"Lust for Life" Album Recording/Writing Timeline and Creative Process Discussion

[Lake Placid 3,412]

11 minutes ago, DemonMic2003 said:

What does everyone think the lust for life side b (or whatever it’s called) Tracklist would’ve looked like?

 

 

[Lana Del Dufrene 11,291]

1 hour ago, lake placid said:

 

 

praying we get this for LFL's 10th anniversary

1. Roses Bloom For You
2. Love On The Golf Course
3. Gucci On My Body
4. Silverlake
5. LA Who Am I?

[ivory almond 16,405]

Just thinking about how the Lust For Life concept could have been executed SO much better. Going with the whole future + vintage idea, I don't think hip hop, alternative, and then only a few ballads was the way to go. Maybe I'm biased because of my genre preferences with Lana, but I think this is how the album should have been laid out:
 

"Vintage" Songs (tracks 1-7): acoustic, folk, piano-based, 60s influence, americana

Songs that could fit this category: Beautiful People Beautiful Problems, Tomorrow Never Came, Change, Say Yes To Heaven, California (HM), Yosemite, Roses Bloom For You

 

"Future" Songs (tracks 8-16): electronic, spacey, synths + electric guitars, art pop/dream pop

Now here are some songs that could fit in this category: Love, Lust For Life, 13 Beaches, Cherry, White Mustang, WTWWAWWKD, Heroin, Get Free, Poetry In Motion

 

Based on these songs, I think this could have been a great tracklist:

 

01. Roses Bloom For You

02. Say Yes To Heaven

03. California

04. Change

05. Beautiful People Beautiful Problems (feat. Stevie Nicks)

06. Tomorrow Never Came (feat. Sean Ono Lennon)

07. Yosemite

08. Love

09. Lust For Life (feat. The Weeknd)

10. 13 Beaches

11. Cherry

12. White Mustang

13. When The World Was At War We Kept Dancing

14. Heroin

15. Poetry In Motion

16. Get Free

 

[Waimea Bay 9,887]

On 3/29/2024 at 1:06 PM, Pantene123 said:

I do know that lana wanted to release California, Yosemite, BAR, Silverlake, Gucci and a few others a few months after LFL being released. I guess she met Jack and gave up.

Is any other info know about those "few others" I might be wrong but I believe Honeymoun said she set aside like 7 and he mentioned the ones you said + love on the gold course and possibly la who am I to love you as the seventh

Since we know that get dark and say it isn't so we're made in September 2017 does this mean that they were also considered bc I'm assuming they weren't considered for any early versions of nfr

Also California tlsp song or California Honeymoon Outtake bc didn't that one get a 2017 rework I'm assuming tlsp song

[Waimea Bay 9,887]

Do we know if the Yosemite on cotcc is the same version cut from lust for life or was it reworked. (Production wise)

[Lanaparadiserey 23,994]

1 minute ago, ComebacktoCalifornia said:

Do we know if the Yosemite on cotcc is the same version cut from lust for life or was it reworked. (Production wise)

I believe it is the same but was SLIGHTLY altered for streaming service quality, but the production wasn’t changed

[Waimea Bay 9,887]

Just now, Lanaparadiserey said:

I believe it is the same but was SLIGHTLY altered for streaming service quality, but the production wasn’t changed

Yea I just checked the credits and it was produced by Rick Nowels so yea I'm assuming it wasn't altered too much

[SalvaWHORE 34,172]

at this point we need Lust For Life: The Hollyweird Edition - this is the era from Lana that deserves a double album treatment like TTPD.

[Veinsineon 77,860]

On 5/13/2024 at 9:20 PM, DemonMic2003 said:

What does everyone think the lust for life side b (or whatever it’s called) Tracklist would’ve looked like?

01. Roses Bloom For You
02. The Next Best American Record

03. Yosemite

04. Everything I Do

05. Gucci

06. Love On The Golf Course

07. Silverlake

 

[Lana Del Dufrene 11,291]

24 minutes ago, Veinsineon said:

01. Roses Bloom For You
02. The Next Best American Record

03. Yosemite

04. Everything I Do

05. Gucci

06. Love On The Golf Course

07. Silverlake

 

The way this eats, fuck you jack antonoff 

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Omg the thread is fabulous, thanks Lust for Life is top 3 for me, the lore behind it is immaculate

[Waimea Bay 9,887]

On 5/13/2024 at 10:20 PM, DemonMic2003 said:

What does everyone think the lust for life side b (or whatever it’s called) Tracklist would’ve looked like?

Imo it would've been

1.Bar

2.California

3.La Who am I to love you

4.Yosemite

5.Love on the golf course

6.Silverlake

7.Gucci

[Poetry in Motion 128]

JACK WHEN I CATCH YOU JACK 

[mybluenectarofthegods389 275]

I'm pretty sure I remember that an insider confirmed that she did some sessions shortly after l4l came out specifically for the b side project, ie Say It Isn't So, and Get Dark

 

Also everyone knows these dates but they havent been mentioned anywhere on the thread so

Everything I Do - Nov 2016

Poetry In Motion - 2016

Gucci On My Body - 2015 

[Embach 45,129]

Since it's 7th anniversary of Lust For Life, here's an overview of that era's outtakes! Which outtake you'd like to hear the most?

