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i thought it was cause she liked spaghetti (with chocolate cake) 

Everything We Touch 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtRYHdfxtoE
 
What is love?

From IMDB: The Source Family was a radical experiment in '70s utopian living. Their outlandish style, popular health food restaurant, rock band, and beautiful women made them the darlings of Hollywood’s Sunset Strip; but their outsider ideals and the unconventional behavior of their spiritual leader, Father Yod, caused controversy with local authorities.

Before we journey down the rabbit hole that is the Source Family, their leader Father Yod and the influence all of this may have had on Lana Del Rey and her album Ultraviolence, here is some background information of who they were and what they did:
 





There are also many excellent articles on Jim Baker, Father Yod and the Family available online. While I will be linking some of them here as references, I will mostly be focusing on the Family and their own personal interpretations of what was going on during the time they were active as I believe this is where Lana gathered most of her inspiration from. There are a lot of negative articles written about what actually was going on behind closed doors at the Family homes and while I'm sure some may be accurate, and will lend support to some theories, the writers of the articles were not a part of the Family and did not experience first hand what went on. While most former Family members do have criticism toward Jim Baker, the man, they speak very highly of Father Yod as their Earthly Spiritual Father, enough so that I don't doubt they would embellish. I recommend reading all evidence and articles with a grain of salt as all of it is personal anecdotes and there is no solid facts to back up any claims made.
I encourage every member of Lana Boards to dig in and discover any other pieces of evidence you may find regarding this topic. I will add to this post as new evidence is found with credit to the finder!

Here is the original post that I made in the Ultraviolence lyrics thread so please have a look at that for an idea of what started all of this:

http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/4684-ultraviolence/?p=198053

So hopefully now you have an idea of the Family, we'll jump into the evidence we have. Some of it will be stuff that I and other users have already posted on the UV thread, some will be new. Please note, this section will be updated as more info is discovered.

The Source Family and their Influence on Ultraviolence

General Evidence



Lyrical Evidence
While I believe some songs on UV are inspired by the Source Family, I don't think that all songs were inspired by them. So you won't see Old Money on this list for example, as it is clearly written for the Great Gatsby, inspired by the character of Daisy and written as an epilogue to Lana's Young and Beautiful.

I also believe Lana is inspired from many different things and she weaves them into her own story, either by becoming who she is writing about or imagining herself in a similar situation. She has said before that is in the habit of writing about several things in a song and tying them all together. For example, Video Games being about two different men, etc. So while some lyrics fit the Source theory, others will not as they are probably influenced either by her life or something else.

Cruel World



Ultraviolence



Shades of Cool




Brooklyn Baby



Aesthetic Evidence
This section is about the pictures used for Ultraviolence vs pictures from The Source Family Archives as well as the soundscape Dan Auerbach and Lana came up with. Lana had stated that her new take on the UV album was "Unlistenable" with many different sounds, tempo changes, etc. Some of the Ya Ho Wha recordings sound very similar to how Lana re-did UV with the layered sounds, experimental vocals and tempo changes.

Sound



Visuals



As I stated above I will continue updating this post with more evidence as I find it. Please feel free to post any similarities you might find and I will happily add it with credit to you!

Kill Kill
 
whats the meaning of life?

oh my gawwwd i love this thread, i think i just liked every post. i will have to come back and make a post with better links but after browsing this here are some groups /people not yet mentioned (that i have seen live, so this aint just 10 hype men yelling over a karaoke track crap rap):
 
Lupe Fiasco - featured on Touch the Sky with Kanye, Push Kick, American Terrorist, he has newer albums but the first one is a great place to start

 
The Roots - good lawd so much to list, but Black Thought is one of my favorite male rappers - check his freestyle

 
PUBLIC ENEMY - this is a homework assigement for anyone who hasn't heard this, you gotta hear the first album and just block out all you know about Flavor Flav on reality TV. RIP Eric Garner

 
rage against the machine - ok i have ventured into is this hip hop or rap or rap rock, but f it. RATM is classic and was revolutionary back in the day. i dont even know what song to link, they are so many. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w211KOQ5BMI
 
Arrested Development - they were before the TV show, i love the positive vibes and group mentality

 
Doomtree - i think they are still on tour, get out there and see em. this is a rap collective, most of the artists also do good solo shit

 
 
 
i also added a bunch of artists to my 'gotta listen to it list' from this thread. 

