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Thought I would put this out here, there’s a raffle happening and it’s for a good cause. Tickets are $10 but the winner gets 2 seated tickets. It ends 7pm on Wednesday (: 
 
https://www.rememberingnicholasfoundation.com/event-details/lana-del-rey-raffle-ticket?fbclid=IwAR0adLhGeIinI6-nCt5o3wtP9N3CxjXOLsImS3a3Zob4i9k4QgbX2gtssII_aem_ATKwfHLdOxIGUiMnfd8BccJuA99nqU3Z8k9tGo3Vy1gL1or4BdzdRn_27n7KyGH8k0A&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

Discogs data on the variants so far:
People who've added it to their collections:
Green - 8,393
Dark pink - 7,574
White - 4,905
"Pink" - 4,901
Standard black - 4,028
Nude cover - 3,973
Pic disc - 2,256
Median sale value on Discogs:
Nude cover - $69.76
Pic disc - $49.67
White - $42.44
Pink - $41.98
Green - $33.52
Standard black - $27.99
Dark pink - $20.83
 
Crazy to see how the indie green variant is by far the most commonly owned. I remember it was the hardest to find back when the album came out!
I think in the long run, unless there's a repressing, that the nipple cover will be the most valuable and sought after

It seems that Amazon will be streaming the festival, though they haven’t given details as to whose sets they may be broadcasting. Fingers crossed it includes Lana’s - 
 

He sounds like a joy to be around...
 
When you know, you know and obviously when you don't, you don't...

Clearly, The Bell Jar is a major influencer in Lana's lyrics,  "I saw my life..." written on the mirror by one of the dancers is a direct quote from The Bell Jar... But it's not just in Hope...  A&W first line is proof of that... Lana  "I haven't done a cartwheel since I was nine" - Plath "I felt happier than I had been since I was nine"  Lana - The double mirrors on stage - Plath The magic mirror, the study of the double... and there are others as well...

I can confirm that this is the perfect song to listen to while walking around Paris (France)

imo this read to me as women telling each other/witnessing each other’s trauma; Lana has spoken about how me too informed this song and I think that part of the choreo was a beautiful representation of the kind of “whisper networks” that me too engendered/spoke to. 
 
and then, after the women telling each other about their experiences privately, institutions represented by the CIA guys (police etc) responded by threatening them rather than supporting.

He sounds like a joy to be around...
 
When you know, you know and obviously when you don't, you don't...

He sounds like a joy to be around...
 
When you know, you know and obviously when you don't, you don't...

This show’s rendition of hope is a dangerous thing really turned the composition into a full Leonard Cohen song with that string…
beautiful and theatrical

I’m sorry but I hate seeing people shit on hope choreography on Twitter etc. It’s clear it was Lana that planned the whole thing, I mean which choreographer would make her sit with two men reading books?? There was intention behind every move and it was coming from Lana. Also who said slow songs couldn’t have a choreography? I mean I also don’t love it when her dancers shake their asses to born to die but with this performance I felt like they were kinda on point but still over dramatic. Also I kinda loved her getting dragged to leave, we always complain she doesn’t do anything new and yet make fun of it when she does it???

She introduced Hope by saying
"I also just wanna take a moment to think about my grandparents and my uncle who are buried in Barrington(?) amongst all my generations of family and just send a lot of love out to them and to their spirit, to the water---" "I've only wanted to play here since I was- I don't know, Fourteen. So Thank you"
 
And then switches up the lyrics to say
 
"Hello, It's the most famous woman you know on the Ipad
Calling from the Barrington grave I just wanna say, Hi Dad"
 
So touching, this is one of my favourite performances she's ever done 

Clearly, The Bell Jar is a major influencer in Lana's lyrics,  "I saw my life..." written on the mirror by one of the dancers is a direct quote from The Bell Jar... But it's not just in Hope...  A&W first line is proof of that... Lana  "I haven't done a cartwheel since I was nine" - Plath "I felt happier than I had been since I was nine"  Lana - The double mirrors on stage - Plath The magic mirror, the study of the double... and there are others as well...

Clearly, The Bell Jar is a major influencer in Lana's lyrics,  "I saw my life..." written on the mirror by one of the dancers is a direct quote from The Bell Jar... But it's not just in Hope...  A&W first line is proof of that... Lana  "I haven't done a cartwheel since I was nine" - Plath "I felt happier than I had been since I was nine"  Lana - The double mirrors on stage - Plath The magic mirror, the study of the double... and there are others as well...

Clearly, The Bell Jar is a major influencer in Lana's lyrics,  "I saw my life..." written on the mirror by one of the dancers is a direct quote from The Bell Jar... But it's not just in Hope...  A&W first line is proof of that... Lana  "I haven't done a cartwheel since I was nine" - Plath "I felt happier than I had been since I was nine"  Lana - The double mirrors on stage - Plath The magic mirror, the study of the double... and there are others as well...

Tell someone to fuck off and die, without using the words 'fuck off and die'

From tonight -

Hope-Arcadia-WFWF-Kintsugi-Fingertips
 
if you ever want to know Lana’s story. And nothing else matters after that. I love this woman

Clearly, The Bell Jar is a major influencer in Lana's lyrics,  "I saw my life..." written on the mirror by one of the dancers is a direct quote from The Bell Jar... But it's not just in Hope...  A&W first line is proof of that... Lana  "I haven't done a cartwheel since I was nine" - Plath "I felt happier than I had been since I was nine"  Lana - The double mirrors on stage - Plath The magic mirror, the study of the double... and there are others as well...

Clearly, The Bell Jar is a major influencer in Lana's lyrics,  "I saw my life..." written on the mirror by one of the dancers is a direct quote from The Bell Jar... But it's not just in Hope...  A&W first line is proof of that... Lana  "I haven't done a cartwheel since I was nine" - Plath "I felt happier than I had been since I was nine"  Lana - The double mirrors on stage - Plath The magic mirror, the study of the double... and there are others as well...

I'm loving the analyses of the "Hope" performance. Does anyone have further ideas/interpretations regarding the part where the three dancers and Lana are in a line and take turns turning the head of the person in front of them? And then Lana talking to the CIA agents? I did really like the Marilyn interpretation, as I totally believe that Lana could base the performance off of that, but just wanted to welcome any additional ideas. I also noticed she changed lyrics. Not sure if it was intentional or she just semi forgot the words, but I'd lean towards intentional.
 
Live Lyrics:
"There's a new evolution, a quiet revolution that I saw
Born of confusion, and quiet collusion of which nothing I know
I'm a weak constitution, but a modern day woman but I've got
Monsters still under my bed that I could never fight off
I'm like a gatekeeper carelessly keeping my tales with the lights off"
 
Album Lyrics:
"There's a new revolution, a loud evolution that I saw
Born of confusion and quiet collusion of which mostly I've known
A modern day woman with a weak constitution, 'cause I've got
Monsters still under my bed that I could never fight off
A gatekeeper carelessly dropping the keys on my nights off"
 
I'll also note that when she says "Of which nothing I know", it's when it seems like she's giving a statement to the CIA agent. Then they lean forward as if to threaten her, so it makes it seem like she is being intimidated into not speaking about something. This could tie into the Marilyn theory. I don't know much about her story, but in googling, it seems as though there are conspiracies that the CIA killed her for knowing too many secrets, so maybe Lana is being like "nope I don't know anything" as self-preservation.
 
Am I looking too deep? Probably, but it's interesting and the conspiracy theorist in me is coming out. Lol

Clearly, The Bell Jar is a major influencer in Lana's lyrics,  "I saw my life..." written on the mirror by one of the dancers is a direct quote from The Bell Jar... But it's not just in Hope...  A&W first line is proof of that... Lana  "I haven't done a cartwheel since I was nine" - Plath "I felt happier than I had been since I was nine"  Lana - The double mirrors on stage - Plath The magic mirror, the study of the double... and there are others as well...

Please she sounded SO good during For Free wow
 
Her confidence shined from start to finish
 
Hope was an incredible closer, much better than Video Games. Actually 2 more songs after VG is perfect. It's a shame she messed up the lyrics quite a few times, but I could tell she was focused on the choreo and everything, and was probably a bit nervous to sing such song only for the second time ever.
 
I'm so happy we have this Hope performance because as much as I loved the Hollywood Bowl one, the screaming and people yelling stupid stuff ruined the footage we have. This crowd was phenomenal yet respectful.

Clearly, The Bell Jar is a major influencer in Lana's lyrics,  "I saw my life..." written on the mirror by one of the dancers is a direct quote from The Bell Jar... But it's not just in Hope...  A&W first line is proof of that... Lana  "I haven't done a cartwheel since I was nine" - Plath "I felt happier than I had been since I was nine"  Lana - The double mirrors on stage - Plath The magic mirror, the study of the double... and there are others as well...

Clearly, The Bell Jar is a major influencer in Lana's lyrics,  "I saw my life..." written on the mirror by one of the dancers is a direct quote from The Bell Jar... But it's not just in Hope...  A&W first line is proof of that... Lana  "I haven't done a cartwheel since I was nine" - Plath "I felt happier than I had been since I was nine"  Lana - The double mirrors on stage - Plath The magic mirror, the study of the double... and there are others as well...