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In Wendy is such a beautiful song, it makes me want to cry. So simply written but has such powerful emotions behind it. I’m only human, I am so human…I am nothing else. mmmm mmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmmm

And this is still one of my fears (not an OD) but that something bad will happen to Lana and she won’t be with us anymore. So that’s why the comparison triggered me. I know Courtney was praising her. Mentioning Lana’s sobriety is weird to me though, because even though she sings about it in her songs at times she’s never explicitly spoke about sobriety. Still think CL is a legend of course, but I hate when people mess with Lana! I meant no harm in my previous post <3

Courtney Love is annoying and her comparing Lana to Kurt Cobain leaves a weird taste in my mouth. Am I the only one scared for Lana’s life? I feel like that interview was somewhat propositioning Lana as this star who’s going to tragically die young like Kurt. But maybe I’m reading too much into it. I hope Lana stays away from Courtney after this! But I’m sure she knows how Courtney is and isn’t too personally upset by her comments.

Right now it’s Unidentified Flying Bill. That one is perfection. Can’t get “slow burn, I’m hot like a fire” out of my head.

I know it’s not likely and we already have the material but I wish that she would release high quality versions of her most popular unreleased songs. SK, UATW, QOD, MMITPM, KOOL, EMGHW, CBY, etc deserve to be released to the general public. Of course these songs have already raked up several millions of views on YouTube, but it would be cool to see how casual listeners react to the material, and see which ones become the most streamed/favored over time. I honestly don’t see how it could even work because she has so much material that could be split into several releases of unreleased content, depending on the mood or vibe of the song. But it would be enough if she just chose 15 or so of her favorite unreleased and mastered them and put them out there on an official platform. Just to pay homage to them and how loved they are among her fan base and even casual listeners. This just came to mind because I was reading about UATW and it said in 2017 that it was one of her faves and she would like to release it in the future. With how she’s treated leaked content up until now, she’ll probably just continue to use them for the right project or pull from unleaded demos she has sitting around. Maybe it’s for the better - she has nothing to prove and her discography as a whole (incl unreleased work or not) speaks for itself.

IIRC it was getting good updates on streaming for the BB album so maybe it’s because of that?

I kind of agree about 13B, it sounds a lot like Cinnamon Girl now that I think about it. Could easily fit on NFR.

https://www.nme.com/news/music/lana-del-rey-says-her-will-prohibits-posthumous-release-of-music-3023112 Not likely unfortunately. But not like it matters - the leaks are still coming. We probably have like, 350-400 leaks now? We don’t need a posthumous release from her. I wouldn’t even want it as a fan tbh. If it’s not crafted specifically by Lana please keep it.

Bless you!

Thank you sister but I meant a download link so I can put it in my iTunes library Cause I hate using converters Legend 111 bashing Yes To Heaven isn’t in my fantasy

I could totally see Wild One and Fine China on BB. I wish they were! Anyway I don’t know if this illegal - so mods, please give me a one time grace and don’t ban me! But does anyone have a link to the HM version of YSH?

These make sense to me. 2010 was when she was recording a lot of those more pop sounding songs like Breaking My Heart, Hit & Run, Be My Daddy, etc. I kinda believe the Caught You Boy tea. I always thought it sounded pitched or something. Even at the end, when she’s talking, it sounds high. We need the unedited version someone leak it please!

Thank you and user @slang for having this type of discussion and I encourage you both to keep it going! As a reader I find it fascinating, and as a fan it pleases me, because I think the messages Lana is trying to get across in her songs are very hard to read and often feel like they have esoteric meaning but I never know where to start beginning to understand most of it.

I don't know if this is considered unpopular, but NFR is the album I revisit the least lately and I can't pinpoint exactly why because I don't hate the album or anything. If I do revisit it, it's usually Love Song or Bartender that I play. Maybe I overplayed it when it came out and I need some time to be able to listen o it again. Maybe those songs are for a very specific mood and I'm just not there right now.

It'll probably come out in a few years when any hope for commercial success is really dead and gone.

