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Just ranked the *full* LDR catalogue, and here's my top 20 -- idk if the order's perfect, but the songs are right 1. Peppers () 2. Put Me in a Movie 3. Greenwich 4. 4th of July 5. The Man I Love (yes I'm using the edit) 6. Off to the Races 7. Mermaid Motel (Demo) 8. Diet Mtn Dew (Demo 3) 9. Pin Up Galore (v.2) 10. Kill Kill 11. Mermaid Motel 12. Taco Truck x VB 13. Smarty 14. Dance for Money 15. Neon Palm 16. Stargirl Interlude 17. A&W 18. Driving in Cars with Boys (v.2) 19. 1949 (Demo) 20. Cult Leader Unsurprisingly pretty Lizzy-heavy, but it was a surprise to see 3 DYKTTATUOB songs make it (and Peppers dethroning EVERYONE)

I’m not arguing with verifying facts, just don’t act like you’re the sole crusader exposing the truth of something that you have just as tenuous a grip on as any non-insider on Lanaboards. Calling out BOZ for sensationalizing is very, very rich when you headlined this post with “It was all a lie…” Consider cutting the drama and simply discussing this stuff civilly like (most of) the forum does, instead of creating an incensed call-out post for someone whose veracity you have no better way of proving than anyone else here — anyway, stream TROPICO

I think the effort to cut through all the “insider” hype and think about this new information on its own terms is admirable, but… as others have said, even Lana herself can’t be trusted to provide hard facts — remember when she allegedly recorded Axl Rose Husband at age 16 If she, above all people, is not a verifiable source, then I don’t think we can judge anyone’s speculation/information too minutely if it seems to line up with the very limited hard evidence we have. With Lana’s penchant for fudging the facts, no one is a totally reliable source — framing this takedown of BOZ as an attack is a bad look when the information he’s given us is as close to verifiable as any we’ve received from an insider. We can’t expect him to be perfectly accurate on every detail when he wasn’t there, and the people who were tend to misrepresent/misremember the events. #JUSTICEFORBOZ

Gonna be honest — it’s already been long enough for me to decide that Peppers might be my favorite song she’s ever released Truly completes my holy trinity with PMIAM and OTTR So sexy, so weird, and it’s got a goddamn Dick Dale interpolation!!!!!!

Even without the username… Violet

For anyone who doesn’t mind putting in the song titles manually, this site lets you create the same kind of sorter for free: https://www.pubmeeple.com/ranking-engine — now I just rank everything bc I can, lmfao

I wanted to read through the entire thread before I posted, but went to work and came back to ever-multiplying pages... which actually makes me so happy This album feels like such an event in a way the last couple haven't (no shade; I don't think COCC and BB were intended to be 'event' records), and there's always something so special in feeling this collective rise in energy when a record drops. Love y'all, love this place, and, my god, I love the music... I don't think I can really formulate the full assessment I want to eventually write after only a couple listens, but I am really amazed at how quickly this record has found its way into my heart. There's nothing wrong with an album that grows on you (BB ), and sometimes, that experience is really rewarding, but there's something to be said for a record that immediately hits full-force -- even more remarkable when it's as dense as DYK... it's definitely a piece of music that rewards close listening. I achieved that with the help of some illegal substances that I can't help but feel that Lanita would endorse (GET HIGH! DROP ACID! NEVER DIE! NOT TONIGHT! LAKE PLACID!), of course, and it paid off to really become immersed in all the detail Lana and her incredible crew of collaborators worked into both the lyrics and the production. I love so much that Lana's still got the power to surprise me after so many years and so much deep-diving into her world, both the public and personal (get thee behind me, Lanalysis brainrot) That being said, I think what's impressed me most in the day following my first listen is how well this album illuminates all her previous work. I didn't want to ruin the magic by relistening to the album while I was at work today, but I needed my Lana fix, so I bumped unreleased stuff all day long -- and it all just sounds even more genius after Ocean Blvd. From Sirens, which so clearly provides the root of all the plain-faced confessionalism throughout DYK (who knew My Momma was the Rosetta Stone all along!!!) to the laptop demos, where I hear so much of the sampling and playful experimentation that makes DYK sonically so interesting. It's all been there, all along, and it's a real marker of success that an album so far into her career could invite such fresh perspectives on work that's even as old as the May Jailer recordings. If anyone were ever in doubt that LDR has created a bona fide artistic legacy, this should be the record to convince them. I was already a believer, but, man, it feels like becoming a fan all over again... Anyway, I'm going to hush for now before I start rattling off my stoned realization that the standard cover looks like an inversion of AKA's and all the implications I made up for that

The whole "cocoa puff"/"ko-ko bop" debate is so fucking funny to me because like every girl I went to kindergarten with was OBSESSED with Down, Down Baby... so when I first heard the song there was ZERO question in my mind that she was saying "Jimmy, Jimmy cocoa puff" and I loved the reference, only to find that everyone was at WAR about it That being said, I'm still a cocoa puff truther From some ~independent research~, it looks like "Down, Down Baby" has gone the route of virtually every playground chant, and separate variants have emerged with either "ko-ko bop" or "cocoa puff," the second of which is way less documented online. HOWEVER (!) as a child of the early 2000s, I wouldn't doubt that Country Grammar had some effect on spreading the "cocoa puff" variant. Like, I remember this rhyme circa 2005-6, so that's not too far out from the song being released. Besides, interpolating a playground chant into a bratty slut anthem is so very Lana, yes

