Lana Del Rey Got The LAST Laugh... 

Born to die is so legendary it’s still on the charts.

Im so happy she never let the media, the radio, the critics stop her from creating everything she created. A true poet

Despite all the love she currently receives, this woman still doesn't get credit for enduring what few artists have to go through to be successful. She deserves heaven for being so strong.

I’m so glad we got Lana Del Rey and she didn’t give up her talent. She really is one of the greatest artists in the industry

We, really, should pay her respect for not giving up and continuing writing songs and music. At some point i can say she is underrated music genius, who, despite writing songs for more than 10 years still doesn't get the recognition she deserves. And yes, she deserves Grammy more than Grammy deserves Lana

The A&W lyric wasn’t to be taken at face value, but more of a metaphor. The song in whole talks about losing the comfortability of childhood, and wanting to be loved. After going through lover after lover, she came to the conclusion that she is a “whore” in the eyes of the public (as you mentioned earlier) for just wanting to be loved and heard.

Ten years of being her fan and I was listening to ride the other day in my car and started crying. Her music has always been and will always be so moving. The only artist I can claim that has never failed to make me feel something.

the cultural zeitgeist of lana del rey needs to be studied in school. she changed the program, she changed the culture, she changed our lives.

She’s an absolute gem and we are so blessed to be alive at the same time as her!

She’s one of the only artists in music that I can fully claim that her art really moves me every single time, she’s a legend and her legacy is still reigning 🖤🖤

Lana is so nostalgic and so iconic. She gives me butterflies every time I hear her music.

Her music isn’t for a lot of people, that’s fair. I’m one of the biggest Lana fans, and I usually hate every song on the first play, but they grow on you. A lot of the songs make no sense and are unrelatable, but once I discovered her story and what she was actually singing about, that really helped me enjoy the music so more. There’s a lot of depth and references that you don’t understand unless you understand her story.

I remember hearing Born to Die for the first time when I was still in nursing school. Her voice reminded me of a gangster siren. I remember thinking to myself, this girl sounded like no one else out there in the music industry and each of her songs was like a story in itself. She may have created a stage persona as Lana Del Rey but you could still see remnants of Lizzy Grant in her songs. Lana deserves the success and accolades she is getting. I remember people initially mocking her, calling her fake, accusing her of using her daddy's money to fund her career, calling her anti-feminist and glorifying abuse. Many of those same people are trying to kiss her ass now that she has proved herself to be an exceptional and talented artist and songwriter.

As a long time (since 2011) follower of Lana, what pushed her back in my opinion was that she surrounded herself with the wrong public feedback for a long time. She was the hottest on tumblr and among teens and young adults, but she was focused on how her industry peers and the pitchforks out there saw her work, and they were not her real audience. Her perception start to change around NFR and now it seems she finally realized she’s THE Lana del Rey.

This woman is my mother. God bless her. ❤

love how people can't see that she is telling young girls about how she got in love with someone who abuses her but in a tone where u know at the end it is bad. I think people really misunderstood her lyrics. l heard so many women saying lana open their eyes when it came to abusive relationship. like she makes the victim find love for themselves instead of hating themselves. as for like even trans females her lyrics did you know there is a ... the lyrics are so well written she included all the women.... also I get i get it, her music was made for queer bottom men because those men can feel her lyrics.... one thing you can't deny: she is the "forbidden fruit"

10 years being a Lana's fan is something I can proudly flex about

so well said!! :’) her success story is one of the most beautiful, triumphant and incredible in whole music history the hate and doubts she received at the start of her career and canceling attempts stood in immense disproportionality to her incomparable talent, influence and grace and she only kept getting better and silencing the haters; and her whole career is proof that believing in yourself and having faithful people supporting you, can help you survive anything in this ruthless industry this generation is so lucky to have this legend and it’s SO good that she’s finally getting recognized

I can’t believe “critics” don’t like her more as she’s the first artist I’ve heard in decades who reminds me of the super talented singers of the 60s/70s. I’m a bit of a music snob in that I feel music today mainly sounds like bubblegum exploded in a room (pop) or utter noise. She is such a throwback and first artist I’ve enjoyed in YEARS. She makes you feel the music similar vibes to Sade or a 70s dreamy songwriter. She’s SO refreshing.

