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Morissetteus liked a post in a topic by Vertimus in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023 February 24, 2023

She is a genuine artist in every sense, glad to hear you also Stan her. Yes, the passionate 'BJ' is like something Tori might have released on 'Under the Pink.' The sad part of their history is that I think Lana helped eclipse Tori as a public artist. Tori's fame and 'major artistic period' was passing just as Lana was rising.

Morissetteus liked a post in a topic by maysparkle in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023 February 24, 2023

Glad to see fellow Tori fans here; I’ve been a stan of hers since high school. Scarlet’s Walk is a fucking masterpiece, as are the rest of her albums before it. When I first heard Blue Jeans in 2012, my first thought was, “Wow, this is kind of Tori-ish, nobody does that these days.” I wonder if Lana was inspired by her at all.

Morissetteus liked a post in a topic by jaesana in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023 February 24, 2023

Dude i fucking LOVE tori amos
as someone who's not personally religious i don't find myself dissecting lyrics about god/christianity that much but i like your interpretation of these lyrics

Morissetteus liked a post in a topic by Vertimus in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023 February 24, 2023

Nothing new or surprising in that. That person I "always mention" but haven't in a while, Tori Amos, has had both a private and public push-me pull-you relationship with Methodism, Christianity, and God (one of her most famous songs starts 'God sometimes you just don't come through') her entire life. Many people of all religions lose their religion, faith, or belief at some point; some regain it, others do not, and still others, like Cat Stevens, turn to Islam, Judaisim, Hinduism, Shintoism, Buddhism, or any of the broad categories of contemporary paganism. Or something else. Questioning is good, and crises of faith can have good outcomes.

Lana has made so many supportive statements about her belief in God that I do think she's an active believer. But she's also made negative statements, as in 'Gods & Monsters.' Her negative comments about God in 'A&W' I don't take too seriously, as it seems to me the narrator | character is not necessarily Lana in any pure sense, no more than the narrator of 'G & M' was Lana, or the narrator of 'God Bless America' or 'I Talk To Jesus.'

We'll see what her overall take is on the rest of the album, including the pastor's interlude.

Morissetteus liked a post in a topic by Vertimus in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023 February 24, 2023

Thank you--I am as lifelong a Tori Amos fan as there can be, so it sounds like we have a lot in common. She's so brilliant, and so under-appreciated, most of her best work still unknown to the world. You know, then, about her private and public battle with Methodism and what she sees as its vast hypocrisies and poor historical treatment of women.

Lana mentions God on every album, so I take her commentary seriously, though I don't draw any definite conclusions. It will be interesting to see how else Lana mentions or dissects God on the rest of OB.

Morissetteus liked a post in a topic by Vertimus in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023 February 24, 2023

It's not blasphemy, it's writing, it's an expression of anger, pain, disillusionment. If there is a God, God certainly understands that. As I said in my just-posted comment, people of belief often fight 'God' and lose their faith and live for years or decades as an atheist or an agnostic. That's the story of the human race. If you study the vast subject of Christianity, you learn that hundreds of thousands of priests, pastors, ministers, and nuns have lost their faith and abandoned the church, or even committed suicide. Carl Jung's own father was a minister who went through a crisis of faith and fell into a deep depression in midlife.

Morissetteus liked a post in a topic by fishtails in Lana feature in Billboard Magazine - February 25th, 2023 [INTERVIEW] - Updated February 24, 2023

I think its interesting what she said about world building...I think that when it comes to BTD-LFL she was writing about some of her own experiences, but also moreso focusing on an aesthetic or sound and "building a world" around that

And for NFR-BB (and probably Ocean Blvd too) she's writing mainly about her own life, her own experiences and not anything outside of that...very much real life with no fantasy at all lol

Veinsineon liked a post in a topic by Morissetteus in Billboard (Lia Clay Miller) - January 27th, 2023 February 24, 2023

this makes me feel like… omg…

The Stargirl Pinky liked a post in a topic by Morissetteus in Billboard (Lia Clay Miller) - January 27th, 2023 February 24, 2023

this makes me feel like… omg…

Morissetteus liked a post in a topic by Elle in Billboard (Lia Clay Miller) - January 27th, 2023 February 24, 2023

On January 27th, 2023, Lana Del Rey was photographed by Lia Clay Miller for Billboard Magazine at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles, California.
Her hair was done by Sheridan Ward & makeup by Etienne Ortega.

Morissetteus liked a post in a topic by Pink Flamingo in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023 February 24, 2023

I would agree with cinnamon girl (I love it tho), but A&W deserves its praise. I know most popular songs are trash or overrated but there's exception to that rule and A&W is. It stands out on Lana's discography.

Cinnamon girl was made to be popular, it's just a very good song.

never to heaven liked a post in a topic by Morissetteus in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Pre-Release Thread: OUT March 24th, 2023 February 23, 2023