0:38 NFR 4:08 Mariners Apartment Complex * 7:35 Venice B*tch * 12:18 F*ck it I love you 15:21- Doin time (Skipped!) 15:30 Love Song 22:30- Cinnamon Girl 27:18 How to Disappear 29:31 California 33:33 The Next Best American Record 35:37 The Greatest 39:03 Bartender 42:27 Happiness is a Butterfly 48:26 Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have- but I have it * *ones that were heard & revisited. Faves: Mariners Apartment Complex, Venice B*tch, F it I love you, Love Song, Cinnamon Girl, Bartender, Happiness is a Butterfly, Hope is...
The Greatest is not only about the end of a relationship. The loss she's referring to has a rather existential aspect to it -- she's experiencing burnout and feels exhausted by the status quo, all that's currently happening in the world. It's quite a dark song where we see Lana at her breaking point ("If this is it, I'm signing off"). What is interesting about this song is how paradoxical to some extent the instrumental is, it feels almost triumphant (to me at, least).
Every time I listen to this album, I have a new favorite. I fixate on a different set of lyrics each time. The album is great for an ongoing listen & analyze. Obsessed with “hope is a dangerous thing...” right now. Love hearing your thoughts.
There's an ig live video on TH-cam where Lana and Jack are in the studio, they sing Norman, name it as their favorite song and then say Love Song was the first one they made together. And Chuck says Love Song is her favorite song and NFR is her favorite album. Just a little bit of info 💙
cars mean a lot in lana's world. she said they symbolize her fast paced life and the momentum of it. so when in love song she sings 'spill my clothes on the floor of your new car' she just means she'd show all her vulnerability while she's a part that person's life
The line „I heard the war was over if you really choose“ from California is also a reference to her song Ride „I try hard to not get in trouble this time, but i got a war in my mind“
The "candle in the wind" line is also a reference to the Elton John song, and the "I'm your man" line is a reference to Leonard Cohen. she loves to name drop her musical forebearers in her songs; even in titles like "Cinnamon Girl" harkening back to Neil Young. I also hope you caught the Robert Frost reference! she's great at working western literary canon into her music
But explicitly the Candle in the Wind refers Marilyn and her depression leading to her suicide. There were articles and interviews early in her career focusing on some of her songs and comments suggesting that she would be likely to follow some other troubled artists.
I know I'm late to the party, but I always thought that "I'm your man" was reference to Cher and the interview where she told how her mom once told her to get a rich man. Cher's respond being that she earns enough to support her and her possible partner, and not needing anyone to support her.
She asks for Cherry Coke and not wine bc she use to suffer from alcoholism for which her parents sent her to boarding school. She stays sober as much as possible and obviously mentioned Cherry Coke since it's one of her favourite drinks (since she's referenced it in many songs)
Lana's music just transcends to another plane and she pulls you with her when you listen to her songs. NFR is my personal favorite though I feel like you gotta do Ultraviolence the album. Hearing you poetic perspective just added another layer of insight to these songs I've listen to so many times. I had somethings I've noticed, but your attention certain lines and the literary devices Lana uses which you explain has provided me with the reason why those lines hit me hard; its the repition, the rhymes, the precise syllables used in each line, imagery, tone in the written word as well as her vocal tone all crest this cohesive synergy that just simply put makes me feel. Thank you for your analysis.
I was dying to see u react lana del rey albums! Love that. I'd definetely love to see you react her other albums, obviously she's one of the best and most influential lyricist in our generation. Love from Europe!
i think you just made me love this album even more. didn't catch the car metaphor in love song "we go so fast we don't move" to describe her relationship at first, haha it's so simple but it hits right and now i cant get this out of my head, thank you
I was literally going to request that you reacted to this! Many critics said Lana Del Rey is one of the best songwriters of her generation, so I was curious to know what you thought about this album! Great reaction!
