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  1. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by NikoGo in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    I reversed it and I don’t hear white dress 
     
    took like 10 minutes to find a website that would do it and it still sounded distorted 
  2. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by honeyslow in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    found this White Dress mention in a Spotify playlist from the band's official account (HARD LIGHT is their album which came out last Nov apparently)
     
    maybe they reached out to her to let them sample it in a new song if they liked it so much 
     
  3. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by Fireffie in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    yeah I played it on reverse and it seems to be White Dress but there's a piano and drums too. It seems to me they also chose the part where she sings 
    Down in Orlando, I was only nineteen
    Down at the Men in Music Business Conference
  4. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by cherrytropico in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    lana has rumored collabs with dolly parton, quavo, billie eilish, and drop nineteens…god damn i cant keep up 
  5. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by Lentilus in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    When we find out that Drop Nineteens used an old leaked Lana song and called it a collab.
  6. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by Americen Whore in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    It’s white dress reversed, but what does it mean  pls don’t be “white dress remix”
  7. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by Lanaparadiserey in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    WAIT omg there is a snippet It sounds good so we will see
  8. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by lyinginthesand in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    Omg I just saw that as well... it sounds very interesting I hope it's real
  9. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by Lanaparadiserey in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    Could it just stand for long distance relation or something lol😭
     
    They don’t even follow each other on socials 
  10. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by honeyslow in Drop Nineteens Release 'White Dress' Cover   
    idk who the fuck they are but
     
    edit: the snippet seems to include reversed vocals from "White Dress", the band has previously mentioned this song as being one of their inspirations for their new album
  11. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by Embach in Suki Waterhouse   
    I just read the news that she gave birth! So happy for her and Robert!
  12. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by bluedealer in Random Lana Discussion Thread   
    The fact that Shades of Cool exists proud to be UV stan, it will always be her best of the best for me
  13. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by jimmyjimmycocoapuff in Lasso - Pre-Release Thread: OUT September 2024   
    when LASSO is a country/alt rock/surf rock trip hop masterpiece collaborations album THEN WHAT
  14. Embach liked a post in a topic by bluechemtrails in Unpopular Lana Opinions   
    Lana should cover more well-known songs, her voice and singing style are too unique 
  15. shadesofblue liked a post in a topic by bluechemtrails in Unpopular Lana Opinions   
    Lana should cover more well-known songs, her voice and singing style are too unique 
  16. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by PARADIXO in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll   
    Ocean Blvd Turns 1: A Classic in the Making
    Lana Del Rey released her ninth studio album Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd one year ago, on March 24, 2023.

    Opening with “The Grants”, a bluesy gospel track, Lana sets the tone for the project: heavy on piano, spiritual, deeply emotive, connected to nature and the more human side of things, and also constantly metaphysical – it’s a classic conversation on life and death, less mythical than her previous style and more intimate or confessional. She worries about her own mortality and the legacy she’ll leave behind, be it a family or a prolific music career. She sings about her own personal life, yet effectively connects with the audience through universal emotions or situations, such as dealing with the loss of a relative or loved one. The title track explores loneliness and insecurity, comparing herself with a Beaux Arts tunnel in Long Beach that was once popular among locals and tourists in the 30s and 40s and then sealed and forgotten a few decades later. The orchestral soft rock number is inspired by Harry Nilsson’s “Don’t Forget Me” and even states that she “[wishes] to have a friend like [Nilsson]”, in what’s arguably the song’s most heartbreaking moment, where Lana and the choir, powered by increasingly intense guitars and strings, sing like it’s the end of the world – “Don’t forget me / Like the tunnel under Ocean Boulevard.” Things soften up a bit with “Sweet”, a simpler piano track featuring the most romantic moment on the entire album; she’s “in the woods somewhere” with her lover, or alone thinking of him, wondering – 
     

