The Authenticity of LANA DEL REY
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Discover the captivating story of Lana Del Rey, from her humble beginnings as Lizzy Grant to her rise as a Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter. Learn about her controversial journey to stardom and the questions surrounding her authenticity in this in-depth exploration.
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:26 Part I: LANA
2:20 Part II: LIZZY
5:07 Part III: LIES
13:05 Part IV: BELIEVE
14:15 Conclusion
#Middle8 #LanaDelRey #VideoEssay
The Fascinating Story of How Lizzy Grant Became Lana Del Rey
The Shocking Truth Behind Lana Del Rey's Rise to Fame
The Controversy and Mystery Surrounding Lana Del Rey's Authenticity
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Do a new video on Lana plss 😭😍 she grew miles as a songwriter since that video and her albums Honeymoon, NFR and Ocean Boulevard are lyrical masterpieces and deserve a proper analysis by your channel, love your videos!
feels like im watching a documentary of a dead celebrity who was alive about 50 yrs ago
seriously same she is such a legend
She seems like a celebrity that was before my time, but she's not
IKRRRRRR
🏹 BAHAHHAHA
She's self entitled. She thinks she's better than everyone else which isn't even true. She holds other singers inferior to her even though she can't sing without autotune. Plus her fanbase is toxic af. When Billie won all those grammys, all the lana fans were at her throat. Y'all need to calm down. Not you specifically but like your while fandom.
Idk why people were so annoyed by her creating a stage name. Many famous faces have stage names
Yep. Ziggy Stardust? Also Prince's different names later...
Right? Katy Perry, Lady Gaga... smh
I think it's the fact that she tried to pass it off as real and authentic. People have this funny habit of getting pissed off and disliking people who give the notion of being authentic and sincere when they are not.
how many them get a fake nose, change their name, and try to erase their past lol
@@kebabmarley2505 That's how you get successful
People: damn she is using a fake name?!
Every rapper ever has left the chat
Lana is not a rapper though
It’s not just rappers. A lot of singers take up a fake name as well. Take Stromae for example.
And David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Elton John, etc etc
Carin Monier She just wants people to call her by Lana. Why do people have such a problem with that?
If only Stromae was as hyped as the industry plant that is Lana Del Rey.
I mean, people praised Gaga for her persona and her odd and otherworldly fashion. I’ll never understand why Lana got such a hard time. You do what you have to do to make it, you find what works and you go with that.
Y'know, in my country people used to say that Gaga was satanic, women in the musical industry have to deal with a lot of bullshit, sigh :(
Maybe Lana has it harder because she’s a Scorpio ascendant?
have we all gone gaga crazy? i love gaga too tho
The Makadray Gaga at the start of her career was scrutinised as an attention seeking, crazed madonna copout who secretly had a penis. It took time for both women
@@PoppyIsMyMetalQueen why do you feel the need to reply under every comment about how much you hate her, all your accusations of racism and inability to sing are simply untrue and there's evidence to disagree with you. wheres your evidence? what makes her racist? is it the fact that she constantly works with and supports black artists on songs? or is it the fact that shes donating the profits of her upcoming poetry book to Native American reparation organizations?
You spread so much hate from the sadness inside of you, yet your claims are unsupported and untrue. Do not tell people 'Let me help you understand' when your only comments are solely opinionated.
The hatred in your heart is a personal problem which YOU need to sort out.
She Marilyn Monroed herself, I can respect that.
So sending out the message to other girls/women that changing your look to a porn star to get your career going is a good thing?
@@caleidoo Maybe we should look less into that and more into the fact that that's what it takes to be seen and heard. Why does someone need to be fake to be heard? Why are they ignored when they are real? When those who are real stop getting ignored, I'll come back to your statement with some consideration of it's validity.
@@caleidoo who's a porn star? Who looks like a porn star?
Not Lana or Marilyn, are you ok?
You're on the wrong video, this isn't about Cardi B or Nicki Minaj, stop the Bs.
@@maddie4347 Come to Europe!
@@maddie4347 Here's the thing though, how do you know if it's fake? In Elizabeth's case at least, her Lana persona stems from a core part of her. Thus making it rather authentic/real to her.
Such is the case with many performers and celebs. What they show you isn't necessarily fake, at least not entirely. Oftentimes, it's a particular aspect of themselves that is just singled out and gets made the focus of their professional identity. Other times, it's their entire selves, just exaggerated.
Lana sings like she's lived on earth for thousands of years
The demon possessing Del Rey probably has
She’d know about music if that were the case.
THIS.
Not really. I can sing like a have no motivation as well. That's how people who can't sing sing
@@kriticosART 🚨 lol woop woop hater alert!
in 50 years, people will realize she was a genius.
But for now she is a self privileged racist
@@PoppyIsMyMetalQueen You're so desperate to get your point across, you reply to literally every comment with your negativity. I'm not saying that what she did was right but damn, we get it.
@@iaminconstantpain9524 lololol. I'm just looking for attention. I'm bored. Lana maies great music and I live her oofoofooofooofooofofofoof
@@PoppyIsMyMetalQueen Look for attention somewhere else. Stop spreading your negativity, it's not doing you much good
@@dyxtopia6775 wow. Its crazy people are still trying after 2 months. I don't think its me that has to move on cause I already have.
