thatsomason 1,202 Posted December 19, 2015 Since y'all were fretting over this in the Honeymoon Discussion thread, explain why you think _______ is Lana's magnum opus 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luckyonewithoutyou 1,929 Posted December 19, 2015 Using the actual definition of a magnum opus, I'd say Video Games, duh. It was her big break and its the song that most people know her for besides the Cedric Gervais remix 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fork2 90 Posted December 19, 2015 I'd have to say Ultraviolence, though it is not my personal favorite--that was when the critics REALLY loved her. I mean, they liked Video Games but mocked it as being overly indie, and BTD, same. But Ultraviolence, people recognized her raw talent, past the "indie" or whatever impression they had. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
James19709 638 Posted December 20, 2015 Sorry if it's a stupid question, do you mean an album or a song? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graham4anything 2,859 Posted December 20, 2015 I find it next to impossible to rank her songs/albums or saying what is "THE" song because to me, all are one continuing song broken down into 3 or 4 or 5 minute paragraphs (metaphorically speaking) Pawn Shop Blues Never let me go Yayo- all the versions Video Games- one day this will be re-released, or someone will cover it and it will become the #1 song it deserves to be. (and then Lana can win songwriter of the year). but you know what--- I think the song that shows Lana Del Rey perfectly, if you need to show someone who never heard of her, or asks, play me one song that would show me what is it about Lana it would be Once upon a dream. and I pick this over all the others because it is a cover version of a song/tune that just about everyone from their youth knew or knows and she picked it up, and made it LANA. To use a baseball metaphor- Lana picked up the bat in the 7th game of the world series, with her team down 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th, bases loaded, the count 3-2. And knocked it out of the ballpark like Robert Redford in the Natural. So my answer is ONCE UPON A DREAM (and may Lana be involved with the coming sequel in some form, this time perhaps an ORIGINAL song that could be her Oscar). 1 Quote Lana is our modern day Edith Piaf. Totally unique. a mixture of Brian WIlson Roy Orbison, Leonard Cohen, Gram Parsons, Elton & Bernie. Born to Die/Paradise is comparable to Elton's Captain Fantastic. All the records need to be listened whole. Waiting for a box set vinyl of all 400 songs not on any lp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshuasean2900 281 Posted December 20, 2015 It's difficult to pick a single magnum opus. She has a critical magnum opus in the whole of Honeymoon, a commercial magnum opus in Video Games and we all have personal magnum opus(es?) 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
renaissance 8,329 Posted December 20, 2015 West Coast because I mean listen to West Coast 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperMegaStan 9,985 Posted December 20, 2015 West Coast because I mean listen to West Coast someones got the only correct answer here. (i think it's among Pawn Shop Blues, Kill Kill, Video Games, Blue Jeans, Ride, West Coast, Shades of Cool, Black Beauty, Terrence Loves You, and God Knows I Tried) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fork2 90 Posted December 20, 2015 In my eyes I think it is Pawn Shop Blues for writing skills--but I still stand by Ultraviolence as being magnum opus under the definition. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshuasean2900 281 Posted December 20, 2015 someones got the only correct answer here. (i think it's among Pawn Shop Blues, Kill Kill, Video Games, Blue Jeans, Ride, West Coast, Shades of Cool, Black Beauty, Terrence Loves You, and God Knows I Tried) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SlowGinFizzzz 15,354 Posted February 22, 2017 Off To The Races. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dominikx4 25,404 Posted February 22, 2017 Fine China 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
graham4anything 2,859 Posted February 22, 2017 YAYO it's the one song that combines every single chapter and her doing it in concert solidified it it's also one song that proves it is 100% Lana Had she never done another song, YAYO is immortal. (sorry, just realized I already answered, for some reason thought I looked at the date and thought this was a brand new thread, sorry about that) 6 Quote Lana is our modern day Edith Piaf. Totally unique. a mixture of Brian WIlson Roy Orbison, Leonard Cohen, Gram Parsons, Elton & Bernie. Born to Die/Paradise is comparable to Elton's Captain Fantastic. All the records need to be listened whole. Waiting for a box set vinyl of all 400 songs not on any lp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fl0ridakil0s 3,959 Posted March 8, 2017 Body Electric the lyrics and the instrumental are heavenly in every single way. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bootynugget 2,926 Posted March 8, 2017 It's Off To The Races for me gurls. The storytelling, the flow, the beats she'll never top it which makes me sad to think about but wow that song actually never gets old. 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sitar 22,210 Posted March 8, 2017 The first half hour of Ultraviolence, but especially Shades of Cool 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kommando 3,264 Posted March 8, 2017 Had she never done another song, YAYO is immortal. This. She has a really good collection of songs that stand on their own as true masterpieces. Not many artists do, even very good ones. Works that are proof of her intellectual and emotional instincts, her love for music, whether it be pop or guitar-voice pieces. She is a modern classic, maybe not renown, but some of her stuff, even from her May Jailer days, is just transcendental and yes, immortal. 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HunterSThompson 4,646 Posted March 8, 2017 I would have to say, just by using a strict interpretation of the term "magnum opus," that Video Games or Young & Beautiful or Ride would be it. In terms of her records, I'd say Ultraviolence is her magnum opus--critics loved it as well as fans. It was a meticulously created album with a distinct sound, powerful lyrics, and multifaceted story to tell. BTD was great, as well as Paradise, but it wasn't celebrated by critics as much as UV. Honeymoon just seemed like a natural progression of her sound and image, but it wasn't as grand or unique as UV by any means. Also, personally, I think the whole Ultraviolence project was her magnum opus. It's such a beautiful record 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Constantine 4,074 Posted March 8, 2017 This. She has a really good collection of songs that stand on their own as true masterpieces. Not many artists do, even very good ones. Works that are proof of her intellectual and emotional instincts, her love for music, whether it be pop or guitar-voice pieces. She is a modern classic, maybe not renown, but some of her stuff, even from her May Jailer days, is just transcendental and yes, immortal. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites