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what a great surprise to wake up to! the only thing that could've made it better would have been a little damian lewis flashback action i'm so glad they released this as a single, i love it!

maybe chuck and jimmy gnecco were there in the studio while she was recording!

LOVE this new studio version! thank you so much, EE! ♥

^ it IS akin to lana! this was the "kill bill" song, right?

what a great exchange thanks for sharing, monicker! i love how he describes her in a way i hadn't thought of before, and what he says at the end about allowing yourself to be unpolished because capturing an idea that might slip away at any moment is what gives it its immediacy, the feeling of it being alive, as opposed to the overproduction that rids it of any "imperfection" and makes it less exciting and "real".

very interesting. a few years ago i was into numerology and there is definitely something to it. this analysis of lana seems pretty accurate. in fact, i think she or those around her - like her managers - are aware of numerology and perhaps the many changes in her stage name stemmed from changing around, adding or subtracting letters to make it have a better energy, more numerologically positive for achieving success. i don't think going from may jailer to lizzi grant to lizzy grant to lana ray, lana rey del mar, lana del ray to, finally, lana del rey, was simply due to indecisiveness. many companies consult serious numerologists to create or perhaps modify their names to make them better suited towards what they aspire to. lana del rey is perfect and has brand potential. thanks for sharing, antonia!

monicker, you've captured the essence of why this song is so affecting. if i'm not mistaken, she co-wrote "afraid" with bernard butler (yes, the talented suede guitarst and later solo artist) and i know they worked on more tracks together. if they are anything like this one in their emotional core, i really hope they see the light of day.

i was just thinking this yesterday, reading that german zeit online interview! we should have an interviews section :yes: regarding the rehab comment, i'm pretty sure she said she met that ex-boyfriend in a self-help group, which everyone thought was a euphemism for AA, and which somehow got misconstrued as rehab

don't show monicker his picture: ALSO: fred durst, stay the hell away from lana! don't anybody start giving him ideas

back to the utopic topic of a lana MTV unplugged, i visualize it in a setting like alice in chains' (more than her beloved nirvana's) unplugged show. here's a song i think she could even cover: http://youtu.be/wNVQJfR8o90 she could certainly make those lyrics hers: "as of now i bet you got me wrong / so unsure you run from something strong." or maybe fiona's: http://youtu.be/7iSaj7OZbs8 lana would really justify the resurrection of MTV unplugged - it would be beautiful and i'm sure it would convert quite a few people, as much as it'd delight those who already love her! it would demonstrate she is more than a "controversial" personality and showcase her voice. i imagine she would sing "yayo" (finallly performing it live as lana del rey) and stun the world

monicker, sadly i know adam curry but i don't remember him so well, because, since my family moved back to argentina in the early 90's, my memories are mostly of the latin MTV VJs :ermm: (internet has made relocating so much less traumatic!)...let me add two more shows to those golden MTV oldies: "nación alternativa" and "lado B" (were their equivalents in the US "alternative nation" and "B side"?) regarding your wanting to hear that, i have to reinstall garageband on my ipad, because i still haven't learned how to properly record with my boyfriend's ableton live* and reason programs - and THEN i'd have to feel particularly courageous to share it with you guys - especially you, M - i am very basic and nowhere near your high standards *i do however recieve jason timothy's newsletters and they're pretty cool - this one particularly hit home: http://www.musicsoftwaretraining.com/blog/2013/01/03/your-2013-might-suck-unless/ - anyway, WAY off topic! madrigal, i love "portlandia" and i've already d/l'd friday's episodes - hopefully tonight i'll get to watch 'em. i'll be waiting for that MTV part it's hard to imagine MTV as a sort of cultural paradigm, isn't it? but it was. now - for better or worse - everything is more an individual search, because you know that hardly anything good and truly worthwhile can be found in the mainstream. lana is a wonderful example of someone who got in through the cracks in the system ♥

this would be amazing, and the added bonus should be that obviously all the songs on her setlist would be re-arranged to be acoustic and lana would play the guitar!!!!!! AAAH! can you imagine? lana, lizzy and may finally integrated, performing as one ♥ it'd be an intimate little show, with low lights (?), in MTV's new york studios. one can only dream

umm, no, i belong to that bygone era as well! i was practically raised on MTV, i never went through the "kids music" phase ("sesame street" or whatever)...i had MTV on all day with a videocassette on cue, ready to record the videos i liked! what joy, after all the expectation, when your favorite vids came on! (i can imagine how inconceivable this is to those who only know the experience of seeing videos on youtube). and you could still discover good bands! who would've thought it would one day come to this, a fucking low-brow reality TV channel with crap videos played only as filler between shows????? Haa i watched those two also (amongst others). Party of Five, Wednesday nights at 8. What tragedy will strike the Salinger family this week. HA! i loved "party of five" and was so enamored of "charlie salinger" (matthew fox as "jack" on "lost" killed that)...but lord was it a depressing show! oh my, never thought i'd see good old daniel j. on lanaboards! i was just playing "true love will find you in the end" on my guitar ♥ http://youtu.be/xNXTh4A4uS0

