Honeymoon is Lana Del Rey's Underrated Masterpiece

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
  • In this third installment of my Lana Del Rey retrospective series, we'll look into Honeymoon, her third major-label album which many consider to be her most underrated record. In this video, we'll remember the music, the history, and why not many people remember this era when they probably should. #lanadelrey #popmusic #honeymoon
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Komentáře • 298

  • @SummersFrost
    @SummersFrost Před rokem +485

    I think that part of the nature of Honeymoon is to be understated so I understand why it’s one of her least popular records but for the girlies who dig deeper this album is filled with soooo much to appreciate. Terrence loves you supremacy ❤️

    • @mercyydaddyy6173
      @mercyydaddyy6173 Před rokem +12

      Beautifully put. Couldn’t agree more. Hopefully those people who don’t dig that deep do one day and truly enjoy the masterpiece.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +32

      I feel like Lana’s never underestimated her audience’s intelligence and for that, I will always love her

    • @fabiorodrigues8794
      @fabiorodrigues8794 Před rokem +6

      For me it's so strange because at release time I had the perception that this album was loved and that it was considered her best up until that moment. Many fans were welcoming the return of a production style that included more orchestral instruments. Only when LFL was released that I became aware that a good number of fans actually didn't enjoy Honeymoon as much as I thought

    • @sagethamusicmeister8481
      @sagethamusicmeister8481 Před rokem +2

      Not just the girlies the boys appreciate this gem too although few in number

    • @Markolious
      @Markolious Před rokem +5

      @@sagethamusicmeister8481 yes the boys definitely do as well, with me being one of them :)

  • @c.m.b.7567
    @c.m.b.7567 Před rokem +198

    honeymoon is her best album sonically, lyrically, aesthetically, visually, and in every category

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +21

      I won’t disagree, I think it’s a seminal piece of art and for the longest time was considered her magnum opus. I feel like NFR owes a debt to this record as this one pushed her to release longer, artful songs.

    • @brynniefresh9746
      @brynniefresh9746 Před rokem +8

      it's probably the most consistent

    • @tomasandrew9354
      @tomasandrew9354 Před rokem +3

      @@brynniefresh9746 I agree. I think Chemtrails is very consistent as well, perhaps because it’s a shorter, more concise album. The songwriting is really tight and strong.

  • @georgeandfriendsadventures5073

    The Blackest Day has to be one of her most underrated tracks. Art Deco is also amazing, with the saxophone at the end. This whole album feels like such a summer album, it’s so grest

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +15

      Literally the dead of summer captured into a beautiful record.

    • @fabiorodrigues8794
      @fabiorodrigues8794 Před rokem

      It's true. I absolutely love this album since day one but for some reason I never had much love for The Blackest Day until 3 years ago and nowadays I can't believe I had been sleeping on it for so long. I guess I needed to listen to it at the right mental state to really embrace its beauty.

    • @marcelomartinez4142
      @marcelomartinez4142 Před rokem +2

      It would have been a perfect song if she didn’t say ghetto

    • @georgeandfriendsadventures5073
      @georgeandfriendsadventures5073 Před rokem

      @@marcelomartinez4142 Yeah that was a little cringe

    • @tomasandrew9354
      @tomasandrew9354 Před rokem +1

      @@marcelomartinez4142 I’m not a language purist, and I personally don’t mind someone - no matter who or what they are - using the word “ghetto,” but I think it the use of it in this song takes away from the song. I think the verses, the bridge and the outro are great, but I don’t love the chorus and the lyrics in the chorus are subpar, in my opinion.

  • @joshysuniverse8859
    @joshysuniverse8859 Před rokem +33

    When someone told me “soft ice cream” can also be heard as “soft, I scream” I was mindblown

  • @wilonawahab1435
    @wilonawahab1435 Před rokem +94

    This album is my #1 of hers. I find it to be her most artistically ambitious and cinematic album that makes my head go above the clouds. The melodies, the production, the lyricism and the aesthetics are on another level of greatness. They are gorgeous

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +4

      I'm really hoping Ocean Boulevard has some tracks that feel like they'd fit on Honeymoon 😭 but agreed!

  • @yournamehere98
    @yournamehere98 Před rokem +114

    Honeymoon is very underrated. I just love how moody, hypnotic and atmospheric the whole album is.

