+Nocturnal Flare, it seems to be a mix of Lana's early alcoholism "Her liquors top shelf" and prostitution "Streetwalker at night" "The boys the girls they all love carmen"
lol dont see it? she just changes her pitch in the way it sounds beautiful. im a big fan of her but personally i think people assume her songs are deeper than they actually are, guess becuz of how it sounds like it conveys deep meanings
I totally agree! I say the same thing every time I listen to it!! I know she said in an interview something like she doesn't like to talk about the lyrics of this song because they are so personal to her!!
Does anyone else notice the sadness in her eyes at 1:45? She just looks so emotional, and it really adds to the performance. That's why I love her, her songs are meaningful and sung with such strong emotion... so much better than most of the trash on the radio these days. I fucking love Lana.
Or in Cruel World, she says "Got my little red party dress on." It's just her thing to repeat lyrics that are special to her that contain beautiful imagery.
Carl H. You think wrong, this is not based on Lolita but on CARMEN, don't you know the famous NOVEL AND OPERA ? it's based on that. If you haven't seen the opera or read the book then you should, it's pretty nice and popular. She did a song about Lolita tho
Pan Da I think it based on a short song, Humbert and Lolita sing in "Lolita". Lana loves this book, so she interpreted this song. Probably Nabokovs inspiration was Merimee. And no, Lolita definitly not existed. Nabokov wasn't pedophile.
She seems a lot more at ease in this venue than many other live performances I've seen, and it reflects in her vocals…she sounds better in this one than quite a few others!
Wow she's so incredibly talented, it's unreal. She can just so casually do these magnificent, beautiful things with her voice and you can clearly read the emotion in her face as she does so. She's just so amazing, I love this performance too
If only this was her performance on SNL everyone could see that she really can perform well, this was just completely, 100% perfect, I felt everything she sang. It was absolutely beautiful, just like her, all my love darling, keep shining like lightning
Ponytails and top buns feel like boulders attached to your scalp, it takes half a bottle of product to smooth out your ends, and it has a pulling-down effect on your face (if you're not flawless like lana)
That was beautiful. I was very skeptical of her at first but really she is just getting better with time. Her voice is haunting and her control here is flawless.
People who say she cant sing should really watch performances like this. She's better vocally when singing to a smaller crowd, she just gets nervous - shes human. Love U Lana x
Am I the only person who can't decide between this and the recorded song? Oh my, Lana can definitly sing and she can't be compared to anyone. You are amazing
When I heard the studio version of this song, I felt like it didn't showcase her song as well as it could. Now I've heard it live. Her voice is like silk!
She's beautiful. Her album has a pretty solid concept. She crafts amazing melodies. Her voice is pretty distinctive. Her videos are stunning. I totally love this woman, and I'd do anything to marry her.
She is so amazing. Looking back at this still gives me goosebumps. Lana Del Rey never fails to impress others with her voice and performance. There is always so much emotion and thought in all of her songs, and that just captures you by how raw it truly is. I seriously adore Lana and her music, and I know that she will continue to blow her fans away with her stunning personality. Go Lana!!
seriously unique voice one of a kind . people can try to sing her song and might sound good, but no one can sing her songs like she can . the original and beautiful Lana . 😍😘
Her voice is one of the best I've ever heard. She has something like nostalgic and melodic at the same time, it's like listening to a lullaby. Love this woman so much ^_^
i really love this song cause it's about her life, she saw so many different situations in her life that we can't offence her. this song is so sincere and she really wanna share with her fans. she has changed my life and i will never thank her enought. love u Lana 💙
This goes to all the American Horror Story fans, Does she remind anyone of Billy (from Murder House), or Lana Winters (from Asylum)? Sorry, haven't watched third season yet.
Carmen is my favorite Lana's song.
I love this song too, it has such a deep meaning (nice profile pic)
coveredinthecolors I love this song too. What exactly is it about/what is its background, though?
+Nocturnal Flare, it seems to be a mix of Lana's early alcoholism "Her liquors top shelf" and prostitution "Streetwalker at night" "The boys the girls they all love carmen"
Anthony Lynch Thanks!
+Nocturnal flare, no problem :)
There's two people in this song- low pitch and high pitch. Low pitch tells us what Carmen does and high pitch explains why Carmen does it.
+Arzo Ahmadi holyshit :O
deep.
+Arzo Ahmadi oh fuck u r right
lol dont see it? she just changes her pitch in the way it sounds beautiful. im a big fan of her but personally i think people assume her songs are deeper than they actually are, guess becuz of how it sounds like it conveys deep meanings
+Luna Salazar She does it all the time. Off to the Races is a good example.
She sings about personal things and realistic things, she's amazing at writing songs, poetry etc. I think this song is about Lana when she was 17.
I love her and play her for ballet classes all the time but she actually write this song, its brilliant and she is too, but two other ppl wrote this
Marktheho she writes the lyrics, the other person wrote the music and another guy produced it. :)
I totally agree! I say the same thing every time I listen to it!! I know she said in an interview something like she doesn't like to talk about the lyrics of this song because they are so personal to her!!
Abba919 She does melodies, too.
I think that too
Everything about Lana is magical. Shes one of a kind. Her voice is miraculous, noone can top her singin her songs.
Yeah
Yup
PPplubploy +++++++
Does anyone else notice the sadness in her eyes at 1:45? She just looks so emotional, and it really adds to the performance. That's why I love her, her songs are meaningful and sung with such strong emotion... so much better than most of the trash on the radio these days. I fucking love Lana.
I think she's singing about herself here. She's carmen
In this song she says "put ur red dress on" and in summertime sadness she says "I've got my red dress on tonight"...
Or in Cruel World, she says "Got my little red party dress on."
It's just her thing to repeat lyrics that are special to her that contain beautiful imagery.
Perhaps "Carmen" represents herself.
+Paige Sommer nope. Carmen is about character Lolita
she also mentions her red party dress in Hundred Dollar Bill 🙂
+Tin Cole It's her favourite book, I think.
so nobody is going to talk about the perfect quality of this video?
She just like her Mother, Marilyn Monroe
How beautiful
She IS marilyn monroe
Fuck Marilyn Monroe, she has nothing on lana
And her father Elvis.
And her best friend diamonds
Her voice live is exactly like her voice on the studio, maybe even better. She's seriously flawless.
I wish I was Carmen, so someone can sing so beautifully about me
I think Carmen never had exist. It based on a song in the novel "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov.
Carl H. Oh no I know, I just love how she makes something so dark and ugly look and sound so beautiful.
Carl H. You think wrong, this is not based on Lolita but on CARMEN, don't you know the famous NOVEL AND OPERA ? it's based on that. If you haven't seen the opera or read the book then you should, it's pretty nice and popular. She did a song about Lolita tho
Carl H. Btw Lolita existed, there are a lot of references ..
Pan Da I think it based on a short song, Humbert and Lolita sing in "Lolita". Lana loves this book, so she interpreted this song. Probably Nabokovs inspiration was Merimee. And no, Lolita definitly not existed. Nabokov wasn't pedophile.
Even better than the recorded version
Tell me again how Lana can't sing live.
Ikr !!!!???!!!!
+Maria Lane Singing comes from the fellings in that moment, it affects the voice so Lana is phylosophic art in our time
Her voice sounds exactly like in the album
She just can't sing Saturday Night Live...
shut the fuck up maria
She seems a lot more at ease in this venue than many other live performances I've seen, and it reflects in her vocals…she sounds better in this one than quite a few others!
This is always the performance I point ppl to when they say she can't sing.
3 years later and I still want that shirt.
Same lol
6 years later do you still want that shirt?
@@trashparty5959 lmao
7 years later?
7 years later..... still want that damn shirt.
She really is good. I'm actually really surprised people bash her at all. I think she's really good and down to earth.
Wow she's so incredibly talented, it's unreal. She can just so casually do these magnificent, beautiful things with her voice and you can clearly read the emotion in her face as she does so. She's just so amazing, I love this performance too
imagine seeing this perfection live
her voice... is so sultry and deep and versatile. I adore her for she evokes the message of her songs so effortlessly!!
This is the best I've ever heard her sing live. Perfection
This was soo beautiful i almost cried.
Love the studio version, but there is a sadness and seriousness in this that is just so, so beautiful and moving.
this is one of my favorites performances of lana
I love this. You can actually hear her.
If only this was her performance on SNL everyone could see that she really can perform well, this was just completely, 100% perfect, I felt everything she sang. It was absolutely beautiful, just like her, all my love darling, keep shining like lightning
Angel on earth
1:42
! What an emotional moment
+ABDULRAHMAN AL-SAAD seriously! my favourite part of the song and me being 17 im so happy she connects to it as well
i want her hair so bad
Luna Salazar I want her so bad
I had that hair once, and gurl no you don't.
Ponytails and top buns feel like boulders attached to your scalp, it takes half a bottle of product to smooth out your ends, and it has a pulling-down effect on your face (if you're not flawless like lana)
wow she is great in live
shes fucking perfect
She's so beautiful and a wonderful singer
That was beautiful. I was very skeptical of her at first but really she is just getting better with time. Her voice is haunting and her control here is flawless.
People who say she cant sing should really watch performances like this.
She's better vocally when singing to a smaller crowd, she just gets nervous - shes human.
