The director did the same thing in the lovely bones, he turned the main character who had brown hair blond and completely downplayed the rape and loss of innocence of the young girl.
I think some of you forget this was based off the book, WHICH WAS MADE TO SEEM LIKE A LOVE STORY !! Lana knows exactly what she’s doing, it was supposed to seem so light-hearted and sugarcoated because that was Humbert’s intention.
The book was never made to seem like a love story, it never ended in a "and they lived happily ever after" way. All of the characters in the book marched towards their doom which the book showed, it's the people who interpret it as a love story.
@@maryahaque9563 Agreed, Lana always knows damn well what she's doing with this type of songs. It's some of the fans who misinterpret what she's trying to say
TheyCallMeKat it wasn’t originally a love story. At all. It was a book about sexual abuse and pedophilia from the perspective of a delusional man, since back in the day that wasn’t really seen as a big issue and wasn’t talked about as much. The author made it as a warning to parents to watch out for their children. Even from Humbert Humbert’s perspective it was clearly NOT a love story as he wanted to portray it as.
For everyone saying Dolores didn't do much to help the situation or that she was flirty- I don't think y'all realize how easy it is to manipulate children. As a product of sexual abuse at a young age I can confirm that you think it's a game and you're just a flirty person. You lean into it even if you don't like it
@@yysactualgfAnd that's the horrifying part about both the book and movie adaptation... Never seeing the true Delores and the horrors she went through...
@v4lue definitely not. Humbert is imagining it all in his head. Lo tried to escape multiple times but we can't really see it since the movie is from his perspective. There is a scene where I remember Lo started stealing his money n hiding it to run away? When he found out I remember she slapped him n started crying. She definitely didn't want to be w him or convince herself that he's good bc if so then she wouldn't have gotten married to another guy.
Since the instrumental sounds sinister, I don't think Lana Del Rey AKA Lizzy Grant is glorifying it. She did the same thing in "Put Me In A Movie", where the instrumental sounded happy, but her vocals sounded miserable. Lizzy knows exactly what she's doing. She's so creative when she makes dark songs, & that's why I love her.
bro this video literally changed my life, i thought the lyric video looked so pretty and i clicked on it not knowing this song.. this is where my lana obsession started 😭
dude my best friend listens to lana and when i reccomended her this song she said that i support pedophilia and i'm disgusting.. WHAT 💀 this song is the literal retelling of the book lolita from dolores pov, that's NOT supposed to be romanticised since the beggining, even the author spoke about how this isn't a romantic book. I see it rather psychological because it almost manipulates you to sympathise with the predator, it's one of a kind book meant to twist your morals and mind.
lolita is a beautifully written book told from the perspective of a pedophile. the book has an anti-pedophile message, but the pov character plays with language to try to make himself likable and sympathetic. it’s no cute love story, nor is it about a devious little girl taking advantage of this poor old man whose name is literally a combination of humble and pervert.
look it saying i WANT to be in love with you, not that she IS in love with him. She just wants to make herself belive that it's normal and that she wants it so she won't be ashamed of hersefl and all
The genius of Lolita was that Dolores wasn’t “innocent.” She had experiences with a boy before, she was flirty - and she’s still the victim, but Humbert, and society, blame her. If she was a naive, sexually innocent girl, it would have been easy to see she’s the victim. Dolores is a brat, a flirt - and so are most teenagers. And she’s still the victim - because she’s a child. No matter how she acts, she is the victim, because she is a CHILD and she doesn’t understand - but society is so quick to turn on young girls who act in “impure” or “tempting” ways, even though they ARE the victim and the adult should fucking know better. Lolita is a mediation on rape culture, misogyny, and the pedophilia ingrained in our society. It’s from the predator’s viewpoint to be more hard hitting, but unfortunately, that means some people don’t quite get the message and think that Humbert is in the right.
why does every comment disparage the "theme" of this song based on what they have heard from some book they heard about and never read. all these comments treat Lolita as the object to be used and abused. for me, this song takes that back and Lolita becomes the subject; all her abusers and objectifiers become the object. so for me thisis one of the best songs i've ever heard. helps that it's also heavy as fuck turn around
The book is about Humbert's perspective, so, maybe its referring to Lolita but in Humbert's perspective, or another where Lana identifies as 'Lolita'. (Im refer to Lolita as Humbert imagination but how she was in reality, I mean Dolores, who was totally diferent from how Humberts described her.)
