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well she always insists she writes every line of every song and it just adds to the lana-del-lies-list. plus mandler calling lana del rey a character and other people being involved in the songwriting process could indicate the songs aren't entirely autobiographical. lots of people have co-writers but they're usually honest about it and credit them, what does the fact that lana doesn't do this say? is she just worried about not being taken seriously as a songwriter or does she not want people to know about the role other writers play in her ~process~?

well she always insists she writes every line of every song and it just adds to the lana-del-lies-list. plus mandler calling lana del rey a character and other people being involved in the songwriting process could indicate the songs aren't entirely autobiographical. lots of people have co-writers but they're usually honest about it and credit them, what does the fact that lana doesn't do this say? is she just worried about not being taken seriously as a songwriter or does she not want people to know about the role other writers play in her ~process~?

is this the boyfriend that was in music but not a musician? lol this is so weird, i thought lana wrote all of her songs, apparently she hires insanely hot male models to write them with her

is this the boyfriend that was in music but not a musician? lol this is so weird, i thought lana wrote all of her songs, apparently she hires insanely hot male models to write them with her

well she always insists she writes every line of every song and it just adds to the lana-del-lies-list. plus mandler calling lana del rey a character and other people being involved in the songwriting process could indicate the songs aren't entirely autobiographical. lots of people have co-writers but they're usually honest about it and credit them, what does the fact that lana doesn't do this say? is she just worried about not being taken seriously as a songwriter or does she not want people to know about the role other writers play in her ~process~?

well she always insists she writes every line of every song and it just adds to the lana-del-lies-list. plus mandler calling lana del rey a character and other people being involved in the songwriting process could indicate the songs aren't entirely autobiographical. lots of people have co-writers but they're usually honest about it and credit them, what does the fact that lana doesn't do this say? is she just worried about not being taken seriously as a songwriter or does she not want people to know about the role other writers play in her ~process~?

well she always insists she writes every line of every song and it just adds to the lana-del-lies-list. plus mandler calling lana del rey a character and other people being involved in the songwriting process could indicate the songs aren't entirely autobiographical. lots of people have co-writers but they're usually honest about it and credit them, what does the fact that lana doesn't do this say? is she just worried about not being taken seriously as a songwriter or does she not want people to know about the role other writers play in her ~process~?

god i hope so (for barrie's sake tbh). how many songs can she write about boyfriends from years ago?

is this the boyfriend that was in music but not a musician? lol this is so weird, i thought lana wrote all of her songs, apparently she hires insanely hot male models to write them with her

is this the boyfriend that was in music but not a musician? lol this is so weird, i thought lana wrote all of her songs, apparently she hires insanely hot male models to write them with her

this is a lyric thread? 

huh there really are ufos, i didn't even see them when i watched tropico. wtf that doesn't make any sense. maybe ultraviolence is going to be kind of outer space-themed? i don't think it fits with kurt cobain at all, she seems to have very shallow knowledge of her idols and i doubt she even knows about that quote and even if she did, him thinking he was an alien as a little child =/= ufos in the sky while ascending to heaven

azealia needs to blow someone at the grammys so lana wins something. i'm looking at the noms rn and lol the grammys are a joke. whatever, a grammy nom will definitely look good in her bio

azealia needs to blow someone at the grammys so lana wins something. i'm looking at the noms rn and lol the grammys are a joke. whatever, a grammy nom will definitely look good in her bio

TROPICO IS SUCH AN OVERWHELMING EXPERIENCE. these are my notes after sitting down and watching it alone for the first time, so i was actually able to think clearly. i'll try and expand on it all later but i wanted to contribute my bare boned analysis for now. i need to watch it a few more times to formulate a solid opinion. although i do feel as if i like it a bit better each time 
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  john wayne is god —> submission to masculinity and americana lana & shaun watching in awe (curious, impressionable) voices overlapping  radio waves (i.e electronic medium)  who do we listen to? parents? friends? media?  what is free will    marilyn says sex is a part of nature but she screams when lana bites the apple madonna / whore (?) —> modern feminist conflict    radio frequencies (~different wavelengths)  blowing bubbles vs. stripping  basic internal conflicts  past vs. present  space vs. earth   i was an angel (at home, drinking coke), living in the garden of evil  "screwed up, scared, doing anything that i needed"   her decision to eat the apple her decision to strip  is she really an angel?  or damaged by the way the world just is  or people are just inherently 'sinful'    lolita in the hood —> dia de los muertos (ritualistic, gang initiation) —> stripper (i'm not 100% sure about this, but i think it represents the loss of innocence)    "i'm gonna teach you how to be cowboys" shaun w/ the toy (?) gun and the cowboy hat —> emulating his ‘god’ (like a child)  his definition of what it meant to be a cowboy —> rough, tough, masculine thief  shaun bit the apple, he loses his innocence too    "its not always going to be this way" "i’ll always be here for you" (god doesn't judge)  comet being shot towards earth  —> the pivotal point (?)  then the bachelor party (radio frequencies start up again)    thematic continuations; the importance of money (money —> satisfaction/redemption?)  the importance / potency of female sexuality  her appreciation / obsession with the male gaze  sex / money —> our culture, our religion   los angeles —> purgatory (then reality is purgatory?)  tossing the pearls —> discarding her feminine ~wiles (although lana would never actually do this, of course)  baptizing/purifying herself for ~redemption redemption —> leaving this planet (lana thinks of earth as the true hell?)   glitches during bel air — visual confirmation of differing wavelengths (‘contact’)  the otherworld = final destination. the destination all along? somewhat similar to dying, like in all the other videos. born to die? am i reaching  various roles throughout; stages of development:   eve (~mystical, innocent)  housewife hoodrat  stripper             accomplice  alien (~mystical, enlightened)    full circle, kind of; movement from the garden of eden (paradise) to the garden of evil (earth) to the other world (paradise lost) _____________________________________________   a small part of me also thinks that lana just used tropico as a vehicle to portray herself simultaneously as both an ~artist and a ~sex symbol, in full force. like the whole point of it all was just for her to dance around with tassels on her tits, knowing fully well that men around the world would be cumming on their computer screens before the 27 minute mark. and the purpose of the poetry was just to confuse audiences and lend the film some bits of credibility and generate discussion    but thats if i'm being 110% cynical. maybe i'm just irritated by the fact that she didn't write any of the monologues or dialogue herself    although this is lana we're talking about. she probably had a million different motivations, 97% of which we'll never be able to figure out completely 

Tim Larcome posted link to Tropico on his Facebook and someone, a girl named Laura, asked im if there was a new album and he replied: "New album on the way Laura! Next year."
 
So, the release year is 2014 and Tim Larcombe (Off To The Races) is still involved in the production! Also, Tim refered to it as an album, impying that's it's most likely a a full length record and not an EP. Lana called it a new 'record' so it's a little ambiguous. If it's an album, we should be expecting at least 12 songs (the number of songs on Born To Die, not including bonus tracks.)

azealia needs to blow someone at the grammys so lana wins something. i'm looking at the noms rn and lol the grammys are a joke. whatever, a grammy nom will definitely look good in her bio

azealia needs to blow someone at the grammys so lana wins something. i'm looking at the noms rn and lol the grammys are a joke. whatever, a grammy nom will definitely look good in her bio

i hope she works w rick rubin again. emile haynie needs to stay away

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the robbing scene is rly cool

i hope she works w rick rubin again. emile haynie needs to stay away