  • @cooper712
    @cooper712 Před rokem +171

    Honeymoon was my fave album from her before NFR and is still my second favorite to this day. High By The Beach was released on my 16th birthday so it will always hold a very special place in my heart. Experiencing this era in real time was such a special experience. The mystery and intrigue around her was at an all time high it felt, between all of her unreleased music, I feel like this was a time that really crystallized her fans.
    Such an underrated album for the true Del Rey fans.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +5

      I feel like so many people who love NFR, BB, and COCC really underestimate how this album more or less broke Lana’s reliance on traditional song structure. Honeymoon definitely was a litmus test for Lana’s creativity and desire to kinda push the limits of her fans’ palettes. I’m glad the album means a great deal to you! It’s rare to find an album that clicks with you!

  • @ErosDiabolico
    @ErosDiabolico Před rokem +39

    I like to say that Honeymoon is the perfect mix between BTD and UV.
    Basically every song in it could become a UV track with an electric guitar and drums, especially with the dark lyrics. But the violins, along with some vintage instrumental, bring back the glamour of BTD.
    Also, from a dark point of view, if BTD was Lana's hopes and dreams (both the persona and the singer) and UV was her rage and dark past, HM was her exhaustion and pain :(

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +10

      Honestly, your interpretation isn't too far off from mine, I like to think her next album chronologically Lust for Life was letting go of all of that before a fresher sound/start.

    • @ErosDiabolico
      @ErosDiabolico Před rokem

      @@EljohnMacaranas i just finished watching your LFL video and I agree with this take 100%

  • @asmrmaracatelina
    @asmrmaracatelina Před rokem +155

    Honeymoon is my favorite LDR album . I know it's not a fan favorite, but there is something so haunting and mesmerizing about it. The bridges on the album are so well done. I totally agree with you about the lyrics "I'm on my own again" in The Blackest Day, it's heartbreaking.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      I feel like it’s her most atmospheric work to date. And yes, the bridges are immaculate! They’re so often overlooked nowadays but I think Lana still understands why it’s so important to do them!

    • @chriscommons7915
      @chriscommons7915 Před rokem

      I would say, although it wasn’t a favourite among the general public, it seems to be a fan favourite

    • @crybabezz.shadow808
      @crybabezz.shadow808 Před rokem +1

      It is a fan favorite 💀😭

    • @sagethamusicmeister8481
      @sagethamusicmeister8481 Před rokem

      I always used to play this album every night before I sleep best feeling ever😊

  • @Danniidude
    @Danniidude Před rokem +34

    Honestly I think Honeymoon is so bloody underrated! It’s so beautiful & she really pushed the Hollywood noir aesthetic to its furthest point on this era & it is so cinematic & beautiful. I think that the title track is the best album opener ever in regards to setting the scene for a record as a body of work! It is breathtaking. I wish it got the respect it deserved outside of the hardcore fans who recognise it’s brilliance.

    • @tomasandrew9354
      @tomasandrew9354 Před rokem

      You’re right on the money with your description of the album and the title track.

  • @WJSipe1
    @WJSipe1 Před rokem +29

    I remember calling that number SEVERAL times! Such a fun gimmick. It’s never been my favorite Lana album, but I sooo miss the days when Lana put THIS much effort into the visuals! The music video for Freak is top-tier.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +2

      I recall Freak’s video was allegedly the original Ultraviolence video at some point but the sources are murky

  • @matteu49
    @matteu49 Před rokem +51

    "Music to watch boys to" is my must have for a lazy overheated summer sunday when you don't have to lift a finger all day. It's that ultimate kind of vibe. Apart from this song I always had a problem with rest of the album, it was okay, but for years it's been my least favourite. Recently it started to grow on me a little, the sound was always kinda mysterious to me and now I'm having fun revealing this mysteries one by one in each song :)
    It's definetely not the album that one recommend to start journey with Lana, I understand it way better now than I used to back then.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +5

      Oh, if someone asked me which album to start Lana to, I'd have picked BTD or NFR just because of their cultural prevalence for sure but this one's definitely like a deep listen. It's definitely a Californian record perhaps even moreso than NFR! It was sorta fun to decode for this video.