On 7/7/2024 at 12:16 AM, Embach said:

Lust For Life outtakes - what do we know so far - just for fun!

 

Leaked outtakes:

• The Next Best American Record (Demo Version, also known as Best American Record and Architecture) [leaked in February 2017]

• Serene Queen [leaked in April 2020]

• Serene Queen (Demo Version 2 - The Village Demo) [leaked in December 2021]

• Poetry In Motion [leaked in November 2023]

• Everything I Do [leaked in July 2024]

 

Released outtakes:

• The Next Best American Record (NFR! - most likely re-recorded for LFL since Lana said in an interview in Summer 2017 that "the song is about Topanga" referencing the new lyrics of the new version)

• Yosemite (COTCC)

• Roses Bloom For You (Instagram - in low-quality - described as an intro for the album, she possibly shared the whole song on Instagram)

 

Unleaked outtakes:

• Anyone Who Had A Heart

• Beloved

• California (Final Version - also an outtake from Honeymoon)

• Good Intentions (could be also Love On The Golf Course and/or Good Vibrations)

• Good Vibrations (could be also Love On The Golf Course and/or Good Intentions)

• Gucci On My Body

• LA Who Am I To Love You (Full Version - 2016; Remix - 2018)

• Love On The Golf Course (could be also Good Intentions and/or Good Vibrations)

• Magic In The Air

• Say Yes To Heaven ft. Fred Again

• Silverlake

• Sugary Sweet (unfinished demo - a 30 second acapella hook)

• Serene Queen (Demo Version 1)

• Political Song No. 1

• Political Song No. 2

• Political Song No. 3

• Political Song No. 4

• Other ASAP Rocky collaboration songs

 

Unsure:

• California ft. The Last Shadow Puppets (NFR! Version's Demo) [registered in 2017]

• Valley Of The Dolls (most likely for the collaboration album with The Last Shadow Puppets since the producer is the band member Zach Dawes) [leaked in August 2020]

• Collaboration with Marshmello (allegedly recorded in 2017-2018, could be also for other project)

 

[Zodiac Dancer 2,298]

29 minutes ago, Embach said:

Since it's 7th anniversary of Lust For Life, here's an overview of that era's outtakes! Which outtake you'd like to hear the most?

 

• Beloved

• Gucci On My Body

• LA Who Am I To Love You (Full Version - 2016)

• Magic In The Air

These four are the songs I want the most. If i had to pick one of the four I would probably pick Beloved or Gucci 

[audreysdance 3,496]

I want all the outtakes!! 

 

Also was the Machine Gun Kelly collaboration supposed to be there? 

I found this: https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Bad_for_You_(song)

What he said is very interesting 

[Come With Me 3,719]

5 minutes ago, audreysdance said:

I want all the outtakes!! 

 

Also was the Machine Gun Kelly collaboration supposed to be there? 

I found this: https://lanadelrey.fandom.com/wiki/Bad_for_You_(song)

What he said is very interesting 

Nope, this was recorded for MGK’s album 

[palemoonbaby 15,271]

what if Everything I Do was at OG tracklist but was scrapped during Spring 2017 in favor of Cherry (other OG tracks scrapped for Coachella, When The War..., White Mustang, IMF). i think it's really possible and it could look like this

 

Love

Lust For Life (ft. The Weeknd)

13 Beaches

Everything I Do

(possibly outtake cause it will be weird transition from downtempo to hip-hop inspired track)

Summer Bummer (ft. A$AP and PC) (alt mix)

Groupie Love (ft. A$AP) (alt mix)

(Gucci?)

God Bless America (no drums)

Best American Record

Yosemite

(possibly outtake/outtakes)

BPBP

Tomorrow Never Came (solo)

Heroin

Get Free

 

[Embach 45,129]

2 minutes ago, palemoonbaby said:

what if Everything I Do was at OG tracklist but was scrapped during Spring 2017 in favor of Cherry (other OG tracks scrapped for Coachella, When The War..., White Mustang, IMF). i think it's really possible and it could look like this

 

Love

Lust For Life (ft. The Weeknd)

13 Beaches

Everything I Do

(possibly outtake cause it will be weird transition from downtempo to hip-hop inspired track)

Summer Bummer (ft. A$AP and PC) (alt mix)

Groupie Love (ft. A$AP) (alt mix)

(Gucci?)

God Bless America (no drums)

Best American Record

Yosemite

(possibly outtake/outtakes)

BPBP

Tomorrow Never Came (solo)

Heroin

Get Free

 

I love Everything I Do but it feels little bit unfinished, so I don't think it was every considered to be on the album unless it has a more finalized version. And to be honest I don't even think the album had a proper tracklist then before releasing Love or Lust For Life song.

 

Where did God Bless no drums come from?