I never knew she had so much hate, I've just always loved her
omg yes especially after her infamous SNL performance people called her a fraud and a drug addict and a media puppet. Like snl had to make a follow-up skit because people were calling her THE WORST SNL musical guest ever :( yah girl had it hard
@@isolationqueen-thesilverli4055 She was superb when I saw her live...
@@PoppyIsMyMetalQueen get help she’s not even racist tf
Maybe she’s racist or not I’m not one to say,but when she got the hate for snl she hadn’t said anything remotely racist. Ur point makes no sense
@@PoppyIsMyMetalQueen Maybe she’s racist or not I’m not one to say,but when she got the hate for snl she hadn’t said anything remotely racist. Ur point makes no sense
Lana’s always had a certain aesthetic. Born to die just allowed her to expand it
Daddy’s marketing budget and the marketing made her aesthetic, she was nothing like that when her name wasn’t even Lana del rey
The pop world is so brutal to women, she is simply a great artist. That's it. Let her be that.
Alexa Wilson YESSSSS!
Beantown omfg no wrong.
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Fake vocals I think not sis, she sounds way better live to me..even if she’s doing a cover for a song like this one. It takes good lungs to hold a note like that.
Theres an snl live you can watch that would make you disagree, she does post about trump tho lmao
🙌
@@pepita3467 Girl shut up, the SNL thing was over 7 years ago. Now she performs better, is comfartable and got used to it. Stay pressed. NFR AOTY. Period.
Born To Die literally changed my life when I first heard it in high school. It will forever be my favourite album because of the nostalgic feeling I get when I hear those songs. I never knew about her controversial past and never cared about the drama I did hear. This is a woman who writes and produces her own music, has stayed out of mainstream scandal culture, speaks openly about her political beliefs, and frankly gets better every year. I wish more people could see her as the incredible artist and vocalist that she is, rather than being labeled an indie singer for teenagers. Also this girlie can PERFORM! I saw her in 2018 and it was better than anything I had expected!
right in i can remember many weekend nights sophomore year listening to this after getting baked with my best friend. where did it go
Yeah everyone has bad pasts sometimes but she is queen period
I remember seeing her live back in 2015, flower crowns everywhere lol.
I missed when summer time sadness played on the radio
Lana del rey is an absolute queen period.
She was so hated and now everyone wants to act likes she’s an icon who was loved all along and deserved AOTY at the 2020 Grammys.
Periodt
i never jumped into the band wagon of hating her and im soo proud to myself that i stand up and get bullied for liking her cuz shes truly.. an ICON ♥️♥️♥️💎
She didn't deserve shit. She can write songs but that's all she's got. She can't sing. Plus she is the most horrible person. She is so self entitled she honestly thinks She's better than every other singer. Plus she's racist. And no one likes a racist.
FACTS
@@PoppyIsMyMetalQueen racist someone who made a BLACK man play as the usa president during the past century, in a music video dropped in 2012/13, when the blm movement wasn't even born yet, and the media didn't even care for black people representation???? okay, someone seems totally misinformed...
idk why but i get so emotional when i think of lana del rey. her sound reminds me of a summer night and her whole aesthetic is so nostalgic
gordon ramsey facts
gordon ramsey yes nostalgic
I feeeeeeel
That’s the things she’s trying to evoke emotion. She paints a vivid picture.
Well, that was the idea. She tapped into something that really connects with people. Credit where credit is due.
Marylin Monroe wasn't a real person until Norma Jean created her. just sayin.
Taylor AH trueeee
💯💯
Neither were John Wayne or Kanye West. Women are just subjected to a greater degree of scrutiny and more vulnerable to accusations of “inauthenticity.” I don’t think Del Rey is less authentic than, say, Taylor Swift.
Mere C what? She’s far more authentic than Taylor Swift
OMFG, this's so deep:o
Y’all realize Bruno Mars, Katy perry and like 90% of other artists don’t use their real name
Say what you want, but even after we all die, Lana Del Rey's music will be remembered. That's what I believe.
after i.ll die i wanna be a happy ghost humming lana del rey's songs heheh xD
Generic pop Music
@@jhonhenry9056
listen to nfr , and ull eat ur words
@@jhonhenry9056 She sounds nothing like generic pop music. And I love pop
I agree 1000 million %
She studied philosopy so that explains all
(Meant as a compliment)
@Beantown rude
Beantown whats wrong with u
Actually, she studied physics
Beantown lmao get a life
Okay dude, that's very insightful.
Like Ru Paul says "we’re all born naked, the rest is drag." So authenticity is relative.
THIS
Theresa river love Ru!!!
That is so true
i mean they still came for laganja so
first favorite comment
The fact that people still talk about her having an on stage name??? Like do yall live in a bubble???🤨 That’s the most common thing ever
I don't follow any of this stuff and had never heard of her before. I am just discovering who she is with this video. Not everybody lives in tabloid media. I listen to the likes of Pink Floyd, Tool, Metallica, Led Zeppelin and the like. It is not as if this artist was ever going to show up on my radar, let alone know anything about her.