She’s such a gem in a typical mainstream society. What I love about her is that she does whatever she wants she doesn’t write music for the charts

Lana is timeless

She's a legend

the line from american wh*re is sort of like setting up the second part of the song, after the heartbreaking first part, which gives necessary context to why she then goes and plays the character of being an “american wh*re”. She is essentially explaining why people end up in bad relationships and toxic ones, but instead she explains it in the first half, and portrays it in the second half. It’s important when people have such strong artistry that people look deeper into the meaning and context, because lines can easily become taken out of context and sold as bad- which has been a long running theme throughout her career, in songs such as ‘Cola’ where she blatantly mimics the so-called perfect American girl. She is a writer that is so far ahead of our time.

I love this woman with a passion… have been listening for 9 years, thank you for making this video

Mad respect to you sir for making this insightful video. I've been a fan of Lana since day 1, and amid all her flaws and misinterpretations from the press, she endured. There's only a few artists who became very popular not because of #1 hits or whopping album sales or being a darling of the press, but because of the cultural and musical impact they have brought to fellow artists and to the world. I'm confident and proud to say that Lana is one of them.

Thank you for this video. Lana is my favourite artist, but it's really fascinating to hear from someone who doesn't personally connect with her music but still respects and appreciates how brilliant she is and how she has forged her own path and stuck to her personal vision through all the criticism she receives. Incredibly respectful and insightful video.

I'll tell you a curious fact, Abel Tesfaye, better known as The Weeknd, the singer, was responsible for Lana getting to where she is now. He met Lana through Tumblr in 2011 and they quickly became good friends since they shared things in common. . In addition, they both helped each other while each was in her musical debut. For example, Abel shared a lot of Lana's content on his account, just as Lana shared a lot of Abel's content to help each other and thus each one give a contribution in order to be even more recognized by the musical audience and all just before each one achieves fame. Abel was the first to ask BBC Radio 1 to include 'Video Games' in their playlist. In fact, in an interview, Abel admits that when he met Lana he felt that he had found the girl who wrote her songs, that is, he had found her muse for her songs. From there came great collaborations such as Prisoner, Party Monster where Lana sings vocals, Stargirl Interlude, Lust for Life and Money Power and Glory, an unreleased remix by The Weeknd for the album Kissland but the original is from Lana's album Ultraviolence. Today they continue to have a close relationship, despite the fact that in the music industry there is normally all kinds of competition or rivalries of all kinds, they continue to express their affection and admiration for each other since on social networks through publications and interviews they have made . references between the two after their collaborations; their lyrical and musical influences that both have in common since their songs usually have a dark and complex theme, in which both singers talk about topics such as love, fame, drugs or sex explicitly; and above all their relationship as great friends in the music industry 🎶

I hope Lana feels our love and awe

This is an outstanding insight regarding our mother, Lana ❤️

She is definitely amazing, I just wish she would stop showing up to the grammys which are clearly rigged, they nominate her just so she can show up for the ratings, if they haven't given her a grammy at this point they are never going to give her one, that's okay because she doesn't need to prove anything to anyone, we all know she is great.

In my opinion ultraviolence is her best album . BTD paradise is so magical and I would also say BTD is also her best

She deserves every love and every win. I’ve been a fan and I’ve been in love with her since 2013. Her songs saved my life. I was at my lowest point. And her songs made me feel that I am not alone. That I don’t have to suffer and give up. She is the greatest. I love you Lana! Ps. Her stage presence and voice have greatly improved. She’s getting better. And it looks like she’s overcoming her anxiety on performing for large crowds. And her smile is everything what’s right.

