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I was listening to the fabulous Rich Whores recording of Yayo today, and it set me thinking about this song -- I think this is THE definitive Lana song.
 
It ought to speak to its incredible significance that it's been the ONLY consistent returner throughout nearly the entirety of Lana's career -- it was still new and shaky at the Union Pool show in June '07, and it's since reappeared time and time again, in demos, two studio albums, and live performances ranging from the Lizzy Grant club shows to the stadiums of LA to the Moon.
 
It's got all the signature Lana lyrical hallmarks: the color blue, bad boys, dependence, trailer parks, escape, hope, drugs, daddies, and a scoop of retro Americana. And, all along, it has changed shape to reflect Lana's current obsessions and styles: it's been an acoustic folk ballad, a heavy metal head-banger, a jazzy torch song, and a spooky, otherworldly laptop demo. It could fit on the kaleidoscopic debut album and the doomy pomp of Paradise just as well as it could slide into the confessional-surf sound of NFR!. 
 
In short, it's everything Lana, with none of the era-specific quirks that restrict or date her other songs -- an absolutely gorgeous anomaly in her catalogue. It's sexy, it's sad, it's wild, it's cinematic, it's timeless. 
 
I'm in awe of Yayo. 

Can't stop playing the unreleased country classic. Had this idea
 

Standard edition
 

Superultraviolence
A concept I came up with for an expanded edition of the album for its 10th anniversary.

A Lizzy Grant-era Lower East side classic I know that's right
 
 

@Lindsay Lohan inspired me to try to make this photo look good. I actually spent a stupidly long time on this... Voilà
 
 

mixtape
 
https://m.mixcloud.com/MachineMgmt/lana-del-reys-mulberry-mixtape/

Idk if anyone remembers and I really hope no one does but I’m way past the stuff I said a few weeks ago that was crazy. I’ve definitely reevaluated myself and although I’m not completely there I understand a lot more about myself and the relationship I have with that topic 🫶

Anyway, in the spirit of squashing the drama, here’s The LanaBoards, so confusing version with Elle 
 
Fan, it's so confusing sometimes to be a fan
Fan, fan, fan, fan
Fan, it's so confusing sometimes to be a fan
Fan, fan, fan, fan
Fan, how do you feel being a fan?
Fan, fan
Fan, how do you feel being a fan?
Fan
Man, I don't know, I'm just a fan
Fan, fan, fan, fan
 
Yeah, I don't know if you like me
Sometimes I think you might hate me
Sometimes I think I might hate you
Maybe you just wanna be me
You always say, "I love Lana"
So we go post in the topics
Sometimes it feels a bit awkward
'Cause the posts can start drama
 
People say we're alike
They say we've got the same fave
We talk about all her music
But I don't know if it's civil
Can't tell if you wanna see me
Getting warnings and mod queues
& you can't tell what you're feeling
I think I know how you feel
 
Fan, it's so confusing sometimes to be a fan
Fan, fan, fan, fan
Fan, it's so confusing sometimes to be a fan
Fan, fan, fan, fan
Fan, how do you feel being a fan?
Fan, fan
Fan, how do you feel being a fan?
Fan
Man, I don't know, I'm just a fan
Fan, fan, fan, fan
 
Well, honestly, I was speechless
When I woke up to the notifs
The mods gave warnings to members
Let’s work it out on the remix
You’d always say, “unlock threads”
But then I’d re-lock last minute
I was so lost in my head
& scared to be in the chaos
‘Cause for the last couple years
I’ve been at war with my power
I tried to keep myself neutral
& then I made site announcements
I was stressed by the hatred
Missed just being a member
But never thought for a second
I’d ever leave you all
“Girl, you act like a fascist”
When it was June, someone said that
& it’s just keeping peace
Until you’re placing a mod-queue
They believed I was biased
Just trying to stop the drama
Forgot that inside the admin
There’s still a fangirl of Lana
 
People say we're alike
They say we've got the same fave 
It's you and me on the boards
The Lipster-verse loves to flame
& when we put this to bed
The mod team staff will go crazy
I'm glad I know how you feel
'Cause I ride for you, LB
 
Fan (LB, LB), it's so confusing sometimes to be a fan
Fan, fan, fan, fan
Fan, it's so confusing sometimes to be a fan
Fan, fan, fan, fan
Fan, how do you feel being a fan?
Fan, fan
Fan, how do you feel being a fan?
Fan,
Man, I don't know, I'm just a fan
Fan, fan, fan, fan
 
Fan, fan
It’s so confusing
Fan, fan, fan, fan
You know I ride for you, too
It’s so confusing

Thank you!! It’s from the best day of my life aka back in May when I partied with Lana at V12 club in Atlanta  I was hesitant to change it because tbh I don’t like how I look in the picture considering I sloppily did my makeup in the car on the way there skfnsk but it’s such a beautiful reminder of my happiest moment (on what actually began as a terrible day) so I wanted to finally make the change ♥️
 
Skfndks sorry, I made the post on my laptop so it looked better there, but I wanted to have a larger font to really get the point across. I also keep LanaBoards at 75% on my mobile browser (I use Safari) which tbh I recommend you all do, the site as a whole looks so much better at a lesser zoom once you get used to it x
 
Love you too babe - and all of you, seriously. Even our troublemakers, I have so much love for you all. This community is so special to me and it’s all because you all make it what it is. Even though it can be really stressful at times to be the owner, I wouldn’t trade it for anything. It’s always my honour to continue hosting this place for everyone and I don’t take it for granted x
 