i had no idea you didn’t listen to all of this yet! it was a gem from last year, but i hope the wait was worth it. and i gotta say i loved each of your reactions - how you loved Venice Bitch throughout (this is my favorite of hers) and skipped Doin’ Time (as you should 😳) - and the explanation of some of her songwriting. i don’t know if that’s going to be a thing in your channel, but i’d love it if it were, it really helps me as a freshman in Linguistics. regardless, this album is beautifully vintage for sure, i can’t listen to it without a poetic license because it speaks volumes when it comes to the lyrics. but the best thing is that the production lives up to it and makes the songs way more vivid. and at each video you get prettier (felt like i should mention)!! i can’t wait to see more of your reactions and hope you’re safe and well 🤗
This is already my fav album, but your analysis just made me appreciate it a lot more. I literally shared a lot of the exact same reactions as you had haha. I also write poetry sometimes but im not that good at it but Lana is an amazing inspiration
Love Song is one of my top-5 fav songs of this album. But i have to say that you literally made me understand and feel this song in a complete new way. I would've never realized the meaning of the line "we go fast, we go so fast we don't move" without your interpretation. Now that I'm watching your reaction I can see sadness in that song, though I always considered it happy. Thank you so much 💛
Loved this comment too and NFR is one of my favorite albums in general. I really can relate to what touches you about Lana way of writing and I got hit by basically the same tracks and details. Looking forward to seeing your reaction for her next one☺️
@@The0neWomanShow yes that’s true! But like it’s like even if he’s worse than best he is him, so she’s ready to settle for him and love him for his things
To me, NFR is a journey to my deepest feelings; those who are hidden under a mountain of blood, flesh and steel. It's been almost 2 years since Lana released it and I can't stop to listening to it. It's like a drug. I need it once in a while to let my feelings out and heal me. Only NFR can do that. I've tried it with her other albums but it just didn't happen. Lana said that chemtrails over the country club is the continuation to NFR, and I can't be happier.
Wow! I just discovered this and your analysis is really amazing, also love that you understand Lana on a poetic and artistic level, I feel like most people don't really get her. Please do Ultraviolence!
Thank You Sher! This was the deepest reaction I have seen so far. As a non native english speaker Lanas songs are quite difficult to understand, but I am trying. She's the best thing in music happened to me ever!
If you haven’t heard her album Honeymoon, you should definitely check it out because it’s such an underrated masterpiece and I think you’d like the lyrics in it!!😀😀
I take love song as finally being vulnerable in a new relationship. also its a song tie with my current relationship its so cute and it makes me smile cause on our first date we hung out in his car playing music and talking about anything.
Love song is one of my favourites on the album and what i picked up from it was *vulnerability* (is it safe is it safe to just be who we are) specially in the parts she repeats the line in a more soft spoken way, *trust* ("i believe in the place you take me" and "touch me anywhere 'cause I'm your baby grab my waist, don't waste any part I believe that you see me for who I am so spill my clothes on the floor of your new car") but i can also see that sense of longingness when she says "be my once in a lifetime"
for me, california has a special spot in my heart. not only is this such a hauntingly beautiful song but there’s a specific lyric that always gets to me and does to any lana fan that’s been around since her song ride was released. in the song ride, there’s a lyric that goes “i’ve got a war in my mind”. this lyric was something i could relate to as it symbolizes depression and how it can make you feel like you have a war on your mind. throughout the years, i’ve reached a level of mental stability in which i could no longer relate to that lyric in ride. so, to my surprise, when i heard the lyric in california, “i’ve heard the war is over if you really choose”, i was moved. i finally healed and so did lana. it was like we both grew and chose to free ourselves from this war in our mind.
For me love song is where the relationship is fading for reasons you don’t want it to, the feelings are still there but you’re seeing an end. Although i gotta admit that’s where i was when i heard it, and that was the reason why it hit me that way. Also i love how that album cover is the first where she’s not standing in front of a car, but on a boat, cuz her being the anchor of the relationship is the theme throughout
this reaction is just amazing! 55 min and I enjoyed every single one. And about NFR… I listened the album the moment it came out (end of august 2019) and it's not getting old, the feelings, the lyrics, the music… just art! Cannot wait for the next one
You should listen to “looking for america” from lana del rey! It’s a solo song, not from any album and it’s amazing. Love your videos, keep up with the good work!