I thought this was gonna be just another video about Lana where someone did the bare minimum amount of research on her but it seems like you really put in the time to put together a well informed video essay. Keep them coming :))

She carries on the soul of rock’n’roll. Nina Simone in Jazz. Aretha in Soul. Stevie Nicks in Rock. Sinatra in Classic Pop. Nirvana in Alternative Rock. The list could go on but I realized early on my quick love of her was that she loved all the music legends I grew up listening to, artists that I aspired to be like and in a hypercapitalistic time for music, it’s important that we have true artists who care about the art of things rather than the creation of things for consumptions sake

If she’s not your cup of tea, you never had the lore

Discovered her music in 2019 and her music is what am living for currently

She’s my idol for many years. Pretty much I listen only to her music.

She definitely deserves her flowers💐 I just hate the way people criticize her and hate on her because she is just amazing! She is outstanding. Her growth is just beautiful!💝

A&W is about her relationship with a man who completely broke her. She’s not saying she’s an American w*, but rather that this is how she feels the man sees her. During their couple’s therapy, she discovered he was secretly engaged. Additionally, she sings about her traumas (I can’t use the word she mentioned) and the objectification of her body.

this is so beautiful thank you

Thank you for this video. Been a follower of Lana since 2013 and its so true her music is like more a connection. Its not for everyone but once you know her story you will understand her music and you will enjoy it more. She has been always my comfort artist, she is my LIVING LEGEND.

i feel like in a way i grew up being able to romanticize the small moments, the mundane, in part because of her. there were other artists too. but i felt so trapped where i was, and i was feeling so divided from other artists and the vision they were selling of overconsumption and honestly it felt stiff and inhuman. lana felt more human to me. i used to listen to her songs with my brother and dream about moving out. as she's grown, i'm glad she's evolving as an artist in the way that she sees fit, but i still connect to her music from the beginning of her career more than the music she's been putting out lately. i did really love the song paris, texas. she has lines like "when you know you know". i actually sampled it for a beat i made because i loved that sense of intuition. and that sense of trusting oneself, which i feel so many have been steered away from. i don't like her comments about other artists and how she has kind of dragged them into the convo about her being judged. i think it's centering herself. which is a very white woman thing to do honestly. i'm studying her career right now, because i think it's not only interesting but also she's like kind of the blueprint for being "different" than mainstream yet having the mainstream spotlight on her. this was a really good video and i appreciate that you made it, even if she's not someone you resonate with musically.

It takes courage to be true enough to yourself that you’re willing to put your art out, knowing it’s different. People criticize that which they don’t understand. Yet, she continues to maintain her integrity and doesn’t cave. Sure, she could be like everyone else and sell out arenas, a la Taylor Swift. But is the compromise worth it? She would be miserable. She had said on multiple occasions that she writes and sings for herself. But, she’s sensitive and she’s lover, so the judgment does hurt. Yet, she perseveres.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE LANA DEL REY. HER MUSIC IS UNIQE, SEXY, HONEST, ITS DARK & BEAUTIFUL. I SEE HOW MUCH SHE HAS INFLUENCED OTHER ARTISTS LIKE TAYLOR SWIFT. TAYLOR JUST WON ANOTHER AWARD & LANA WAS THERE TO SUPPORT. I CONNECT WITH LANA’S MUSIC THE WAY I CONNECT WITH MY OTHER FAVORITE FEMALE ARTIST, “STIVIE NICKS” THEY ARE BOTH AMAZING & ARE SPECIAL STORYTELLERS. I KNOW THAT LANA IS NOT A FAVORITE WITH THE CRITICS BUT WHO GIVES A F_CK. SHE IS A FAVORITE OF MILLIONS OF FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD!! 🌎 ❤ 🦋 🔥 🎸 😘

B2D, Blue Jeans, Ride, Blackest Day, Money Power Glory, Melancholia, Pink Champagne, Cry Kill Die, In My Feelings, White Mustang, A&W, Venice B!tch, Fishtail, etc… she’s the greatest artist of all time in my opinion.

LUST FOR LIFE is one of the greatest albums of all time.