    • @chiaralinnea4335
      @chiaralinnea4335 Před rokem

      i completely understand this, I love the album and lana's music in general, but have a hard time getting into other albums like nfr or blue banisters who never fully grew on me. I definitely think skipping songs is fine, there's no need to force yourself to like something that just doesn't click

  • @matheussantana2390
    @matheussantana2390 Před rokem +33

    Actually, the name Terrence references to Bowie's own brother. It was said that Bowie had a guilty conscience due to his suicide. Also Terrence pushed Bowie to incorporate jazz in his music: Terrence Loves You is the most jazz influenced track on the record. This song has many layers.

    • @tomasandrew9354
      @tomasandrew9354 Před rokem +1

      Oh wow, I didn’t know that tidbit about the song, now the Space Oddity reference makes perfect sense. I will listen to it with new ears for sure.

  • @MobyFitzwilliam
    @MobyFitzwilliam Před rokem +17

    If 24 had been the Bond theme, Lana would have a Grammy and an Oscar. But she should have an Oscar for Young and Beautiful, anyway!

  • @glasstablegcrls
    @glasstablegcrls Před rokem +15

    for me, honeymoon is the kissland (least streamed the weeknd album) of her discography. in the first-2nd listen you might not get into it, but on the 3rd one you’re hooked. that was what happened to me. honeymoon is so beautiful, cinematic and colorful. i love how she uses the words blue, because i think that describes her songs, but not only in a “sad” blue, (the blackest day, terrence) but also in a chill/mellow or intense blue. (salvatore, high by the beach, music to watch boys to, freak)

  • @therobotdevil2284
    @therobotdevil2284 Před rokem +11

    The fact that people are marveling that you got to live through these eras makes me feel so old because I did too and it really doesn't feel like that long ago

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +2

      To be fair the internet and how fast culture spreads, grows, and dies out these days makes everything feel like forever ago to people who didn't get to experience it when it happened 😭

  • @imperfectartist9650
    @imperfectartist9650 Před rokem +47

    24 is a masterpiece we don't deserve ❤️

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +12

      Literally, 24 and Shades of Cool were Bond themes in the best universe.

    • @imperfectartist9650
      @imperfectartist9650 Před rokem +2

      @@EljohnMacaranas in what world the producer thoughts that writing on wall is more bond than 24🙄.

  • @MarinaAndTheDevil
    @MarinaAndTheDevil Před rokem +26

    Used to be my favourite Lana album, and in many ways it still is, but I enjoy it more now as a grandiose closer to her early work and I’m excited about where that work’s heading next. She’s grown so much since then artistically 😵‍💫

  • @kalexander00
    @kalexander00 Před rokem +15

    swan song, music to watch the boys, and salvatore are pure gold songs. also burnt norton interlude is breathtaking. the album has a hallucinogenic quality to it that just sinks you in… freak and art deco are songs that i think hauntingly fragile and somewhat disturbing (specifically freak).

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +2

      Oh the hallucinogenic nature has to be by design like it’s genuinely an ascension record

  • @kiteride8674
    @kiteride8674 Před rokem +45

    I love Honeymoon. I’ve been trying to dig deeper into Lana’s discography and I keep coming back to this one. Really enjoying this series. Currently my top three albums is NFR, Chemtrails, and Honeymoon.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +2

      Yours is pretty much mine but BB is in Chemtrails place (though I do love Chemtrails, I like having varied producers lead each record)

    • @uatz
      @uatz Před rokem

      Literally me, but I'm I'm starting to have a top 4 (these but add Ocean Blvd)

  • @stefanlacy1879
    @stefanlacy1879 Před rokem +24

    Honeymoon came out during my senior year in HS and it has never wavered being the most masterfully crafted album. The vocals in God Knows I Tried, Salvatore, and 24 were stunning too hear on the first listen being 16. Art Deco is my personal religion. The airy jazz and heavy beats are like crashing waves on a moody ocean day looking out at the impressive sea🖤✨

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      Love the picture you painted for how to listen to the record. It's such a coastal summer record!

  • @DaveFineWhine
    @DaveFineWhine Před rokem +23

    Honeymoon is a wonderful album that mostly suffered for the crime of following up two of the most incredible records of all time. People often miss(ed) Lana's sense of humour, like inverting the story of Easter in 'GKIT' with her 'On Monday they destroyed me, But by Friday I'm revived', or having The Blackest Day and 24 back to back. As usual, singers are expected to either be sassy or sad in any particular song, but never both, and Lana has no time for such restrictions. She also makes fun of music video conventions in High By The Beach by having her run up the stairs interrupted by getting her nightgown caught on the bannister (foreshadowing? lol) and then pulling out a weapon that is clearly bigger than the guitar case it was previously in. People sometimes connect her to David Lynch, but they hardly ever do it because of both her (and his) sly comedy, and use of actual dream logic.

