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beautiful!! you should do a psychedelic edit of lana as brigitte and make it a 'moi je joue' cover

Lana's face on Brigitte Bardot because I've recently been obsessed w/ Brigitte
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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“Million Dollar Man”

 

The “jazzy” track on Born to Die; you either love it or hate it. The truth is this sick love song, composed by Del Rey and Chris Braide, is one the most passionate moments in Lana’s career – and it’s even much more powerful live.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj4Ays1Cmew

Radio is a very cute track, I don't get the hate it gets, to be quite honest. It's so hopeful and you can almost feel the hurt she's been through and the sense of accomplishment she must have gotten with the way things were going for her, now that that her talent was being recognized. 
As for the chorus, it's infectuous. Granted, the song drags a bit towards the end because of the same chorus getting repeated time after time after time but I can distinctly remember warm spring days when I would lay in a garden or a field and listen to this song on loop. It just feels so warm and summery... 
 
Lucky Ones is another one of these songs that gets a lot of hate, for some reason. Haha just kidding, everybody has their taste but as far as I'm concerned, I love both versions we have. The demo is a more upbeat and intrepedid interpretation of the song whereas the official one is more luscious. To be honest, I think the latter instrumentation also gives it more depth because there's a certain melancholy that is expressed by the strings, I find, as if Lana has found her one true love but is it meant to last ? "Love grows, but wilts away"... I also find that the strings at the end are a beautiful way to close such a great album. It really feels like the end of a book, a book that you've read chapter by chapter and is now closed, the kind that makes you think about its content long after you've put it down. 

“Lucky Ones”

 

This romantic ballad is the last bonus track on Born to Die and one of Lana's earliest collaborations with Honeymoon co-producer Kieron Menzies. Lana has never performed this song live nor even acknowledged its existence.

 

Oh my, I didn't catch OTTR !!!
 
Well what can I say about this song... In a nutshell, this is a record that still makes me vibrate to this day. There's just something about it, it's so unique.
 
In terms of vocal textures, Lana display a full palette of colours, tones and range. Slow and almost monocordious at first, then picking up in pace, in a hectic race (pun intended) before resting a bit... She reaches a climax after the final chorus, where she just ad libs and soars.
 
Regarding the lyrics, I must say (and I said that a few times already on this thread, but it's true) I had never heard an artist singing about a similar relationship in such a decor. It feels so ominous, (Riker Island, Cocaïne, Bad and Tough man...), glamourous (swimming pool, cognac, cigar, races) and yet romantic (I love you forever not maybe, you are my one true love, light of his life...). You know what, I just noticed last year that the Rhymes aren't always the best since she sometimes simply repeat a word ("has me by my heart/with every beat of his cocaine heart". Also "he's got a soul as sweet as blood red jam/ he knows me every inch if my tar black soul"). But that just didn't catch my attention because you're immerges into a moving picture, a love story, a dangerous one, full of suspense and it's got ups and downs and such an ending that it leaves you wanting more !
 
As for the instrumental... If you think it's overproduced, I won't say "I get it" this time. I LOVE IT as it is. (I still like the BTD Sampler version we got though). But this fusion of luscious strings and hard knocking hip hop beats is just out of this world ! The samples give it that edge, too, ugh it's just too much for words. The ending gets me every time, it's just so poignant, full of hope in a way but also of luring doom and sorrow.
 
It's a shame we never got a high end music video for this song but it's alright, it's so vivid that I can picture it in my mind without problem.
 
In conclusion, this is one of the BTD songs that makes me roll my eyes when somebody wants to degrade the album, without constructive arguments because it's a masterpiece.

Caught stealing 

Lana Del Ray is my vote, and not just because it's my favorite. 
 
The fact that Lana created a mix of such diverse-sounding tracks (all of which can stand alone as incredible pieces), and still united them into a cohesive album with strong themes and aesthetics is genius, to me. The lyrics are incredibly strong and fresh, and both the production and Lana's vocals compliment each other (and whichever song they're featured on) perfectly. 
 
To me, she hasn't created an album since that was SO cohesive and had such strong tracks across the board. Her meeting David Kahne at that period in her artistic development was divine intervention, because I feel that he really coaxed something out of her already-mindblowing songs that elevated them even further. 
 
