BORN TO DIE Album Reaction | Lana Del Rey *starting our lana journey*
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- safe to say our lives are CHANGED!! a special shoutout to everyone patiently waiting for this video for MONTHS -- we hope we didn't let you down! it's been almost 2 weeks since filming this reaction and there's so much more we've caught since our first listen, but please tell us EVERYTHING we missed
just WOW....the genius storytelling is BEYOND, and despite saying we weren't going to analyze...we simply couldn't NOT throw in our two cents (oops!)
we cannot wait to continue on this journey and we love you ❤️❤️
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
3:59 - BTD background
4:21 Born to Die
10:35 OTTR background
12:17 Off To The Races
19:26 BJ background
20:27 Blue Jeans
26:03 VG background
26:44 Video Games
33:03 DMD background
33:40 Diet Mountain Dew
38:55 NA background
40:42 National Anthem
49:30 DP background
50:04 Dark Paradise
55:45 Radio background
56:55 Radio
1:01:59 Carmen background
1:03:55 Carmen
1:10:32 MDM background
1:11:35 Million Dollar Man
1:15:12 Summertime Sadness
1:17:49 TIWMUG background
1:18:34 This Is What Makes Us Girls
Lana’s discography is definitely life-changing.
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And YT channel subscribers changing!😊
As is Type O Negative's discography. You will get lost in Peter Steele's voice.
as you listen chronologically through lanas album you will see her maturing and her feelings changing as she reflects on her past 🥰
suggestion: listen to ultraviolence at night while its dark. thats the vibes.
YESS
They mentioned enjoying wine, so I'd say pour a glass too.
@@BrokenGodEnt that's for honeymoon
@@TheFreakyablegrab a bottle for each album lol
@@AnimalPuff per person
girls, lanas song may sound uncomfortable sometimes. she sings about abusive relationships a lot. and people tend to understand she's romantinzing but she's literally just speaking about her experiences. you'll see how mature she gets on the last albuns, it's incredible 😭 NFR is one of the best albuns ever made and after this one it's new world for her. ENJOY THE JOURNEY I'LL BE HERE WATCHING!
YES! I find her songs extremely empowering in the sense that she speaks about stuff that others don't dare to. She allows herself to be totally honest and vulnerable.
@@irazorn3712i think her stuff kind of shines a light on how impatient people are with victims as well.. given the reaction people tend to have to the subject matter and her (imo realistic) approach
Yeah I think once she said that she can be submissive in her relationships. Crazy how we loved that in 50 sahes of grey but saying she romanticises in her songs and it's negative.
the author of Lolita was a victim of CSA so the book is very much written for you to hate the protagonist and be disgusted by him but Hollywood romanticized it and dressed it up as some sort of forbidden love when it was in fact meant to be a horror from the perspective of the monster.
This!
Horror-comedy!
@@indiatastic you're done.
@cassi6528 done reading all of Nabokov's work to recognize how he used absurdity to comedic effect? We are meant to laugh at the absurdity of Humbert's rationalizations as much as be horrified.
Genius is definitely not the best at interpreting Lana’s songs. I recommend going into each album with a completely blank slate and forming your own opinions! Loved the reaction, can’t wait for more!
i second this motion
I third this motion! It’s nice to go to afterwards and check other interpretations or background information that may exist.
Yeah, I think it's better to come up with the story for yourself. Even if it isn't what was intended, you still have that meaning for you to enjoy. And then later you can find out more if you want. I usually don't, I'd rather keep the story I have formed.
definitely
I wouldn’t say genius is bad it’s actually pretty right on with the storyline. I do agree that i wouldn’t go to it first though
Don’t know if someone’s already said this, but in Off to the Races the line “light of my life, fire of my loins” is also the very first line in the book “Lolita”
I'm also new to Lana but to me, in radio, when she says "sweet like cinnamon" I think about the fact that cinnamon is actually quite bitter when on it's own. So life sweet like cinnamon means that it's actually a bitter life and the dream that she's living in (meaning the fame and all that) isn't so good in retrospective.
ooooh i love this perspective!
cinnamon is also street slang for meth which lana sings abt in other songs
Cinnamon and the next lyric is "take me like a vitamin, 'cause my body's sweet with sugar venom" - another mixture of sweet and something bitter/dangerous.