No one cares about that anymore. All that matters is that Lana is a horrible person. She is so racist and self entitled.
Thats true but sucks tho
Tyler Hershey girl how she’s never done anything like that
@@paulgaither I don't think that's the point this comment was trying to make. They're saying having a stage name is nothing to be criticized over. Do you want a cookie for listening to really popular bands or something?
I’ll never forget when she performed in Lollapalooza Chile and gave 50 free passes to the fans that was waiting to see her outside the hotel she was staying
She did it bc she couldn’t greet us ‘cause she was sleeping💕
@@tomasperez7841 lol
@@jayy2949 I swear it’s a veridic story AWSJSKSK
Artists like David Bowie are praised for reinventing themselves and having stage personas but Lana is called 'inauthentic' for doing the same thing. If she can deliver a feeling and aesthetic as Lana that she couldn't as Lizzie, then I think that's true artistry and that it makes the music more genuine.
Well those were characters. He didn't change his name from David Bowie to Bavid Dowie and try to make people forget his other music existed. It's a bit disingenuous to compare the two.
Bowie was really David Robert Jones and he used to perform as Davy Jones in the 1960's but changed his stage name to David Bowie because he wanted to. And I know that he considered his personas characters. What I meant in my comparison was that as performers they can choose to express different parts of themselves and tell a story. I don't think it makes them any less authentic because the music and the performance still comes from them. David Bowie created personas to reflect different stages in his life and the changes in the world around him. For example, he started performing as the Thin White Duke after dealing with cocaine abuse and living in West Berlin. I don't know whether or not Lana was trying to be deceptive by taking down her old music or just trying to get a fresh start, or whether or not she's being manipulated by her management, but I won't criticize her for how she chooses to perform or express herself.
Jessica Croteau he changed it to David Bowie bc there is already a Davy Jones
To be fair a lot of people thought that Bowie was inauthentic back in the 70's. It was only in the 90's that he started to be seen as a musical legend.
How can you put Lana Del Rey in the same sentence of David Bowie ffs...
Love her or hate her, Lana has had one of the most significant effects on pop music this decade.
Jessica Buttgereit sis you can read multiple interviews in which Lorde said Lana was one of the most influential artists in shaping Pure Heroine and Royals. Lorde cited Lana and Kanye as her biggest influences for that project. Not to bash lorde I absolutely love her, and she certainly helped popularize it, but Lana largely started this style of singing and brought this sort of somber pop into the mainstream
no she didn't thats an opinion and shes not that good. i haven't even hear of her music until a few moths ago and shes trash she cant perform and has no talent
Lorde did.
@Jessica Buttgereit lol he literally is making shit up
Jessica Buttgereit
That’s a bit shortsighted.
They are contemporaries, whether you like Del Ray or not.
You are a perfect example, of how divisive both of their music is.
You’ll hear some Del Ray fans, state the same things about Lorde, as your comment did about Del Ray.
You really believe Lorde is the more authentic? That’s your opinion, and it really doesn’t matter what Lorde or Del Ray thinks about it either, as both have very rabid fans, who will argue for who they believe is more influential.
I work in the film industry and have shot countless music videos. Lana is one of the kindest people I have worked with. Most people are professional, a few terrible to work with, but I've never seen anyone but Lana sit and talk with the set medic about his kids. She had in-depth conversations with most crew members, asking what their next jobs would be.
She also wanted to be present for all creative decisions. She stayed for lighting set ups and decided not to have a second team (body double) for shots. She politely told the director that she had hired him to interpret her vision so she would be a part of all of the conversations. And she was.
this comment definitely warmed my heart. thank you so much for providing us with a glimpse into a window of how lana conducts herself when shes working. amazing :')
@@HarvestGremlin I actually ran into her on set again a few months ago. She was hanging out during her friend’s music video and was helping with some art department DIY. I chatted with her a bit and she is still incredibly sweet and humble. 👍
LISTEN to ‘Ride’ if you seriously in doubt that this musician is talented.
My favorite song💓
Or absolutely any one of her songs...
That song is everything!
hey, i adore her, but she had very little to do with that particular song ;)
She writes them. Other celebs have 16 song writers and a whole team for everything
Lana had horrible stage fright and anxiety before the SNL performance, plus she was singing low. I saw her last April, and it was absolutely amazing. She has improved so much.
She's a modern poet. A lyrical genius who whips out amazing vocals to accompany her poetry.. Not everyone really has the capacity to comprehend that glimmer of genius, it only shines for subtle eyes..
It’s definitely hard to spot but it’s there it’s a room, you feel her
I've always called her a singer version of Sylvia Plath for genuine reason. Don't ask me just listen to her art to understand Sylvia's art, read Sylvia's art to understand Lana 's.
She is a famous pop singer not a beat nick poet bro million of people appreciate her .......
Her lyrics is generic tbh. It's good but it's really nothing special. She's a talented singer but not a poet.
@@pawelpawlowin95 May I ask for some artist/singer/band reccos that hit you better in that poetic way, who have deep lyrics and such?
the majority of lanas lyrics dont feel generic to me. I connect with alot of her lyrics emotionally, and I often feel quite immersed in her sentimental, bittersweet story telling.
but its maybe worth noting that I dont listen to much mainstream pop artists, so I dont have much to compare her against ig.
