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Although you all know my soft spot is Lana's AKA era, I have to say that BtD is an absolute powerhouse and masterpiece in ways that nothing Lana has created before or since has been. Between the genre-breaking sound, the lyrics, the visuals, the persona, and the overarching themes that weave their way through everything produced in the BtD era, Lana totally rewrote what could be done with pop music. She is a trailblazer, and I think the world still hasn't realized her full impact. No other artist, so far as I know, has created concepts and such a cohesive world with their music as Lana has, save for the legendary David Bowie-- some would consider it sacrilege to compare the two, but as a fan of his as well, I see many parallels-- much like him, Lana attempted genres/sounds that didn't stick or weren't successful in her early career (although they should have been: refer to Sirens in the lesser and AKA in the major), before finally settling into something entirely unique that finally caught critical attention (both positive and negative, but scrutiny and attention en masse, nonetheless). "Born to Die" was much like Bowie's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars", imo-- she seemed to appear fully formed, a mysterious anachronism in modern pop, an almost cartoonish femme fatale/siren in the best way possible-- the same way that Bowie's Ziggy was an exaggerated caricature of a rock star, and didn't seem to be remotely the same person that had been putting out psychedelic pop and folk music just a few years earlier. Mind you, I'm not making this comparison for nothing-- my point is, Lana's contribution to pop music, and music in general, has yet to be realized by the general public, especially with Born to Die. Will she ever top it? I don't know. However, I think much as David Bowie is lauded as a trailblazer and innovator today, Lana will one day be hailed as the same, if for nothing else than this album. Outstanding, all in all. My weave never came back after my first time with OTTR.

Backwoods Alabama Rollerderby i wish waiting for the second coming of lizzy grant

Cleaned this up just a little by authenticating alternate titles for the "Rehab" demo of "For K, Pt. 2" and the "O Say Can U See" demo. Also, I could still use the help of anyone who can work with me to solidify some information in this post! Any members who are knowledgeable about demos/unreleased/alt. versions/general Lana knowledge, shoot me a PM if you can help!

Win: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

E: Brite Lites

FINALLY did the Unreleased Song Sorter! The results weren't *entirely* accurate, but that's partially because I did it over the course of several days, and depending on how I'm feeling at the moment, my tastes are pretty different. (Also having some issues w/computer audio atm, so that's definitely a big factor, lol) However, it got my top 25 pretty dang close!: 1. Put Me in a Movie 2. Bel Air 3. Off to the Races 4. Pin Up Galore 5. Pawn Shop Blues 6. Puppy Love 7. In Wendy 8. Kill Kill 9. The Man I Love 10. Trash Magic 11. Brooklyn Baby 12. Yayo (AKA) 13. Video Games 14. Ride 15. Shades of Cool 16. Junky Pride 17. A Star for Nick 18. Every Man Gets His Wish 19. Wayamaya 20. National Anthem 21. Put Me in a Movie (No Kung Fu Demo) 22. Disco 23. Like Your Friend Did (NLMG Concept) 24. The Happiest Girl in the Whole USA 25. The End of the World Gotta say, it's pretty spot on! There's a couple I might not have placed in the top 25 (Ride, EMGHW, The End of the World) and a few I *would've* (Prom Song, Florida Kilos, Oooh Baby), but still pretty cool! I'm definitely going to use this as a framework to rate them myself

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO LANA DEL RAY! Seven years ago today, Lana's official debut album was released. May it continue to "raise us up". (I'm a little late, lol. Also, credit to adoringlana on tumblr for these beautiful gifs!)

Eliminate: Brite Lites

Edited my original post and narrowed down some of my absolute favorites

everyone choosing 2007/8 tracks (Trash Magic, Wayamaya, Pin Up Galore, YGLM, etc.) are giving me LIFE. y'all all need to HMU because i love u

Trash Magic (the version with the "The Man I Love" verses) Pin Up Galore Marilyn Monroe (Puppy Love)

Eliminate: The Other Woman

Eliminate: The Other Woman

queen of holidays omg

Is it just me, or does she say "I don't want another woman" at some points during the choruses? I've always heard this, but it's kind of hard to decipher.

The member who created it asked for it to be deleted because it was something that could be discussed in another thread.

Eliminate: The Other Woman

Win: OFF TO THE RACES

Eliminate: The Other Woman (pls)

Eliminate: Ride

Eliminate: The Other Woman, Dark Paradise Immunity: Lucky Ones

Eliminate: Brooklyn Baby (this hurts SO BAD, oh god)

Eliminate: West Coast

Eliminate: The Other Woman, Brite Lites Immunity: 24