Lana Del Rey: All 113 Songs Ranked, a Critics List

[Elle]

While I 100% agree that Hope is a Dangerous Thing is her best song (for so many reasons), the rest of the list is... quite questionable x

[IanadeIrey]

Richard S. He...I just wanna talk...

[hlxon]

They put West Coast as 12 to give the girlies a chance... we all know it's scientifically proven that West Coast the best piece of music making from the 21st century...

[clementines]

ummm…

[salvatore]

coachella at #47 and not #113... a mistake

[Make me your Dream Life]

the summation of her work in just a span of a list makes me uncomfortable. also hey yes white dress. but the list seems so heterosexual. can't relate. 

[salvatore]

  On 4/1/2021 at 11:38 PM, Elle said:

While I 100% agree that Hope is a Dangerous Thing is her best song (for so many reasons), the rest of the list is... quite questionable x

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someone saying hope IADT being #1 is a hot take that i dearly respect...like do i agree? i have to think about it but i dont deny it's ultimacy

 

white dress is too low in top 10 and yosemite needs to be in that top three

[NikoGo]

This whole list is wrong 

[honeybadger]

sorry but there's no way this is what makes us girls is better than ~70% of her discography 

[rightofjupiter]

How is DCMA not last!!! I also love guns and roses and ITH. But Hope supremacy i can always agree with 

 

also Terrence all the way at 20?? Inexcusable. 

[Furor Poeticus]

Not For Free being higher than TJF 

[Churchome Rep]

Definitive lists always turn out poorly.  Critics should consider putting songs into tiers 

[ChaoticLipster]

Hope is good but it’s not even in my top 15  songs let alone 1. It’s a tad overrated 

[Elle]

  On 4/1/2021 at 11:41 PM, salvatore said:

someone saying hope IADT being #1 is a hot take that i dearly respect...like do i agree? i have to think about it but i dont deny it's ultimacy

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It's also important to keep in mind that Best doesn't always been Favourite. So, you sort of need to look at the list objectively. But pretty much since Hope's release, I've acknowledged that it is technically her best song. That doesn't mean it's necessarily my favourite (it's in my top 20 though) but there's so many elements of the song that really make it a true masterpiece, and nothing less.

• It's her best song lyrically - hands down, no contest.
• Her vocals are incredible. She perfectly executes beautiful high & low notes that display her range. Not many artists can do this in the way she does.
• The melody is just beautiful and simple enough for anyone to digest, yet not too simple that its boring or forgettable. 
• The production complements the song just perfectly. I know the production is a reason why some people don't like the song as it comes off a bit too simple or "boring" for some, but the song speaks such volumes on its own - it could have been an acapella track and been just as powerful. For this track, the production enhances rather than defines the song, and that's a true tell sign of a masterpiece song. A heavier production would have just drowned it and took away from its delicacy and specialness. 
• The song is incredibly emotive. I'm a strong believer that those who don't like hope just haven't been in the situation the song is about. Once you've been in that place - feeling like you've gone crazy and that all hope you had for the world has slipped like sand through your fingers, all the way to the point where you're no longer building a house out of that sand anymore but a house out of rediscovered hope - you understand this song. You become a part of it.

I intend to write like a whole essay-post on why this song is her best one day and post it in the Hope thread or something, but for now, those are my brief thoughts x

[IanadeIrey]

  On 4/1/2021 at 11:50 PM, Elle said:

 

It's also important to keep in mind that Best doesn't always been Favourite. So, you sort of need to look at the list objectively. But pretty much since Hope's release, I've acknowledged that it is technically her best song. That doesn't mean it's necessarily my favourite (it's in my top 20 though) but there's so many elements of the song that really make it a true masterpiece, and nothing less.

• It's her best song lyrically - hands down, no contest.
• Her vocals are incredible. She perfectly executes beautiful high & low notes that display her range. Not many artists can do this in the way she does.
• The melody is just beautiful and simple enough for anyone to digest, yet not too simple that its boring or forgettable. 
• The production complements the song just perfectly. I know the production is a reason why some people don't like the song as it comes off a bit too simple or "boring" for some, but the song speaks such volumes on its own - it could have been an acapella track and been just as powerful. For this track, the production enhances rather than defines the song, and that's a true tell sign of a masterpiece song. A heavier production would have just drowned it and took away from its delicacy and specialness. 
• The song is incredibly emotive. I'm a strong believer that those who don't like hope just haven't been in the situation the song is about. Once you've been in that place - feeling like you've gone crazy and that all hope you had for the world has slipped like sand through your fingers, all the way to the point where you're no longer building a house out of that sand anymore but a house out of rediscovered hope - you understand this song. You become a part of it.

I intend to write like a whole essay-post on why this song is her best one day and post it in the Hope thread or something, but for now, those are my brief thoughts x

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I want this post framed!!! <3

[Furor Poeticus]

Lolita almost in the very bottom...

 

 

[FredRed]

Happy for Lana that Billboard took the time to do this.

[Platinum Greenwich]

why do i never go into these things expecting the guns & roses slander when i KNOW that's what's fucking trendy to do 

[Vanilla Icy]

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[littleredpartydress]

  On 4/1/2021 at 11:53 PM, HyperVelvet said:

Lolita almost in the very bottom...

 

 

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