She’s like an old mysterious hollywood angel. Her vibe is just insane.
She’s a Hollywood 304
All she did was grow, and change her name. I don't understand the hate. She admits her past, and she is happy to move forward but still be the same person. I don't understand why people get mad
Ya. She grew....
Grew into an absolute racist bitch.
She thinks she's so better than everyone else yet she can't even sing. She's just a horrible person. I used to like her but then I realized what a horrible role model she was.
Tyler Hershey you’re just looking for drama and you don’t even put efforts to search about Lana herself. and you’re really calling a person racist that chose a black rapper as president in her music video? better learn about her than say baseless stuff like this
@@bbleffect976 OH YA? WELL I THINK ELSA IS MY QUEEN AND SHE MADE AFROS ILLEGAL!
Tyler Hershey stfu go stream your trash poppy songs brainless bitch
@@PoppyIsMyMetalQueen gurl she can sing tf
People may consider her faux-indie, but it was artists like her, Florence, and Foster the People that got me into indie in the first place.
Indie is really a genre nowadays and less about the record lable. I'd say it's definitely indie music.
Good call
they're all pop...
Tim Peterson Shout louderrrrr!
@@whizzardblizzard5696 THEY'RE ALL POP!?
this is a whole ass documentary
Can you translate that to English please?
@@kenrehill8775 ??
"Nothing is truly authentic, just enjoy what you enjoy" - Truer words have seldom been spoken
Which ends up being the most authentic way
I don't listen to her music but everyone has to know and admit this woman has her own and original style and aesthetic, she is unique.
Yeah, NO.
@@RedceLL1978 no. YEAH
Joshua Jones if that’s the case please point me to more artists like her, because I’ve yet to find them.
Joshua Jones maybe not but u got to give it to her she uses historical references of bombshells and tropes of sad girls is very very smart
She rips her style and aesthetic from old movies, and she's gotten plastic surgery to help her pull off her look.
Kudos to her for finding a style and image she's comfortable with, but lets not go over board and say she's unique or original. One can find more relevant and sincere things to praise about her, we don't need to make shit up.
kanye : *projects a false persona until it literally destroys his emotional wellbeing*
everyone : genius
lana : *sad old movies*
everyone : BUT IS SHE BEING SINCERE
Kanye made a lot of really exceptionally produced tracks long before going insane
I think most people found Ye's false persona tiring and perhaps even annoying. Except maybe his tongue in cheek lyricism, which isn't really the same thing
Kanye doesn’t fake his persona. Look at his track record before the death of his mother, Donda, prior to the Taylor Swift incident Kanye wasn’t controversial. Kanye just hasn’t been the same since the death of his mother.
Kanye is an aggressively ignorant, deranged, self-obsessed asshole...
BeginPanicAttack exactly
God bless the gays for supporting Lana throughout the path she choose, they'd fight anyone who dared to disrespect her
we protect our queen
Shitty people like u still lives in the stone era. Try to understand peoples and their believe.
Eminem wanted to punch her
The gays..
@@praveengs7620 it's a joke
This proves that being a woman in the music industry is hard. They should keep reinventing themselves to keep the relevancy meanwhile man doing the same things for their whole career and still get praise for that.
This is a dumb take irregardless of gender, they're people on both sides who constantly reinvent themselves and some who do the same thing their whole career and still succeed.
What a dumb take
@@cruisingwithoutsail6585 how do you explain Eminem then lol
Aka Rihanna. Rihanna has had to reinvent herself too many times for it not to be, at least part of it, industry pressure
@@vasudhabhandari8431 wdym what about eminem
I feel like people just wanted to take her down for whatever reason. The music speaks for itself. That is the most important thing.
compliment taken.....and shared. widely ;)
PERIODT
I don't like her cuz of the wearing a headdress in ride video and putting on a Hispanic name cuz it's pretty but my being Native and Hispanic gets me called a wet back and cops literally yell at me to go back to the reservation and I wasn't doing anything illegal actually I was the one filling the complaint, but I want to listen to her music, I love deeper voices, think it's cool she writes her own songs and studied what she did in college, I want to listen to her but for those reasons above I can't
@@jayy2949 she apologized for wearing native headdress and the Hispanic name I think it's more like a cultural appreciation if you listen to her songs you'll know she loves Hispanic culture
@@jayy2949 It’s not a Hispanic name it’s just a Spanish name. And she is white, and Spanish originated in Spain a European country and Europeans are white yes you have black and other ethnicities but you get the point. And Hispanics didn’t always speak Spanish.
Lana's persona is definitely manufactured, but she manufactured this persona herself (with help, ofc). Her music and imagery are intended to be highly romanticized surreal exaggerative fantasies, fantasy art worlds which carry on to her essence and persona. Is Lana's art intended as a product? Maybe, but it is still art. Isn't the point of art to take our minds to alternate planes and provoke emotion/responses?