Her albums are definitely her works of art- but for individual songs you should probably check out her latest single and Looking for America since they sound the most like this. I think the Ride music video would be a good way to understand earlier Lana. The fans love referring to it because you can see her growth towards happiness since then perfectly summed up in how she wishes to be a poet in the monologue - which obviously she achieved, it’s really beautiful how much she has been able to express her happiness in her poetry since she was always so attached to her feelings of frustration and experiences with violence before.
I loved that u loved Cinnamon Girl! But u skipped/didn't talk about my fav line. Its "There's things I want to say to you, but I'll just let you leave".
i think the line is actually “i’ll just let you live” which actually puts so much more gravity into her words, like she knows what she says could absolutely break her lover
@@alankn6508 yea... It's live in the first chorus and leave in the last one. And as much as I love the "live" one, I'm yet even more fascinated by the "letting go" line, something that has always caught my interest. Both the lines have beauty in its own way
Your interpretation of the songs are great! I think this is her most poetic album yet,it's amazing. And yes i can also hear in Love Song (and most of the album) this longing feeling. Venice bitch and Happiness is a butterfly are my favorites ❤❤
I’ve seen a ton of reaction videos to this album and yours was by far one of the best. Loved your insights, thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Glad I found your reaction, I have some background in creative writing and poetry I really enjoyed and you’ve helped my progression towards picking that back up. Crediting you with the discovery of the 5 syllable repetition on Love Song, completely love the style choices Lana uses in her lyrics.
46:49 My take on this is that I don't necessarily think she's staying with him because she's an empath, I think she's staying because she doesn't value herself enough to leave the relationship. this album and Ultraviolence were allegedly about the same man (her ex boyfriend c. 2014), and on Ultraviolence she was singing from the perspective of someone who endures the draining relationship (he hit me and it felt like a kiss) because she has a distorted sense of self-worth and what love really is. to her, this man-child is the most beautiful thing in the world (despite him being not-shit) because her perception of love is misconstrued. and when she closes the record (hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have-but I have it) I think that is her finally revealing that she's realising who she is and what she is worth and she has hope for what her future holds for her. Idk maybe im reaching but both Lana and I have similar experiences with the narrative of her album Ultraviolence and NFR! so I interpret these lyrics like that.
I actually agree with a lot of your interpretation and relate to the album for that reason. I cut the part when I said I don’t view being an empath as a positive quality. The definition of empath is someone who feels other emotions/ often senses and takes on the pain of others. I used to glorify being an empath but now I see it as a neutral trait. You still have to find boundaries and self love. I definitely think an empath could stay with a toxic person because they feel their inner emotions and view them as someone they could save. I’ve had to learn to redirect my empath energy towards myself and find healthier outlets for it. Thanks for sharing this perspective! I definitely will have to check out ultraviolence down the line!
I LOVE YOUR INTELLECTUAL BREAKDOWN!!! Yessss!!! I often find Lana’s deeply layered metaphorical lyrics are a feeling, not even something to be interpreted into words. It’s like if you know, you know… you know? Lol but this album was very direct in her lyrics and I really enjoyed that as well. It was very easy listening. And that Venice bitch instrumental bridge was just as much as a star. She really showcases her bands that she works with. Love song also my fav. And I also feel sadness/longing and wanting to hold to whatever can latch on to him. I take that back tho … cinnamon girl is my fav on here lol that outro 😻
the t-t in bartender was an onomatopoeia of a toast and the life on mars mention was because life on mars is a song about a girl who uses movies, tv and fiction as a form of escapism because her reality is too cruel love the video 💖
'theres things i wanna say to you, but ill just let you live' was my favourite line in the album when i first heard it. the fact shes so gracefully singing about how explosive she could get if she wants
I love your analysis! This might be one of my favourite reaction to the album. I wonder if you plan to analyse some of Kate Bush’s work, she’s very artistic and I think you’d enjoy her writing
You should react to the album Lush by Mitski, i really think you'd enjoy it, the lyrics are superb. I loved watching this reaction and seeing how u interpret the lyrics :)
Love your reactions, i think it’s good how you help some listeners deepen the surface of lyrics to access the poetics. so everything is great overall. now that ive said that, i was looking forward to listen to your thoughts about one of my personal favorites (and IMO one of her truest verses) lyrics in this album, in How to disappear “I watched the guys getting high as they fight for the things that they hold dear, to forget the things they fear”. That line always gets me. Love ! Xoxo
This video was so much more interesting than the other youtubers that just make fake faces for reaction to her albums for views. You really broke down the songs and revealed the meanings. Loved it!!