Since everyone is going on about the movie in the comments, I'll just share my story here: (WARNING: some of y'all are gonna think I'm really cocky) When i was in 6th grade (now I'm a freshman in high school) there was this substitute teacher i really liked, i was 11 and he was in his 20s. I didn't try to make a move on him tho, and i eventually forgot about it but by the time i was in 7th grade, he started flirting , not to brag or anything but I'm a pretty average looking girl and one teacher even liked me while i was in 2nd grade so it was kinda normal for me. He invited me on dates and casually flirted with me, of course i flirted back but we were still not officially together, i even invited him to dinner with two other teachers, he had a girlfriend and i knew it, then he got his girlfriend pregnant while we were in 8th grade and because it was a school owned by the church, he got fired. He still constantly flirts with me and i just go with the flow because i can get what i want, (he's pretty rich XD). When i was in 8th grade, i caught the eye of two particular male teachers, one was a filthy pedophile while the other one was the hottest teacher at our school (the one who liked me in 2nd grade and came to dinner) he even pinned me on the wall in the school hallways once, it was hectic. One time i was in an essay writing competition and the pedo was with us to watch over, i was not a big fan of ubers and got dizzy quite a lot but i didn't mind when it was with my friends but he offered me a ride on his bike and i refused but he insisted and i rode home with him on his bike, some of the female teachers hated me for having 2 teachers wrapped around my fingers but there was nothing i could do to make them stay away. Now I'm moving to a different school, one of the top schools in the state to be exact and i can't wait for new adventures lol. thanks for reading
sen meet me in the pale moonlighti bana attigin gece iliskiler hakkinda konusmustuk, bayilacaktim heyecandan. Videolar var o geceki halimden ilerde izler izler guleriz sgxjsvsjgs. o zaman bulmustum bunu da 💙
i had once found a music video with this song but the music was really different and lana's voice edited and it was waaaay better than this version but i can't find it anywhere and the channel that posted the music video with the song has deleted it :( I am so upset right now cause the song in the music video was amazing and now i just can't find it anywhere... If anyone knows what i am talking about or has any idea where i can find the music video again please inform me :/
Lyrics Would you be mine? would you be my baby tonight? Could be kissing my fruit punch lips in the bright sunshine 'Cause I like you quite a lot, everything you got, don't you know? It's you that I adore, though I make the boys fall like dominoes Kiss me in the D-A-R-K, dark tonight D-A-R-K do it my way Kiss me in the P-A-R-K, park tonight P-A-R-K let them all say Hey, Lolita, hey Hey, Lolita, hey I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play Hey, Lolita, hey Hey, Lolita, hey Whistle all you want but I'm not gonna stay No more skipping rope, skipping heartbeats with the boys downtown Just you and me feeling the heat even when the sun goes down I could be yours, I could be your baby tonight Topple you down from your sky forty stories high Shining like a God, can't believe I caught you and so Look at what I bought, not a second thought, oh, Romeo Kiss me in the D-A-R-K, dark tonight D-A-R-K do it my way Kiss me in the P-A-R-K, park tonight P-A-R-K let them all say Hey, Lolita, hey Hey, Lolita, hey I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play Hey, Lolita, hey Hey, Lolita, hey Whistle all you want but I'm not gonna stay No more skipping rope, skipping heartbeats with the boys downtown Just you and me feeling the heat even when the sun goes down I want my cake and I want to eat it too I want to have fun and be in love with you I know that I'm a mess with my long hair And my suntan, short dress, bare feet I don't care what they say about me, what they say about me Because I know that it's L-O-V-E You make me happy, you make me happy And I never listen to anyone Let them all say Hey, Lolita, hey Hey, Lolita, hey I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play Hey, Lolita, hey Hey, Lolita, hey Whistle all you want but I'm not gonna stay No more skipping rope, skipping heartbeats with the boys downtown Just you and me feeling the heat even when the sun goes down
If we talk 'bout the Lolita film and book, this song for me is the way Humbert had perceived Dolores, like a young girl trying to play the role of a self-consicious and over-sexualysed grown woman; but at the same time Lolita sounded like a very capricious and complaining child, with Humbert takin' advantage of it... but remember, that's the way how HH perceived Dolores as Lolita, but not the real herself. Maybe that explains the dramatic tone of the song, like if a crime were comited. . . . P.s.: I apologize if my redaction isn't good enough. English is not my mother language, I'm still learning, so I may have any typo. If you find any typo or failure in my redaction, I'll thank you if you notify me.