  • @AstralAustin
    @AstralAustin Před rokem +9

    U kinda blew my mind with that James Bond info for 24! That makes so much sense tbh

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +3

      Spectre is the 24th Bond movie... 👀 (kinda sad they never went with Lana for Bond... like it's a free Oscar)

    • @AstralAustin
      @AstralAustin Před rokem

      @@EljohnMacaranas tragic mess!!

  • @Be12397
    @Be12397 Před rokem +11

    Honeymoon definitely grew on me. It was such a contrast to UV that it was hard for me to get next to, but upon visiting it again, I’m in love.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      The whiplash between albums really kinda had me in chokehold from 2012-15 😭

  • @jiafeisexy3214
    @jiafeisexy3214 Před rokem +27

    Yeah i feel like it is so underrated, she is the embodiment of art.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      It definitely deserves more noise, I feel like the lack of tour also buried it a bit but I don’t blame Lana for taking a touring break. It’s v exhausting work

  • @LLOriginal
    @LLOriginal Před rokem +16

    You're entire interpretation was so incredibly on point and described exactly how I felt about this album and didn't know how to put to words.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      Thank you so much for the lovely words! It still mystifies me, it was sorta hard finding what to say!

  • @VJ-bu7sp
    @VJ-bu7sp Před rokem +9

    Honeymoon is my favourite album by Lana and it's just perfection it deserved more !!!!

  • @Elizabeth-wz1ct
    @Elizabeth-wz1ct Před rokem +10

    I think honeymoon for my personally is my favorite album of all time

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      Love that for you! Finding a fave of all time is so hard for me!

  • @yes-ve5hp
    @yes-ve5hp Před rokem +7

    my first lana album! i remember listening to it in full at 12 years old and thinking i was so grown up lol. i love how obscure this one is compared to the rest of her music, but still had all of us in a massive chokehold. i forget about this one because i'm too into her later music now, but will always be a classic worth revisiting. cant wait for the LFL video!

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      LFL is going to be so much fun to revisit because I remember how messy people were about it when it was first teased!

  • @davidwyatt6169
    @davidwyatt6169 Před rokem +7

    These videos are so addicting thanks for a better Saturday

  • @pontius1212
    @pontius1212 Před rokem +4

    People say this album is boring but i find it very visceral and hauntingly beautiful! The Blackest Day, Art Deco, and Terrence Loves You are my favorite. Def in my top 3 for Lana albums. 💗 great video!!

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +2

      It’s too ornate and like almost mystical sounding to be boring 😭 I’m glad you love it! Thanks for watching!

  • @emd2831
    @emd2831 Před rokem +7

    Honeymoon has always been one of my top favourite. The entire record especially the first track honeymoon catapulted me into a entire different world when I first heard it more so than any of her other records . The lyrics and sounds are so beautiful on this record .

  • @imarandomgirl.
    @imarandomgirl. Před rokem +6

    I just listened to the whole album, I think it’s growing the more that I listen to it

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      Your profile pic 🥰 but yeah it’s such a grower!

    • @imarandomgirl.
      @imarandomgirl. Před rokem

      @@EljohnMacaranas thx haha, it really is 😍❤️

  • @lolitajoanne
    @lolitajoanne Před rokem +17

    I love all of these videos! Keep them up ❤️

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      Thanks for watching! I'm definitely going to make a Lust for Life and NFR video to complete my coverage. I have 5 of the 7 Interscope albums done.

  • @palemoonlight96
    @palemoonlight96 Před rokem +5

    You promised and delivered, amazing video!!
    Honeymoon has some of the best bridges in music history
    blackest day, terrence loves you, god knows I tried...all these songs send you to the stars 🤩

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      I spent the last week living in the record, it does take you to a whole other universe 😭🥰

  • @anuliona3178
    @anuliona3178 Před rokem +3

    I go back and forth on Honeymoon and NFR being her magnum opus. Honeymoon may just be my fav or it’s just simply sitting in first place with NFR

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      I think Honeymoon is her peak early career and NFR is her peak mid career. Like both are insanely good for different reasons.