As for UV, I think it's an absolutely incredible album, undoubtedly, and I also think it deserves every bit of the praise it gets. Its lyrics are more powerful than AKA's, the theme of the album is stronger, and it shows a lot more maturity on Lana's part.  However, I believe some tracks on UV are much weaker than others, which I don't see as the case with AKA, and the production also isn't quite as harmonious with the other aspects of the album as it is with AKA. Either way, they're both fantastic albums and really represent some of Lana's best work, imo. 

She hides the promo copies of YAIL under the waterproof trenchcoat to keep them save from leaking ...

Looks like Stella joined & she made another stop at Brandy Melville (and a coffee shop at some point):
 

“Radio”

 

The happiest track on Born to Die is another collaboration with songwriter Justin Parker dedicated to those guys who told Del Rey she would never make it as a singer.

 

“How do you like me now?”

 

If it weren't for OTTR, I probably would not be a Lana fan right now.
 
I don't recall if it was the *first* Lana song I ever heard-- I think that honor may belong to "Video Games"-- but it was certainly one of the first, and it's the song I fell in love with. It rocked my world, and for a long time, I was very afraid to approach the rest of Lana's catalogue, because I was assured that I'd be let down-- what in God's name could be better than such a dynamic, unique track as OTTR? It made me love her, and still exemplifies why I love her. It's at turns fast, punchy and sassy, and just as quickly, full of longing, devotion and wistfulness. It's a rollercoaster ride in five minutes, and is the quintessential Lana Del Rey track, saturated in the mythos that's now viewed as inseparable from Lana; as you listen, you get completely immersed in her unique universe, brimming with crime, good girls gone bad and the bad men who enable them, drinks and party dresses, Chateau Marmonts and glimmering darlings, all meeting in one wild show, a three-ring circus with nearly everything but good family values. By the end, you're starstruck. It's true magic in music, and I challenge Lana, or any other artist for that matter, to even *attempt* to create a track this incredible again.
 
I wish I could ramble endlessly about it, but all I'll say now  is that I believe it's Lana's best, nearly uncontested. It ranks among my very, very favorite Lana songs, and it's definitely a shining example of Lana at her absolute best.
 
I love OTTR in a way that I don't love any other Lana song. It's magic. It really is. 
 

According to David Kahne, there is! He also stated, strangely enough, that there's a final version of White Pontiac Heaven that he produced, which is odd due to it being an acapella version of ARH. Of course, it could always be a reused title-- but who knows, besides David and Lana
 
(if I'm right, this info came from an e-mail conversation between the good sis @#glimmeringdarling and David, several years ago ) 

According to David Kahne, there is! He also stated, strangely enough, that there's a final version of White Pontiac Heaven that he produced, which is odd due to it being an acapella version of ARH. Of course, it could always be a reused title-- but who knows, besides David and Lana
 
(if I'm right, this info came from an e-mail conversation between the good sis @#glimmeringdarling and David, several years ago ) 

I just got my newest addition and it's not very important but I thought it'd be worth sharing since it's french and it cost me only 6€ and it's not very common! It was just sitting on french ebay if you wanna get it as well
 
 

I finally took a pic of my small collection I don't really collect in the sense that I need everything, I just love to physically own what I love so as I'm UV trash I'm trying to get as many things as possible and especially magazines. Not pictured are the blue lyrics book and GQ Germany that haven't arrived yet and I also purchased Clash and the Paradise tour book but they never came :'( My next goals are UV boxset and picture disks, Complex, Galore, AUDIO TECHNOLOGYYYYY and basically everything from UV era! I would get the AKA if the design wasn't so ugly lmao but I'm REALLY thinking of getting the design I've made printed
 

Young and in Love will officially be out May 1st, 2014!

Because it's such an important part of her history, this should be here, I think:     It's been up a year, so maybe LDR is over being annoyed at the critical response to these performances. I certainly hope so. SNL was also ground zero on my fandom, though discovering her AKA stuff later was what sealed the deal. While many comments to this video are predictably negative, this may reflect a bias in the type of people, who choose to comment on youtube (note also the likes, which are oppositely trended to comments).  My own opinion about the critical response to Blue Jeans SNL is that they arise more from her defying expectations for how mainstream pop divas should sound (inarticulately expressed as she can't sing, etc). I also think to be objective, we should say SNL performances were "controversial" rather than "bad", because a lot of people (myself included) still like them. 