A lot of people listen to The Next Best American Record and say it’s good but they need to listen to it a few more times or say it’s not that good. It IS good, it just obviously doesn’t fit onto the album, but you know if it was on LFL like it was supposed to be, they would’ve liked it
Love your reactions! I think you would love Joni Mitchell if you haven’t heard her yet! Probably my fav songwriter ever! She’s amazing! Would love to see you react to her!
Hi Sher!! Amazing video!! In terms of Lana's work - pretty much the album reviews be a great point to start. If looking for specific songs, I think you'd like the following ones - Born to die: Dark paradise and radio Ultraviolence: West coast Honeymoon: Salvatore Lust for Life: Love, Cherry; 13 beaches; Tomorrow never Came Other: Young and beautiful
0:38 NFR
4:08 Mariners Apartment Complex *
7:35 Venice B*tch *
12:18 F*ck it I love you
15:21- Doin time (Skipped!)
15:30 Love Song
22:30- Cinnamon Girl
27:18 How to Disappear
29:31 California
33:33 The Next Best American Record
35:37 The Greatest
39:03 Bartender
42:27 Happiness is a Butterfly
48:26 Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have- but I have it *
*ones that were heard & revisited.
Faves: Mariners Apartment Complex, Venice B*tch, F it I love you, Love Song, Cinnamon Girl, Bartender, Happiness is a Butterfly, Hope is...
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I love you for this legend
Yass finallly a Hope is a dangerous recognition 🥹
The Greatest is not only about the end of a relationship. The loss she's referring to has a rather existential aspect to it -- she's experiencing burnout and feels exhausted by the status quo, all that's currently happening in the world. It's quite a dark song where we see Lana at her breaking point ("If this is it, I'm signing off"). What is interesting about this song is how paradoxical to some extent the instrumental is, it feels almost triumphant (to me at, least).
Every time I listen to this album, I have a new favorite. I fixate on a different set of lyrics each time. The album is great for an ongoing listen & analyze. Obsessed with “hope is a dangerous thing...” right now. Love hearing your thoughts.
Thank you! Yes.. Love “Hope is a dangerous thing...” so much!
WOW Zach, didn't expect you here, dude
NFR and Ultraviolence are her best albums in my opinion. I can't wait for Chemtrails over the country club 🌅🌅🌅
don’t sleep on honeymoon
@@loulou3916 It's my least favorite Lana album..but i still like it. Religion and Freak are my favs.
@@SummerWine19 and The Blackest Day? Salvatore?: Honeymoon?
All Honeymoon it's a masterpiece, Tasteless
@@diegobriones2502 period
YES sameeee
"Love Song" does something to me every time I listen to it. Touches me deeply and makes me weep. Perfection.
There's an ig live video on TH-cam where Lana and Jack are in the studio, they sing Norman, name it as their favorite song and then say Love Song was the first one they made together. And Chuck says Love Song is her favorite song and NFR is her favorite album. Just a little bit of info 💙
YESSS QUEEN ITS ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS EVER CREATED !!
Cinnamon Girl gets me every. single. time. But then again the whole album is INCREDIBLE.
@Izzia Ismail everybody loves that song for some reason lol
cars mean a lot in lana's world. she said they symbolize her fast paced life and the momentum of it. so when in love song she sings 'spill my clothes on the floor of your new car' she just means she'd show all her vulnerability while she's a part that person's life
Ugh I wish Lana could watch this video so she can see that people really do understand how brilliant she is
As someone who English isn't his first language I really appreciate how you explain the lyrics ty 🌻
ummm, your profile pic i-- 💀🤖
@@michz2156 omg 😇
The line „I heard the war was over if you really choose“ from California is also a reference to her song Ride „I try hard to not get in trouble this time, but i got a war in my mind“
And "this is xmas" by john Lennon. The chorus goes "war is over - if you want it."