@@stelandrewsI think that one concretely is slang for coke
Ugh! LADIES! You just made me so happy! 😭 Thank you for taking your time with the album and picking it apart. It was so nice to watch and listen.✨ Lana’s artistry and lyricism is sooo different and refreshing. I’m glad y’all enjoyed it! Looking forward to more! Maybe check out the music videos too! They’re a good time and some from this era she made herself 💛
yay we're so happy you enjoyed!! we can't wait to continue on this journey!
Yes! Watch the videos that exist for the first album before moving onto the next. Sit with the album a bit and let it grow on you even more!
omg yesss i'm so excited to see your journey, you have to do it chronologically, starting with:
* Born To Die, then the 3 deluxe tracks ("Without You", "Lolita" and "Lucky Ones"), and i'm sad that you missed those :(
* Paradise EP
* Ultraviolence (and its deluxe tracks, including "Is This Happiness" and "Flipside")
* Honeymoon
* Lust For Life
* NFR
* Chemtarils
* Blue Banisters
* Ocean Blvd
I hope you like this great path that you are about to go through, it is a very gratifying experience, an artist with good lyrics and complex melodies, a very chameleonic voice and a lot of meaning and intention of each sound and tone.
thank you for this! We will definitely be reacting to the 3 deluxe tracks!
@@thegirlsathomeYou also can’t forget Burning Desire! It’s on the Born To Die Paradise Edition Special Version ❤
@@zeqo7094and Young and Beautiful
@@thegirlsathome NFR is the magnum opus btw.
@@thegirlsathomeyes because The last deluxe tracks finishes the whole album’s story in such a good way. You’ll know when you will listen.
Listen to Off to the Races again with the Lolita reference in mind. You will notice that Lana's tone is different between the verses and chorus. In the verses, her voice is very nonchalant and emotionless as she talks about her "flat broke down life" and the things she is doing just to please the older man she is with (she almost sounds bored). In the chorus, her voice is lighter, sweeter because she is acting like a damsel in distress, again to please the older man. In a way, Lana is retelling Lolita's story as a clever young girl who manipulates the older man out of his money, instead of the victim that most people make Lolita out to be after reading the book.
She... she is a victim of a pedophile. Doesn't matter what minor positives she got out of it
I've never seen it that way at all, but interesting to see such a different perspective. I can't imagine sensing boredom in the intensity of this mutual relationship.
Wait this makes sm sense
Btw, Lana had alcohol and drugs addiction and was sent to boarding school at 14 to get sorber. At 14, thats so sad. At 15/16 she went off, but her mom didn't allowed her to come back home and sent her to live with a family in Spain, she was literally at the airplane and was her 16 birthday, and someone brought her a little cake with "sweet sixteen" written on it, as she though "ok, that's sweet, but.. Will I ever be able to come back home?" after that, she never had a good relation with her mother.
Ok nerd with an English degree here, just have to jump in and comment on Lolita (the novel). It def does NOT condone the p*dophilic relationship. While it's told by the predator, it's framed as him pleading his case to a jury, and is meant to be an exploration of the psyche of someone delusional enough to think he can be in love with a 12 year old - and that she loves him back. He's an unreliable narrator, and you're meant to look past his framing of the situation and see how messed up it is, and how much damage it has done to Lolita, who is a victim of grooming. Actually highly recommend the book, it's a classic. Lana plays with the Lolita image in a way that makes it her own, while drawing on its vibe of the romanticisation of skeezy circumstances. Ok that's all, thanks for the reaction guys 😊
this is so interesting and definitely the context we need...thank you for educating us!
Video games was the first single that came out, and in the 2010’s hyper pop was super popular, but when the video game mv came out people were shocked and fell in love. People were so excited for her album and usually albums disappoint after a popular single comes out but for her first album everyone LOVED it, and she’s the first female artist for every song on an album to have over 100 mill streams (born to die). She’s also the 3rd female artist to have an album on billboard 200 for 300 weeks and the 2nd female artist to have an album on billboard 200 for over 400 weeks. The album currently is almost at 500 weeks. It’s insane how much born to die achieved, great album
I’d also add that she grew a large following after the release of this album but critics RAILED her in reviews because of it. Today, it is considered one of the greatest albums of the decade. It has aged tremendously well and some critics have walked back their extreme criticism of it.
When Lana was a teenager she had a panic attack when she realized everyone is doomed to die so she started drinking alcohol and was eventually sent to a boarding school. That's what born to die is about and it dictated her musical style and lyrics.
