Lavender Sunshine

I like the songs you referenced. To me this poem screams Under the Bridge by RHCP. While the song is mostly about drug abuse, it also creates this relationship between narrator and city.
 
 
 
1st verse Under the Bridge:
 

Me, a person who's never been to LA and has no idea what she's really talking about:

Also, one more thing. This picture she posted on her instagram with the caption "LA Who am I to Love You" perfectly captures this poem. I know her book will include some of her original photography, but I wonder if this picture may be included as well to supplement this poem. I wonder if this picture was taken around the time she wrote the poem.
Also, when she first posted a picture from this day in 2018 with Ben, the caption was "LA-->SAN FRAN" 
 
"I'm lonely, LA, can I come home now?
I left my city for San Francisco
And I'm writing from the Golden Gate Bridge
But it's not going as I planned
I took a freeride off a billionaire('s jet) and brought my typewriter and promised myself that I would stay but
It's just not going the way that I thought"
 
'LA who am I to love u'

 
'LA-->SAN FRAN'

In my head, "White Hot Forever" sounds like it'll have those majestic plucked guitar chords that we hear at the very beginning of Serene Queen with the surfy/glittery folk-rock guitar riffs that come in after the chorus of Andromeda by Weyes Blood - at 1:16.
 

 
 
I also imagine "Tulsa Jesus Freak" to have almost acoustic country-like verses that transition into something gritty and psychedelic - maybe structurally similar to Venice Bitch? A title like that calls for something super experimental and wavy.

would LOVE more 70s rock/folk influence in COCC. 70s Lana is my favorite Lana, imagine her making a song like this (most likely not going ot happen but a gay can dream)

i hope there are a few songs with some really dramatic drums like mermaid motel or thunder, that'd be sexy

I like piano balleds, if they add something to the album and fills the blanks on the album story. Bartender does that for me. It has a beautiful melody and it adds something to the story. On the other hane love song doesn't do that for me. It doesn't have a special melody and it doesn't add anything to the story. For me I'd love a lana album to start with a dark guitar song like cruel world, then have some beautiful piano ballads to take the story further, then end with another dark guitar song.

Audiobook version:
I left my city for San Francisco
Took a freeride off a billionaire's jet
 
LA, I'm from nowhere, who am I to love you?
LA, I've got nothing, who am I to love you when I'm feeling this way, and I've got nothing to offer?
LA, not quite the city that never sleeps
Not quite the city that wakes
But the city that dreams, for sure
 
If by dreams you mean in nightmares
LA, im a dreamer but I'm from nowhere, who am I to dream?
LA, I'm upset, I have complaints, listen to me
They say I came from money and I didn't
And I didn't even have love, and it's unfair
 
LA, I sold my life's rights for a big check, and I'm upset
And now I can't sleep at night, and I don't know why
Plus, I love Saks, so why did I do that when I know it won't last?
 
LA, I picked San Francisco because the man who doesn't love me lives there
LA, I am pathetic, but so are you, can I come home now?
Daughter to noone, table for one, party of thousands, of people I don't know, at Delilah where my ex-husband works
 
I sick of this, but can I come home now?
Mother to noone, private jet for one, back home to the Tudor house that borne a thousand murder plots
Hancock park, it's treated me very badly
I'm resentful
 
The witch on the corner, the neighbour nobody wanted
The reason for Garcetti's extra security
 
LA I know I am bad, but I have nowhere else to go, can I come home now?
 
I never had a mother, will you let me make the sun my own for now
And the ocean my son
I'm quite good at tending to things despite my upbringing, can I raise your mountains?
I promise to keep them greener, make them my daughters, teach them about fire, warn them about water
 
I'm lonely, LA, can I come home now?
I left my city for San Francisco
And I'm writing from the Golden Gate Bridge
But it's not going as I planned
I took a freeride off a billionaire and brought my typewriter and promised myself that I would stay but
It's just not going the way that I thought
 
It's not that I feel different, and I don't mind that it's not hot
It's just that I belong to noone which means
There's only one place for me
 
The city not quite awake, the city not quite asleep
The city that's still deciding how good it can be
 
And also I can't sleep without you
Noones ever really held me like you
Not quite tightly, but certainly I feel your body next to me
Smoking next to me
Vaping lightly next to me
 
And I love that you love the neon lights like me
Orange in the distance
We both love that
And I love that we have that in common
 
Also, neither one of us can go back to New York
For you are unmoving
As for me, it won't be my city again until I'm dead
Fuck the New York Post
 
LA, who am I to need you when I have needed so much, asked for so much, and what I have been given, I'm not sure yet
I may never know that either until I'm dead
For now though, what I do know
 

Is although I don't deserve you
Not you at your best and your splendor
With towering eucalyptus trees that sway in my dominion
 