@@indiatastic so glad someone finally noticed!
''this kinda country club vibe'' SHE REALLY PREDICTED CHEMTRAILS OMG
I've been waiting yesss, and on a side note, you look so beautiful!
The "candle in the wind" line is also a reference to the Elton John song, and the "I'm your man" line is a reference to Leonard Cohen. she loves to name drop her musical forebearers in her songs; even in titles like "Cinnamon Girl" harkening back to Neil Young. I also hope you caught the Robert Frost reference! she's great at working western literary canon into her music
But explicitly the Candle in the Wind refers Marilyn and her depression leading to her suicide.
There were articles and interviews early in her career focusing on some of her songs and comments suggesting that she would be likely to follow some other troubled artists.
I know I'm late to the party, but I always thought that "I'm your man" was reference to Cher and the interview where she told how her mom once told her to get a rich man. Cher's respond being that she earns enough to support her and her possible partner, and not needing anyone to support her.
She asks for Cherry Coke and not wine bc she use to suffer from alcoholism for which her parents sent her to boarding school. She stays sober as much as possible and obviously mentioned Cherry Coke since it's one of her favourite drinks (since she's referenced it in many songs)
Im so sad that I cant find Cherry Coke anywhere in my country 😭 I bet I will love it
@@fid.firdhaus it’s my favorite drink🥰
@@edgarallanhoe8838 didn’t they discontinue it?
Lana's music just transcends to another plane and she pulls you with her when you listen to her songs. NFR is my personal favorite though I feel like you gotta do Ultraviolence the album. Hearing you poetic perspective just added another layer of insight to these songs I've listen to so many times. I had somethings I've noticed, but your attention certain lines and the literary devices Lana uses which you explain has provided me with the reason why those lines hit me hard; its the repition, the rhymes, the precise syllables used in each line, imagery, tone in the written word as well as her vocal tone all crest this cohesive synergy that just simply put makes me feel. Thank you for your analysis.
Love your analysis on her analysis! I feel very much the same!
Yes!
Can’t wait for you to dive into “Off To The Races”
yes!!
This is high key my favourite NFR reaction❤️ Thank you
Aw means a lot thank you!
I was dying to see u react lana del rey albums! Love that.
I'd definetely love to see you react her other albums, obviously she's one of the best and most influential lyricist in our generation.
Love from Europe!
i think you just made me love this album even more. didn't catch the car metaphor in love song "we go so fast we don't move" to describe her relationship at first, haha it's so simple but it hits right and now i cant get this out of my head, thank you
Love song, happiness is a butterfly, and hope is a dangerous thing....rocked my world and I could never exist the same again
The Yellow Wallpaper vibes from “tearing around in my fucking nightgown”
This is probably my favorite Lana album
My favorite song is California
@@misspiggy6667 twin
I love that you said we can imagine any person we loved during the instrumental part of “Venice Bitch” ❤️
I was literally going to request that you reacted to this! Many critics said Lana Del Rey is one of the best songwriters of her generation, so I was curious to know what you thought about this album! Great reaction!
i had no idea you didn’t listen to all of this yet! it was a gem from last year, but i hope the wait was worth it. and i gotta say i loved each of your reactions - how you loved Venice Bitch throughout (this is my favorite of hers) and skipped Doin’ Time (as you should 😳) - and the explanation of some of her songwriting. i don’t know if that’s going to be a thing in your channel, but i’d love it if it were, it really helps me as a freshman in Linguistics. regardless, this album is beautifully vintage for sure, i can’t listen to it without a poetic license because it speaks volumes when it comes to the lyrics. but the best thing is that the production lives up to it and makes the songs way more vivid. and at each video you get prettier (felt like i should mention)!! i can’t wait to see more of your reactions and hope you’re safe and well 🤗
I can't believe I read all that 😩😩
@@mfbye6973 lmaooo i’m so sorry... it was just prattling. save your strength to read a book!
