song-wise though i find it so bland. which i expected anyway cos that's how i feel in general about ariana and she's lead vocals 

So I watched the video again. I get that the “story” is that Ari, Miley and Lana are supposed to be Charlie’s Angels. Miley is the tough gal with the boxing gloves, who isn’t afraid to use anything to get an answer from the bad guy. Lana seems to be something like a mastermind behind those computer screens or like she’s keeping an eye or something, and she seems to be the expert when it comes to deciding what weapon to pick. Ari is... waiting for the Miley and Lana to arrive to the mansion? Sends the helicopters flying? And then just poses in the mansion. The video would’ve been better if she had a role to play too, seeing this truly made it feel like an Ariana song and video (more than it already is).
Bland video, bland song, I’ll forget about this collab just like I did with Lana x Børns.

i love that lana didn't seem awkward in it and she wasn't overshadowed as i thought she was gonna be, song-wise though i find it so bland. which i expected anyway cos that's how i feel in general about ariana and she's lead vocals