24 is criminally underrated. The last minute of the song is so mesmerizing and puts you in a trance. It HIT so hard when I listened to the album on acid, and since then 24 (and Swan Song) are in my top favorites from HM. 10/10 musical brilliance

I’m aware and implore you to have your own opinions. But I think it’s weird to turn them into these political like discussions. She’s written about several taboo topics - DV, drug use/abuse, depression, mental illness, suicide….but that lyric grinds your gears? You’re entitled to feel how you do, I’m just curious as to why that specific lyric drew the line for you. Lol

The lyric is typical Lana. What’s wrong with it? She’s written similar lyrics. Fuck It I Love You? What’s the issue now? I really don’t get it.

Right like what is this discourse? I really think some of these fans critiques about Lana showing her breasts may be rooted in fat phobia, because no one had anything negative to say when she was pretty much naked for that GQ spread in 2012/13. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with a woman in this day and age exposing her breasts like in the photos Lana took with Neil for this album. It’s very subtle to me imo. And clearly she feels confident which is a great thing! Why are we shaming her?! If you feel uncomfortable or disgusted by seeing those pictures, I promise it is a personal problem. Some y’all really showing you’re hardcore Conservatives lol

Are we really arguing about Lana showing her breasts? Can I ask why? Lmfaoooo y’all are too much! Let this woman live please. When you think about it, she’s one of the least problematic pop stars despite all the controversy surrounding some of her one liners. There’s pop stars putting their whole azz/pussc lips on display and we’re complaining because she’s been showing her breasts. Looooordddttt. She just feels sexy let her be happy.

Which cover is your favorite? I really love this one, I think it's a simply gorgeous photo of her. Like this looks like she's about to serve American classics and standards! OG is pretty great too though. So cute, very Lana, she's coming I like this one sorta idk. This one doesn't fit the vibe of the title track for me! But let's see what it gives when it's out. For some reason I'm not IN LOVE with the recoloring. I like the other recolored one is meh Like it's soft n pretty but somethings missing for me

Wow the song is really a classic in her discography already I can't DON'T FORGET ME! THERE'S A TUNNEL UNDER OCEAN BOULEVARD

It lowkey upsets me when I see fans saying they disliked COCC, BB or even NFR. I know some of you have gripes about vocals or production, more technical things like that - and I definitely have felt like some of the material hasn't been *my speed* but I can't bring myself to call any of her recent output legitimately "bad", Lana has her styles that she sticks to and while I may find some songs more interesting than others, I think all of her songs are very pretty but I am likely biased I think perhaps in some ways the fan base has out grown Lana or Lana herself has out grown her fanbase. She is aging (and I don't mean this in a negative context) and maturing and the lyrics and sound have reflected that. I mean there's still some fans who are hoping for a BTD return to form or still have BTD+P high in album & song rankings and I get those were great eras but I think that too is reflective of how Lana has maybe out grown some of the fans she retained from those albums, but you guys are still here and I think that's lovely. You don't have to like everything an artist does surely and to critique it is quite fun sometimes too I can say for myself I hardly revisit COCC and when I do it's the same tracks (WAH, WD, DBJAG) but I think it gets a bad rep, or the people who dislike it are very vocal because I think it's 50/50 split in the fanbase and you either love it or hate it. I'm going to try and make a more conscious effort to stream it and listen to those songs because I really think the album will get better with time and fans will grow to appreciate it more ala Honeymoon. BUT I did absolutely loved BB and still frequent it these days, I think it's showcased some of her most delicate and transparent lyrical moments of her career and I am so grateful she decided to share those songs. Title track, WW, BBS, Beautiful, Living Legend, Text Book, Cherry Blossom...all immaculate beautiful tracks with so much emotion and heart in them. It's not fair this album gets critiqued quite a bit for having youtube rip leaks like it's not fair someone leaked all of her material and she really loved those songs and so do we so I am happy they were attached to a project that I felt was rather cohesive and really was like she was telling a story with the track list and it's like UV's more hopeful sister in a way. Just my random thoughts. Lana is an amazing songwriter and she has been doing this for so long! I trust and more importantly respect her artistic vision and decisions. I will always be a listener.

Are we getting a music video for DYKTTATUOB?

She really is a fucking LEGEND. She is coming to DEVOUR sales and streams with DYKTTATUOB. Omg she really is a genius I mean her discography as a whole inc unreleased literally DEMOLISHES all of the girls music put together omfg. She really is THAT fucking girl. PERIODDDDDD. Love this bitch FOREVAAAAA nothing will make me unstan idc idc she could run me over and I will be STREAMING in the hospital bed. LOVE LANA DEL GOD