I think celebrity culture and our nosiness towards personal lives have made us forget the difference between the celebrity and the artist. It is ok for an artist to lie, to feed us illusion for the sake of art - and it is also ok for their public existence to be an extension of their work. I personally find that sort of devotion intriguing and respectable, and doubt Lana would have maintained this long if she was not invested in being an artist.
👏👏👏👏👏
Yes! Lana del Rey is NOT Elizabeth Grant! Lana is so obviously a character, an extention of her music. But somehow people want to believe, that it's her real persona, and get angry, when they realise the truth. It's like getting angry at actor, that his not the same in the real live, as his character. Maybe that's because Lana's never out of character
You explained it so well! Thank you
exactly right!
i think the aspects come from real struggles from her life, things she likes, it’s still her.
imagine lana was invented in 2020 and called lil del rey lmao
I’m dead
@@zeusescoven8266 don't … i'll be sad T T
......what was the reason for you post this?!?!?!?!?
@@tristanyupukoni6453 same reason why you asking
Lil Del Rey......I fuck with it 👌🏼💯
there is something so mysterious and compelling about her, even after all the controversy her presence is so interesting and her songs are like hidden messages from the past
She studied metaphysics and crazy stuff with literature and metaphors and includes them and I'm not even a fan and I can hear it in the 4 songs of hers I've heard. Very interesting
She's demonstrated her autenticity by allowing herself the exercise of trial and error with her music carreer. I'm so thankful she did that. Creatively, changes are always praised. I believe in that.
Looove this comment very much. I do agree! ✨
About authentic in art:
"The poet is a faker
Who’s so good at his act
He even fakes the pain
Of pain he feels in fact." (Fernando Pessoa)
Oh god. You know Fernando Pessoa!!
@@Laraluz850 the question is, what kinda of people don't?
Translated poetry is WEIRD
@@naoexistimos777 It sure is. But at the same time it's amazing. Translate poetry is also an art. About the fragment of that Pessoa's poem, I particularly find very well done.
L L I agree with you. It just bugs me seeing my language on the other side, since we grow up reading poetry translated from english.
Lana changed my life and her music was with me during hard times
You changed your life, her music was the sound track to it! Give yourself some credit! I hope the best for you, keep making progress!
Her music has 1950s vibes It makes me feel like I’m floating on a black and white screen with the whole world watching
Lana’s demos and early tracks are amazing honestly
It’s interesting to listen to the evolution of her production
Yes! Especaily between her certain eras
Where can I find them?
@@semilorekaji-hausa2078 They are unreleased but are easy to find on soundcloud, youtube, 8tracks etc.
hannah kay babe just type in Lana Del Rey unreleased or demos
there’ll be loads
you can hear originals or different versions by typing in “song name + demo”
have fun :)
@@semilorekaji-hausa2078 soundcloud
As a Lana fan since the Born to Die album I have always been curious about the questions of authenticity. You maneuvered answering those questions with grace and journalistic integrity. Thank you!
maybe but its pointless, shes a great singer with great tunes that's all that matters . rather authenticate the other garbage we have on our lefty peabrain radio stations . she can pout her lips like an old time movie star all she wants, I will still jerk off! if the tune is great and her tunes are great that's all that matters . have you seen and heard the unauthentic shit out there and nobody breaks that down just shows the level of mentality out there today. shes great shes timeless her tunes are great shes authentic .
lets think for ourselves people .........
I think you should totally not make any more videos cause u switched the tigers off very quickly
Honestly, I was considering the authenticity thing only because I recognized the 'push' she was getting. Whenever a record company gives an artist a push it usually involves moving a few hundred thousand dollars to get media to fall in sync. She has a very distinctive visual aesthetic and her music really beautifully paints a world. Would you blame me for being a little doubtful whether it was all her own creation? I'm interested in looking behind the curtain because I'm a musician / producer. Either way, it all comes from a place of respect though, I'm a fan either way. @@briantrend1812
@@briantrend1812 Google her live performances i like her but THE GIRL CANT SING .
Well, she put Lizzy Grant in her “Doin’ Time” video. I don’t think she’s hiding it or covering it up.
After she wrote Mariners Apartment Complex no one should question anything about her....ever.
You lose your way, just take my hand…hits every time!
I feel like there are so many artists that try to give off a vintage aesthetic in their music and style but Lana Del Rey is seriously the only modern day singer that really gives me these nostalgic vibes like no other. There’s something very different about her that I love. She’s truly special ❤️
Even if she is a manufactured pop star or not, I feel she adds something interesting to the mainstream that is particularly resonant in today’s homogenised pop climate. I’m also a sucker for 1950s and 60s Americana so Lana is right up my alley.
well said matt too many technical gullible peabrains getting critical on these comments or raving about video production ZZZzzzz the woman can sing shes lovely and man those songs , tunes are fucking outstanding . I cant even hear beyonce because her big arse is in the way. Shit music is endless these days and nobody breaks it down in any form, good or bad?. one of the downsides of being on the internet is too many young people getting bogged down with pointless shit like leftism and communism that is parasitical and destroys everything and creates NOTHING...... then afterwards communistglobalism Genocides you, YOU included! just like the 200 million innocent men, women and innocent children they brutely murdered in Russia and china. yes that's what they have in mind for us in the West NOT ON MY WATCH commie losers. commies certainly don't like Lana's music that's for sure . That other shite is what they have in mind for you to break society down. Cultural Marxism is for GULLIBLE WEAK LOSERS who cant think for themselves and have no taste of their own
Ohmygosh I love bauhaus! You have good taste in music ~
Alice Barbiestein
_Bela Lugosi’s Dead_
_Undead, Undead, Undead_
Haha yeah I love Bauhaus as well, thanks 👍.
that literally summed me UP whew i relate
Brian Trend you sound like Alex Jones
She is a fucking masterpiece.
