"American Standards & Classics" Cover Album - Pre-Pre-Release Thread

[rightofjupiter]

27 minutes ago, heroinmelodies said:

omg I completely forgot about her performing Knocking on Heaven’s door in 2013/14 and since I remembered I NEED the full cover on the album! The live version is absolutely magical 

 

would die for this but (maybe mistakenly) am assuming from summertime and related posts that her interpretation of standards and classics might really just stick to 20s/30s/40s stuff...plus patsy cline? maybe it will end up being super eclectic stylistically which i'd love honestly

[PatentLeatherDoOver]

I know there’s zero chance of this happening, but Lana would absolutely kill a cover of The Drugs Don’t Work. I could totally see it being the Goodbye Kiss of this era
 

 

 

[Vertimus]

On 11/20/2020 at 10:14 PM, venicebitch said:

Do we really think it’s titled “American Standards & Classics” or is it just a placeholder for you fanmade covers 

 

If it is, while a little clunky, at least it tells her wide audience that they're not going to be getting a 'typical' LDR experience, but something else. When records and CDs predominated, the record companies could just slap a dayglo label over the plastic that says, "Lana Del Rey interpreting America's great historical catalog," and the actual album could therefore be called anything. I really don't mind if it is called AS&C. 

 

Is 'You'll Never Walk Alone' actually a track from it, or was that recorded for another project? Didn't I see something about that being recorded for a project in Great Britain? 

 

I'd love to see a fully-produced studio version of YNWA. It would seemingly fit right into AS&C. 

 

I'd also love to see covers of ''Round Midnight' and Cole Porter's 'So In Love.' 'The Green Leaves of Summer' would also be perfect for her--and another 'summer' song.  

[Vertimus]

And if she does well with this, as it seems she will on the basis of the wonderful 'Summertime,' this album could open an entirely new avenue for her and really broaden her audience. 

 

Another track I'd love to see on the album is the jazz standard 'Laura'. 

 

"Laura is the face in the misty light...
Footsteps that you hear down the hall
The laugh that floats on a summer night
That you can never quite recall.
And you see Laura on a train that is passing through
Those eyes how familiar they seem...
She gave your very first kiss to you
That was Laura but she's only a dream.

She gave your very first kiss to you
That was Laura...
But she's only a dream." 

[CruelViolet]

26 minutes ago, Vertimus said:

 

If it is, while a little clunky, at least it tells her wide audience that they're not going to be getting a 'typical' LDR experience, but something else. When records and CDs predominated, the record companies could just slap a dayglo label over the plastic that says, "Lana Del Rey interpreting America's great historical catalog," and the actual album could therefore be called anything. I really don't mind if it is called AS&C. 

 

Is 'You'll Never Walk Alone' actually a track from it, or was that recorded for another project? Didn't I see something about that being recorded for a project in Great Britain? 

 

I'd love to see a fully-produced studio version of YNWA. It would seemingly fit right into AS&C. 

 

I'd also love to see covers of ''Round Midnight' and Cole Porter's 'So In Love.' 'The Green Leaves of Summer' would also be perfect for her--and another 'summer' song.  

you’ll never walk alone probably won’t be in it as it’s not an American song, also it’s for Liverpool FC in the U.K. nothing American about that 

[Vertimus]

10 minutes ago, CruelViolet said:

you’ll never walk alone probably won’t be in it as it’s not an American song, also it’s for Liverpool FC in the U.K. nothing American about that 

 

But YNWA is from the Broadway musical 'Carousel,' and is an American standard--everyone has covered it, from Mahalia Jackson and Elvis Presley to Doris Day. 

[pin up galore]

I really live for Minnie Riperton and feel like Lana's voice could really shine in the classic Lovin You:

 

But if she wanted to bring back the trio of black ladies from the Summertime cover she could really give us a yaas serve wig with Les Fleurs:

 

[The Stargirl Pinky]

3 minutes ago, Pin Up Galore said:

I really live for Minnie Riperton and feel like Lana's voice could really shine in the classic Lovin You:

 

But if she wanted to bring back the trio of black ladies from the Summertime cover she could really give us a yaas serve wig with Les Fleurs:

 

1) Omg wow. I never knew Minnie Riperton was black. It was truly a “The Voice” moment where I heard her voice first and saw the picture after and was stunned. Love it. 