It’s not directly based on the book, it references it but it’s mostly about a friend’s and her own personal experience with being with older men and the unbalanced power dynamic of the relationship.
The whole Lolita express thing with Jeffery Epstein’s island is what she is talking about I think! Damn she’s clearly a witch then! She has admitted it but she’s not talking about stones and dream catchers or sage smudging here. I mean a genuine Crowley -esque type of witch... (Aleister Crowleys teachings are synonymous with “occult cannibalism”)hidden in plain sight. Guys seriously stop eating pork it’s like second hand cannibalism
This is what Humbert want us to believe. Edit: I mean Humbert would love us to believe that Lolita wanted to be sex-ed up by an older, degenerate piece of shit :/ Obviously, this deviates from the book. It's a masterpiece, would recommend ( although I read the book when I was 16 and I think this impacted my view and made me less disturbed )
"You know Lolita is about pedophilia right?" Yes, and that's why I like this song. Because under the baby voice singing about how much she wants it there's this dark orchestral tone. The whole bridge sounds like she's trying to convince herself. The spelling of "love" has a demonic distortion. And I just remember how I blamed myself for being molested because I thought I was mature enough and should know better and know that it was wrong and do something to stop it. I listen to this whenever those thoughts creep back so they can have some structure, so that those thoughts can be external, because it's easier to see that someone else is in danger than it is to see yourself.
The world is a dangerous place for young innocent and vulnerable girls. If you are reading this, it means that you are stronger than you think you are for you are still living although you are carrying such an awful burden. I have experienced the same thing and I gotta admit it had gave me a couple mental disorders as I grew older (anxiety, personality disorder, depression, etc.). But as I grew up, I learned to control and embraced the sexual assault my eight year old self have had faced. I gave into acceptance and that bad things, including the worst, will ALWAYS happen to us humans. But I'm not trying to explain more of how I decided not to slit my throat up three years later after the assault because I thought about my family and my future family... I'm just trying to say, you are not alone. I don't know who you are but your past is not your present, neither is it your future. Your past might be bad, but don't make your future bad as well. You can change everything and improve anything! All you have to do is don't give a fuck about the past, minor life problems, and find a better way to be the best of you for the time will come when the person who did you wrong WILL face their consequences.
@@kayliejmoore3996 I think the book defined nymphets as 8-12 year old girls who are curious to be with older men. Because you're not supposed to agree with the narrator. Any modern definition about adult seductresses acting sweet and innocent just uses the word as allusion to the book because it's a well known piece of literature.
The song is awesome, tho it scares me how many people think "Lolita" is a freaking love story. Dolores was not toying with Humbert and flirting with him. Keep in mind both the book and the movie are from Humbert's perspective. If you watch closely (not even that much tbh) you can clearly see the abuse and Dolores trying to escape. It is not a love story, it's what a sick person made up in his mind to try and justify sexually, psychologically and verbally abusing a little girl. And y'all know what the worst part is? Someone's actually falling for it.
i quite liked the book itself, actually, even tho reading some parts disgusted me. Its everything but a romantic story, its clearly about abuse, but i like to see it as Vladmir Nabokovs critique to the romantization....