indeed! and brighter than any of her exes'

you could be right...since reeve and arthur weren't featured in magazines back then (unless she's referring to underground zines, but i doubt it), it could certainly be about jimmy. he started to get some music media attention back in 2001, so it could mean that it's not that he's just started to get famous, but that he just won't share that spotlight with her, because he won't make it "official" (like acknowledging her publicly as his girlfriend and taking her to events). i've kind of been there and it's an amalgam (shout out to sitar!) of irritation and nostalgia seeing someone who ultimately didn't choose you in national publications nope, she looks for HIM in magazines and begs for him to give her the brite lites. if they were hers, and not the other way around, she wouldn't demand to be given them.

i've always thought that "brite lites" is about an ex-lover who lana stood by in dark or tough times, to whom she gave everything, and now he has the spotlight shining on him, having gained some recognition, and he's left her to only look for him in magazines, instead of sharing those newfound bright lights with her. hence her taking off her wedding ring, as she was unilaterally commited to an ungrateful bastard :brit:

here's mine: thanks, pretty baby, for the silly fun! p.s. in the same vein, there's a sky ferreira virtual paper doll to dress up http://www.stardoll....y_Ferreira.html the fuckers don't feature lana

i love his soundtracks, too! they are more than just music that accompanies scenes in a film...beyond that, which he does beautifully, they can be appreciated and enjoyed in themselves, as albums in their own right

monicker, i absolutely agree with you, but was kahne>brion even an issue? it's no competition: jon brion slays! sorry david, you're truly excellent, but imo you're no match for the masterful instrumentation, as well as the emotional subtlety and nuances of jon's work. i think lizzy's AKA would've been amazing anyway (if her demos are anything to go by) without him. am i sacrilegous? bear in mind that brion also produced fiona's "when the pawn" (my most favorite of her albums), elliott smith's unreleased 2001 version of "from a basement on a hill", rufus wainwright's first album, of montreal's "false priest", kanye west's "late registration" and countless others, including sky ferreira's upcoming full-length album (which gives me hope that with him, she might fullfil her potential). also, jon brion's has released albums of his own, such as 2001's "meaningless", which was pretty good. though i can't hear this at work to verify the quality of the video, this is a song of his that i like a lot: anyway, we should get back to tha basics of this thread, right?

it really is unique, i can't think of anything or anyone that sounds like her AKA surf noir. sure, you can trace some of her "sonic" and visual influences or inspirations, but it is just unlike anything else out there ♥

kindred in vocal tone and wonderful : fiona apple (akin to when lana sings in a jazzier, lower register): http://youtu.be/BK30r_SIZ-g http://youtu.be/QnXjISlKLuE mazzy star (i feel more in the spirit of lizzy, in her acoustic and phenomena era): http://youtu.be/IWvEXChflEE http://youtu.be/zw5VrD_d3fE jeff buckley (though obviously he is male, he is one of lana's favorites and his influence, to me, is palpable in its emotional ambience and its intent to reach vocal heights): http://youtu.be/OaP7dBYWOIQ http://youtu.be/A3adFWKE9JE tracy bonham (i find a similarity in their voices, especially in lana's lizzy voice - close your eyes!): http://youtu.be/2Xi8NvSetZc

hey guys! i finally came across video (a minute long, but )!! and complete audio with video featuring only billy morrison love her version of "wonderwall"! once again, let me hope for a covers album (a la cat power) from lana

thank you, madrigal!♥ :love:

how did i miss this thread?! i'm so happy to find other sky lovers! i remember i posted about her on LDR.FM and got, like, zero feedback, not even after posting her cover of "blue jeans" i've been into sky since 2009 and can't believe that it took this long for her to finally get some recognition! i know she had problems with constant leaks but, above all, with her label and imposing her own sound in lieu of the image they wanted to forge for her, and though i think it's cool that she got to explore herself and her art before blowing up, it was criminal for someone as talented to not be able to release a proper album and get it heard! i'm really glad things are turning around for her ♥ madrigal, i have everything except "on the wire" and "dynamite state"...any chance you could PM me them? :$ did you guys see this new myspace feature on sky? http://www.myspace.com/whats-hot/2012/10/29/onetwowatch-sky-ferreira nice! :yes: