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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Psychedelic Pussy in MARINA (and The Diamonds)
i need her to get in a little room with a band and a camera and give me some of those beautiful live renditions from the EH era again.. the Lies one? Homewrecker? Powerful… they changed me as a person
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by AllForYou in MARINA (and The Diamonds)
I’m so mad she wasted the name ancient dreams in a modern land, it’s so epic and would have fit a greek mythology album so well
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by brandon in MARINA (and The Diamonds)
she even made a bad album, so that way she wouldn’t have to make too many physical copies, therefore reducing carbon emissions from the vinyl and cd plants! she’s so thoughtful!
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by williamprb in MARINA (and The Diamonds)
she said reduce reuse recycle save the environment in multiple ways on that album
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Elle in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
I love that line, but it certainly is complex. Here’s my simple personal take on it, especially with the context of her using Greek mythology and poetry as metaphors in her writing. It seems Lana finds comfort in metaphors (as do I, I love a good metaphor) and will often use them to sort of “soften a blow” of a hardship she’s sharing in her music, poetry, etc. For example, writing “they said to say yes but I did and I don’t like how it turned out” after taking influence from the Ulysses reading with the repetition of the word “yes” in the final lines. Or, in this interview noting how people have been burnt by certain paths they take in life, and after rather nonchalantly mentioning that she hasn’t yet had children after previously expressing she hoped to one day, says she’ll keep exploring life’s opportunities until something melts her wings - like Icarus after flying too close to the sun.
In these two recent examples, it seems she’s using references to Greek mythology and poetry to process and understand her own life & emotions and find comfort in the connections.
So, in that line when she says “they say there’s irony in the music, it’s a tragedy, I see nothing Greek in it” I take it to mean that she’s unable to find the beauty or the art in the hardships that have happened (such as the loss of her family, friends, other details she shares in the song) & while others may find irony in her music and view her sadness to be beautiful or artistic in a way, it’s not how she sees it this time. She can’t find that comforting tie in to relate her own story to that of an artistic myth or beautiful poem, so it is only what it is - just a tragedy.
To simplify - I see nothing Greek in it = I see no beauty/comfort in it
I think that’s also why in Fingertips she says everything sort of plainly/straight to the point especially in the latter half of the song following that line. The lyrics are quite diaristic. Instead of taking her thoughts and stories and attempting to string them into beautiful/artistic lyrics to soften them, she’s just telling them as they are. She can’t find that beautiful connection, she can only see the harsh tragedy. As the song progresses, the lyrics get more and more raw - until we reach the very final lines of the song where she ties in Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love & beauty, which is perhaps her final attempt of trying to find the beauty in an ugly situation.
I hope I explained that all in a way that makes sense. But either way, that’s just my own interpretation - I love that lyric, so I’d love to hear any other interpretations as well x
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Thats why they call me Dita in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
The last paragraph
It seems she’s found acceptance in her fate, still sad though
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Unidentified Major Tom in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
Neil Krug posted the cover of the magazine on his instagram story :
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by never2heaven in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
i get kind of irritated when her music is always delimited to being sad, and for sad people to listen to. like it’s true a majority of her music is sad i suppose i just don’t get why her audience is always underestimated as a load of sad people! they don’t understand we can bump to sad girl in the club
it’s exciting to see her cement the american classics and standards album as something that’s coming soon! she just keeps giving
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Elle in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
It seems she's been interested in Greek mythology & poetry lately and has applied the stories as metaphors for her own life. Here, by referencing Icarus and his wax wings that melted by flying too close to the sun. Earlier this year, she attended a reading of Ulysses which was inspired by The Odyssey, and after hearing the reading she wrote a message in a guestbook that suggested that the book's final line featuring the repetition of the word "yes" was how she attempted to live her own life which left her feeling dissatisfied. Even in Fingertips she writes, "They say there's irony in the music, it's a tragedy, I see nothing Greek in it" & “Call me Aphrodite as they bow down to me”
I'm interested to see how Greek mythology & poetry influence her upcoming work too x
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Mer in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
I hate to wax poetic, but as someone who distinctly remembers having to defend her to my peers in the 8th grade, back in 2012/13, and how she was the punchline of many media-outlets—it makes me uniquely emotional seeing the praise and the deep-rooted respect she is given now in 2023. Seeing headlines like “Lana Del Rey forgives us” and reading articles like this tell me what I always knew about her, and in a way, they validate the little boy who was made fun of for liking her and who felt the need to hide who he really was. Maybe one day I’ll forgive them too
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by how the light shines in in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
poetry. she is living breathing heart aching poetry.
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Bonita in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
i feel like when she said things would be simpler she meant with the subject matter. the last two albums featured some of her most personal songs to date and she had never explored some of the topics on ocean before - maybe slight teases on blue banisters. this album was monumental for many reasons and one of them was the story it told. i'm so proud of her like this was the closest she could challenge norman and I KNOW she has it in her to decimate nfr!
about the standards... well lana does have her own standards but yeah guess we might be getting the covers album after all
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Elle in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
It's giving fig tree~
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Poor Stacy in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
The ending part about not having kids yet was interesting. She was slightly hard to follow there, but it sounds like she might be coming around to accepting that she doesn’t feel it’s possible for her because she’s living an artist’s life?
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by esotericfaerie in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
Yesss! I was always confused on the meaning of that particular couple of lines “clutch of the wrist…” and this puts it all into perspective. I know she doesn’t want to talk about the meaning behind her songs or lyrics but I’d die to get all the backstories and little details that inspired her music throughout her career.
sidenote: I love how cheeky she got when she asked the interviewer about asking her messy questions like if she was married, she’s very playful!
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by violettiaras in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
he must have misunderstood because it wouldn’t make sense to “write a standard” like thats not how it works
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by brandon in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
agreed, sometimes simpler lyricism and something that’s easier to listen to is nice
also.. when the interviewer mentioned she plans on writing an album of standards… i wonder if he misunderstood her when she was talking about doing an album covering standards orrr? if she genuinely just wants to create an album of like, her own standards…
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Dark Angel in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
i find it fascinating that they brought up that iconic "elders react to lana del rey" video that i don't believe is up on the react channel anymore, for some reason
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Lindsay Lohan in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
Really loved this interview but she seems really angry and sad and existential in this
Very real and personal compared to her last couple of interviews
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by jimmyjimmycocoapuff in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
She was quite real in this one- a bit of a slay, I fear
The last sentence is also quite enticing She's teasing us... give us LDR X LANITA!!!!!!!!
Also can we talk about how this is miles better than whatever that Harper's interview was- they actually talked about her
A nice read, tbh!
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by drugsdesire in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
lana calling critics “jerk-offs” is my favorite thing in the world right now
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Evergreen in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
She did the interview because The Sunday Times named Ocean Blvd as the best album of 2023. I appreciate when she does interviews not just for promo, but because of how much her work is respected
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by violettiaras in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
I think this is referring to Me too/time’s up Many people think it skipped the music industry altogether- i think they asked her that on some red carpet and she looked uncomfortable.
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notthatdreamy liked a post in a topic by Rust Dress in Lana Del Rey interviewed for The Times
we need to find out who punched lana in brooklyn and launch an airstrike