Jeanne Dielman

exactly
 
plus, one of the things I love about Lana’s more recent music is how unpolished/raw it can be (and still sound good). Studio chatter left in, sounds of drumsticks being put down, laughing, sneezing, vape puffs… it’s just fun. When it sounds this good and works this well, it doesn’t have to be super polished. All the background noise and sound in A&W is really enjoyable and intentional , if you ask me.

Lana's "Oh, my God" sounds so iconic. 

Does a song need to be technically perfect for me to think that it's perfect? 
 
 
Nobody's going to catch me overanalyzing every aspect of the song and trying to find things to complain about instead of idk appreciating music history being made  

Don’t know if it’s been discussed before as the site was crashed for me but lots of people say that jimmy is jim from uv and I don’t really agree with that. Jack called Lana jimmy on a previous insta post and Lana singing about a younger lizzy seems to make the most sense to me. First of all jim from uv is literally a cult leader so it wouldn’t make sense when her mom finds out he’s doing drugs☠️ he is scarier than that. But if jimmy is Lana and Patricia founds out lizzy is doing drugs it would tie the boarding school era of her and also why she’s fucking up big time. 

The new twitter TL infuriates me cause I have to constantly see awful takes about Lana and the album from people that I don't even follow 
Then when the album gets released I'll have to see meltdowns when they expect the whole album to sound like Jimmy and it doesn't

It's hard to say for sure since the song is so complex and I think there are many avenues to explore, but my current take on it is that the first part of the song is actually after she's escaped a fate like Laura Palmer's. She may still be teetering on the edge, but Lana has reached a point of clarity where she understands who she is and while there may be negative aspects to the way she's living she's also reclaimed her life as her own to a certain degree and doesn't perceive herself as a victim, while also addressing the harm caused by the public's perception of her and society's inclination to tear down women and discard them as "whores" without considering the history that shaped them. I think she's very much talking about herself, while also managing to tie her personal story into a statement about the broader experience many people face, as she often does in her writing. I am always in awe of how deeply personal and widely relatable her writing can simultaneously be. 
 
Your interpretation of the ending of FWWM is fascinating, I have never thought about it that way. I always took it as the ultimate moment of peace, where even though Laura couldn't escape her fate in life, the angel has arrived now to take her soul to heaven, and her laughter is that feeling of pure relief and joy that her suffering is now over. Yours is much bleaker but very interesting! Lana and Lynch are both amazing in how their work allows for so many unique interpretations.

I’m not referring to that, though. Production critiques on their own can be valid. In my initial response to you, I listed the kinds of comments that I was referring to. It’s unfortunate that that’s not translating.
 
Also - the part of my very first post about “meaningless discourse” and “nitpicking” was very ancillary to the main point, so rest be assured that I’m not stifling any discussion lol! I’m not that powerful or important to be able to do that. 

I literally haven't done a cartwheel since I was 9 like…..

Some takes in the last few pages...there's literally no way Lana's fanbase will forget A&W when it's not new and shiny. It sounds like it could be an underrated cult classic with less streams than some of her catchier pop songs and even then this song slayed on Spotify in the first days.

Given that both insiders told us that the second half of the album is stronger than the first one and yet we’ve already been gagged by tracks 2 and 4, I think that we’re going to get a truly great record.
 
So many tracks have been highlighted by them: The Grants (full and gorgeous), Candy Necklace (massive), Kintsugi (best song of all-time according to our favourite insider), Fingertips (stunner), Paris, Texas (delicate highlight), Grandfather (BOZ’s favourite), Let The Light In (singled out by both insiders), Fishtail (the potential fan favourite of the album), Peppers (a slutty vibey bop apparently), Taco Truck (an outro for the books). Even Sweet is praised for its beautiful strings, Kintsugi thinks that Margaret is actually great, and BOZ adores the instrumentation on both interludes. 
 
This album is shaping up to be one of the most important works in Lana’s career. 
 

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist. 

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist. 

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist. 

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist. 

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist. 

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist. 

Yeah, Jack posted on IG that Venice Bitch will pop its little head somewhere on the album, so I suppose the sample will be more present albeit not *that* prominent. Anyway, they did a wonderful job on A&W and I seriously cannot wait to hear Taco Truck. Kintsugi was very high on it! 

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist. 

You are quoting this from my post so let me be clear that I’m not talking about people not liking the song. People can have whatever opinions they want.
 
I’m talking about baseless claims of unoriginality on Jack’s part, frivolous comparisons between other artists to dismiss this song, and the ever futile talk about sales. There are ways of expressing those things thoughtfully, which isn’t always the case in online spaces. 

when she performs a&w at the billboard women awards

If we could stop generalizing others, putting people into categories, and letting others enjoy or critique music without labelling, we all would get along much more. Are there people who tend to instantly fall in love with new Lana music? Yes. That doesn't mean they haven't been critical towards Lana's music or aren't being objective. Vice versa! Not everyone is being edgy if they share a valid critique about a song. However, we all should work on being less judgmental towards other people's perceptions about music. It puts other people on this forum on defense mode and it leads to pointless fighting and chaos. Just because a song doesn't resonate with you lyrically, doesn't mean people are blinded by the hype. And like I said, vice versa; just because you really love a song, doesn't mean the track should be immune from criticism. We all should work on expressing our own thoughts and opinions on the music, and stop worrying about other people and putting them into unfair categories that creates wars of ego. End rant.

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist. 

THE STREAMS??? SHE'D BE HUGE IF SHE WANTED TO 

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist. 

2,573,287 unfiltered streams on Spotify. 

 
 
The song has already been added on the AU & NZ New Music Friday playlist.