Best Song That Represents Each Album

[poetic jess 2,340]

I tried searching to see if someone posted this topic before, but couldn’t find it. Which song do you believe best represents each of Lana’s albums? Like if someone who only wanted to give one song a listen from an album to get a feel for it, which would you recommend? Could be by mood, visuals, lyrics, or whatever reason you chose it! These are my picks:

 

AKA: Yayo

BTD: Off to the Races

P: Gods & Monsters

U: Shades of Cool

H: Terrence Loves You

LFL: Get Free

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AKA: Yayo
BTD: Video Games
Paradise: American
Ultraviolence: Cruel World
Honeymoon: Salvatore
LFL: no fucking clue

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AKA: Pawn Shop Blues

BTD: Carmen

PD: Gods & Monsters

UV: Money Power Glory

Honeymoon: Salvatore

LFL: Get Free

[poetic jess 2,340]

LFL: no fucking clue

Tbh, that’s how inconsistent LFL is cuz I had a hard time too and just went with my favorite/the most likable one.

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AKA: idk her except Kill Kill

BTD: Lolita

P: Body Electric

UV: Black Beauty

HM: Swan Song

L4L: Get Free

[lmdr 10,651]

correct list:

 

AKA: Yayo
BTD: Born to Die/Video Games
Paradise: Ride
Ultraviolence: Shades of Cool/Cruel World
Honeymoon: Honeymoon
LFL: Get Free

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Born to Die -- I think Off to the Races because the lyrics are a clear representation of the Lolita lost in the hood aesthetic and theme, her vocals are over-produced, you have big orchestra, loud beats and it's super catchy. You also have guitars, bass and she hits lots of dramatically different notes, which also happens throughout the album. You feel the tension and drama.

 

Paradise -- Probably American. The production is darker, heavier yet simpler than Born to Die. It's all about freedom. Also it's very romantic.

 

Ultraviolence -- West Coast since it's a mix of everything you find on the album: downtempo compositions, angriness, drugs, psychedelia, reverb, rock elements. This is her heaviest album when it comes to drums, and they're fantastic in this song. You feel the confusion and haziness that was going on her mind back then.

 

Honeymoon -- The Blackest Day. It's extremely dramatic and lonely, it has operatic vocals, minimalist + modern + progressive production, the perfect mix between organic and synthetic instrumentation, the lyrics are complex yet classic LDR cliché... Even if she's sad ('ever since my baby went away it's been the blackest day') she feels empowered, in control and ambitious ('i'm playing head games with you / i've got you where i want you). You also have the escapism concept which is so important on Honeymoon.

 

Lust for Life - 13 Beaches, because it's a perfect mix of the three phases of the album: the futuristic (weird, space-y sound effects, 'space pop' production), the trap (the beats are heavy and urban) and the ballads (there's piano, strings, and it's also a very slow and thoughful song). The lyrics are about her mental state and future which is what the record is about.

 

Norman Fucking Rockwell - Yosemite because it doesn't exist outside Lana's mind.

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BTD: Born To Die. It has strings, there is a very distinct duality in the title, you have the dark moody tone and her unconditional love to her bad boy.

Paradise: Ride. It is the song that transitions from her NY songs to her LA songs. It has her longing for freedom on it, which is another major LDR theme. Body Electric is a close contender: it is filled with Americana references (another ingredient of the LDR persona) and her fear of not being young enough to be young.

UV: the title track. Dark, twisted, ironic in its lyrics, it also has a very vintage sound. There is also a very strong duality in the word ultraviolence and the way she sings it (softly like a ballad). Plus it's about the most destructive relationship she has been in.

HM: Music to Watch Boys To. It is eerie, breezy, dreamy and reflects a sort of detachment she has in her heartbreaks that we didn't see in previous records. The Blackest Day is a close contender, since it is the most "classic LA Lana" ever, and it has a old Hollywood movie stra feel to it. 

LFL: Two reprsent the album: Get Free, for its stamina and energy to get out of dark patterns and move on, becoming "an adult". Plus it has a rich production, which can be said of almost all the songs from the record. Change is the second one for the lyrics: that album is all about that period of your life when you feel somthing is about to turn, in yourself or in the world around you. 