Amen to that!!!!
This video is *SO* aesthetically pleasing!
If u listen to her old music she literally explains her whole life basically
How would you know..? You didnt live her life. She could have cherry picked or fantasized. I've heard all of her songs a thousand times each at least, but I still dont have a full picture of her life. Just assumptions
Edit: Dumbasses, I wrote this with no malice she is one of my favorite artists. I'm just saying we have no proof her songs are factual because we arent lana. We have assumptions and quotes from her. That's all. Jesus.
a.j. W Perhaps OP meant her old unreleased music, where she details everything from her days at Fordham and her trailer days, etc
@@SteveisCool Yeah no shit she is referring to that..my response is still valid. I've heard every lana song a thousand times each. How would I know what lyrics were actual experiences.. Are you lana? How would you know if you werent her?
a.j. W damn ma, is it that serious 😳
@@JazzFlop212 Because we trust her and she said that she writes her own music based on experiences? Lmao not every celebrity is a fraud
She even admitted to some kind of prostitution. Who would have done that and gone so far? Just because you dont believe doesnt mean is isnt true
People are so focused on the editing (which is at its best, don’t get me wrong)
But the story telling tho, ur sooo good dude 👀
Yes, editing is so good, story telling let me dim those lights.
Why didn't people just appreciate her vocal and her songwriting over the supposed indie backstory in the first place? She is one in a billion.
ngl at first i thought the title said "the audacity of lana del rey" 😂😂
If Lana were a man she’d be considered the father of some shit or a legend already. She’s taken the time in her life to develop a musical/cinematic universe of her own, while also exploring a new genre in each album without it feeling too drastic. Also, her methods of creating music are very similar to how people wrote their own music back in the day like Elton John or any other of the greats. I do think that Lana should be labeled the Queen of Alternative music as she fully embraces all genres. Most alternative artists shy way to far away from pop when alternative as a genre is meant to embrace all music, no matter what it is. She was able to throw jazz over a trap beat while singing about the people who were drugged in their red koolaid-while also singing about wanting her man to come to california and be a freak like her too. She also uses many vocal methods that are rare in modern music like talk singing and vocal bending which is used in tons of classic songs. She uses many vintage chord progressions... The list honestly goes on and on.
That's bullshit but I bet you believe it
kriticosART you’re right
You know this "if she was a man" are fucking hilarious. The entertainment industry is one of those very few places were women have an advantage over men.
Fankas2000 lie, big fat lie
@@Tequilacargadito How many male actors do you know who got a job by blowing the movie director?
For me, there is just something that i find so unique and incredible about her music. Her lyrics and voice are hauntingly beautiful and she has explored so many genres in her albums that always keeps her music interesting. She just has that something that i dont think many other artists have, shes just incredible.
Love her for her being who she is. an authentic, poetic person, never give in to commercial songs to gain fame and famous. For me, every piece of Lana's songs is ART, there's no one can duplicate. I'm seriously proud of her for not being moved or changed by society, instead doing her own style, her lyrics, singing her own rhythms in her own way!
Py Ong yesssss ahe is such a queen
Me liking every comment coz m so happy so many love her.
Same🖤
If Lana Del Rey was a man, she’d be called a genius. For what it’s worth, I think she’s a genius and will be recognized as such later on in her life.
Stop with the SJW shit please
datbig304 shut up loser lol
Edie Doesn’t mean we can’t now! She is genius, has talent, and even has gone through stage fright in front of the world. There’s a personal progression we get to watch with every album release and I feel that’s the reality.
Edie isn’t she called a genius? Like, I always hear her being called a genius. And men can’t make albums sounding like a 60’s female Pop artist so I don’t really know what you mean there :/ if a man did it, it’d just be weird
A V maybe from her own fans but the gp either doesn’t know her or associate her with tumblr girls with daddy issues. And dudes can make 60’s pop, there was that whole phase a few years ago where people were making 50’s inspired shit.
Honestly she's still so underrated
If you still think lana is underrated idk what time you were born lana is an absolute legend she was really big in 2012 & 2013 i guess you are too young to remember today lana is an icon
I think that she is really recognized for her image but not for her songs, I mean most people know who she is, think that she is beautiful and have seen many of her photos in Tumblr because she is really Aesthetic, but the only of her songs that have heard is Summertime Sadnesss Remix, If you get the whole point she is more recognized as a tumblr girl than a singer, and his few views in UA-cam show that
Not in the UK she's not.