@@ahttacca I hate reading books 🙂
@@mfbye6973 i-
This is already my fav album, but your analysis just made me appreciate it a lot more. I literally shared a lot of the exact same reactions as you had haha. I also write poetry sometimes but im not that good at it but Lana is an amazing inspiration
Love Song is one of my top-5 fav songs of this album. But i have to say that you literally made me understand and feel this song in a complete new way. I would've never realized the meaning of the line "we go fast, we go so fast we don't move" without your interpretation. Now that I'm watching your reaction I can see sadness in that song, though I always considered it happy.
Thank you so much 💛
Loved this comment too and NFR is one of my favorite albums in general. I really can relate to what touches you about Lana way of writing and I got hit by basically the same tracks and details. Looking forward to seeing your reaction for her next one☺️
I love “why wait for the best when i can have you” like he’s even better than the best
That's so interesting I never saw it like that. I kind of interpreted it as her settling for less than what she wants/deserves.
@@The0neWomanShow yes that’s true! But like it’s like even if he’s worse than best he is him, so she’s ready to settle for him and love him for his things
as soon as the album starts, my tears starts to fall as well.
also i love the time stamps and the titles u implemented, it’s so cute
To me, NFR is a journey to my deepest feelings; those who are hidden under a mountain of blood, flesh and steel. It's been almost 2 years since Lana released it and I can't stop to listening to it. It's like a drug. I need it once in a while to let my feelings out and heal me. Only NFR can do that. I've tried it with her other albums but it just didn't happen. Lana said that chemtrails over the country club is the continuation to NFR, and I can't be happier.
Ultraviolence is an amazing album too
Like a sleeping pill without sleep. It just put me in a trance.
I love your energy so much and you are so articulate!!! Please serve us what we need: HONEYMOON - LDR!
about love song, the rythm is sad, but I haven't realized the lyrics were actually sad until hearing your interpretation! Very good interpretation!
Easily my favorite LDR album. Glad you got to it! Given what you reviewed, I think you'd like Mitski. I'd start with her "Be The Cowboy" album.
Wow! I just discovered this and your analysis is really amazing, also love that you understand Lana on a poetic and artistic level, I feel like most people don't really get her. Please do Ultraviolence!
Ultraviolence is beautiful too
Thank You Sher!
This was the deepest reaction I have seen so far. As a non native english speaker Lanas songs are quite difficult to understand, but I am trying.
She's the best thing in music happened to me ever!
If you haven’t heard her album Honeymoon, you should definitely check it out because it’s such an underrated masterpiece and I think you’d like the lyrics in it!!😀😀
I take love song as finally being vulnerable in a new relationship. also its a song tie with my current relationship its so cute and it makes me smile cause on our first date we hung out in his car playing music and talking about anything.
Loving your breakdown.. please do all her albums
Im not alone is SA❤❤😭
Love song is one of my favourites on the album and what i picked up from it was *vulnerability* (is it safe is it safe to just be who we are) specially in the parts she repeats the line in a more soft spoken way, *trust* ("i believe in the place you take me" and "touch me anywhere 'cause I'm your baby
grab my waist, don't waste any part
I believe that you see me for who I am so spill my clothes on the floor of your new car") but i can also see that sense of longingness when she says "be my once in a lifetime"
for me, california has a special spot in my heart. not only is this such a hauntingly beautiful song but there’s a specific lyric that always gets to me and does to any lana fan that’s been around since her song ride was released. in the song ride, there’s a lyric that goes “i’ve got a war in my mind”. this lyric was something i could relate to as it symbolizes depression and how it can make you feel like you have a war on your mind. throughout the years, i’ve reached a level of mental stability in which i could no longer relate to that lyric in ride. so, to my surprise, when i heard the lyric in california, “i’ve heard the war is over if you really choose”, i was moved. i finally healed and so did lana. it was like we both grew and chose to free ourselves from this war in our mind.
You delivered what we're been asking for!!!
one of the best reactions to this album 🙌
Ugh a queen reacting to another queen!! Iconic
For me love song is where the relationship is fading for reasons you don’t want it to, the feelings are still there but you’re seeing an end.
Although i gotta admit that’s where i was when i heard it, and that was the reason why it hit me that way.
Also i love how that album cover is the first where she’s not standing in front of a car, but on a boat, cuz her being the anchor of the relationship is the theme throughout
this reaction is just amazing! 55 min and I enjoyed every single one. And about NFR… I listened the album the moment it came out (end of august 2019) and it's not getting old, the feelings, the lyrics, the music… just art! Cannot wait for the next one
Favorite review of NFR ever!