Not you at your worst
Totally on fire, unlivable, unbreathable, I need you
You see, I have no mother
And you do
A continental shelf
A larger piece of land from where you came
And I?
I'm an orphan
 
A little seashell that rests upon your native shores
One of many, for sure
But because of that, I surely must love you closely to the most of anyone
For that reason, let me love you
Don't mind my desperation
Let me hold you, not just for vacation
But for real and for forever
Make it real life
Let me be a real wife to you
Girlfriend, lover, mother, friend
I adore you
 
Dont be put off by my quick-wordedness
I'm generally quite quiet
Quite a meditator, actually
I'll do very well down by Paramhansa Yogananda's realization center, I'm sure
 
I promise you'll barely even notice me
Unless you want to notice me
Unless you prefer a rambunctious child
In which case, I can turn it on, too
 
I'm quite good on the stage as you may know
You might have heard of me
 
So either way, I'll fit in just fine
So just love me by doing nothing
 
And perhaps by not shaking the county line
I'm yours if you'll have me, but regardless
You're mine

Book version:

ready to cry over experiences i've never had like always

she just loves a good saxobeat
 

That blonde hair is homophobic.

Hollywood glamorous trailer park feelings

im fucking screaming
 
this thread
 
the way everything was resolved a page back then it blew up again
 
“russian troll”
 
the random disagreement on whether she said she was going to film herself ice skating or not
 
the random abortion comment
 
the fact this is meant to be a thread about her new HAIR

Andromeda by Weyes Blood

Andromeda by Weyes Blood

Hollywood glamorous trailer park feelings

So I have long believed that Lana is not only the best and most original voice of this generation, but she also possesses a spirit that makes her an incredible channel for the voices of great artists of past generations. Here are my takes about about some of the 60's artists who are sometimes mentioned as Lana's influences, or artists who's voices I feel Lana does or could channel. Also, my Yes/No verdict on whether or not I want Lana to further explore these styles and channel the voices of these artists. BTW I am born in the 90's so please excuse me if there are some gaps in my knowledge from this era! and I would love for someone who was alive through this time to chime in.
 
Nancy Sinatra is a YES for me! Dark and bluesy like Ultraviolence. Noir like Honeymoon. Raw and gritty like Lizzy Grant and May Jailor. Twangy without going full out country. Bad bitch vibes all the way. This is the energy that radiates from Lana's soul.
 
The Shangri-La's is a NO for me. They were super talented and I mean no disrespect to them, but I do not feel the doo-wop/60's girl group style works for Lana. The vocal harmonizing of The Shangri-La's is skillful and beautiful, but I feel it is too cute for Lana's style. I do not like the album version of Lust for Life that Max Martin butchered. It feels like she is trying on the doo-wop genre like someone tries on a costume. The Shangri-la style works a lot better on Get Free, but this still would not make a list of my favorite Lana songs even if the melody wasn't (accidentally I hope) plagiarized from Radiohead.
 
The Beatles are a MAYBE for me. I hear their influence on Tomorrow Never Came, and that is not one of my favorite Lana songs (I mostly hate the Sean Lennon feature). The lyrics of this song are heavy but sonically this style is a little light and breezy for me. It's not heavy enough to pack a punch, and it's not soft enough to be ethereal. The melody is there but something about the production and style of this song is off. It's chill but Lana's voice almost gets lost in it. I also hear The Beatles in Beautiful People demo version. Here she nails the style and hits a home run. If Lana can write another Beatles-esque song and really carry the song, I would be very happy to hear it on an album. However, I do not want to hear another Tomorrow Never Came.
 
The Beach Boys are a NO for me. Another example of a spectacularly talented band that I think doesn't suit Lana's style. Even though they are beachy and Lana is beachy, and Lana mentions them on the Greatest, I don't really hear a lot of Beach Boys influence in Lana's music. Like the Beatles, this music is too light and breezy for Lana. She needs a style with more emotional weight.
 
Joan Boaz is a YES for me! Joan is a queen of ethereal folk beauty! I hear Joan's influence all over post-Ultraviolence music, especially on her acoustic and unreleased tracks like Cherry Blossom. I did not know about Joan until Lana introduced me to her, and I am so glad to discover this talented queen! Her style of singing really is so similar to Lana's. I am grateful for her music and so grateful for the inspiration that she has given to Lana.
 
Etta James is a YES for me. I love jazzy/soulful Lana! Honeymoon is so indebted to black female jazz and soul singers like Etta James, Billie Holliday, Nina Simone and more. This style is so effortless for Lana and suits her voice so well. As Lana gets older, I would love to hear her make more mature jazz records that channel these all time greats.
 
Velvet Underground is a YES for me. I love the grungy and sarcastic hipster poetry of Brooklyn Baby. I love it when she sings with Lou Reed's disaffection in her voice. Lana is a far better vocalist than Lou Reed. She can elevate these types of songs from a cool mood to a beautiful cool mood. 
 