Got7 Jackson shes overrated
no i agree she is underrated. it’s you guys who don’t understand what that means. it’s not that she’s not big or not famous, it’s that the amount of credit and respect given to her isn’t up to part with the artistry. most people do think she’s a boring sad girl aesthetic industry plant. her music is actually quite niche if you ditch the mainstream hits, i think a lot of older generation people would actually find her amazing if they actually listened. she’s definitely for the old souls.
*I LOVE LOVE LOVE LANA DEL REY. I FEEL BLESSED THAT SHE IS A SINGER FROM OUR GENERATION. SHE MAKES MUSIC WHICH IMPACTS ME ALWAYS*
Simp
I’ve been a fan of lana since 2010/2011 which absolutely fucking insane given I’m only nearly 20. I was meant to see her last year in Glasgow but she was sick and cancelled it and then COVID hit. So I can’t believe after all this time ive still never been able to see her live ://
Also that SNL was so sad, people never understood that lana actually suffered from really bad stage fright for YEARS and has only recently started to overcome it. As a singer myself, stage fright can make the best singers sound absolutely tone deaf and it’s just so frustrating.
Dude the atmosphere in this video kicks ass. Glad you’re back!
Lana will always be my Queen. Her unreleased stuff is actually my favorite stuff by her.
Imperio Anderson what does she have unreleased? I would like to hear it!
Alex Krazy listen to “Angels Forever,” it’s my personal favorite unreleased song. 😂
Almost 200+ songs of Lana's unreleased songs were leaked by a hacker or some sort, that's a lot!
Alex Krazy I love Yes to Heaven
same here
NFR WAS AMAZINGGGGGGGGG also I love how she has posted her SNL performances on her own page we stan a confident queen
She’s always been so talented and kind, she deserves the best
I feel Lana is kind of struggling during the time of born to die. But from ultraviolence, she truly finds herself. I remember my first listened to that album, and from that moment, I knew she is the coolest person on this planet.
Blue Shit she was definitely struggling a lot with all the backlash she was receiving during BTD era. Ultraviolence almost didn’t happen. She nearly quit the music business because of all the hate ;/ We are so lucky she stayed and continues to make beautiful music.
Lana has been able redefined herself for every era of her albums.
Just listen her song "RIDE"... she's pure talent
Lana/Elizabeth has changed my whole entire life
WHO CARES if her personality is "manufactured" she's a *GENIUS composer, writer, and singer. Period.* She invented her nostalgic, unique, *simply sublime sound.* If she was a man people wouldn't care about her contrived "aesthetic." Every *celebrity or public figure's personality is "manufactured."*
Invent and nostalgia in the same sentence. God damn you're one stupid idiot. Nothing about her music is sn invention. You can call it revivalist, but not invention. You seriously don't know shit about music at all. Typical low intellect sheep. And i can name you WAY more guys who got shunned by the masses for being inauthentic. As you sit there saying who cares if her personality is fake. Seriously what low standards for artistry sheep like you have and perpetuate. You are a sheep championing mediocrity. Fact.
Joshua Jones ok buddy
Stop making everything about "sexism" and playing victim! It has no relevance in this debate!
Someone once said "if Lana Del Rey is manufactured, it's because she manufactured herself into what she wanted to be"
Stop with your feminist bullshit attitude please.
I'm just proud she seem more confident and carefree/not uptight now in interviews and performances.
I think it was just a timing issue that happened with millennials reaching adulthood and being marketing savvy generation. And the big social media shift made everything omnipresent and feeling kind of invasive
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There's one thing I know for sure--she is a magnificent storyteller of lost, broken, condemned but hopeful souls bound to find solace and sanctuary in all of her creations. When I first heard her, from that moment, I knew I can never escape her. Since 2012 until now, Lana played a huge part on how I think about life, people, the society, the consequences and how one can cope up with sadness after dwelling on it. She owns a huge chunk of me; I have inks on my body inspired by her tattoos, vinyls, posters, even annual subscriptions to music streaming services just to have her within reach. Without her, I'm sure my soul would be forever wandering in the depths of abyss. This is the very first of me, through her song, to express what I really really feel deep down inside. And I'd never ever dare to escape from her. I'd always stay in love with my Queen for eternity.
Bem Miranda i feel the exact same way
I feel this way too. She saved me
" Lana played a huge part on how I think about life, people, the society, the consequences and how one can cope up with sadness after dwelling on it. She owns a huge chunk of me " It's what i'd say about her.
Sparkle Jump Rope Queen just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
😂
Oh come on! Hell yeah it's better! May Jailer sounds bluesy and loungy and best for her voice and look in my opinion
Lana Del Rey,
A strangely beautiful woman
who's haunting vocals are
a mesmerizing tour of the
Tortured soul of youth.
@I'mNoTsCaRy Kim Stop hating on Lana. She's an authentic queen and her music is like no other. She has talent and has the ability to make people feel with her music. Stop hating on her
@I'mNoTsCaRy Kim I don't think you know how free speech works because since youtube is a private owned company they don't have to have free speech because they can control what is said and happens on their platform. The first amendment mentions the government not private owned companies. I suggest you learn how the first amendment works since you want to make a snarky remark toward the end of your reply. I also love Lana's music. Please learn how it actually works
@@lolaabdi2376 Not everyone lives in America... fun fact
@@Oudri125 sorry about that
@Talia Moreau you, my dear person, are pretencious
she USED the controversy around her career to double down on her "doomed starlet who hates the press" persona. thus again becoming the melancholy underdog we fell in love with.
