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I don't feel that HM is a repeat of the BTD-Paradise sound. The production is stripped back and the emphasis is on her voice.  Yes, there are strings but the music is way sadder, it makes my soul weep. The song requires some patience to really enjoy it so I kind of understand the people who don't like it. This is closer to clasical music than anyting she put out yet. I really like the jazz infusions. The lyrics became secondary to the somber vibe of the music and is a good thing for me because I wasn't a fan of the lyrics (if the lyrics would match the sound HM would resemble some of the Swans songs). 
 
I think that the way that she released the song, on her YT account without a professional lyric video, suggests that there will not be any promo this time besides the videos that she shot already. I don't expect any interviews since she's constantly informing us on her instagram about her process of making the album. She seems to isolate herself from the press as she did it during her tour. Maybe she's finally getting fed up with them and I'm with her on that. She doesn't care about her commercial viability and she clearly choose to step back from mainstream exposure. I don't even fancy her being played on the radio or singing on late-night shows. (imagine her singing HM after a brouhaha with some idiot talk show host who will ask her about SNL or why she named a song about DMD)
 
What is interesting that I didn't found any mentioning on her YT account that the song it's released under the licence of her label Interscope or Polydor. I think that this era will be a turning point in her career as it seems like she is forcing things to happen in a certain way. She seems totally in control of the release and this means little or no label support, just Lana and us and I'm here for it

it took me a while, but after listening to the track like a billion times i like it. i think it will be like the "old money" of HONEYMOON

Honestly shut up if you're not going to let someone dislike the song. Grow up.
 
As for me, I'm not entirely blown away, but I'm glad I have a sense of what the album is going to sound like. I think she definitely achieved the noir feel she was going for. I also like the build up to the end. Makes me think this is the opening track with the next track being a little faster. The instrumental is the best part; so eerie.

She also said it was the first track like some of us predicted! Imagine how incredible of an experience it will be listening to the full album.
 
She could just mean it's the first track released, but I choose to believe it's the opening track.

SHADES OF COOL, GODS & MONSTERS, OFF TO THE RACES AND FLORIDA KILOS 

I am kind of a crazy Lana fan in the sense that my favorites depend on my mood. I will list my top in each album and movie songs. My all time favorite song if I could only listen to one song for the rest of my life would be Video Games hands down.
 
Born to Die:
 
Video Games
Off To The Races
Carmen
Born to Die
Radio
Without You
Summertime Sadness
Million Dollar Man
 
Paradise:
 
Body Electric
Gods and Monsters
Cola
Ride
Bel Air
 
 
 
Ultraviolence:
 
Money Power Glory
Fucked My Way Up To The Top
Florida Kilos
Black Beauty
Shades of Cool
Old Money
Cruel World
Ultraviolence
 
Movies:
 
Young and Beautiful (wedding song for my future wife and I?)
I Can Fly