Unfortunately, I don’t see this as an option, but I’ll reach out to the forum software company we use to see if this can be implemented. I’ve actually been preparing for a pretty big site update that will introduce some new features. I was originally planning to do this back in May, but we kept running into issues with our hosting server provider, so I postponed it. I still haven’t been able to find another host that’s suitable for us but I still really want to do the update, so I may attempt next month. I’ll make a proper announcement when I get closer to doing this as I’ll have to take the site offline for some hours while I make the updates x
 
I want to reiterate this - this post was definitely influenced after cumulating events rather than one single isolated event. The mod team has been discussing this for awhile. Things weren’t dying down and drama was still sparking all across the boards, so this post was necessary. However, I am happy to see some members taking accountability for their actions. To members involved in recent drama, don’t be afraid to ~work it out on the remix~ and perhaps DM some apologies to members you feel you may have upset. I really do hope things will calm down from this point forward as I would love nothing more than to see LanaBoards go back to the safe, fun, and kind community that I know we are and have been over the years x

lets all take a trip to indeed.com !!

Im obsessed with her brain...  every little while i discover a new song of hers and i love it  i also listened to her audiobook and its pretty funny
From what i can gather she's not really making music as much anymore and she re-released a bunch of old tracks in 2022 but everything she has on streaming is kind of a gem!!

Hi all,
I wanted to check in with you all about the recent rise in drama that the mod team and I have noticed over the past couple of weeks. It appears that drama on the site among members is at a peak, so I wanted to pop in and remind you all that LanaBoards won't tolerate certain types of behaviour.
It seems that the drama is especially high in other artists' threads and in world news threads, especially when it comes to hot-topic debates. While LanaBoards welcomes opinions and discussions of different viewpoints, it is important that these opinions are shared and discussed in a respectful manner. As stated in our rules, LanaBoards will not tolerate any posts that are meant to be purposely inflammatory (flaimbaiting to intentionally start an argument) rude, hateful, insulting, or otherwise crossing a line, and members violating this rule will be warned and given restrictions at our discretion. This is something the moderator team is going to be taking very seriously as it is our mission to have LanaBoards be a safe and welcoming space for all.
Something we've especially been noticing a rise in is personal attacks towards other members and people including other artists, which is something we won't tolerate. Let this serve as a reminder that behind the usernames and profile pictures, we are all real people with real feelings. There's no need to make things personal. Please be mindful and respectful of this when communicating with other members. Again, we do welcome varying opinions and healthy, constructive debates, but please keep these respectful. Think before you press reply.
Something else to keep in mind is that not all intense debates need to be made public, especially if they're veering off-topic of the thread. We encourage users to make use of our personal messaging system to have private discussions, but again, please keep these respectful.
We understand that news is slow at the moment on the Lana front so tensions are a little high, but please don't let this translate into disrespect towards others. 
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns - you all should feel comfortable to reach out to me or another staff member at any time about anything. We are here to help and keep this place safe and enjoyable at the end of the day.
I hope to see things become more peaceful. I'm sending you all lots of love and I hope you all enjoy your weekend x
Let's work it out on the remix~

oh..!

This was soooo random. Like it made more sense when she also performed Serial Killer & You Can Be the Boss during Endless Summer since those were the most popular unreleased songs during that time, but Us Against the World was just such a random choice. I was so happy about it though because that song has always been in my top 10 favourite unreleased. Another random one though is when she performed Paradise, another not-as-popular unreleased song, during a show in 2018. Apparently she had been heard sound checking it at other shows during LATTM but only performed it that one time. I wonder what made her decide to perform those, I guess she just really likes them. Anyway, give them all the SYTH release treatment! Xx

The fact that Lana acknowledged and performed Us Against the World, a mid-level deep cut song, in 2015 still boggles my brain

Lana reading this thread:

You said I was the most exotic flower, holding me tight in our final hour
 
You smell like a million roses bathed in rock 'n' roll, ours was the greatest love story ever told

Are you gonna hurt me now?
Or are you gonna hurt me later?
 
and
 
I don't really want to die
I just want the pain to be over

 

Lost but now I am found
I can see but once I was blind
I was so confused as a little child
Tryna take what I could get
Scared that I couldn't find
All the answers, honey

I drive fast, radio blares, have to touch myself to pretend you're there
Your hands were on my hips, your name is on my lips
Over over again, like my only prayer

Scowlin' like the sunshine set on Sarasota
Happy like a twister over Oklahoma
Clear as Benny Mason lying in a coma
This is how I feel when all my hurt is over

That was my first year of college, right before the pandemic hit, and it was such a great summer/fall enjoying NFR! for the first time  So much freedom and sunshine that all made the album sound even better!!
 
I found this picture my best friend (and fellow Lana fan) took of me the first time I came home from college and we listened together... bliss 
 
 

The fact that this album is about to be 5 years old  It still feels like a "new" Lana album to me, but at the same time, every song feels so nostalgic and brings me back to summer 2019

That was my first year of college, right before the pandemic hit, and it was such a great summer/fall enjoying NFR! for the first time  So much freedom and sunshine that all made the album sound even better!!
 
I found this picture my best friend (and fellow Lana fan) took of me the first time I came home from college and we listened together... bliss