My fav on this track is Dark Paradise 💯 That part when she said “except in my dream tonight” and the instrumental changed to upbeats happy dream-like sound is just *chef’s kiss* (bcs she’s happy to get to see him in the dream) ❤
its TOOOOO GOOD
The deepest part of Lana is her representing all of the broken youth and young adults growing into something whole again. She didn’t glamorize it… she was just glamorous… she reflected how we wore our brokenness as a crown of jewels as to not be judged by society at large. If you grew up without trauma, count your blessings that you haven’t become a brilliant artist bc of it. Trauma birth artists… been this way since time immemorial. I’m so proud of Lana and myself for growing up and out the trauma. She validated me. I’m 38 now. I have followed her growth along with her. My reason for loving Lana now is much deeper than the vintage modern audio and visual aesthetic that I fell in love with when I was younger. I love that y’all seem bubbly and superficial but have executed perfectly breaking down the lyrics. I’m jealous that BTD will be on your summer playlist lol
I love the depth of the analysis you girls went through so easily. I've been listening to this album for 10 years and I did not hear/realize some stuff you noticed. This is what I call a good reaction! Thank you! You should give a listen to the Paradise edition of this album.
wow thank you so much!! we will definitely be going back to listen to the paradise edition :)
A Lana chorus is like no other. Once you hear Born to Die there’s no going back.
The music video of National Anthem stars A$AP Rocky as JFK and Lana as both Marilyn and Jackie.
The video begins with her singing Happy birthday Mr President and ends with her saying a poem she wrote from Jackie's perspective
dark paradise is simply the best song on the album
= blue jeans
Carmen
i love seeing people who never heard her music discovering her
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I can’t wait for y’all to experience Ultraviolence through NFR
My 2 personal favorites!
Hi, so one take that I've seen on Born to Die's Off to the Races, Carmen (and the song Lolita from the Deluxe edition) is that they're all songs written based on Nabokov's novel, Lolita - but from Dolores' perspective. Carmen in particular is a song they sing together in the book, and there's a double meaning referencing both Lana's personal alcoholism but it's through the metaphor of the abuse and exploitation Dolores experiences in Lolita. I've also seen it mentioned that "Carmen" is a prophecy of Lana if she didn't get her drinking under control, mirroring the "prophecy" aka foreshadowing that the song Carmen in Lolita brings to the story (referring to a novella of the same name by Merimée which inspired Bizet's opera). There are so many literary and cultural references in this album, that with every listen there's another way to interpret her music and it never gets boring!
so excited to watch your lana journey! i’d do anything to experience her discography for the first time again!
Lana is the artist of this generation, the greatest living songwriter who debuted this century, one of the greatest and most diverse music catalogue of all time
Yay!! So happy you're reacting to this album!! Dark Paradise is still one of my favorite Lana songs! It's so good!! 😆
we LOOOVE dark paradise so much
Idk where that genius annotation for the idea of chronological relationships -those three songs are about different ones but not from newest to oldest. Video Games was actually written about her boyfriend from around 2009-10
Although this album does deal with some themes from her teenage years (mainly This Is What…), it’s largely about her relationships beyond 20
Yes if you are a Taylor Stan (I am as well but starting at POP Taylor 1989 till now) then Lana is a must. Her & Taylor are great friends cause SONG WRITERS!!! She is my fav artist of all time. All her albums are timeless & get better with age & more listens. BTD, NFR, UV, HM, DYKTATUOB are superior…..the rest are good. Lana is just a NO SKIP artist
Not you skipping Paradise
I can’t imagine being a fan of Taylor and not loving her country stuff lol I think it’s better than her pop
Not the lfl ignorance
@@parispapavas4536her worst album spill
You can't skip Lust for life man
The music videos from this album are so good!! I’m excited for your Lana journey! ♥️
The right way to react to this masterpiece!! I love how deep you went with the lyrics and details in the melodies and her voice. So glad you enjoyed and hope you continue your Lana journey, it's a wilddd ride. 🙌🏼
Definitely should check out the music videos from this era! Gives you an introduction into her vibes and how influential her aesthetic is! Loved this vid!
I can’t wait for this journey!! you don’t know what’s coming for you on Ultraviolence
Ya'll's energy is just so uplifting and amazing to see
That was a great reaction!! always good to see people getting to know Lana! ready for this journey!
I love ur guys interpretations of the songs! It’s so fun I feel like I’m relistening and finding new details!