You should listen to “looking for america” from lana del rey! It’s a solo song, not from any album and it’s amazing. Love your videos, keep up with the good work!
love this album and also just wanted to say u have a really strong sense for poetry and writing and i love that u can pull so much from art!
i would really love to see you reacting to her whole discography
YES i’ve been waiting for this
Her albums are definitely her works of art- but for individual songs you should probably check out her latest single and Looking for America since they sound the most like this.
I think the Ride music video would be a good way to understand earlier Lana. The fans love referring to it because you can see her growth towards happiness since then perfectly summed up in how she wishes to be a poet in the monologue - which obviously she achieved, it’s really beautiful how much she has been able to express her happiness in her poetry since she was always so attached to her feelings of frustration and experiences with violence before.
thank you so much for reacting to this album, it’s my favorite album of all time and your reaction was so eye opening!!!!
Watching you react makes me feel like I’m hearing it for the first time again :) I’ve been enjoying
Lana and Taylor are so underrated writers, singers and artists. They’re lyrics are mind blowing good
Taylor gets props.
Taylor aint underrated
taylor sneak
How is taylor underrated
Next video recommendation: "Poet reacts to WAP"
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Nooo😭😭😭
Plzzzzzzzzzz
Ew no
No one wants to hear that
I loved that u loved Cinnamon Girl! But u skipped/didn't talk about my fav line. Its
"There's things I want to say to you, but I'll just let you leave".
That’s one of my favorite lyrics !!!
@@gabriellapaige7737 mine too!
i think the line is actually “i’ll just let you live” which actually puts so much more gravity into her words, like she knows what she says could absolutely break her lover
@@alankn6508 yea... It's live in the first chorus and leave in the last one. And as much as I love the "live" one, I'm yet even more fascinated by the "letting go" line, something that has always caught my interest. Both the lines have beauty in its own way
Your interpretation of the songs are great! I think this is her most poetic album yet,it's amazing. And yes i can also hear in Love Song (and most of the album) this longing feeling. Venice bitch and Happiness is a butterfly are my favorites ❤❤
I’ve seen a ton of reaction videos to this album and yours was by far one of the best. Loved your insights, thank you so much for sharing this with us!
Glad I found your reaction, I have some background in creative writing and poetry I really enjoyed and you’ve helped my progression towards picking that back up.
Crediting you with the discovery of the 5 syllable repetition on Love Song, completely love the style choices Lana uses in her lyrics.
Watching your video and hearing your comments I fell in love again with this album. Thanks!
46:49 My take on this is that I don't necessarily think she's staying with him because she's an empath, I think she's staying because she doesn't value herself enough to leave the relationship. this album and Ultraviolence were allegedly about the same man (her ex boyfriend c. 2014), and on Ultraviolence she was singing from the perspective of someone who endures the draining relationship (he hit me and it felt like a kiss) because she has a distorted sense of self-worth and what love really is. to her, this man-child is the most beautiful thing in the world (despite him being not-shit) because her perception of love is misconstrued. and when she closes the record (hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have-but I have it) I think that is her finally revealing that she's realising who she is and what she is worth and she has hope for what her future holds for her.
Idk maybe im reaching but both Lana and I have similar experiences with the narrative of her album Ultraviolence and NFR! so I interpret these lyrics like that.
I actually agree with a lot of your interpretation and relate to the album for that reason. I cut the part when I said I don’t view being an empath as a positive quality. The definition of empath is someone who feels other emotions/ often senses and takes on the pain of others. I used to glorify being an empath but now I see it as a neutral trait. You still have to find boundaries and self love. I definitely think an empath could stay with a toxic person because they feel their inner emotions and view them as someone they could save. I’ve had to learn to redirect my empath energy towards myself and find healthier outlets for it. Thanks for sharing this perspective!
I definitely will have to check out ultraviolence down the line!
Happiness is a Butterfly is the poem of the decade💁♀️
I just have to say it, I love you💓 you are so smart and you understand everything the writer tries to say.