Lana is one of the greatest artists of our generation

Lana seems to float through a universe of emotions with her beautiful lazy melancholic voice. She delivers her poetry with an almost disinterested acceptance of heart break. Best female artist since Joni Mitchell.

I've liked lana since was a child, like 7 or 8. My life was not easy growing up and as cliche as it sounds she is quite literally an escape for that. One of the most beautiful things about her and her music is that it is so niche to a specific type of person, especially girls. People mistake her for glorifying abuse and such but as a listener who has lived through those tumultuous bonds, it isn't a matter of glorifying it but finding an uncomfortable comfort in the sadness. Her music genuinely is a provision of hope, helping me see through the uncomfortable feelings that cannot be voiced and only felt. Your regular person or critic can not comprehend the nostalgic and dreamy feeling her words, lyrics, and melodies provide. She is an otherworldly singer something that only a select few can understand, her audience.

Thank you for this video. She is one of my all time favorite artists. Since tumblr days. I am so glad people are understanding her, yes, the early days were very rough and people had so many opinions without having listened. Everything in life is not manufactured and cheap, just because some pop is.

This is so well informed and beautifully put together. Thank you!

Love this! Her music might not be for everyone and that is ok but I still think she deserves respect for everything she puts into her work. She is so caring! And the fact that she didn’t give up even when everyone was treating her horrible really says a lot. And im so glad she didn’t give up! ❤

Great video ❤ I remember watching all these interviews when I first found her, such nostalgia watching back and seeing her success since then.

What a beautiful video, thank you for sharing ❤

Great job with the video! Plus the gifs and such are so nostalgic, I used to look those up for my blog💀😂

as a diehard lana fan, she isn’t for everyone. i’ve seen many friends not like her music then turn to love it or just continue to dislike it

I love her sm

What a deep, meaninful, beautiful and inteligent observational vídeo about Lana! Congratulations!

This is a very thoughtful & well put together video!

She's a Legend.

I became a die hard Lana fan when I first heard video games getting ready to go to highschool in the morning. I was 16 years old. A&W is another song I really love. She's speaking on how love can make you feel beautiful, at least that's how I interpret it, while also highlighting the fact that being in love makes you do crazy things. As a woman, those "crazy things" can be looking like a "whore" from the outside looking in. She's framing it as she's seeing ppl give her looks and side eyeing her for being in love. To her it's love but others make her feel like she's being a "whore". She is being blinded by love not realizing that this relationship is toxic while the outsiders can see that the relationship is not genuine. So it almost like the song is self aware of how she may look to others so she will say it before someone else can criticizes her on it. Not sure how cohesive this all sounds but I promise I can clarify.

She doesn’t glamourise abuse, she speaks up about topics such as women loving an abusive partner…

Lana saved me

Well said great video ❤❤

Great video!

Well researched and edited and bonus points for not using an obviously ai generated script or voice 👍🏼 keepin it real

I remember when I first discovered Lana in high school. My friends all thought she was lame. So I found new friends. ❤ always Stan miss Lanita 💫

I love her so much so much I love her so fucking much

I remember listening to the first album and thinking, 'she's good'. I put her on my radar for new music. The second album blew me away. Since then, I grew up, and I am thrilled for every new album. I was thinking today ,'My favorite album is chemtrails over the country club', but tomorrow it will be a different album, I know that. And that makes her an outstanding artist to me 🧡

her lore is so interesting

Wow i really respect you for respectfully saying she is not for you after doing this amazing analysis! Hate her or love her but she is one of an kind

Lana is absolutely gorgeous and talented.

There is only one Lana.

I love her with my whole heart ❤

Great points to reflect.

why did this make me cry omg

i love this video

im 26 started music four years ago, one thing I always kept in mind was how Lana got her breakthrough at 27 pray for me 🙏🏻 remember my name

Stunning, Epic Force .....

To me, A&W is the best thing she's ever done. It's gritty, stingingly honest, and exactly what it feels like when you're in so deep you know you might never get out again. The lyrics are unsparing and unflinching, and more beyond hopeless than hopeless. But many people are horrified by it all. The drug-like aspects of it will probably feel foreign unless you've been there.