 

2) This cover would save Christmas. 
 

3) Ben lovers unite 
 

 

[past the bushes]

39 minutes ago, Pin Up Galore said:

I really live for Minnie Riperton and feel like Lana's voice could really shine in the classic Lovin You:

 

But if she wanted to bring back the trio of black ladies from the Summertime cover she could really give us a yaas serve wig with Les Fleurs:

 

Both would be great, honestly, and I really want the backup singers again! It reminded me of Thunder and that's something good 

Also I want the album to drop at midnight, it would be the perfect Christmas gift 

[The Greatest]

I really hope she throws some contemporary stuff in there but I feel like that’s not going to happen. Summertime was good but I only listened to it once cause, like, we knew what it was gonna be before we even heard it 

[Rust Dress]

anyways

[The Stargirl Pinky]

2 minutes ago, The Greatest said:

I really hope she throws some contemporary stuff in there but I feel like that’s not going to happen. Summertime was good but I only listened to it once cause, like, we knew what it was gonna be before we even heard it 

When I think of “standards and classics” I automatically assume old-school, retro, vintage - basically the opposite of something modern or current. I’m curious in your mind what is contemporary? It’s an interesting thought!

[CruelViolet]

Just thinking out loud... do you think the trio of black ladies are the background singers from Thunder? It’s also produced by Zach Dawes so

[ShadesOfFool]

39 minutes ago, conceptart47 said:

When I think of “standards and classics” I automatically assume old-school, retro, vintage - basically the opposite of something modern or current. I’m curious in your mind what is contemporary? It’s an interesting thought!

I think she has to strike a little bit more of a balance because at the end of the day, we do still want people to listen to this album more than once lol. 
 

she’s gotta throw the 30 and under crowd a couple bones with some songs we would know to keep it fun and actually generate interest. 
 

I mean I’ll listen to her sing anything obviously, but if she’s gonna do a cover album I’d at least like to know some of the songs lol. Let’s have her sing criminal by Fiona Apple, something by The Weeknd, something by Amy, etc. they’re not radio pop songs but they’re songs people have heard. 

[CruelViolet]

1 minute ago, ShadesOfFool said:

I think she has to strike a little bit more of a balance because at the end of the day, we do still want people to listen to this album more than once lol. 
 

she’s gotta throw the 30 and under crowd a couple bones with some songs we would know to keep it fun and actually generate interest. 
 

I mean I’ll listen to her sing anything obviously, but if she’s gonna do a cover album I’d at least like to know some of the songs lol. Let’s have her sing criminal by Fiona Apple, something by The Weeknd, something by Amy, etc. they’re not radio pop songs but they’re songs people have heard. 

I think that’s a very wack idea

[Lustformoney]

Just now, ShadesOfFool said:

I think she has to strike a little bit more of a balance because at the end of the day, we do still want people to listen to this album more than once lol. 
 

she’s gotta throw the 30 and under crowd a couple bones with some songs we would know to keep it fun and actually generate interest. 
 

I mean I’ll listen to her sing anything obviously, but if she’s gonna do a cover album I’d at least like to know some of the songs lol. Let’s have her sing criminal by Fiona Apple, something by The Weeknd, something by Amy, etc. they’re not radio pop songs but they’re songs people have heard. 

imagine lana covering After hours

[ShadesOfFool]

2 minutes ago, CruelViolet said:

I think that’s a very wack idea

What else is in that bag, fat girrrl?

Just now, Lustformoney said:

imagine lana covering After hours

The streets need her to sing Escape from LA!!!

[Dark Angel]

i'd be totally down for lana doing an amy winehouse cover

[whitelungswhitepalms]

9 minutes ago, LemonadeHeavens said:

i'd be totally down for lana doing an amy winehouse cover

Imagine a cover of love is a losing game demo version I WOUDL CRYYYYYYY 

[bel air rose]

i think if lana is gonna throw in some more current covers then the name couldn’t be “american standards and classics” and obviously it’s a placeholder but.... will she? i don’t see a patsy cline song next to a weeknd song. i can however see an amy cover since amy’s sound was so jazzy

 

it’s hard to tell but since lana is so inspired by these older generation artists I think it’s fair to assume most covers will be from songs majority of us won’t recognize and i have no problem that