I'd like to say that the chorus in Blue Jeans made me feel something that I've felt only a few times in my life. Watching her singing this song on Saturday Night Live made me a fan... I already knew Video Games and Born to Die (which was a life-changing song and will forever be a favorite) but Blue Jeans was simply mind-altering. Wow.

Blue Jeans:
 
Give me a moment since this is the song that made me stan. So I had watched the "Born To Die" music video (hadn't watched "Video Games" yet, actually) and at first, I didn't like her voice. However, something had caught me in the visuals and I felt the need to watch it again a few days later. And a second time. The next video suggested was the home made video version of "Blue jeans". I clicked. And fell in love. I was stunned by her sheer beauty, I'm sorry but this white shirt, red locks look will forever be one of my fave. There was something about that song, that video. Just the first few notes, punctuated by that "Our Father" that caught me off guard and mesmerized me. Never had I ever seen such a collection of heterogeneous footage that worked so well together, with its flaws and all.
 
How many times I played that song in front of my laptop, on the subway, walking down the streets, in my car... The melody is so infectious, my favorite part being the second verse. She really masters her way of telling stories in it, I find. 
 
"Big dreams
Gangsta 
Said you had to leave to start your life over (it begins)
I was like "No please, stay here
We don't need no money
We could make it all work"
 
And then the rythm just picks up, and the words flow like a waterfall
 
"But he headed out on Sunday
Said he'd come on Monday
I stayed up waiting
Anticipatin and pacin"
 
(There's something so compelling by that almost assonance that she creates with "c" and "in")
 
"Caught up in the game
That was the last I heard"
 
BAM. I'm sorry, people are maybe snickering behind their screens but never had I heard somebody sing of a hopeless love in such a fashion. 
 
And who can forget the poignant:
 
"But when you waled out the door
A piece of me died"
 
The official music video is beautiful, too. I have my days, with it, sometimes I find it gorgeous, sometimes a bit stale cause there's a lot of the same thing going on but overall and with time, I can say that it's got some beautiful shots and a nice storytelling. Oh and a fantastic instrumental introduction. 
 
This explains my username, I guess.

Back in 2011, when Video Games was on the radio all the time, I didn't really like Lana. After the Video Game hype declined, I pretty much forgot about her until summer 2012, when Summertime Sadness became her next big radio hit. I liked it a lot, so I decided to give Lana Del Rey another chance. So I went on YouTube, clicked on the first video I found, which happened to be Blue Jeans - and WOW! I was literally blown away by this song! I don't know if I would've ever listened to Born To Die and therefore gotten into Lana's music without this song, so it means a lot to me. Even until this day, I think it's an absolute masterpiece, the lyrics are amazing and it's among her top 5 songs, IMO. I would also like to mention that the Kris Menace, Club Clique and RAC remixes of Blue Jeans are amazing. 

 
 
This Is What Makes Us Girls is also a great song, however I don't like the album version that much; in fact, it's probably my least favorite song of the album. Hearing the demos (especially demo #2) just made me realize that it could've been way better. I don't understand why she didn't keep the Get us while we're hot/We don't give a whaaat? line. But like I said, it's still a great song on the best album I've ever heard. 

I didn't have enough time yesterday, so today we celebrate two songs!

 

“Blue Jeans”

 



 

Drama, intense production, drugs, alcohol, lyrics full of retro American imagery – “Blue Jeans” is Lana Del Rey at her most Lana Del Rey. The song, a project between Dan Heath, Emile Haynie and Lana herself, was compared to Chris Isaak’s “Wicked Game” due its passionate, high-pitched chorus and surf rock-influenced instrumentation.

 

Its video, directed by Yoann Lemoine, was shot in black and white and features Bradley Soileau as one of Del Rey’s troubled lovers, represented by a crocodile.

 



 

“This Is What Makes Us Girls”

 

The last song on the standard edition of Born to Die is an up-tempo story about 16-year-old girls skipping their classes just to “party up all night” and “steal police cars with the senior guys”. In the end, the group gets divided and Lana learns that living that kind of life doesn’t last forever.

it's still kind of baffling why Lolita was even on this album. I really don't like the album version, either. It sounds really heavy and harsh and not playful like it originally was intended to be