West Coast, the new Lana Del Rey video is here!
Shot mostly in black and white, the long awaited visuals find Lana frolicking on the beach with a grungy beau for the most part. However, during the song's tempo change, we are transported to a past (or future) life more in line with the sugar daddy-craving, ultra glam persona of the Born To Die era, as she gets cosy with an older man. By its end, both are consumed in the flames of desire as colour is finally added to the mix.
The visuals aren't anything exceptional to me, but watching the video has reminded me just how much I love the song. To say I'm excited for Ultraviolence is now officially an understatement.
Thoughts?
This music video helped me make up my mind... Yeah I don't like this song much at all.
ReplyDeleteThe video seemed kinda low budget but I like it; especially the cheesy fire at the end. Oh, neither can i wait for ultraviolence!
ReplyDeleteYou can really tell that Lady Gaga and Del Rey worked with the same marketers because they both stick to their initial personas like white on rice. Somehow, even though she's delivering nothing but "Burning Desire" with some new colors, it's still entracing.
ReplyDeleteThis is an atmospheric song that's made to sound narcotised and languid. It fits, but I hope UV has better videos than rehashes of her previous works like this.
Looks cheap. Can't wait for the album tho!
ReplyDeleteWhat had we learnt from Katy and Shakira? Fake fire isn't a good idea!
ReplyDeletelol
ReplyDeleteI liked this and I like the song. But this is the first time I noticed she sounds at times like she has some speech impediment. Too much botox? (Not a "slam". Seriously wondering if that is what caused it?)
ReplyDeleteHm I think it's just how she sings? :O
ReplyDeleteDefinitely not how she sang in other songs. It sounds like her lips are not fully corporating.
ReplyDeletehttp://37.media.tumblr.com/326d464446719952fb261cc3a5fab117/tumblr_n57t835nM61suuaw2o1_500.gif
ReplyDeleteIt's called "being affected".
ReplyDeleteShe denies it but I totally think she pumps up her lips. If not, she really improved her pouting skills to expert level and knows some secret makeup voodoo. But then she said she was too poor for surgery but she comes from an affluent so idk how much I buy into that either.
ReplyDeleteOh I have seen the older pictures. I am pretty sure she does. That wasn't really the question. The question is, did it start to influence her pronunciation? Because it seemed to me it is but it didn't used to.
ReplyDeleteYou think? Doesn't seem very logical to be indistinct on some words. But I guess she could be trying it on for effect. ;-)
ReplyDeleteIn the chorus there's a small line in Spanish, maybe that's what you're hearing?
ReplyDeleteYour diction's OK. I mean you have an accent for sure but some people (me included) don't mind that in singers. I think I could understand you fine.
ReplyDeleteLOL No Seren, I can distinguish Spanish from English alright. I can't believe you guys aren't hearing this? It's mostly in the first minute. For instance the way she pronounces "West Coast" (and "got") for instance. It sounds like her lips have trouble making the beginning movement of the "w" sound.
ReplyDeleteNo, I studied music, and music is not a specialty. When you can sing music you can sing anything. It's like, if you want to be a writer first you have to learn how to read and write. At a conservatoire they often offer both classical as well as jazz music classes, and both are part of the musical education for a modern musician.
ReplyDeleteI get what you are saying and I disagree because I think I sang the song straight through without changes to the melody or rhythm except the interpolation during the bridge, which I feel gave it a climax. And the messa di voce at the end I feel helps keep the long held note moving, keep it "alive".
ReplyDeleteBut I respect if you don't like it and understand why you don't like it.
When it comes to opinions I don't think all opinions are relevant or matter. If one has an opinion about a musician based on personality, I feel that's totally irrelevant to the musicianship and quality, so in that sense I don't care about those opinions. Now, for me to follow an artist I need them to give me a character and glamour, not just music. But that doesn't I don't appreciate them as musicians, and when I dislike an artist it is always (first of all) because I dislike them as musicians.
The icon! The ICON! I started laughing like a maniac and I'm sure the whole block heard me. I mean I have no words. Just: flawfree icon. Slay.
ReplyDeletethank you for your answer. for me you are an musician who thinks, he seriously can judge jazz vocals with a study of music.
ReplyDeleteFor me Jazz has it own view the watch their singers, musician etc. Are you one of those who thinks jazz is George Gershwin?
The point is, that we don't talk about modern music. We talk about Jazz vocals and that is a huge difference...
well, yes, George Gershwin is one of the great American composers. And, again, he didn't see himself as a jazz specialist, but simply as a musician and composer. He composed pop songs, Broadway songs, operatic songs, jazz, etc. And many of his songs that were Broadway and opera were later on adapted as jazz songs.
ReplyDeleteBut it's a lie that "there are no mistakes in jazz", jazz has its own language just like any other musical genre, and one has to learn it, understand it and be able to communicate with it.
But if you are asking me what I consider jazz vocals, I'd say this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epRXoS_P0lk
Yes, yes and yes to everything you said above. Christina Aguilera doesn't sing jazz, she just contorce her face and squeak.
ReplyDeleteGuys! Shakira sang "Empire" 100% LIVE. It was not perfect, but I think it was fine, her voice is not the best but she did it good :)
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P1I_KwOU0I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGVgT5yOsdY
ReplyDeleteFor me George Gershwin is not a true jazz musician. For me is Miles Davis one. But i appreciate George's songs and pieces, but i think he copied to much to get know as a serious jazz musician.
ReplyDeleteFor this three vocal singers who studied just Jazz vocals at different conseraitare is Christina Aguilera able to do fine Jazz.
Ella F is a really nice example.
not bad!
ReplyDeletevery rounded tone! i like! :)
ReplyDeletesHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADE. I saw. But didn't Gaga say something first about Katy when they were compared?
ReplyDeleteisn't that her thing? Like shes known for doing crap like that, which is a shame.
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ReplyDeleteI want to like her, but something is so phoney about her.
ReplyDeleteLooks like it's just the two of us with that sentiment. Personally I think Shirley was bloody perfect. :-)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I found out the hard way. I though that her four hour tardiness to one concert was a one time thing. I was wrong. All the fans watched the concert with scowls on their faces.
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