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also sweeping in a Bernard Herrmann sort of way ...the beginning notes somewhat like his Hitchcock scores Vertigo or Northby Northwest or his last two scores Taxi Driver and Obsession(which was a Vertigo homage by DePalma)

glad someone else sees it is a waltz (NME article). My wife said I was nuts.

also sweeping in a Bernard Herrmann sort of way ...the beginning notes somewhat like his Hitchcock scores Vertigo or Northby Northwest or his last two scores Taxi Driver and Obsession(which was a Vertigo homage by DePalma)

OMG shivers again
 
lana hits it out of the park and on the first listen.
 
Evocative, especially (though I doubt some will see it) of YAYO
 
and wow, it's dark, dark, dark
 
BRAVO!!!  once again, when one thinks how in hell will Lana surpass the last 350 songs where each one surprasses the other, and wham, Lana does it again.
 
It is one helleva great song.
 
The legend lives on.

Brian Wilson gave up the road for decades, didn't do promo for years, and today, 60 years on, he has not only survived, he will never be forgotten.
It was the songwriter, the music in his head, the music he took years to get out correctly, and in the end, he won.
 
When the time came, he didn't buy it, they came running back to him.
 
Being an artist is making art.
Being an art dealer, the art dealer sells the art, not the artist.
 
The work stands alone if it is artistic.
 
Those that have to keep selling themselves don't have the merchandise standing alone.
When one goes to the Louvre or the Met, one doesn't expect the artist to be there. In fact, most great works of art prior to the baby boomer era and more recent from then, only happened after
the artist died.
 
Thankfully, Lana doesn't resort to an Ariana Grande stunt licking donuts in a donut shop to get noticed. Sickening thing Ariana Grande did to get publicity.

Brian Wilson gave up the road for decades, didn't do promo for years, and today, 60 years on, he has not only survived, he will never be forgotten.
It was the songwriter, the music in his head, the music he took years to get out correctly, and in the end, he won.
 
When the time came, he didn't buy it, they came running back to him.
 
Being an artist is making art.
Being an art dealer, the art dealer sells the art, not the artist.
 
The work stands alone if it is artistic.
 
Those that have to keep selling themselves don't have the merchandise standing alone.
When one goes to the Louvre or the Met, one doesn't expect the artist to be there. In fact, most great works of art prior to the baby boomer era and more recent from then, only happened after
the artist died.
 
Thankfully, Lana doesn't resort to an Ariana Grande stunt licking donuts in a donut shop to get noticed. Sickening thing Ariana Grande did to get publicity.

Brian Wilson gave up the road for decades, didn't do promo for years, and today, 60 years on, he has not only survived, he will never be forgotten.
It was the songwriter, the music in his head, the music he took years to get out correctly, and in the end, he won.
 
When the time came, he didn't buy it, they came running back to him.
 
Being an artist is making art.
Being an art dealer, the art dealer sells the art, not the artist.
 
The work stands alone if it is artistic.
 
Those that have to keep selling themselves don't have the merchandise standing alone.
When one goes to the Louvre or the Met, one doesn't expect the artist to be there. In fact, most great works of art prior to the baby boomer era and more recent from then, only happened after
the artist died.
 
Thankfully, Lana doesn't resort to an Ariana Grande stunt licking donuts in a donut shop to get noticed. Sickening thing Ariana Grande did to get publicity.

Ultraviolence went #1 with no US TV and almost no promo and went Gold.
 
Went to #1.
and the head of her record company thought enough of her to feature her on his cover on Billboard. (along with Kanye West). He could have picked three dozen other label people, but Lana was chosen.
 
Why would I want Lana to be Beyoncé? Beyoncé is already Beyoncé, and its a totally different market for Beyoncé. Doesn't affect Lana at all, nor did the other 25 that are like Beyoncé but none of which are Lana.
 
And for her to sit through inane morning and late night talk shows, where the hosts make themselves the news (Can you picture Kelly Ripa actually caring about who she interviews? Next time will be the first.)
 
People are not doing promo in 2015 that they did 10 years ago.
 
It's not much of a prediction to think Honeymoon will debut at either #1 or #2

Brian Wilson gave up the road for decades, didn't do promo for years, and today, 60 years on, he has not only survived, he will never be forgotten.
It was the songwriter, the music in his head, the music he took years to get out correctly, and in the end, he won.
 
When the time came, he didn't buy it, they came running back to him.
 
Being an artist is making art.
Being an art dealer, the art dealer sells the art, not the artist.
 