  • @xosbabymama4703
    @xosbabymama4703 Před rokem +13

    people can say NFR is Lana’s best album but Honeymoon will always be number one

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +10

      NFR is her accessible “best” album, this one’s for the academics, the free souls, the diehards

    • @tomasandrew9354
      @tomasandrew9354 Před rokem

      I prefer Honeymoon over NFR. I like Chemtrails over NFR as well.

  • @SirPlasticMan
    @SirPlasticMan Před rokem +2

    I love how High By The Beach, Freak, & Artdeco are all together bc it is the highlight for me

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      She really commit to being Avant Alt on this one. Like the quick shift back to sorta Alt Pop on Lust for Life was jarring!

  • @SummersFrost
    @SummersFrost Před rokem +6

    Honeymoon is alive and breathing ❤️

  • @Safira812
    @Safira812 Před rokem +4

    I literally listened to 50% Lana and 50% everyone else during this era. Still my favorite album

  • @Sequoya
    @Sequoya Před rokem +7

    Great episode! “High on the Beach” takes me back to when I was in Malibu, and they didn’t want you to see it, so we got an app that told us how to get there.
    Also, Courtney Love is amazing. I’ve been a fan since “Pretty on the Inside”.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      Yes Courtney Love love 🥰 also so cool u got to visit!

  • @bradyrichards9393
    @bradyrichards9393 Před rokem +2

    Daammnn I wanna hear those mark ronson demos

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      I feel like they were probably pretty upbeat but jarring to Lana's vision for Honeymoon but I'm just guessing!

  • @sleve695
    @sleve695 Před rokem +5

    My favourite album, so dreamy!

  • @grrraant
    @grrraant Před rokem +3

    I love honeymoon so much, album has no skips

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      Like I will listen to Burnt Norton interlude front to back 😭 no skips 💥💥💥

    • @grrraant
      @grrraant Před rokem

      @@EljohnMacaranas burnt norton is so c*nt… BUT I HAVE THE VINYL AND ITS NOT ON IT

  • @bobbybubby7977
    @bobbybubby7977 Před 6 měsíci +1

    I’ve been listening to Honeymoon a lot lately. It really blossoms with each listening.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před 6 měsíci +1

      It’s such a misunderstood record, way too dense and atmospheric for the 2015 period where tradpop had its repeak

  • @Chocomint007
    @Chocomint007 Před rokem +6

    I think Honeymoon album has the best bridges among Lana's discography. Definitely one of my fave albums of hers, along BTD and NFR.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      The lyrics on this album were the strongest up until NFR came along, like there’s this almost academic level brilliance to the way couplets are here, and YES the bridges!

  • @CrimsonPhoenix96
    @CrimsonPhoenix96 Před rokem +2

    I was watching your videos in order but skipped right away to this one when I saw the thumbnail. I wholeheartedly agree. The whole album is amazing. It got me through the toughest times of my late teens. Even now, listening to a single track transports me back to those times and reminds me of all the stuff I got through. It’s really powerful album.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      Aaaah! Thanks for watching and yes! It truly is one her most moving works. Definitely still a top 3 for me right near NFR and BB!

  • @xaydenmo3174
    @xaydenmo3174 Před rokem +5

    cant wait forr lust for like!

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      L4L is an album I have a lot of thoughts on, it was very important for me in 2017 (one of the worst years of my life lol)

  • @lilybaggins140
    @lilybaggins140 Před rokem +4

    I love 'Honeymoon' to the core; there has always been (ever since its release date) and there still is a visceral feeling that binds me to this album, it just feels ✨right ✨ and that is it

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      It’s genuinely one of her most challenging works to date, it takes a person with taste to love it!

    • @lilybaggins140
      @lilybaggins140 Před rokem

      Haha do not know if I have that much taste in music apart from 'Honeymoon' but all I know is that there is no way for me to not physically melt whenever I hear 'Music to Watch Boys To', 'God Knows I Tried', 'Freak', 'Salvatore' or 'The Blackest Day' which are my ult faves from this album (although how could I even isolate one song above all others from this album like hoooooow 😭)

  • @drikhs
    @drikhs Před rokem +5

    You called High By the Beach "High AT the Beach" twice, but then you did it again like 3 times. At first I thought it was just a small mistake, but when the 3rd "High AT the Beach" mentioned, it sounded like it was intentional 😅 i mean.. lol nevermind. You did a great review BY the way. (wrote the "by" in capital in case you really forgot it was high by the beach lol).
    Can't wait for the next review, keep doing what you're doind ✊🏼