This is Album of the decade for me
also please listen to the songs you missed from the deluxe version of this album! without you, lucky ones and lolita!
we definitely will!
literally commenting before i even start this video but i am so excited to go on this lana journey with you guys :333 there's something so magical about seeing people really experience her for the first time
since you watch succession, i think you'll understand when i say national anthem is such a kendall roy coded song lol
so many lana songs are succession coded and i love it
WOW LOVE
This is what i’ve been waiting for! Love you❤
i can’t wait to go with you on this journey! lana is phenomenal. great video as always!
Loved your reaction!! It’s so fun watching you experience Lana for the first time. Little disappointed you missed out on the 3 deluxe tracks from this album, they are great too!!
I’m so glad I discovered you guys, will definitely be subscribing for next updates on Lana reactions, you guys are great thank you so much for doing what you do
I work from home and watch/listen to videos every day while I work, and this was so much fun!! I’m here for the Lana journey if you’re taking it! She is just the best. 🥰
I just found you guy’s channel and I’m already so excited for your lana journey! lana’s lyrics and melodies only get better 😭
i love the intro so much. you girls are meant to be lana stans. so happy i stumbled upon y'all
Can't wait for the next album reactionssss!!
oh i need more like now!!! huge lana fan here and i loved your reactions and fathomings of these songs! also i think it would be very cool if at the end of the listening to the album you would pick top 3 or at least one song that stood out the most to you on your initial listen. impatiently waiting for the ultraviolence reaction cause that album is just something else. have the best day!
omg we appreciate this coming from a seasoned lana fan!! thank you!!
we discussed and needed to share our top 3 :)
sarah's: dark paradise, radio, video games
cara's: dark paradise, radio, national anthem
omg you're so cute for replying😭 love your top 3, it screams absolute taste!!!
Yessssssssssssssssss!!! I'm here for the lana journey!!!!
I cannot wait to watch more, I am also starting my journey through her discography. This was helpful.
Loved your reaction. Keep on going with more Lana. She is truly an amazing artist and lyricist. ❤
national anthem music video is literal ART! short film masterpiece!! incredible monologue at the end!
Yayyy I love Lana I can’t wait to watch your journey 💓💓
I will watch every lana review, loved you two!!!!
I’m actually so excited about your next Lana album reaction, can’t wait!
babes ik u just posted this but.. imma need yall to speeedrunn these albums 😭🙏 great reaction :) excited for morreee :D
Can't wait for the second album to come and your reaction ♥ love it!!!!
Listening to this album on an open road with your hand out the window, like you mentioned, is The Best!
Just found your channel with this video. Lana and Taylor are two of my favorites artitsts ever, so I already love that about you. And I love how much you dissect the songs and talk about the meaning. Definitely subscribing and checking out more of your videos. Can't wait to see your journey through Lana's music. She's similar to Taylor in that the writing is her first priority.
Lana makes great music videos too. It's so worth it to react to them. Especially the national anthem and ride from the next album
Loved the picture of the two of you before diving into Lana’s first album. Ultraviolence is a total different mood…. Honey, you got a big storm coming 😁
Loved this reaction can’t wait for more ! 💓
There's just something so satisfying about people reacting to a Lana album for the first time. It's as close as I can get to listening to it for the frist time again
good luck and godspeed on your lana journey!
make sure you dont skip over the Paradise ep before jumping into her next album! it earns its own little place in her discography! its one of her best sounds, its sonically similar to BTD but different enough that it offers a softer transition into her even darker blues and jazz inspired album Ultraviolence. Paradise even has its own visual content; Ride video has monologues that are life changing, Blue Velvet was featured in an H&M commercial and it became the unofficial music video, great aesthetics! then there's Tropico which she created herself and of course stars in, its a short film featuring 3 of her songs and spoken word voiceovers by lana. it tells a cohesive story in its own del way, but there's a lot of metaphors and allusions, but gorge to watch nonetheless
its a great era that gives us everything with so few songs. I love watching these, can't wait! ❣
Been As a lana fan since forever so fun to see new ppl get into Lana tunnel ✨
I am HERE for your lana journey girlies!! Just a suggestion, don't take what you read in genius as the only truth as it can often be off. You can use it as a guide but follow your own interpretation. ❤️ and I highly suggest you to watch the National Anthem music video
Love this reaction so much. Can not wait for your next lana reaction 😫 Also I wanna say that do not trust genius all the time. Trust YOUR instincts and your interpretation. We would love to hear about it. Also I’m sure some one will definitely give u insight in the comments about new perspective.
this album really changed my life back in 2012, will take this for life
eu amo muito quando as pessoas fazem react e prestam atenção nas letras das musicas, eu amei o de vocês e ja estou ansioso para ver vocês reagindo aos proximos álbuns
I wasn’t a fan of Lana at first until going through her lyrics. She is truly talented and one of a kind.