Leonard Cohen is a YES for me. Many of my all time favorite Lana songs is when she is just singing her heavy heart over an acoustic guitar or acoustic piano. Her cover of Cohen's Chelsea Hotel #2 is so achingly beautiful. She is literally the reincarnation of Cohen, she was born to channel his heartbreak poetry.
 
Joni Mitchel is a NO for me but hear me out! This one I feel very conflicted about. Joni Mitchel is one of the most talented songwriters in American history. She is perhaps the artist that influenced the sound of NFR more than any other artist. I feel that Joni's lyricism and melody is very intellectual, but I prefer Lana when she sounds a little more passionate and filled with raw emotion. Also, Lana is not as good at political music or social critique as Joni. I do love NFR so much and am grateful for the inspiration that Joni gave to Lana. I wouldn't change a thing about NFR except for those damn bells on How to Disappear, but I think I have heard enough of the Joni sound for now and would like to hear Lana explore other influences, even if she stays roughly in the beachy folk space. I also think that Fiona Apple is able to channel Joni a little bit more than Lana.
 
Giorgio Moroder is a YES for me! Maybe he is more considered a 70's artist but he was still active through the 60's, so I will include him. My life would be complete if we could get a Lana Del Rey disco album! I am not talking some cheap EDM-pop album, I mean a timeless disco-diva album filled with virtuosic instrumentation, a full orchestra,  and giant choruses that will light up dance floors for decades to come. If not a full disco album, then maybe a fusion that is half disco and half explosive energy jazz and soul songs. I want to hear Lana belting, hitting the highest notes in her vocal range, and showing off the full range of her vocal abilities. I want Giorgio Moroder, I want Donna Summers, and I want ABBA! And I want ultra glam photoshoots and big budget videos one final time before Lana relaxes back into her flannels to sing folk and blues and jazz for the next 50 years. Lana please give us the disco album!!
 
 
 
Here is a playlist of 60's songs that are sort of a mood board for voices and energies that I would like to hear Lana channel:
 
Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson & Clover (Venice Bitch spiritual successor!) Dick Dale - Miserlou (Hawaiian glam metal teas?) The Band - The Weight (Lana get back together with Dan Auerbach and make a bluesy folk rock album that isn't about abusive relationships challenge!)  Otis Redding - (Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay (beautiful California singer/songwriter blues vibes. UV meets NFR) Nico - These Days (this song is SO Lana. NFR meets LFL. I would love for Lana to get in the studio with both Jack and Emile for an extended time, and give us something that sounds like this) Nancy Sinatra - Bang Bang (can Lana cover this so that I can add the MP3 into Ultraviolence?) Simon & Garfunkle - The Sound of Silence Nick Drake - River Man (May Jailor teas with better guitar playing) Ben E. King - Stand By Me (Heartwarming and overflowing with positive energy like Lana's Love. Lana's disco album needs a song like this) Lorraine Ellison - Stay With Me (Channeling this energy for a BIG jazz/soul song on Lana's disco album) Frank Sinatra - It Was a Very Good Year (Honeymoon vibes) 

idgaf when physical copies come out honestly i just wanna hear something by sept 5th thank yew

Hahahhahahahahahhahahahhahahah the way they all have the exact same hair color in the last pic

I know y’all are about to rant about the Sean stuff but every time I see a pic of her blonde I still cannot believe it. 2020 is a fever dream

everyone join hands and pray. Tonight we are manifesting Neil Krug as the photographer for Chemtrails! we have suffered for too long at the hands of ch*ck gr*nt, we WILL get a masterpiece of an album cover & photo shoot that does this record justice. AMEN!

You made your point well. love Lana's music, and I enjoy lanaboards most of the time as a place to discuss it, but Lana stans really give me pause sometimes.Some of y'all really do stalk and bully a person you don't know everyday. It's just not healthy to put people on pedestals and then habitually knock them down and repeat infinitely.It is so toxic. There is literally no proof that Lana is dating Sean,and if she is it is still ridicylous to insinuate that makes her racist. That you all are losing it over something that isn't even supported by evidence is telling of a toxic sub-culture

The NFR album cover is her most elaborated yet, it even references three songs, MAC (You lose your way, just take my hand/You’re lost at sea, then I'll command your boat to me again), The greatest (LA’s in flames it’s getting hot) and FIILY (I like to see everything in neon). This album cover has an actual concept, unlike her other albums where she’s basically standing in front of a car. Only the HM one is more elaborated, but there’s not much depth in any of her other album covers.
But if you prefer covers like BTD where there’s basically nothing, you do you. I just hope Nicole’s skills with photoshop improved because she did Lana’s face dirty on BTD

Lana changing her lyrics while performing her songs on stage, to reflect however she's feeling at the moment is often annoying to me.
 
I know a lot of people live when celebrities are being shady, but it's just kinda cringe and juvenile imho.