Thought long and hard about this, and I think my top 5 are: 1. Flaunt - The David LaChapelle shoot constantly competes for my favorite ever, and I love everything about this cover. The colors, the found photo, the cheeky camp sensibility... whew 2. Billboard (2012) - A rare cover appearance by blonde Lana, in another of my favorite photoshoots. I've said it before, but this one is the perfect bridge between Lizzy and Lana, and kind of captures the best of both worlds 3. Q (2012) [Cover 2] - This one's the subscribers-only edition that's a tight closeup on Lana's face (posted earlier in the thread!). It's so intense and unexpected, and who doesn't love a Carrie moment 4. V (2017) - Another perfect shoot, crazy considering I thought she'd never top her first V cover with Steven Klein. This isn't even my favorite photo from the set, but it's still drop-dead gorgeous. Sophisticated, stunning, and just off-kilter enough to be LDR 5. Interview (2023) - The new cover!!!!! Nadia Lee Cohen has been on my radar for a long time now, and I never even considered how well she'd work with Lana. Totally genius, LDR looks like a broken-down bridal mannequin and I live for it. The shoot we always needed Honorable mentions include: Spex, Lovecat, Interview (2012) [the monochrome German cover edges out the Russian cover ever-so-slightly], and V (2015) For what it's worth, I ranked all of her major magazine covers bc I had a day off lmao and bottom position was Rolling Stone (2019)... no hate to Elton John but she looked weird and the cover was boring. Worst solo cover was California Style, which is one of the few I own I think she looks pretty and I like the green but god something about it is giving limp, dead fish

Saw this dropped while I was at work today, and almost listened to it then... but, I waited 'til I got home, loaded a bowl (), and made listening to A&W an event. And, holy fuck, I'm so glad I did!!!!!! I can't remember the last time a new LDR release blew me away like this -- MAC came close, but this is just like... next-level I'll always ride for Lana, and I've really appreciated her recent work, but it's been a while since a new track had me so excited!! Genuinely feels both totally unexpected and exactly what we've all wanted from Lana, and between this and the title track I absolutely can't imagine how great this album is going to be. Like it's gonna be her masterpiece right

She only released the title track bc she saw a snippet leak and knew we’d pay attention

Kintsugi leaked lyrics

Fingertips is calling me and thank you so much for doing this!

I choose End of a Friendship! quinnie - man Field of Mud - Camille Jansen First Love/Late Spring - Mitski Nobody Gets Me - SZA Backup Plan - Maya Hawke Paper Bag - Fiona Apple Writer In The Dark - Lorde I Know - Fiona Apple Monster Man - Jesse Jo Stark Last Drink - Daniele Luppi, Greg Gonzales The Longing - Tamino Your Best American Girl - Mitski Phantom - Rina Sawayama Billie Toppy - Men I Trust Buddy's Rendezvous - Lana Del Rey, Father John Misty God Turn Me Into a Flower - Weyes Blood Would've, Could've, Should've - Taylor Swift Suite: Jonny - Faye Webster Watercolor Eyes - Lana Del Rey Posing for Cars - Japanese Breakfast Lovesong - beabadoobee Labyrinth - Taylor Swift End of a Friendship - Julia Jacklin 1. quinnie - man 2. Field of Mud - Camille Jansen

Cinnamon Girl vs. Every Man Gets His Wish

This is so cool! I didn't know either of these songs, but after listening (thanks for the YT links ), I choose Posing for Cars! So now, it's: 1. vs. 2.

1. Fishtail 2. Fingertips 3. Taco Truck 4. Paris, Texas 5. Judah Smith Interlude 6. American Whore 7. Grandfather [...] 8. The Grants 9. There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd 10. Sweet 11. Peppers 12. Kintsugi 13. Candy Necklace 14. Jon Batiste Interlude 15. Margaret 16. Let the Light In

I've been thinking about this project a lot since I announced it four years ago (!!), but somehow never got around to actually starting it I guess I was inspired by all of the recent sleuthing and analysis, though, and now the wait is officially over! I've kicked off the blog with a post about my all-time favorite Lana track, and I'd love if you'd give it a read and let me know what you think https://lanasongs.wordpress.com/2023/01/09/put-me-in-a-movie/

@BlackoutZone, it seems like a lot of songs we've gotten information on semi-recently (Dark City, Sugary Sweet, etc.) are incomplete concepts. With the amount of fully realized tracks still waiting in the vaults, I have a feeling that there's so many more like these than we could've anticipated, as well as self-recorded demos/voice notes and studio riffs like Daddy's Girl. Are you aware of many other unfinished/conceptual tracks that are particularly interesting? Why do I feel like I'm asking questions at a press conference when I post in this thread

Don't let that stop you, icon -- the guests at the hotel I work at had no idea that their rooms were delayed today bc I was too busy reading about Patrick Warren stem edits to make their beds

The way I'm turning 23 next month and still waiting... mental illness At this point, I don't think she actually finished a draft of the album with Mertens, but...if it exists I want it and if it doesn't, I want to make damn sure we have EVERYTHING they did together

You beat me to it, icon great minds think alike!!

Here's the Paradise cover: And the NFR! mockup: I just find these mid-process artifacts so cool