NFR: it's still early, but both MAC or VB? The album seems to have two sides: classic storytelling and talented lyricist Lana (MAC) and retro -crazy -writing -about impressions Lana (VB). The rest of the album will tell if it's still the case though. 

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Born To Die - Born To Die

 

Every aspect of that albums vibe and production is represented by its title track: dramatic lyrics about love and death, vintage-vibe vocals, atmospheric hip hop drums, samples, big walls of strings with a few guitar chords peaking out here and there - truly an iconic track.

 

 

Paradise - Ride

 

Ultraviolence - Shades Of Cool

 

Honeymoon - Honeymoon or Salvatore

 

Lust For Life - it's to much of a messy wreck. Probably Get Free

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BTD: Born To Die. It has strings, there is a very distinct duality in the title, you have the dark moody tone and her unconditional love to her bad boy.

 

Paradise: Ride. It is the song that transitions from her NY songs to her LA songs. It has her longing for freedom on it, which is another major LDR theme. Body Electric is a close contender: it is filled with Americana references (another ingredient of the LDR persona) and her fear of not being young enough to be young.

 

UV: the title track. Dark, twisted, ironic in its lyrics, it also has a very vintage sound. There is also a very strong duality in the word ultraviolence and the way she sings it (softly like a ballad). Plus it's about the most destructive relationship she has been in.

 

HM: Music to Watch Boys To. It is eerie, breezy, dreamy and reflects a sort of detachment she has in her heartbreaks that we didn't see in previous records. The Blackest Day is a close contender, since it is the most "classic LA Lana" ever, and it has a old Hollywood movie stra feel to it. 

 

LFL: Two reprsent the album: Get Free, for its stamina and energy to get out of dark patterns and move on, becoming "an adult". Plus it has a rich production, which can be said of almost all the songs from the record. Change is the second one for the lyrics: that album is all about that period of your life when you feel somthing is about to turn, in yourself or in the world around you. 

 

NFR: it's still early, but both MAC or VB? The album seems to have two sides: classic storytelling and talented lyricist Lana (MAC) and retro -crazy -writing -about impressions Lana (VB). The rest of the album will tell if it's still the case though. But for the endless wait, How to Disappear (her) and Doin' Time (us)  

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Tbum8

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I'm choosing all middle ground songs that aren't too far on either end of the spectrum and represent the overall sound of the album

 

Kill Kill

Blue Jeans

Gods and Monsters

Shades of Cool

God Knows I Tried

White Mustang

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Gramma

National Anthem

Bel Air

Ultraviolence

Honeymoon

Groupie Love

Lust for Life - 13 Beaches

This is very true 

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Kill Kill

Born To Die (it's kinda also how she said Honeymoon was the beginning and end of the record)

Cola (it's pretty but also fucked up so)

Shades of Cool (the noisy part in the bridge especially is perfect for the album)

Honeymoon

BPBP (I know, it's weak, but that album is weak and that song has love, hope, and an attempt to be strong)

And I hope MAC for NFR

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BORN TO DIE

PARADISE

ULTRAVIOLENCE

HONEYMOON

LUST FOR LIFE

NORMAN

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BTD: Born to die

Paradise: Ride

UV: West Coast

HM: Art Deco

LFL: Love

[queenbitchpro 1,405]

The title tracks seem to be kind of a given, as well as the album openers...so I'm going to avoid those for each album so my options aren't so clear-cut.

 

AKA: Gramma

BTD: National Anthem

PD: Body Electric

UV: Shades of Cool

HM: Music to Watch Boys To

LFL: 13 Beaches

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AKA: Yayo

BTD: Blue Jeans

P: Cola

UV: Cruel World / Pretty When You Cry

HM: Terrence Loves You

LFL: Cherry

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AKA: Oh Say Can You See

 

BTD: Blue Jeans

 

PD: American

 

UV: Pretty When You Cry

 

HM: Freak

 

LFL: 13 Beaches

 

(Tried to avoid title tracks)

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AKA: Yayo in terms of lyrics and imagery

Born to Die: Off to the Races

Paradise: Ride

Ultraviolence: Shades of Cool

Honeymoon: Honeymoon

Lust For Life: Get Free

NFR, so far: Mariners Apartment Complex