I LOVE YOUR INTELLECTUAL BREAKDOWN!!! Yessss!!! I often find Lana’s deeply layered metaphorical lyrics are a feeling, not even something to be interpreted into words. It’s like if you know, you know… you know? Lol but this album was very direct in her lyrics and I really enjoyed that as well. It was very easy listening. And that Venice bitch instrumental bridge was just as much as a star. She really showcases her bands that she works with. Love song also my fav. And I also feel sadness/longing and wanting to hold to whatever can latch on to him. I take that back tho … cinnamon girl is my fav on here lol that outro 😻
the t-t in bartender was an onomatopoeia of a toast and the life on mars mention was because life on mars is a song about a girl who uses movies, tv and fiction as a form of escapism because her reality is too cruel
love the video 💖
NFR is THE best album of the last decade.. Period!!
I love your energy!!!! It shows a lot of happiness
i'm obsessed with ur channel and videos. i love how u interpret and vibe with the songs
So excited for this !
'theres things i wanna say to you, but ill just let you live' was my favourite line in the album when i first heard it. the fact shes so gracefully singing about how explosive she could get if she wants
Yes, waiting for this!! Love your reactions so much 💖
I love your analysis! This might be one of my favourite reaction to the album.
I wonder if you plan to analyse some of Kate Bush’s work, she’s very artistic and I think you’d enjoy her writing
Omg i can't wait for you to react to all of her albums, it's just masterpieces over masterpiece
this album is so amazing and your interpretation is soooo amazing! love you and lana
I loved your reaction. Greetings from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
You should react to the album Lush by Mitski, i really think you'd enjoy it, the lyrics are superb. I loved watching this reaction and seeing how u interpret the lyrics :)
also it's a pretty short record!! only about 20-25 minutes
yesss! definetily
This was such a pleasant surprise. Didn't expect it at all
PLEASE REACT TO ULTRAVIOLENCE. if you like her lyrics, ultraviolence is her best work (in my opinion). you’ll love it
I love how you nailed the tone of California and how there's this feeling of longing..
you're just go good. literally in love with this reaction/analysis ♥️
Love your reactions, i think it’s good how you help some listeners deepen the surface of lyrics to access the poetics. so everything is great overall. now that ive said that, i was looking forward to listen to your thoughts about one of my personal favorites (and IMO one of her truest verses) lyrics in this album, in How to disappear
“I watched the guys getting high as they fight for the things that they hold dear, to forget the things they fear”. That line always gets me.
Love ! Xoxo
This video was so much more interesting than the other youtubers that just make fake faces for reaction to her albums for views. You really broke down the songs and revealed the meanings. Loved it!!
You should seriously react to Mitski! her lyrics are some of my favorites ever. Love your videos!
You’re a queen just like Lana ❤️ love it!!
Not you reacting to one of my favorite albums of all time by one of my favorite artist of all time. Yaaaasssss 👏🏻
A lot of people listen to The Next Best American Record and say it’s good but they need to listen to it a few more times or say it’s not that good. It IS good, it just obviously doesn’t fit onto the album, but you know if it was on LFL like it was supposed to be, they would’ve liked it
Love your reactions! I think you would love Joni Mitchell if you haven’t heard her yet! Probably my fav songwriter ever! She’s amazing! Would love to see you react to her!
Video recommendation: you listen to your favorite albums and tell us why you love them 😊
I’m your 100th comment! I love your reactions.
NFR is the best album of last decade
Just subbed, so happy you dived into this masterpiece.
your reactions to Love song... I FEEL YOUUUU💗
Just found your channel randomly and i love your reactions. Keep doing these
New time listener to your reactions to Lana’s songs!!! LOVE your thought process and how you break down her lyrics ❤️
Hi Sher!! Amazing video!! In terms of Lana's work - pretty much the album reviews be a great point to start. If looking for specific songs, I think you'd like the following ones -
Born to die: Dark paradise and radio
Ultraviolence: West coast
Honeymoon: Salvatore
Lust for Life: Love, Cherry; 13 beaches; Tomorrow never Came
Other: Young and beautiful
I just had a astral experience listening this....
Legit my favorite album