    These three songs mark the start of the tunnel; before entering, one might be frightened, unsure about what could be waiting in the dark. “A&W”, the fourth track, brings in some of that darkness. Discussing womanhood in ways Lana has never explored before, the 7-minute piece deals with innocence, her mother, physical integrity, casual sex, giving up on monogamy and the ideal of love, toxic relationships, drug use and even sexual assault; “This is the experience of being an American whore,” she sums up. To make things even more disturbing, the first half of the song is an eerie psychedelic folk composition featuring a chromatic mediant progression (an unusual harmony system often used in jazz and old film scores) played on a cold piano and a thick, raw-sounding 12-string acoustic guitar. It’s straight out of a psychological horror film where Radiohead and Nirvana are part of the tracklist. The song gets deeper and darker until it collapses and deconstructs itself -- “If I told you that I was raped / Do you really think that anybody would think I didn’t ask for it? / I didn’t ask for it / I won’t testify / Already fucked up my story,” she confronts before multiple layers of synthesizers, sound effects, kicks, snares and sub-bass clash with each other, transforming the track in a hard-hitting East Coast hip hop anthem – “I already lost my mind,” she sings, playful yet unnerving. The darkness of the tunnel is translated into complex compositional choices; the already experimental “A&W” is followed by a 4-minute psychedelic piece where a suspenseful electric guitar accompanies a sermon by Hollywood pastor Judah Smith and some laughter and chattering by Lana. The unexpected track, simply titled “Judah Smith Interlude”, delves further into marriage, monogamy, morality, love and lust. 

    “Candy Necklace”, featuring piano and vocals by Jon Batiste, is a somber, cacophonous ballad where Lana, through abstract lyricism, discusses the tragic side of fame and getting into the entertainment industry. In its 10-minute, metatextual short film, she embodies Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Short and Veronica Lake, women who “changed their name, changed their hair” and “fell into these different snakeholes,” as she explains in the video. As we discussed earlier, much of Ocean Blvd is about legacy and death, and Lana decides to honor women who were tricked into the industry and later oppressed and censored by men. “Candy Necklace” also connects with “Patent Leather Do-Over”, a poem Lana shared in 2020.
     

    The song is followed by “Jon Batiste Interlude”, an acid jazz/space rock improvisation between Lana and Batiste, reminiscent of Pink Floyd’s “The Great Gig In the Sky”. The topic of death reaches a highly sensitive spot with “Kintsugi” and “Fingertips”, arguably Lana’s most intimate revelations to date. In the former, which sounds like it was recorded in one take, Lana discusses the loss of her uncle, grandfather and grandmother, her struggle with facing death and funerals and how she found comfort in the rest of her family. “Fingertips”, in the other hand, is the ultimate fear of death song. It features whispery vocals, strings and organ and was written in “automatic singing” style, resulting in a loose composition where the focus is on words rather than structure or melody. She declares her “Father, Sister, Brother” as a Holy Trinity, she’s interested in the development of DNA repair to attain immortality and sadly embraces the idea of not having children. She mentions her dependency for “the cocktail of things that twist neurons inside,” a suicide attempt and the death of her first boyfriend back in Lake Placid. She also reveals more details on her uncle’s passing (“Hung himself real high / In the National Park sky”) and how she found out only hours before a concert; also, how bad is her relationship with her mother, to the point of even censoring the word –
     

    “Paris, Texas” continues the story of how she was sent away by her mother due to alcoholism. It’s a cinematic, ethereal ballad about intuition, protecting yourself and finding your own safe place which, in Lana’s case, was “Venice, California,” as she whispers in the outro. “Grandfather please stand on the shoulders of my father while he’s deep sea fishing” is an intense, nautical-themed post-rock song, an ode to her father and his late father and how they provide her strength and direction when it comes to her career and her place in the public eye.
    Love is back with “Let the Light In”, arguably the album’s biggest hit. A country rock collaboration with Father John Misty, the singer asks her lover to quit secrecy and settle down with her. “Margaret” is a waltzy dream pop number, dedicated to her friends Jack Antonoff (who sings on the track) and Margaret Qualley, who got married last year. The song, romantic as it gets, briefly narrates how the couple met and discusses the idea of love at first sight, capsuled in a lovely and catchy “When you know, you know.” The song finds Lana in a very positive light, celebrating her friends’ story and wishing for a similar experience – “And if you don’t know / Maybe tomorrow you’ll know,” she harmonizes, a message to the listener but also most likely for herself, as we start to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

    The final section of the album, often described by fans and critics as the credits at the end of a movie, finds Lana in a humorous, sensual and laid back attitude. The music takes an unexpected turn, a mixture of humid trap beats and surf rock instrumentation. “Fishtail” exposes a neglectful lover, while “Peppers” is a wild ode to love during the pandemic. Lana gets a bit more confrontational on closing track “Taco Truck x VB”. She raises a middle finger to the critics, while sampling “Venice Bitch” from 2019’s Norman Fucking Rockwell!, the album that changed the critics’ perspective on her and turned her into one of the most acclaimed artists of our time. Lana reminds us that no matter what people say, she’ll do whatever she wants, always keeping in mind who was there for her and who tried to bring her down.

