Random Lana Discussion Thread

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I was listening to brooklyn baby in the car with my gf yesterday and started thinking about the line “I'm churnin' out novels like Beat poetry on Amphetamines”. I write myself so this line got me thinking—has lana ever written in a longer form? when she was younger, did she write any novels? has she written memoir pieces? it’s extremely likely she’s just evoking the imagery of famous beat poets like kerouac and burroughs. i do think that brooklyn baby is a character/vibe evocative of her home state, not necessarily about lana’s own life. still, i’m a huge reader and would totally read a lana novel. imagine her writing fiction during the aka era…a book about the girl in gramma or the queen of the gas station

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On 11/29/2024 at 3:00 AM, Nectar Of The Puss said:

Can someone please explain what the “has anyone else does for you?” Thing and how it’s related to snl because all I’m seeing is a religious reference but how is that Lana 

Im not 100% sure but i think she took all the criticism of the 2012 snl performances just for other artists to experiment with their voices and get praised for it, also because she paved the way for so many other artists so she uses it as metaphor

 

she “died” for them so they could get acknowledged.

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On 11/29/2024 at 4:00 AM, Nectar Of The Puss said:

Can someone please explain what the “has anyone else does for you?” Thing and how it’s related to snl because all I’m seeing is a religious reference but how is that Lana 

Before her show in Coachella she put up a Billboard in Los Angeles (I'm pretty sure was it LA?) saying "Has Anyone Else Died For You" with a cross and the date of the day (January 19th, 2012) when she performed at SNL with her name. It's basically showing how the general public crucified her for her performance at the SNL and got criticized for her stage presence and live singing during the Born To Die tour in general and it's basically Lana having a "last laugh" how she's headlining Coachella now.

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I was reading this old British Vogue interview bit with Lana from October 2011 where she was asked about Video Games being used in many fashion shows and look what she said:

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"I had no idea about the fashion shows," she told us. "But I think they chose Video Games because it embodies summertime sadness. Fashion is inspired by youth and nostalgia and draws inspiration from the best of the past. I think both the song and the collections touch on the light and the dark side of life."

 

This was the very first mention of "Summertime Sadness" but as a 'description', she thinks that Video Games embodies summertime sadness. That's a really awesome connection between these! I loved her answer!

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remember how happy everyone was when they changed the picture on the this is lana del rey spotify playlist 

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am I going crazy or is this obviously written by Lana 

[Let the Light In 18,966]

Lana singing “I Luv It” still feels like a fever dream.

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August and fall of 2019 were one of the best times for me to be a Lana fan. I mean, we got an amazing teaser for NFR, several songs and a then an album, which I fell in love with instantly. She performed Daddy Issues, Wicked Game and Tomorrow never came on tour, which felt absolutely surreal because I love these songs and I could only dream that she would perform them. And the fact that she sang with Zella Day on one stage?? It’s still crazy to me. It was an amazing time to be her fan. 

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i know this thread is going to get deleted but i need people to know i just found out (and hope im not the last to) psycho lifeguard isn't one title because she said ocean blvd original title had SIX titles and psycho lifeguard being together would only make it five titles

 

Ocean Blvd, Pearl, Watch Me On, Ring A Bell, Psycho, Lifeguard

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I thought it had all those words as one title and that’s why Neil said she’s crazy for considering it?

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At first, the title was definitely going to be Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, and then I fucking panicked and I went to Neil’s house and said, “I know this is fucked up, but I’ve changed the title. It’s going to now be called, ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Pearl Watch Me on Ring a Bell Psycho Lifeguard.’” He was like, “What the fuck?” I was like, “I’m not telling anyone. Just mock it up.” He mocked it up, but we realized that maybe it was a bit much to have six titles in one. 

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1 minute ago, Beautiful Loser said:

I thought it had all those words as one title and that’s why Neil said she’s crazy for considering it?

she said the original album title was made up of six song titles

[heroindealer 11,402]

what if .. the sixth title is Ocean Blvd itself 

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1 minute ago, heroindealer said:

what if .. the sixth title is Ocean Blvd itself 

girl i included it in the list which makes six songs

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22 minutes ago, Beautiful Loser said:

I thought it had all those words as one title and that’s why Neil said she’s crazy for considering it?

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no that’s not what she means. She isn’t saying that the album was just ONE of those, she means that the album is ALL of those but psycho and lifeguard are two separate entities and not one title. It’s not Psycho Lifeguard it’s Psycho and Lifeguard 

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1 hour ago, rancidgirl said:

girl i included it in the list which makes six songs

nvm im a crackhead 

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i think it’s just an alternative lyric and the six songs in one title is more of a formal context

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On 12/3/2024 at 1:24 AM, Embach said:

I was reading this old British Vogue interview bit with Lana from October 2011 where she was asked about Video Games being used in many fashion shows and look what she said:

 

This was the very first mention of "Summertime Sadness" but as a 'description', she thinks that Video Games embodies summertime sadness. That's a really awesome connection between these! I loved her answer!

Actually the very first mention of summertime sadness was august 5/6 2011! When Lana tweeted:

 

Kiss Me Hard Before You Go - Summertime Sadness.

I Just Wanted You To Know - That baby You The Best.

 

and on the same month - Aug 2011 (i forgot what date exactly) she changed one of the tags for Video Games mv to “SUMMERTIME SADNESS”

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I could imagine her going into politics one day, and she would probably continue to write music even as president

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On 12/8/2024 at 7:59 AM, Let the Light In said:

Lana singing “I Luv It” still feels like a fever dream.

I forgot about that it was hilarious

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Just had a bath and listened to Venice Bitch, Fuck it I love you, A&W, Candy Necklace, Paris Texas, Lost at Sea & Hope in there. So relaxed rn