I wasnt big on lana when she was first hitting pop radio to be honest i didnt like summertime sadness and wouldnt listen to her because I couldnt go anywhere without hearing it BUT once I heard Lana in The Great Gatsby I started looking her up and now I like pretty much every song and every album...Also Lana has wrote and published a poetry book and I want to read it n buy it so badly. But then again I have always even before lana was an artist I have loved jazz and blues and will listen to jazz and blues before anything else so im what they would call biased.

She didn’t play by the rule of the game when she started, sadcore, americana, the vintage art. It was unusual and least liked, but she just keep on going because she’s just unapologetically herself

Yay!

Mom ❤

I really enjoyed this analysis!🐵

⚡🌩️⚡🌩️💫😶‍🌫️💫🌩️⚡🌩️⚡ LANA , I LuV ur voice, ur work & how u serve your Music 🎶🎶. Perhaps our Life Paths may Cross & I could meet u , ur Energy is Pure & Captivating !!! 🧚🌹🧚

Lana is one of the GOATs

I can agree that the line you mentioned in the last section of your video not really fitting well or being easy to digest (- I also got whiplash from it IMMEDIATELY when I first heard it), but I think many things in life are not easy to get through, and that sometimes reality is in fact harsh. I think once you accept that particular hurdle from the lyric, it becomes a lot less jarring and more representative of a very painful story she has decided to tell us through song. AW features a few older sound clips that never made it to other records. I'm glad she found a space for her Jimmy Coco Puff clip. Also, quick mention that Asap Rocky's repost on Tumblr of Video Games in 2010 was the starting point of her main block of fame. I've read a few of your replies on other comments, and I hope you can love her one day! She's always said that first she's a writer/poet, then a musician. The music videos and photos are her last priority.

As for that statement she made.. I don't think it had anything to do with race - Ariana by the way is just Italian with a tan like myself lol and a very soulful singer. But all the others do really make a lot of sexual music, in fact i can't think of anyone else to add to that list. Also, her new album was about to drop at the time, as well as a poetry book or something like that, so i think it was meant to grab your attention, and maybe a little controversy while pointing out the fact and frustration that ppl criticized her but other ppl got big off it.

My mother was Elizabeth Grant love that Lana is too.

❤❤❤

LanaDelReyisTheOneandOnlyQueenofEarth,MyGodisWittness

She basically highlights the middle America struggles...maybe her romancing it helps her get through the pain of living it. I didn't see race in her calling out those ladies. I think she called them out, because they are doing the same thing in the way they use their platform with their struggles. Being biracial and having one middle class parent and one growing up with gangs. I see both sides. In music we want to use our experience (if you are writing your own) to capture a piece of life to share. Cheating, no clothes, all the clothes, black, white, whatever... It's an experience you are sharing. We won't understand it. Chem trails or city streets - at the end of the day. We all are seeing the same things in a different lifestyle, and in different place, in a different way...but all the same. We are at the end of the day.

Me encanto mucho el video, esta bien representado todo, me enorgullece lana, pero la verdad me hubiese gustado que no fuese en su mayoria solo hablando de cuando lanzo born to die, quizas viendo un poco mas de cada album como paradise, falto ver mas hacia el futuro por ejemplo en la era de COTCC o BB, sobretodo hablar de el album ocean blvd y mas que nada, sobre su actualidad en la industria, no solamente del 2012

I cant believe that people couldnt like lana

Did you listen to West Coast from Ultraviolence? I feel like that's the best song for people who aren't usually into her music, also my personal favorite

Best singers of all time lmao

10:50 does anyone know where this video is from? I never seem to be able to find it

Good Video ...... but...... -and I hope I don't come out mean-....... the audio (mostly towards the end) was puncturing my eardrums (even though I turned the volume to the lowest)........... other than that the rest was really well done.

What’s the song playing in the background in the beginning?