Random Lana Discussion Thread

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[Rachel97 1,525]

In a cat cafe and Chemtrails song is playing 

 

Edit: Cinnamon girl is playing now, whoever does the playlist has great taste!

 

Happiness is a butterfly and Beautiful too 

[Daisy Hearted 1,727]

On 11/11/2021 at 4:38 PM, IanadeIrey said:

Carmen is such a well-written song. There’s the obvious storytelling about its namesake, but there are also two extended metaphors related to addiction and actual substances that make it such a genius, layered piece of poetry. 
 

The interplay between —

 

1. The verses + bridge (that detail Carmen’s experiences, perhaps as a user)

 

2. The chorus (which analogizes Carmen — the user — into the actual substance, with lines about potential effects [“cartoon eyes”, “butterflies”, a “mind like a diamond”] and “white lightning” being a likely street name for a substance that Carmen gets compared to)

 

— is so enriching to listen to. It’s a tragically beautiful song and is just so eerily glamorous. It’s one of my favourites off of Born to Die and it’s so, so underrated.

 

I think there is so much more to this song than people give it credit for, and what I’ve just written here barely scratches the surface. I could write a whole dissertation on this! 
 

The live version she did for NPR in 2012 is probably my favourite version. The acoustic arrangement makes it more haunting and lonesome, and her vocals shine beautifully here. The “weaknesses” are the strengths. They convey the true depression and pain of this track that I find to be absolutely beautiful, real, and raw.
 

This fan-edited music video is perfect for this version too, and conveys its bone-chilling beauty. I recommend that everyone who comes across this post gives it a watch — I’ve seen this for years but it’s so worth revisiting. 
 

 

 

Carmen holds a special place in my heart and I'm glad that I know other people love this song. I remember being 14 and I was having a hard time and really goin thru shit and I couldn't bring myself to sleep bc I'd have awful nightmare's but one day I clicked on Lana Del Rey's Carmen, and that song made me fall in love with her lol I'm so sappy

[Thunder Revenant 20,997]

It's so funny that if commercial best-of-albums were still made, a LDR one would include mostly her most famous singles and a few promo singles that either performed well or were released as a single to promote its respective album - Video Games, Blue Jeans, Born To Die, Summertime Sadness, Young & Beautiful, Ride, West Coast, Brooklyn Baby, High By The Beach, Love, Lust For Live, Mariners Appartment Complex, Venice Bitch, Hope Is A Dangerous Thing, Doin Time, LMLYLAW, CoCC, Blue Banisters, Arcadia - and then SUDDENDLY there'd be the screaming masterpiece that is Dealer, which only made it's way on the compilation because streaming (rightfully) made it become a big thing

 

[Venice Peach 54,531]

What are the chances of a BTD 10th anniversary edition? Please don't say 0 

 

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14 minutes ago, Venice Peach said:

What are the chances of a BTD 10th anniversary edition? Please don't say 0 

 

 

[Bird World 1,805]

1 hour ago, Venice Peach said:

What are the chances of a BTD 10th anniversary edition? Please don't say 0 

 

They are low 

[Deadly Nightshade 13,161]

BTD deserves a 10th anniversary edition 

[COCC 29,560]

3 hours ago, Venice Peach said:

What are the chances of a BTD 10th anniversary edition? Please don't say 0 

 

0.01 

[Venice Peach 54,531]

4 minutes ago, COCC said:

0.01 

That's enought for my delulu ass. I'll start manifesting and thinking about tracklist and new cover right away 

[COCC 29,560]

26 minutes ago, Venice Peach said:

That's enought for my delulu ass. I'll start manifesting and thinking about tracklist and new cover right away 

Born to be on a John Deere feat. Nikki Lane 

[Flowerbomb 65,600]

I wish Lana kept her blonde hair for longer, she really suits it. I think she changed it because people kept calling her a Karen and it's quite sad

[shady 3,752]

3 hours ago, honey is that true said:

They are low 

 

What will probably happen:

1LP tansparent red colored with a '10th anniversary edition' sticker on the foil...

I think that even that is too much lmao. 

 

What would I love:

2LP, white vinyl or not with a booklet of that flawless era just like she has booklets in Honeymoon sleeves. Improved art, I kinda wish she chose a different gatefold pic and different stickers on the vinyl. That shit would probably cost 50$ realistically, so I'm already preparing myself not to buy something that doesn't exist lmao. 

[shady 3,752]

Me again, I'm not the best at math but how can all of these songs on Ultraviolence fit into a single LP (Cruel World, Ultraviolence, Shades Of Cool, Brooklyn Baby, West Coast, Sad Girl, Pretty When You Cry, Money Power Glory, Fucked My Way Up To The Top, Old Money, The Other Woman) but a whole other LP is needed for those three bonus tracks (Black Beauty, Guns And Roses, Florida Kilos). Same can apply to BTD. Are the song significantly shorter? What do the stans who have the standard album say? 

 

[YourGirl666 13,282]

I just realised we had SYTH HM demo snippet all this time: https://lanadelpost.tumblr.com/post/631920664810586114/this-the-version-produced-by-dan-auerbach

 

It was believed that this version was Dan's UV demo, then people thought it was fake and it was forgotten. 

[Fingertips 72,054]

This should have been on Chemtrails, before or after Yosemite

[Super Movie 52,185]

6 minutes ago, Thunder said:

This should have been on Chemtrails, before or after Yosemite

Her current vocals on this song would be so beautiful 

 

[Alison by Slowdive 26,162]

manifesting don't stop is lana's answer to miley's we can't stop 

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