'Paradise' EP by Lana Del Rey Full Reaction
Added 2023-06-23 00:48:49 +0000 UTC
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yayo is coke <3
Владислав Борисюк
2024-09-27 16:39:37 +0000 UTCAmerican was the first song that got my attention when the trailer for this album came out, and it was just a little piece of it. I just think it is a really beautiful song, ethereal and nostalgic. It speaks about the all American Hollywood decadence, she’s just very smartly with lyrics
David
2024-08-27 16:32:16 +0000 UTCIf you liked Million Dollar Man, oh hon, you HAVE to watch and show us your reaction on live performances in 2010's, especially one in a red dress and one in a blouse. How she used to sign "One for the moooooneyaaaaah, two for the shoooahowow I love you hooneyyh I'm ready, I'm ready to go" (hooneyyh in long way without breath, ending with crying, shaking voice) because I think you would love it and realize that you didn't knoe that you neeeded this. She had so much hard to perform notes. Sadly, now she performs in the usual way, which is different vibe, but as much beautiful, poetic.
Sally Adamek
2024-07-10 02:05:00 +0000 UTCFinally Blue Velvet gets the love it deserves ❤️ all of her old covers are so rich, she takes them to another level! Love watching your Lana journey… I know what i’ll be doing for the next 5 hours
Kailey Knopp
2023-11-29 23:55:14 +0000 UTCClaims "Cola" (as she's wearing a Coca Cola T-shirt) 🎵Strings. Yes! Strings...🎵(reads first line) 😳 😂 That reaction made my day Cass
John Colson
2023-06-24 18:26:25 +0000 UTCMy Lana knowledge is mostly from these first two releases. Of the songs I know, Ride is my favorite of hers; I like Cola a lot too. I'm looking forward to exploring her next album along with you.
Steve
2023-06-24 01:15:03 +0000 UTCBlue Velvet is a cover. She was probably partly inspired to cover the song because of the movie Blue Velvet, which used the original song in the film and borrowed its title. The movie was directed by David Lynch and shares themes with some of her music. It’s a wild movie, as Lynch films tend to be. Yayo is a re-recorded version of the same song from her first album (before Born to Die). It was the album closer at that time. It was also released before that as part of a 3 song EP so it’s clearly a song that has stuck with her. The word “Yayo” is usually a reference to cocaine.
tc3
2023-06-23 19:05:50 +0000 UTCThat's one I need to rewatch. It's definitely a classic. I remember the TV series as well, vaguely.
John Colson
2023-06-23 14:14:58 +0000 UTCI finally looked up what the heck "I Sing the Body Electric" means. Better late than never. I had known the song with the same title from the movie Fame (1980) with the wonderful Irene Cara who we recently lost. Speaking of said movie: It. Is. A. Classic.
al mall
2023-06-23 14:08:01 +0000 UTCI enjoyed Born to Die. I'll have to give this EP a listen
John Colson
2023-06-23 11:32:49 +0000 UTCYou should listen to Kali Uchis' discography. She is also really good at painting pictures in her lyrics.
PB&J
2023-06-23 09:13:06 +0000 UTCLana has clear style to her singing. Of this EP I just love Gods and Monsters because it is so raw. You can feel her desperation and pain. This brings you to a place where you don’t want to be, but are. It is sad to think people in this world feel this way and the song is my reminder to pray for them.
Nathanael Myer
2023-06-23 05:51:02 +0000 UTCHey! Just want to say, please always be honest about what you think/feel of the music. Some people might not like it but I think most people appreciate honesty. I know I do. For example, when you said your least favourite song was American I gasped (LOL) because it is truly one of my favourite songs by her. But it didn't make me dislike you, it made me feel like I can trust your reactions. 🙂
Josie M
2023-06-23 04:46:11 +0000 UTCWith regards to her relationship with her parents, a lot of lana's lyrics make reference to having issues with both, but still being very close with her dad. Most recently her dad collaborated with her on a few tracks of his album that came out a few weeks ago. When referring to her mother, she's usually always talking about something bad or traumatic, she sometimes follows this up by saying something kind about how loving her dad was. One that springs to mind is "so i'm not friends with my mother, but i still love my dad" which is such an interesting lyric to me because she calls her mom "mother" which is very formal and detached whereas she calls her dad "dad" which is much more casual and signals to a closer bond. In another song, she censored "mother" as if it's a bad word.
laila lock
2023-06-23 04:12:02 +0000 UTCAnd I forgot to add that I never caught the war connection between Ride and Bel Air, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that was fully on purpose, since Bel Air is the actual end of the EP. Burning Desire was originally a bonus track, although I don’t think it’s listed as one anymore on streaming sites.
Jared Scoggin
2023-06-23 04:06:11 +0000 UTCI’m loving your Lana reactions. Your analysis is so interesting. You actually made me think differently about the meanings of certain songs, which is amazing. I love finding new ways to look at music, especially music that I’ve had and loved for like a decade now. Hearing someone else’s interpretation really opens your mind up to a new way of looking at it and the song is a little bit new again. In American I never really thought about the fact that she says “LIKE you’re so pretty” and connecting that to being proud “like an American” as if you’re pretending or seeing things the way you want to. And I loved your thought on Gods and Monsters. I think that song is definitely meant to make you feel her desperation and desolation with the screams and all the stuff going in the background. And it’s definitely okay to not like every song by every artist, even one you love. The mentality that you MUST love everything because you are a fan is frankly kind of toxic. Lana actually has a song that I can’t stand because I hate the chorus and it makes me so mad because the verses are so good. Anyway I’m really looking forward to seeing what you think about Ultraviloence.
Jared Scoggin
2023-06-23 04:02:39 +0000 UTCI think I will need hernia surgery after the first line of "Cola" as I figured that was going to draw a reaction, and I wasn't disappointed. About the things that stood out to me: "Ride" and the discussion of it led me to think of the fact that I feel that my thoughts are the most "me" when I am driving on an un-populated stretch of road on my own. Not even alone in my house am I that in-tune with myself. "Cola"? well there is a difference between something being sung and something being said. That infamous line spoken would result in instant repulsion for me (and I am too old and experienced for "prudishness"). "Blue Velvet" gave an impression of a cover song though I have not heard the old song in a long time so I could be wrong but that reminded me of petting the left arm of my date who was wearing what seemed to be a soft, powder-blue dress in theater lighting during a ballet performance of "Dracula". You seem to have taken very well to music reactions. Thank you for the joy that you give.
Michael Labs
2023-06-23 03:53:22 +0000 UTCI have a suggestion for an older album that you probably haven't listened to, and I think you would like: "Exile in Guyville" by Liz Phair. It's her first record and it is a masterpiece. Also worth noting is her album, "whitechocolatespaceegg". And I've got tons of amazing lesser known female artists I could recommend as well if you're open to them.
Myoclonic Jerk
2023-06-23 02:00:02 +0000 UTCYES! omg the wait is over
DowncastLashes
2023-06-23 00:56:45 +0000 UTC