I can’t wait to see your journey through her albums. But take time in between each one so you can sit with each! Don’t rush through and overload yourself!
Can't wait for more, lovely reaction!
Obsessed with this review, she’s truly a lyrical genius. My fav album changes month to month. On first listen, some I’m like humm, it’s okay. Then fave album the next week. Pure poetry. Can’t wait to watch your journey xx
I will agree with you, Lana del reys songs feel cinematic and are like a small film. The music videos for this songs are also like watching a film. Watching the videos and listening to the songs enhances the experience.
don't sleep on the Deluxe versions or the Paradise EP, they're all worth it 👑😍
how young did y'all think that lana was ?? she was a 25 year old woman lmao😭
SHE CHANGED MY LIFE ❤
yesss. start from the beginning and just enjoy the ride.
id do anything to hear lana for the first time again. y’all are lucky. so enjoy it
She puts out very few high end music videos now, but born to die has so many good ones and perfectly explain and fit the album. If you cant react on the channel, watch them yourselves!
the National Anthem video is perfection 😍
Can’t wait until you guys finally enter the ULTRAVIOLENCE album era. That album changes my life foreverr!!!!!!
YESSSS ESPECIALLY “PRETTY WHEN YOU CRY”
It's wonderful to see how Lana influeced other artists with this album back in 2012 and now. (If u look closely to TS 1989, u can found some inspiration 😅. Also think this was a reason for snow on the beach).
And Having people actually understanding that lana was young and was reflecting about her youth (crazy as f.) On this album, and not taking everything literally was ❤.
That's why I also love TIWMUGirls, it shows us that she was leaving her teenager era and reflecting about her persona as an artist, as a woman, ready to grow and learn with all that painful part of her life.
That part kills me everytime:
"They were the only friends I ever had
We got into trouble and when stuff got bad
I got sent away, I was wavin' on the train platform
Cryin' 'cause I know I'm never comin' back"
It must had been souch a "trauma" for a young girl, but at the same time, it was the moment that Lana was able to be an artist, and realized she would never come back to that old reality. (Ps: my interpretation)
girls please drop the ultraviolence reaction there's pepople that are dying!!
I would absolutely LOVE for you guys to listen to more Lana albums
Fantastic reaction! It is always so good to hear people's interpretations of her music! I would suggest throwing the 3 bonus tracks into the same video as the Paradise edit in the future, people will love to see you work out her lyrics, and trust me; all the extra songs are quite something to analyze.
Just want to say, I appreciate the way you guys edit the songs. I can tell you TRY haha. Big props and can’t wait for the subsequent videos/albums reviews.
this is just such a monumental album, not only in my life but in the industry as a whole! thanks for listening 🥰
Yayyy I’m so happy about you reacting to Lana
I really hope you guys will listen to deluxe/bonus tracks from each album cause they're some of my favorite songs in her discography ❤
so happy I discovered your channel today, definitely subscribing 🥺
I’ve been waiting for this one
Es que escuchar a Lana simplemente es todo una experiencia ♥️😍
can't wait to see the reaction to the three tracks on born to die deluxe, and the upcoming album, paradise ❤ i love it
if you've seen once upon a time in hollywood, the girls that were living together in like a community give me such Carmen and this is what makes us girls vibes, and Lana was really thinking of that.
Im excited bc the only Lana song i know is snow on the beach feat. Lana 😂
Young and Beautiful is a single she did for the Great Gatsby movie soundtrack
thank you guys for the OTTR hype I felt SEEEEENNNNNNN
Keep refreshing for the next Lana reaction! Hope it will be soon! ❤
Y’all should give the bonus tracks a listen too ✨
You girls r dope ! You get music . Your analogies r spot on
summertime sadness is actually about Lana's best friend who died from suicide and she says that in the lyrics
"Think I'll miss you forever
Like the stars miss the sun in the morning sky
Later's better than never
Even if you're gone, I'm gonna drive (drive), drive"
I’m so excited I found your channel! I wish I had a friend that would do this with me! I Love Lana, but i interpret her songs differently sometimes. ❤