oh my gawwwd i love this thread, i think i just liked every post. i will have to come back and make a post with better links but after browsing this here are some groups /people not yet mentioned (that i have seen live, so this aint just 10 hype men yelling over a karaoke track crap rap):
 
Lupe Fiasco - featured on Touch the Sky with Kanye, Push Kick, American Terrorist, he has newer albums but the first one is a great place to start

 
The Roots - good lawd so much to list, but Black Thought is one of my favorite male rappers - check his freestyle

 
PUBLIC ENEMY - this is a homework assigement for anyone who hasn't heard this, you gotta hear the first album and just block out all you know about Flavor Flav on reality TV. RIP Eric Garner

 
rage against the machine - ok i have ventured into is this hip hop or rap or rap rock, but f it. RATM is classic and was revolutionary back in the day. i dont even know what song to link, they are so many. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w211KOQ5BMI
 
Arrested Development - they were before the TV show, i love the positive vibes and group mentality

 
Doomtree - i think they are still on tour, get out there and see em. this is a rap collective, most of the artists also do good solo shit

 
 
 
i also added a bunch of artists to my 'gotta listen to it list' from this thread. 

Anybody here like Das Racist? (or likeD... they broke up       ) They kinda make joke rap but their lyrics can be v clever
 
Listen to Rapping 2 U and Rainbow In The Dark
if you like those at all try Shorty Said and You Oughta Know
and if you like all of those even a lil PM me for more 
 
 
 
Also didnt see anybody mention my boy Danny. Listen to Danny Brown - Grown Up

i usually only like female rappers... angel haze, azealia banks, iggy azalea, etc
 
i used to really be into A$AP Rocky.. i like his album LiveLoveA$AP and also Danny Brown and SchoolboyQ (i saw all of them last yr in concert)
i also went through a phase where i listened to A Tribe Called Q and Wu Tang Clan ??
 
otherwise i dont really care for male rappers unless lana features them lmao

Kid Cudi has been my favorite male artist since 09. I think Lana fans will appreciate his music.
Also, pretty different style, but I really like ScHoolboy Q at the moment.

I like Da Brat, Honey Cocaine, Missy Elliott, Lauryn Hill, Raven Sorvino, K. Flay, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Missy Elliott, Lil Kim, Deena jones, Sasha Go Hard, Lady Luck & Kitty Pryde 

Lord yes! The Score by The Fugees is one of the best albums ever made 

Lord yes! The Score by The Fugees is one of the best albums ever made 

Why am I just discovering this group?
 

I will forever vouch for "Tupac's sweetheart".

it's drink a cherry cola lime 
 
i love her little dance moves in this song. i'm also cryingggggggggggggg that i missed her on this tour. i have seen most of it vicariously with the help of lanaboards and the awesome fans who post video and audio. oh the emotions, i'm still stunned over Jon Snow and then she goes and plays FK in FLORIDA. 
 
please more FK videos, i need them for my SHRINE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LemIoaLRRzU&feature=youtu.be
 
 
 
can i get an AMEN for those BOOTS BABAY? that's so Nancy Sinatra 'these boots were made for walking'

i bet she wears those while she plays her game boy 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LemIoaLRRzU&feature=youtu.be
 
 
 
can i get an AMEN for those BOOTS BABAY? that's so Nancy Sinatra 'these boots were made for walking'

Go to http://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue . They may be able to help. Do you remember any lyrics, singing styles, what the production was like, etc?
 
Your description does not make it easy, as there are literally going to be thousands of songs about sex and thousands of videos with scantily clad women in the past 10 years.

the teaches of peaches?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHcMqOQt4NY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LemIoaLRRzU&feature=youtu.be
 
 
 
can i get an AMEN for those BOOTS BABAY? that's so Nancy Sinatra 'these boots were made for walking'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LemIoaLRRzU&feature=youtu.be
 
 
 
can i get an AMEN for those BOOTS BABAY? that's so Nancy Sinatra 'these boots were made for walking'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LemIoaLRRzU&feature=youtu.be
 
 
 
can i get an AMEN for those BOOTS BABAY? that's so Nancy Sinatra 'these boots were made for walking'

I loathe Carmen

This song is one of my favorites on uv. Could've gotten radio play but Lana's marketing team is shit. It's one of the most replayable songs on uv.