Love U Lana x
Am I the only person who can't decide between this and the recorded song? Oh my, Lana can definitly sing and she can't be compared to anyone. You are amazing
I just keep coming back and I cant get enough , her voice , emotions every small detail is perfection
Loooooove her music. It's easy to get caught with her emotion.
Thatt Magic in her Eyes! 💕💕👀
I love how she drags the syllables at the beginning of the song in this performance. This interpretation is flawless, she's very professional.
When I heard the studio version of this song, I felt like it didn't showcase her song as well as it could. Now I've heard it live. Her voice is like silk!
perfection defined. simply.
Lana my queen ❤
YES !!!
I love when her eyes shine while she's singing
She's so beautiful
she's growing so much, getting better every second. you gotta love her, she is beyond amazing .
gorgeous
She's so amazing I love her live performances shes so flawless 😍😍
This was my jam at 15!!! Still hear 5 years later
She's above amazing. Her voice sounds even better live and she's absolutely gorgeous & truely inspiring
She's beautiful. Her album has a pretty solid concept. She crafts amazing melodies. Her voice is pretty distinctive. Her videos are stunning. I totally love this woman, and I'd do anything to marry her.
She is so amazing. Looking back at this still gives me goosebumps. Lana Del Rey never fails to impress others with her voice and performance. There is always so much emotion and thought in all of her songs, and that just captures you by how raw it truly is. I seriously adore Lana and her music, and I know that she will continue to blow her fans away with her stunning personality. Go Lana!!
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This song is AMAZING. so beautifully written and sang very very well. Lana Del Rey is a genius. I love her work :)
She's one of the best voices I've ever heard, beautiful performance
I've never been jealous of a microphone, but here I am.
First time for everything.
omg, this version is amazing!
She deserves to have more bigger audience during that time. It's 10years ago.
the control she has over her voice😭
seriously unique voice one of a kind . people can try to sing her song and might sound good, but no one can sing her songs like she can . the original and beautiful Lana . 😍😘
Me: Don't you want autotune??
LanaDR: I am autotune.
Brilliant vocal inflections, amazing lyrical creativity and she's beautiful.
She's amazing
She's so perfect
Her voice is one of the best I've ever heard. She has something like nostalgic and melodic at the same time, it's like listening to a lullaby. Love this woman so much ^_^
i really love this song cause it's about her life, she saw so many different situations in her life that we can't offence her. this song is so sincere and she really wanna share with her fans. she has changed my life and i will never thank her enought. love u Lana 💙
who's still listening it today?😀😀
samar malla I'm actually listening TO it. But nice try.
Thank god there are still artist out there who can actually sing.
love this. probably my fave song from btd
Lana’s so in touch with her emotions.. her mind’s so beautiful ❤️❤️
I love this sm a lot of months later I'm listening to her old songs LOL
I find it a lot better live then recorded, it gives me goosebumps.
I was there. She sang this one really well. Great song.
Amazing voice!! The best!
This goes to all the American Horror Story fans,
Does she remind anyone of Billy (from Murder House), or Lana Winters (from Asylum)?
Sorry, haven't watched third season yet.
nope lol.
yes!
Yes! I've always thought so. Especially Lana Winters because of the 60s styling.
YEP!
So glad to know I'm not the only one!
@Misha Adams That quivering of her voice is a distinctive style of singing that was quite popular in the 50's
i love how she is a singer who doesnt use autotune in any of her songs
One of her best live performances!
These are the fancams that made me fall head over heels for her😭💕
she's so cool and it's like effortless
more than 4 years later, and it's still iconic - i fuckin love her so much
this is magical
her voice is tooooo amazingggg
I remember watching this on my 16th birthday - DAMN it's been that LONG??
Her Vocal Range is Amazing I love it!!
Amazing performance and concert THANK YOU A THOUSAND TIMES LANA
LOVE YOU LANA !!
damn she's so beautiful and her voice is WOW
I love her voice!!!
no one has a voice like lana she is a fucking queen
She is a fucking God
I know, It's one of my favorites, i love the feeling she gives to the song!
"The boys the girls" part is magical.
She is absolutely gorgeous and talented. Wonderful performance! Thanks for shooting it.
Yeah this is probably the best version of this song or any other song she sang live! At least on youtube. Some powerful and beyond this world stuff!
Her vibrato gives me chills!
She's amazing. I love her so much!
This is so relevant. I think you just described her entire persona in one short TH-cam comment.
So cute and her vocals were so soft like a baby back then
Lizzy’s outfit is cute too
I love her soo much!! She is so awesome live!! Its real and unique and I can't stop listening to her, so addicting!
she sings like heaven
I love this performance !! I love Carmen ! And I love her
She's one of the artist,where while they're singing you don't clap or anything.Because you want to listen to her beautiful voice.
this is the best performance i've seen in my life omg
This is one of her best performances
That was amazing
She's incredible live.