When I first watched “video games “ I knew she is going to stay in my life forever. It’s just the aesthetic and her personality. Enchanting!!! And now with NFR and her poetry!! I think she has established herself. 😍🤩
I hated that song. Guess what I sing alone waiting in the doctors office now? Yep video games. Damn it
@@jayy2949lmao
In the song "Wayamaya" she say she belongs to "Ray" her ex boo, where she sings "remember when we moved and changed our names to Lana and Ray."
"Del Ray" from/of Ray, which explains the o.g spelling as Lizzy Grant.
You didn't have to do her dirty and bring you up that darn SNL performance. That haunts our every dream...
speak for yourself. I love it (probably for all the wrong reasons). Don't get me wrong. It's not good at all, but it's very entertaining to see all those vocal gymnastics xD
Do her dirty? It’s one of her most well known moments, and the fact was that it was blown way out of proportion and also highlighted the fact that even people with stage personals can experience anxiety and have it affect their lives and careers. The fact is that while she was badly received on SNL, she still managed to rise above it (even the SNL cast came to her defense).
@@franks8462 one of the two is like ok. Btw always been entertained by the performance too. Finally si see i'm not alone.
it's important to mention it, because god knows every critique of her in 2012 had to do with that performance. critics fucking grasped onto that performance to try and justify their unfounded hate.
Collin Meehan well it was a huge part of her career and the fact that she was able to rise above it is more of a compliment than anything
We don’t deserve this queen but I’m glad we have her
Paradise: Am I a joke to you?
Lana De Rey is a goddess, we got so blessed to have her
A physical release of the Lizzy Grant Album would be such a dream come true!
This video needs a Part 2 once the Chemtrails album is released. Seems like she's been going full circle to the Lizzy times based on the sound her latest releases.
I love Lana so deep. I can't imagine my life without her.
I was kinda late learning about Lana. The first song I heard of hers was Gods and Monsters. It blew me away. It was so different. I like different. Nothing wrong with different. After I heard Summertime Sadness I went out and bought everything I could find of hers. I was NOT disappointed with any of it and I wait impatiently for anything new from her. I don't care about her past. She's wonderful and I'm in love with her!
Jeffery Jones yesss i love gods and monsters i can always get down to it
sure "lana del rey" is an orchestrated persona but to me that's art
Check out our conversation about all things Lana and 'Chemtrails Over The Country Club': ua-cam.com/video/Wzp37Lf-58w/v-deo.html
Her music is so unique there’s no one else like her
Wow this was a great video essay. Lana is quite an intriguing artist. Don't really get all the criticism about her. She's brilliant as a musician and songwriter.
The editing and narration for this video was really fantastic, shows you put a lotta effort into this.
I agree with everything you said ,she is a amazing artist ,I really love everything about her !!
Summertime sadness came back on the charts recently even though it was released over 7 years ago(I think) and honestly as it should 😂
Born to Die is worth all the hype. It’s incredible, priceless, musical and a joy to listen to. Lana is like a Renaissance painting, she’s beautiful and inspiring but no one can really desipher her. Forever fav.
being exposed to Born To Die when i was 13 is something i wanna relive again.
I love Lana del Rey's music to death but seriously... people question genuinity of the artist? None of the popular artists in the US are "genuine". Record labels decide everything from the style to song themes. This is the cruel reality. Artists have no real freedom in Hollywood.
Does gallant have freedom
That’s the thing about Lana, she only does exactly what she wants and that’s why she’ll be ever win a Grammy cause she’ll never be mainstream enough. Just as an example, she debuted a 9-minute long song on the radio just because she wanted that - her manager almost killed her.
Lol that doesn't make sense when artists release a record antagonizing nearly every audience and cause huge uproar in their target demographic because it talks about serious social themes. Beyoncé's lemonade is an example. It antagonized nearly the whole country, including the current government, all the while her mass appeal was waning. Beyoncé was still popular, but due to her releasing more and more controversial works, her target audience shrunk. Releasing the album was not a good marketing strategy. Neither was her previous album. Which is a whole other monster
This literally isn't true, Record labels don't decide everything for artists maybe a few but definitely not the majority. Don't say shit like this to make lana look more "genuine" than other artists.
Lana del rey is a feeling. Xoxo 🙌🏻
THIS.✨
period!
Also, her Lizzy Grant era was also fucking amazing.
People will always try to destroy a true talent , but a star is a star it will shine no matter how hard you try to hide it.
I feel like her singing in a lower register really messed up people's perception of her. Like when she was on stage in her early performances as Lana she wouldn't sing all to well but when she'd hit those high notes they were heavenly. All I know is is that her voice is amazing and I wish people would research and not just base someone's talent off of one bad show( SNL). Thank you for making this video.
I think Yayo is a great song to show her range. She sings the hook in a medium tone, next in a higher tone, and finally in a deep sultry voice. I love it.