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +2

      Haha I was sorta high recording this lol but thank u! Lust for Life is coming and it’s genuinely probably my fave video (not era but like the discussion points and how powerful it was without intending to be)

    • @VEGAS-NERVE
      @VEGAS-NERVE Před rokem +1

      Idk why but that triggered me so bad😭😭 I’m so sorry I cannot forgive them for disgracing High BY The Beach like that

  • @Markolious
    @Markolious Před rokem +2

    I found it interesting that you mentioned that this was one of those albums that you didn't realize how much you loved about it until you went back and took a second listen, because that's exactly what happened in my experience too. Perhaps it was the difference in sound between Ultraviolence and Honeymoon that initially made me skim over some of these songs, but after going back, I've come to love almost every single song this album has to offer. It was a similar situation that I had when initially listening to Chemtrail Over The Country Club. And my love for Lana was reason enough to go back to songs I wasn't initially into, and sure enough I stumbled on some more treasures for sure. I have all but two of the songs from this album in my Spotify collection.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      It definitely was the sound of the record. I was IN LOVE with UV, still am (especially with the demos) but Honeymoon's a game changer. I feel like everyone has like one or two favorite records they can't let go of.

  • @VORTICEXX
    @VORTICEXX Před rokem +4

    Swan Song is a Masterpiece 👏👏👏

  • @thearchane3749
    @thearchane3749 Před rokem +5

    Honeymoon - escape

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      YES!

    • @thearchane3749
      @thearchane3749 Před rokem

      @@EljohnMacaranas I love how watching your videos confirms my word associations, we have a similar level of understanding!! I love talking about LDR, could do it for hours on end - most of all, I could listen to you talk about her for hours on end!! Her work is for exploration

  • @ricorivera5486
    @ricorivera5486 Před rokem +3

    As a huge Lana Stan who has been there for every release since Paradise, I LOVE THIS SERIES! 🤍

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      Thank u! Also we love an OG stan! Anyone who was there during BTD-Paradise is a lifer 🥰

  • @lanascherryflvrduche
    @lanascherryflvrduche Před rokem +2

    Been with her since paradise came out and to this day honeymoon for me is her best album!!!

  • @ItisMoody
    @ItisMoody Před rokem +4

    Definitely one of Lana’s best albums and will always be. I have really incredible memories with it… I will never understand how fans prefer Ultranuisance over it! My #1 is Music to Watch Boys to, other faves are High By The Beach and The Blackest Day… but it’s all such an amazing, cohesive album.

  • @Paul-zw7or
    @Paul-zw7or Před rokem +3

    Honeymoon is my fave of her Children! ♥

  • @TomUniverse
    @TomUniverse Před 8 měsíci +1

    10:58 I just had a shower thought and noticed that Lana put the song “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” after “Swan Song” to assert that she is not thinking of ending her career.

  • @alanais95
    @alanais95 Před 8 měsíci +2

    I think when this album came out it was the first time I had my own money and I ended up buying the cd version, the tape version and I almost got the vinyl version but my mum convinced me not to. But I loved the album so much I carried a tape player around for the next couple of years listening to this on repeat ❤️

  • @hannahmichaels9992
    @hannahmichaels9992 Před rokem +3

    My favorite Lana album. I listened to it heavily in middle school and it will always be so inexplicably nostalgic to me. I usually don’t prefer ethereal music, but this album is holy to me.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      It’s such a vibe! I swear you have to walk across a beach to it if u haven’t, it’s made for that!

    • @hannahmichaels9992
      @hannahmichaels9992 Před rokem

      @@EljohnMacaranas When I took a trip to Carlsbad in 2018 I was on the beach and I literally listened to High By The Beach there. A vision was realized

  • @joe-tp4yz
    @joe-tp4yz Před rokem +1

    I LOVE your videos. You are so insightful! Love love love.

  • @Kimteach2011
    @Kimteach2011 Před rokem +3

    Terrence Loves You. I don't know, but I think it was a message to Bowie from his older late brother, Terry. This is how I see it. 🤷🏾‍♀️

    • @DaveFineWhine
      @DaveFineWhine Před rokem

      Not true - Terry was never referred to as 'Terrence'

    • @Kimteach2011
      @Kimteach2011 Před rokem

      @DaveFineWhine That's how I see it, even if it's wrong.

