Three White Butterflies

this is art 

well… this video has set my standards so high. i will not take anything less than VISION and BUDGET from lana ever again 

This is a classic but….no baby

This has been living in my head rent-free all morning 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

the 10 minute timestamp caught me off guard no wonder they took so long editing it bitch that's a short film! and i live for it!

OMG YES LANA FANS WON. SHE DEVOURED. 

veronica lake was the first person who came to mind when i saw the blonde wig scenes, her long, wavy locks are quite distinct  
 

This is Veronica Lake doing for promo for “I Married A Witch”, Lana’s white outfit is very similar. So I definitely think it was a hommage or referencing Veronica Lake.
 
Veronica Lake was born Constance Ockelman and changed her name when she came to Hollywood. She was known for blonde wavy hair and her style became very popular in the 40s. She struggled with alcoholism and while she didn’t die, her addiction did have to do with her leaving Hollywood to find recovery.
 
again many similarities to Lana’s story.

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

me after the first hair change:
 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

this is art 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

Not that "Candy Necklace" was my favorite song off the album to begin with, but those cutaways and BTS bits were getting jarring and disruptive.

Still, wasn't until her comment about snakeholing into yourself in the limelight that I understood the intention of it and decided to watch it through a different lens rather than as someone just looking for a music video.

This was ALSO a glimpse of what Dan Auerbach mentioned working with Lana during the UV era, how (in the most positive way,) she was difficult to work with, because she knows exactly what she wants and doesn't want anyone fucking with her vision.

None of that was acting, you can hear the shaking frustration in her voice as she's saying she can't act like a robot during the Monroe bit. That wasn't a playful "go away" when she caught the cameraman recording her.
 
It can really be hard working on your art under a label as a big time star. You have a lot of hands in the pot, and it gets to the point that people are telling you what to do with your life labors and their fruits.
 
Sometimes it's those same people that contribute to the snakeholing instead of completely supporting you and working with you. It's the Hollywood curse. You don't really make it in stardom without a group of people imposing their idea of who you should be as a star upon you. Or what you do with what you create.

Not many artists are willing to show that the process really does carry a lot of grief and peeves, especially when you're signed on a big label. Sometimes it puts you on the verge of tears or even incandescently pisses you off.
 
This video also got released during a time where other artists have been forthcoming with their feelings about labels/big name streaming services, the commercialization and commodification of their work, how little agency they have, and how little many actually get back (especially smaller artists.)

We're going to see a revolution in pop culture soon in our time.

So, yeah, honestly... Great video. Just for the honesty and candor. Wouldn't binge it, but I'm glad it exists for the commentary alone.

This is like the music video equivalent of the spoken part in Peppers. Love it.

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out 

People really hate having to think or process anything and honestly they’re really missing out