Yayo

[delley 215]

Check the Lanalysis thread

Did not know that there's such a thing. thank u. x 

[Cashew 1,826]

Did not know that there's such a thing. thank u. x 

http://lanaboards.com/index.php?/topic/473-lanalysis-relating-songs-to-knownassumed-relationships/

here you go

[WaitForLife 5,250]

Isn't this about drugs?

[missdelreyxo 3,786]

its about jimmy taking her to Nevada getting her out of her white trash trailer park and them speeding off into the desert sunset to their wedding in a vegas chapel etc 

 

 

 

 

yeah and he said that shiz about them never meeting beause for awhile people were giving him mad crap about him breaking lana heart so 

 

 

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[longtimeman 9,064]

yeah and he said that shiz about them never meeting beause for awhile people were giving him mad crap about him breaking lana heart so 

 

 

Worse than that, they were accusing him of being physically abusive, based on their misunderstanding of Ultraviolence.

[missdelreyxo 3,786]

Worse than that, they were accusing him of being physically abusive, based on their misunderstanding of Ultraviolence.

yeah i know that i just summarized it 

[white gold 4,242]

I like the snake on your tattoo

I like the ivy and the ink blue

 

does anyone else hear "pink blooms"???? I literally always thought it was "pink blooms" 

 

am i deaf 

[lernerderrey 2,428]

does anyone else hear "pink blooms"???? I literally always thought it was "pink blooms" 

 

am i deaf 

yer deaf AF lol u know lana loves blue and will say it whenever she fuckin can

[softcore babyface 4,377]

does anyone else hear "pink blooms"???? I literally always thought it was "pink blooms" 

 

am i deaf 

 

For a while I thought it was pink blue 

[sparklrtrailrheaven 9,156]

I was listening to the fabulous Rich Whores recording of Yayo today, and it set me thinking about this song -- I think this is THE definitive Lana song.

 

It ought to speak to its incredible significance that it's been the ONLY consistent returner throughout nearly the entirety of Lana's career -- it was still new and shaky at the Union Pool show in June '07, and it's since reappeared time and time again, in demos, two studio albums, and live performances ranging from the Lizzy Grant club shows to the stadiums of LA to the Moon.

 

It's got all the signature Lana lyrical hallmarks: the color blue, bad boys, dependence, trailer parks, escape, hope, drugs, daddies, and a scoop of retro Americana. And, all along, it has changed shape to reflect Lana's current obsessions and styles: it's been an acoustic folk ballad, a heavy metal head-banger, a jazzy torch song, and a spooky, otherworldly laptop demo. It could fit on the kaleidoscopic debut album and the doomy pomp of Paradise just as well as it could slide into the confessional-surf sound of NFR!. 

 

In short, it's everything Lana, with none of the era-specific quirks that restrict or date her other songs -- an absolutely gorgeous anomaly in her catalogue. It's sexy, it's sad, it's wild, it's cinematic, it's timeless. 

 

I'm in awe of Yayo. 

[ednafrau 836]

I was listening to the fabulous Rich Whores recording of Yayo today, and it set me thinking about this song -- I think this is THE definitive Lana song.

 

It ought to speak to its incredible significance that it's been the ONLY consistent returner throughout nearly the entirety of Lana's career -- it was still new and shaky at the Union Pool show in June '07, and it's since reappeared time and time again, in demos, two studio albums, and live performances ranging from the Lizzy Grant club shows to the stadiums of LA to the Moon.

 

It's got all the signature Lana lyrical hallmarks: the color blue, bad boys, dependence, trailer parks, escape, hope, drugs, daddies, and a scoop of retro Americana. And, all along, it has changed shape to reflect Lana's current obsessions and styles: it's been an acoustic folk ballad, a heavy metal head-banger, a jazzy torch song, and a spooky, otherworldly laptop demo. It could fit on the kaleidoscopic debut album and the doomy pomp of Paradise just as well as it could slide into the confessional-surf sound of NFR!. 

 

In short, it's everything Lana, with none of the era-specific quirks that restrict or date her other songs -- an absolutely gorgeous anomaly in her catalogue. It's sexy, it's sad, it's wild, it's cinematic, it's timeless. 

 

I'm in awe of Yayo. 

absolutely spot-on! ♥ 

"yayo" is still my favorite song of lizzy lana's

[godsmonster 14,268]

whenever I listen to this song (the Paradise version), I just picture it playing in the background of a Diner on like a Tuesday night, with two, maybe three customers in it. Or like a bar/strip-club on some random weekday night with only a few patrons in it.

[GPSOTSOMFWHDSF 1,055]

Lana's magnum opus is and will always be "Yayo." 

[mssainttropez 14,804]

1 minute ago, GPSOTSOMFWHDSF said:

Lana's magnum opus is and will always be "Yayo." 

I so agree ! The aka version is my favorite.  

[GPSOTSOMFWHDSF 1,055]

Just now, mssainttropez said:

I so agree ! The aka version is my favorite.  

 

The emotional depth of that song despite the simplicity of its lyrics is groundbreaking. Especially heartbreaking knowing the man she is singing about died of a heroin overdose years later. I also prefer the AKA version. 

[mssainttropez 14,804]

3 minutes ago, GPSOTSOMFWHDSF said:

 

The emotional depth of that song despite the simplicity of its lyrics is groundbreaking. Especially heartbreaking knowing the man she is singing about died of a heroin overdose years later. I also prefer the AKA version. 

It’s almost haunting listening to it after knowing that. The AKA version is much more raw. The lyrics are just so amazing, “50’s babydoll dress for my I do, it only takes two hours to Nevada.” UGH, so glad this song is being talked about <3

[GPSOTSOMFWHDSF 1,055]

2 minutes ago, mssainttropez said:

It’s almost haunting listening to it after knowing that. The AKA version is much more raw. The lyrics are just so amazing, “50’s babydoll dress for my I do, it only takes two hours to Nevada.” UGH, so glad this song is being talked about <3

 

You are a tunnel lined with yellow lights on a dark night (dark night...) 

[venice biotch 7,826]

I was mid writing "i have no idea what she meant by heaven being a tunnel lined with yellow lights" and it got me, driving through a tunnel lined with yellow lights is like heaven, such a cool feeling, she was smart for that, and if this isnt the meaning, i dont know what is, this is my interpretation

[American Whore 51,738]

6 minutes ago, venice biotch said:

I was mid writing "i have no idea what she meant by heaven being a tunnel lined with yellow lights" and it got me, driving through a tunnel lined with yellow lights is like heaven, such a cool feeling, she was smart for that, and if this isnt the meaning, i dont know what is, this is my interpretation

 

It's interesting and one of her best lines because she then describes the scene as a dark night, which then inverts the typical saying of "there's a light at the end of the tunnel". this lyric could be interpreted by her saying on the outside he seems dark and mysterious but she sees the light in him, even if it's just a metaphorical tunnel. it could also be interpreted as her view of the world, that the world is dark but this small glimmer of light in this tunnel that inevitably ends, which could be referring to a relationship or the guy she's singing about. there's more ideas i could come up with about this lyric, but just two of my thoughts

 

idk, i've always always always loved this line