    Overall, Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is a dense and complex piece of music where the audience gets to experience an intimate, raw take on death, family bonds, emotions and music. It’s her most artistic and theatrical effort, where Lana and her musicians perfectly balanced light, spiritual and ethereal moments with more tense, somber and dramatic compositions. She reaches and undeniable level of songwriting, gaining new respect as one of the most interesting, unique and prolific songwriters of the century – if that’s the legacy she was aiming to cement, she definitely made it.
     
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    THANK YOU Ocean Blvd, my favorite Lana album and one of my favorite albums OF ALL TIME.
  17. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by honeymoon is alive in Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd - Post-Release Discussion Thread + Poll   
    this was beautiful!!! @PARADIXO
    came here to say that anne hathaway was listening to fingertips while doing the photoshoot for her vanity fair magazine cover! she’s a true stan 
  18. trailerparkdream liked a post in a topic by bluechemtrails in Unpopular Lana Opinions   
    NFR has the most sophisticated lyrics and the best concept of all the albums. It's a completely different level of Lana, has hardly any weak parts (apart from TNBAR or Bartender perhaps), which mainly means unnecessary overlengths or repetitive lyrics.
    Ocean Blvd is also a sophisticated album, but in a different way. The range of songs is wider and the songs are more divisive, but that also means that you might only like some of them. While explicit lyrics were a good fit for the NFR concept (simply because of the album title),  I still think that she used them inappropriately in some parts of Ocean Blvd (like in the title track).
  19. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by palemoonbaby in "Lust for Life" Album Recording/Writing Timeline and Creative Process Discussion   
    SHORT SUMMARY TIMELINE OF SOUND OF THE ALBUM
     
    *2015*
    before Honeymoon
    -started working on new project
    -Lust For Life and another track was made
     
    *2016*
    -early 2016-
    -everything behind the scenes aligns that album could be ambienty space-y witchy 80s inspired
    -mid 2016-
    -more commercial tracks like Love or 13 Beaches was made as well as BAR
    -recording two MV's
    -before late Autumn some folk inspired tracks were recorded like Yosemite, Tomorrow Never Came
    -Trump happening- (Winter 2016/early 2017)
    -vision changed and Lana started recording political tracks
    -beginning of mixing retro-futuristic flair (folk trap downtempos)
    -hip-hop tracks was made as well
     
    *2017*
    -Winter-Spring 2017-
    -album have shape and clear vision- more folkish and stripped down direction with some "poppier" elements
    -G-Eazy happening-
    -recording Cherry, In My Feelings and White Mustang
    -Coachella added to album
    -scrapping some tracks like BAR and Yosemite changing whole vibe
    -changing production last minute
    -Summer 2017-
    -Change was recorded
     
    ALBUM RELEASE
  20. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by Embach in Random Lana Discussion Thread   
    Lana Del Rey about the "gangsta Nancy Sinatra" nickname in an interview for Dazed in 2011:
    "I didn’t come up with that! My managers were struggling to describe my music to labels and kept saying, 'What genre is it? What style?' I called it Hollywood Sadcore. But my manager said, 'She's like a gangsta Nancy Sinatra!' And as soon as it flew out of his mouth, it fucking stuck like glue. I spend eight fucking years writing gorgeous songs and someone in a meeting says 'gangsta Nancy Sinatra' and that's that. It's brutal. I know two of Nancy's songs but she's not someone I've ever really listened to. I know everything about Frank, of course, because he's the real singer. It just goes to show how fucking stupid people can be sometimes."
     
    I suggest reading that interview, it's really interesting: https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/11702/1/lana-del-rey-bad-girl-blues
  21. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by Daytona Beach Sparkler in Random Lana Discussion Thread   
    Y'all I had a dream that Lana announced she would re-release/ reissue AKA in April via IG story  She said that the album would be repackaged and remastered
  22. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by drugsdesire in Instagram Updates   
    https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1uP4aJoVXk/?igsh=YnpiZmF3NnF1bmV4
     
    lana liked
  23. bluechemtrails liked a post in a topic by ChaoticLipster in 'Festival' Merch Collection To Be Released 25/03   
    Good luck guys I’m not wasting my money on cheap merch lol gotta save it for all the Lasso vinyls
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