"Some Things Last a Long Time" by Lana Del Rey for "Hi How Are You Daniel Johnston?"

[WhiteIrishDrinker 1,044]

 This is so much better than TLY, Honeymoon and some other track off the last album.Love this Lana  

[delreyfreak 5,342]

It's an okay song. She's sung better covers in my opinion.

 

it's beautiful, but I feel like she could have done better??

[Capaldi 269]

IM THROWING TRHE FUCK UP ISTG IM SLAYED SLAYEDT SLAYEDT

[Creyk 11,727]

It's an okay song. She's sung better covers in my opinion.

 

it's beautiful, but I feel like she could have done better??

I feel the same.

It's really not her fault though, if the original song is bad the end result can only be so good. I wonder if I should replay it a few more times hoping that it will grow on me or just leave it alone.

[renaissance 8,330]

eh i hate it a lot it's very boring and the quality is terrible i'm sorry 

[Thunder Revenant 20,977]

It's ok, especially for a movie soundtrack but ... well. The song itself is already quite boring. Lana's vocals are good and the guitar is nice but it's not like it's something I'd ove to hear from her ... unlike LiB

[letsescapelizzy 672]

Its ok, but not knocking my socks off like she has in the past.. just sorta meh.. i dont know... nothing special..

its probably an old song she did with barrie..

 

stil nice tho maybe, but too long and no simmering feeling fire in the tone..

or maybe the simmering fire she had, should have been kept shorter, as the flame burnt out fast as it dragged on..

[Peachycream 3,648]

Her voice sounds so beautiful and the guitar fits the mood so i'd say its a very good cover. i love it.

[yourboy 3,397]

Beautifully sung with a tempo at or exceeding DJ's.

 

Here's the original:

 

 

 

 

 

It's interesting that LDR perseverates the form of the chorus at the end (at least that's what I hear), whereas DJ changes it up a bit to make his despondency seem even more despondent.

 

At the end:

what DJ sings          what LDR sings

Some things last a lifetime  x 2 ==> Some things last a long time x 2

 

This would be a mistake on LDR's part. Or perhaps some deep philosophical feminist statement?

 

People sometimes change when singing a cover. Maybe she just wanted more repititions?

I don't think it was too much of a deal. Feels like "feminist statement" was too much 0_0

[graham4anything 2,859]

As someone who has been familiar with Daniel for decades now (I also once met him in Texas), already very familiar with this song.

 

Lana does a great job, and the great thing is, Lana is introducing who knows how many people to Daniel and his music. Which is what is so great about Lana.

Look how many people she has led people to- from Lou Reed and Nina Simone and Leonard Cohen and the hundreds of references in her songs to so many others.

To newer or obscure acts including Barrie.

 

Great cover, and the changing of the words from lifetime to long time in the last verse makes a lot of sense if one knows Daniel and his story and would not make much sense

with Lana.

 

Very proud of Lana for this.

[yourboy 3,397]

I was bored so while I was playing with the Soundcloud link I got the highest quality single cover

For people who stick to official (me) and original covers (me)

 

 

the biggest was 500x500 fair..

but it is cute af though

[SuperMegaStan 10,023]

the guitar reminds me of AKA!!! 

another great cover from Lana.

[May 13,313]

bad 

[Creyk 11,727]

bad 

[Trash Magic 28,472]

how did i not even see that this was already out.. fantastic 

[essiductonto 170]

Is there any way to find out who's playing the guitar? Could it possibly be lana?

[Say Yes to Heaven 27,622]

Is there any way to find out who's playing the guitar? Could it possibly be lana?

It's Barrie

[James19709 638]

eh i hate it a lot it's very boring and the quality is terrible i'm sorry 

[essiductonto 170]

It's Barrie

 

oh right, duh! do we know this for a fact though or is it just widely assumed?

[LittleFool 1,912]

This makes me thirsty for a fully acoustic LP