Norman Fucking Rockwell - Pre-Release Thread

[Platinum Greenwich 13,566]

i cried ngl

 

this is 100% going to be her next best american record after UV tbh

 

[War In My Mind 2,995]

these song in flac give me life

[WilshireBoulevard 5,419]

Fkskjf the ig tv video she posted. 'Lizard people!'

[War In My Mind 2,995]

Fkskjf the ig tv video she posted. 'Lizard people!'

or "leeple"

[therichwhores 338]

so full album was on iTunes for a while?

[house of balloons 12,770]

yesss lana get that oscar baby 

 

[kraljicabenzinske 11,122]

streaming both on spotify. woah. what a blessed life this is 

[kitschesque 9,863]

Omg that fairy dust sound before FILLY's second chorus Didn't hear it in LQ

[mkultraviolence 5,829]

my neighbors are about to hear fuck it i love you and the greatest on repeat for the next 8 hours

[Terrence Loves Me 71,657]

So where is LDR7?

[LanasLeftCheekFiller 3,382]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[West Coast 44,804]

The Greatest really is one of her most beautiful track! FIILY on the other hand... I don't understand, it's a bit nonsensical, the chorus is a tad repetitive, the "I luhhh you" part is... it is what it is lol

[FLA to the Moon 137]

I'm feeling so blessed this Thursday with the double music video/song release + The 1975's "People". I didn't listen to the whole songs up until now, & I'm really glad I waited.

 

MY THOUGHTS ON THE MVs: 

 

tl;dr: I think this is my favorite pair of music videos from anybody, including Lana. These 2 songs & music videos connect A LOT of past (Lana) references. 

 

Fuck It, I Love You: 

 

• The whole music video is serving nods to the "Ride", "High by the Beach" & "White Mustang" music videos - Ride with her being in the bar, HBTB with her being on the beach, & White Mustang with the weird kitschy retro-futuristic stuff going on. 
• The oil rigs from the end of the NFR trailer make more sense being in the vid. She started the song by specifically singing about Long Beach - there's old photos of oil rigs, lined up parallel to the ocean during the 1920s, along Long Beach & the L.A area. 
• The extra shots with the surfer bodybuilder guy were funny. 
• Lana SHAKING HER ASS, she just keeps showing off how sexy she is! Also, it reminded me of the "shaking my ass" line from hope...though I know she was just having fun onset. 
• I need to learn how to surf again. 
• California is indeed a state of mind - I can attest to it, living in Florida (but being born & raised in San Diego). 
• Anyone else catch the reference to the Mama Cass song "Dream A Little Dream Of Me"? 

The Greatest: 

• Again, the oil rigs & shipping facility setting makes more sense. Lana's been adding in more (pseudo-)political remarks in her songs since L4L. 
• I'm glad she referenced former Beach Boys member Dennis Wilson & his only solo album, "Pacific Ocean Blue". It's a long classic that is probably an inspiration for the whole album. 
• The transition portion in between the 2 songs could've been filmed in San Diego, given how much ship/Navy stuff there is down there. The bar, too. But I know that the parts where she's in front of the bridge, with the word "Terminals" on it, is in LA.
• Possible reference I caught: So, there's another scene in the transition part of the 2 music videos, where it's just bubbles under the ocean & the camera's going down. Later on, Lana is on a high bridge (the one with "Terminals" across it) & scaffolds. If anybody is familiar with The Monkees, their movie "HEAD" starts off with 1 of The Monkees running across (what could be) this same bridge! And then he jumps into the water, and we see the camera descending under the ocean to a bunch of groovy stuff. You can see for yourself here: https://youtu.be/Q4nT-5DyjX0?t=143
• She really called out Kanye for making that Instagram post (about abolishing the 14th Amendment, wearing a MAGA hat) again  What's even crazier is that Trump is considering attempts to repeal the 14th amendment...the one that guarantees birthright citizenship https://www.salon.com/2019/08/22/trump-again-says-he-is-seriously-considering-ending-birthright-citizenship-despite-14th-amendment/ 

[Bootynugget 2,863]

The outro of The Greatest in the video almost made me cry and I don't know why. 

[necessary sacrifice 8,864]

I generally don’t care much about music videos and rarely watch them, but the new one(s?) is really cute. I especially like surfer Lana (real and green screen ones!)

Plus just idea of having new music videos is pleasant.

[CmonDownToFL 6,680]

Well me n the impatient girls been known these songs were fucking beautiful

 

I’m happy you finally got to hear them though, now we can all violently squirt to The Greatest & sob while grinding to FIILY

[Platinum Greenwich 13,566]

@@LanasLeftCheekFiller me currently swimming in my tears

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this made me ugly laugh

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ok nevermind, it works now so I'm gonna go drive and cry and listen for the first time, I thought my day was gonna just go downhill after that glorious Popeyes chicken sandwich but now it's getting exponentially better BYE     

[SparkleJumpropeNoose 8,748]

The outro of The Greatest in the video almost made me cry and I don't know why. 

oh bro it straight up made me sob slkjglksgh