The work stands alone if it is artistic.
 
Those that have to keep selling themselves don't have the merchandise standing alone.
When one goes to the Louvre or the Met, one doesn't expect the artist to be there. In fact, most great works of art prior to the baby boomer era and more recent from then, only happened after
the artist died.
 
Thankfully, Lana doesn't resort to an Ariana Grande stunt licking donuts in a donut shop to get noticed. Sickening thing Ariana Grande did to get publicity.

To all the haters/unbelievers who said/say she wasn't genuine, this proves more than 10 years ago, indeed, Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen and Phil Ochs were major influences
And that the message of the Reservations was inner peace and harmony.
Indeed, Brooklyn Baby rings true.
 
So why do places still today say there is no proof she was May Jailer? The proof always has been there.
 
One day looking forward for a Grateful Dead like 80 CD/LP box set except much larger

Glad the board came back this time quicker than a few weeks ago...anyhow-
 
Aside from song videos I know I don't need any promo at all. I am buying the album the day it comes out, in every single format and in every store where there is something added specific to that store.
Download included. Spotify, apple, etc.
 
Promo doesn't get me to buy something I already am buying.  (I can see why other artists need it, as I am not buying them unless they sell me something I want.)
 
And my word of mouth will tell others and hopefully they will pick it up if they want to.
 
Went to six shows recently, will go next year.
 
So, why do we need promo?
 
I like the selfies she puts up, both the natural shots, and the message clue shots.
 
 I think we all might have mistaken the instagram with the dog. If the stories about some one breaking into her house, that would coincide with the dog, so I think that was a sign that
it was a guard dog, and telling those to not get in her personal space.

To all the haters/unbelievers who said/say she wasn't genuine, this proves more than 10 years ago, indeed, Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen and Phil Ochs were major influences
And that the message of the Reservations was inner peace and harmony.
Indeed, Brooklyn Baby rings true.
 
So why do places still today say there is no proof she was May Jailer? The proof always has been there.
 
One day looking forward for a Grateful Dead like 80 CD/LP box set except much larger

To all the haters/unbelievers who said/say she wasn't genuine, this proves more than 10 years ago, indeed, Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen and Phil Ochs were major influences
And that the message of the Reservations was inner peace and harmony.
Indeed, Brooklyn Baby rings true.
 
So why do places still today say there is no proof she was May Jailer? The proof always has been there.
 
One day looking forward for a Grateful Dead like 80 CD/LP box set except much larger

To all the haters/unbelievers who said/say she wasn't genuine, this proves more than 10 years ago, indeed, Allen Ginsberg and Leonard Cohen and Phil Ochs were major influences
And that the message of the Reservations was inner peace and harmony.
Indeed, Brooklyn Baby rings true.
 
So why do places still today say there is no proof she was May Jailer? The proof always has been there.
 
One day looking forward for a Grateful Dead like 80 CD/LP box set except much larger

Radio stations across America switch to all-Christmas/Holiday music in November throughout December (some starting even earlier)
 
What Christmas song / Holiday song should Lana do, and if she were to do a duet, with whom?
 
(an original song would be great, but let's say its a known Christmas song-
 
I would love to see
 
Lana and Leonard Cohen hook up and do a revival of Bing Crosby & David Bowie "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (or perhaps also leave Bing on the record
so there could be a Lana and Bing duet.
 
 
Lana and Lou Reed- maybe it could be possible to splice together a duet with a Christmas song or two Lou Reed sang. (there exists tapes on this).
 
Johnny Mathis who still sounds as good as ever at 79.
 
One thing a Christmas song would do is guarantee radio airplay/ streaming/ downloads each year for 2 months.
 
 

Without you and Black Beauty perfectly ARE Elizabeth Grant.
 
After having surpassed just about every single female rocker /singer/ female led band (not talking top 40 but talking rock/ album rock and left all the others behind
 
this year's tour (having seen (was it 6 or 7) different shows, I can now honestly say she is now in the realm of Robert Plant/ Led Zeppelin (who never went for #1 hits
and kept their focus on albums (and not all that many in total actually). or a female Bruce Springsteen (who also did not avidly go for and never has had a #1 song, he had a bunch of top 10 at his very biggest)
 
It is incredible how she masters the stage, she OWNS the stage. It is hers. Every person who WANTS to be there is under the spell.
 
She and Robert Plant don't do the same type of show. Plant prances and struts, but he owns the stage
 
And I only noticed it this year perhaps because of Serial Killer. Her MOAN in Serial Killer IS Robert Plant grunts/screams
 
If she does nothing else, she could at any time over the next 40 years come back and do anything and it will be listened to, it will be analyzed, it will be attended
long as anyone who was around the last number of years she has been here is still here.
She already has insured her place
 
And hitting 30, she is secure in her place and while there will be dozens of new people that will come and go, perhaps all name dropping her, and perhaps
like those country people who begged to have a duet with Willie Nelson (the king of duets), which over the years may or may not happen, she will stand.
 
And like in Without You (and oddly enough something I myself always say too- money and material possessions can't buy time, can't buy happiness and can't buy love
 
Love is the ultimate goal and throughout that is the message. Personal and professional.
 
Perhaps she should cover or do a duet with Tom Jones on "Without Love" there is nothing at all. (from 1968)
 
 
(btw-the OP's prior posts have to be taken into consideration, and why do I get the feeling this thread was meant in a negative not positive way?)

Roy Orbison's Love So Beautiful
If there was ever a song crying out for Lana, it is that one.
If Roy didn't suddenly die, it most likely would have been the third single from his amazing comeback album that had just been released.
Roy's song was used at the end of a Robert Redford Demi Moore movie "Indecent Proposal" (Redford the older man, Demi was 30 when it was made)
Not only that, the start of the after he died, officially released Roy Orbison video for the song was eerily like Lana's Ride.
 
Actually, I don't want fast.  (no, not going to quote the line from "American", but
I would love a whole album like "once upon a dream".or Black Beauty or Video Games.
I am happy with 80-100-120 bpm for the official tracks from Honeymoon, (maybe a couple of faster ones for bonus songs.)

This is great and important. Billboard matters.
and the Negative Nellies can't take it away.
Not to mention the great advance publicity it gives it for Honeymoon

This is great and important. Billboard matters.
and the Negative Nellies can't take it away.
Not to mention the great advance publicity it gives it for Honeymoon

@carcrashbandicot
 
If Lana does TV, how great would it be if she was the first guest singer or first week, on the new Steve Colbert show in September.
I would assume she never wants to have anything to do with NBC again (especially as they are keeping internet bully Brian Williams who said that awful thing about her), so that would
take away Fallon and Meyers and the Today Show.
 
CBS where she had the very successful Letterman appearance would seem like a great fit. And everyone is going to be watching Colbert the first week he is on
 
If the timing is right, and someone high up thinks of doing this, and if Colbert's booker is cool and hip, it would be perfect

This is great and important. Billboard matters.
and the Negative Nellies can't take it away.
Not to mention the great advance publicity it gives it for Honeymoon

@carcrashbandicot
 
If Lana does TV, how great would it be if she was the first guest singer or first week, on the new Steve Colbert show in September.
I would assume she never wants to have anything to do with NBC again (especially as they are keeping internet bully Brian Williams who said that awful thing about her), so that would
take away Fallon and Meyers and the Today Show.
 
CBS where she had the very successful Letterman appearance would seem like a great fit. And everyone is going to be watching Colbert the first week he is on
 
If the timing is right, and someone high up thinks of doing this, and if Colbert's booker is cool and hip, it would be perfect

I love the way she sings the word Pleasurable
I have been a big Pet Shop Boy fan since Day 1, and Neil Tennant over the years sang words like no one else until Lana came along
Check the way he sings Vulnerable  in the same titled song
Many of the PSB songs are very dark
 
(one day would love a Lana / Pet Shop boy duet)
 
The highly literate song "being boring" is very how do you say Lanaesque in its symbolism

@carcrashbandicot
 
If Lana does TV, how great would it be if she was the first guest singer or first week, on the new Steve Colbert show in September.
I would assume she never wants to have anything to do with NBC again (especially as they are keeping internet bully Brian Williams who said that awful thing about her), so that would
take away Fallon and Meyers and the Today Show.
 
CBS where she had the very successful Letterman appearance would seem like a great fit. And everyone is going to be watching Colbert the first week he is on
 
If the timing is right, and someone high up thinks of doing this, and if Colbert's booker is cool and hip, it would be perfect

I love the way she sings the word Pleasurable
I have been a big Pet Shop Boy fan since Day 1, and Neil Tennant over the years sang words like no one else until Lana came along
Check the way he sings Vulnerable  in the same titled song
Many of the PSB songs are very dark
 
(one day would love a Lana / Pet Shop boy duet)
 
The highly literate song "being boring" is very how do you say Lanaesque in its symbolism