  • @najjimohammad9124
    @najjimohammad9124 Před rokem +1

    You killed this video yo, all facts from the era. Love this album def one of her under rated gems

  • @phenphentaylorsversion3719

    Thank you for this😭❤

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      No, thank you for watching! I don't make these to scream into the void (well, I did when I started my channel)

  • @meganchapa7615
    @meganchapa7615 Před rokem +2

    Such a cool video. I'd love to see a video of you telling us what your fave artists are. No big history, no deep dive, just who do you like most. Yes, I've seen your vids and I know who your big faves are (Carly Rae Jepson, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX etc) but I think it would be super cool to see a list. Regardless, I really like your vids. Have a good day!

  • @parthpant8894
    @parthpant8894 Před rokem +3

    This has been such a great series leading up to Did You Know There Is A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd? Curious to hear your thoughts on Lust For Life--an album generally decried by 'many' fans as populist, but I think it is the album where Lana became a self-aware artist, able to reflect on herself and the world around her ("Isn't life crazy now that I'm singing with Sean')...Thank you for this series nonetheless. :)

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +2

      Oh my thoughts on L4L align with yours, on one hand it does feel closest to a traditional pop era Lana’s ever had since BTD but the deep cuts are so much more than that.

  • @Supernovaex
    @Supernovaex Před rokem +1

    I love Ultra more than Honeymoon but it's sooo atmospheric. It always takes me to places, especially something summerish like a flower garden or a beach. Salvatore, Freak and Art deco is the holy trinity of the album

  • @heldernewton
    @heldernewton Před rokem +2

    Honeymoon is my favorite album of hers, I’m gonna get the title’s double ring 💍 tattooed next month. It’s an album extremely important to me

  • @swiftieinthewoods
    @swiftieinthewoods Před rokem +1

    So excited for lust for life next! It's my 2nd fav album after Chemtrails.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      I’m recording it and it’s a blast remembering the era. While it’s not my fave record, I loved watching it unfold and the visuals are still unmatched to this today

    • @swiftieinthewoods
      @swiftieinthewoods Před rokem

      @@EljohnMacaranas excited!

  • @aidan32112
    @aidan32112 Před rokem +3

    gorgeous album ❤

  • @IcyIndigo
    @IcyIndigo Před rokem +3

    I know I did not just hear David Bowie’s last name pronounced like that. 😅 But fr amazing video as always

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      It’s not an Eljohn video without a mispronunciation in there

    • @DaveFineWhine
      @DaveFineWhine Před rokem +2

      @@EljohnMacaranas Funnily enough, that's the British (ie probably the 'correct') way to say it.

  • @cainvarner
    @cainvarner Před rokem +1

    omg plsssss keep making these

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      I will… I wanna finish Lana and maybe do a short one on Miley’s stuff and maybe open up fan voting

  • @reamdelrey
    @reamdelrey Před rokem +2

    Soft ice cream = softly I scream

  • @odin8352
    @odin8352 Před rokem

    I got to this buy listening to the instrumental virgion of the album while studying. It was hypnotic and now it's my favorite.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      Have all the instrumentals leaked yet? I feel like they’re on CZcams!

  • @uranus_crunch_cake87
    @uranus_crunch_cake87 Před rokem +1

    Honeymoon is my ultimate summertime stoner album. It's such a vibe. But NFR is up there too.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      Honeymoon is for the dead heat of summer, NFR is for transitioning into Fall when it’s warm enough in the day to play in the sun but chilly enough to sit by a fire pit!

  • @Whitehotforever1_
    @Whitehotforever1_ Před rokem +1

    Recently I’ve been able to appreciate this album more then before honeymoon honestly has no bad songs and sounds so beautiful I’d rank honeymoon as my 3rd favorite Lana album behind ultraviolence and nfr

  • @sylvian2016
    @sylvian2016 Před rokem

    I remember being so excited for the honeymoon record listening to every single when they were released. And the day the album dropped I forced my friend to listen to the whole thing with me after school. Definitely a Lana era I will always remember so we’ll.

  • @reducemetonothingness
    @reducemetonothingness Před rokem +1

    music to watch boys to would've been THE BEST TITLE

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      Honestly, it would have been a vibe, but I also get why Honeymoon was chosen (shorter)

    • @reducemetonothingness
      @reducemetonothingness Před rokem

      @@EljohnMacaranas yeahh makes sense
      also kudos on this amazing series ur really doing the god's work

  • @Ethanius02
    @Ethanius02 Před rokem

    Terrence Loves You makes me sob every time I hear it, it's one of the best songs she has ever made and this album is so underappreciated.

  • @noeleonardo
    @noeleonardo Před rokem +1

    this is my fav lana album

  • @pradeeppandey1978
    @pradeeppandey1978 Před rokem +2

    That's my fav album of all time by any artist ever. THe world can underrate it all it wants ion give a flying fuck honeymoon forever 💕💕

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      Knowing how things work, it’ll go viral one of these days, the locals just discovered Radio from BTD.

  • @Michelle-Shelly
    @Michelle-Shelly Před rokem +1

    I love honeymoon. Nfr and honeymoon are my favorites

  • @iamjvnejiee
    @iamjvnejiee Před rokem

    This is actually my sentimental favorite album of Lana. Filled with magnificent poetry. God Knows I Tried is my top fave on this album, it feels that I am a protagonist of a Quentin Tarantino movies.
    My top 3 fave album; Ocean Blvd, Blue Banisters and NFR.
    Born to Die and Honeymoon are my sentimental fave as Born to Die the title track is the behind reason of my love to Lana del Rey and Honeymoon was released on my birth month which that time I was in my down moments in life and this album helped me a lot. 😭

  • @Sparklyjumpropequeen
    @Sparklyjumpropequeen Před rokem +5

    This is one of my favorite albums of her. Every year I have a distinct obsession w a particular song . This year it’s Religion. And the art deco freak duo it’s essentially….

  • @misspiggy903
    @misspiggy903 Před rokem +1

    Honeymoon is my favorite❤

  • @GrahamNificent
    @GrahamNificent Před rokem

    Terrence Loves You is stunning and one of my favorites of hers overall. I'm not a huge fan of that bridge but the way that it ends and transitions into the final chorus with those tremolo strings completely redeems it.

  • @prussianblue1098
    @prussianblue1098 Před rokem

    Yes, it is. It's been in my Top 3 albums until today.

  • @carlydelreyjepsen927
    @carlydelreyjepsen927 Před rokem +2

    I always felt like music to watch boys to was one of her best songs. Definitely an unappreciated album overall. I do love NFR the best tho. That’s always been my favorite Lana record.

  • @batuhantamburaci
    @batuhantamburaci Před 8 měsíci +1

    Oooohhh babyyy I'm just humaaaannnn

  • @panagiotiszygouris
    @panagiotiszygouris Před rokem +2

    Honeymoon is my favourite album and many people are surprised and I don't get why it's underrated

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +2

      Honeymoon isn’t for the crowd who can barely finish a 2 min tiktok ready banger (which have their place but aren’t really music)

  • @saezurus
    @saezurus Před 3 měsíci +1

    You know it's actually so funny bc Lana literally just confirmed she wrote that for them in an interview, they really don't deserve her.

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před 3 měsíci +1

      She deserved to have won 2 oscars at this point (Young and Beautiful and 24) 🫢

  • @RickNowels1
    @RickNowels1 Před rokem +2

    I love the album.

  • @Noriqurtz
    @Noriqurtz Před rokem +1

    My favorite album.

  • @erikadupond6011
    @erikadupond6011 Před rokem +1

    I WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE!!!!

  • @ClairSaxaCerise
    @ClairSaxaCerise Před rokem +1

    Take a shot every time he says High AT The Beach

  • @Momoeki21
    @Momoeki21 Před rokem

    This was PEAK alternative Lana right here and I loved it :) ❤

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem +1

      I love how Lana really said “I’m alternative” at the peak of 2010’s pop 😭 what a power move

  • @joaochristhiansen1442

    Cant wait for the next album

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      I’m recording L4L and it’s kinda a mess but probably my fave one i recorded so far

    • @EljohnMacaranas
      @EljohnMacaranas  Před rokem

      if the comment was about Ocean Blvd: SAME it’s gonna be amazing

  • @wonyounglover
    @wonyounglover Před rokem

    HONEYMOON IS MY FAV ALBUM AND HER BEST ALBUM !!!!!!

  • @sothrothea
    @sothrothea Před rokem

    It’s my number one

  • @LostinTranslation479
    @LostinTranslation479 Před rokem +1

    My fav album❤❤