Kubrick's adaptation made a lot of people not get it because an unreliable narrator is harder to pick up when the medium is film. I think it's actually kind of ironic that a book that incorporated pedophilia in pop culture ended up becoming part of that very culture
Me with my 6 years older than me crush, who crushed me at first, before he knew my age Att: now I'm disgusted and angry at him. For a fucking coincidence, he became my boss and he thinks me and my coworkers are stupid because we are younger. I am mad at him.
The people in these comments are much smarter than I thought. I appreciate their intelligent remarks and reflections on the subject matter of this song. I was scared to listen to this song because I assumed it would be problematic but I am happy to see that people understand the context of the song and book it's name is based on.
sadly, I wish people knew the difference between the song being based on the book and simply making a reference. This is not a song about delores and “humbert” (or whatever that creeps real name is) its a song about lana and her habit of dating older men. “Let them all say hey lolita hey, hey lolita hey” is a dead give away that she is saying that people called her a lolita rather than this being lolitas perspective. Like when someone says “im so ocd” and they dont have ocd, she is being called lolita but probably isnt in a severe relationship with a whack job pedophile. Which I actually agree with calling younger women who like older men lolita more than saying you’re “ocd” because definitionally it makes more sense. Delores in the book was the real “lolita” while lolita is a flirtatious “vixen” (gross) that flirted into the heart of humbert. Meaning that it actually makes sense to call a flirtacious young woman a lolita for dating older men, if they called them lo, or lola, or delores then that would actually be refering to that actual person that was delores, while “lolita” references a persona that was fathemed in the mind of a pedophile. it wasnt delores it was a lie that a pedophile told himself to justify his actions. Thus when young women play into their fetishization they act as that lie that humbert created in his mind. Of course I am less ok with calling an underage girl that because that implies that they are responsible for their sexualization and should be with old men because they “want” it. Lolita was a girl that could choose to want to be with an old man and that simply doesnt exist when a childs brain is not developed enough to truly know what they want.
It has this cute baby pink aesthetic for a background and the lyrics to match while the orchestra that’s playing in the back sounds like it’s welcoming some demon in a satanic cult
The lyrics are sweet and romantic but the music is like some serial killer is dancing in the background and about to show us their secrets. Edit: To the people in the replies saying I need to re-evaluate my whole life for calling the lyrics sweet and romantic: 1. I discovered lolita only AFTER listening to this song, so, I didn't know it was about a pedo. I was studying while listening to LDR songs in a queue. The feel of this song felt particularly sinister so I made this comment and then moved on. 2. Despite not knowing at that time, I still felt that the girl singing is falling for a bad guy (hence, the "serial killer" comment) 3. Please, do not jump to conclusions about me, if possible. Of course, it's the internet and everyone has their freedom of speech, so, I have no right to complain. I just wanted to clarify. Have a nice day and stay safe.
It's about a girl named Lo who was forced to spend most of her life with an abusive pedo who married her mother, but mother died and she had no where else to go
@@sugaryheaven4089 cases, of Bacardi chasers, chasing me all over town... Love that song. Light of my life, fire of my loins. I think that's the only direct reference to Lolita in that song... It'd be interesting to parallel Lana's lyrics and intent with the book even further.
Harry’s MyHubby yeah I understood, I didn't mean to say you didn't "get" it I'm sorry if I sounded like that I was trying to kinda tease...heh sorry again
Okay so people can listen to multiple songs about killing, drugs, and sex but one song about pedophilia (Because she likes a book, not like she supports pedophilia) is horrible? Weird.
Mrs. Greene I know. I watched the movie and I'm not saying I support relationships like this. That movie was twisted, dark, and sad, don't get me wrong. The song is just telling a story, that's all. If you don't like it, don't listen to it.
I can see where you are coming from. She may enjoy the book for the story behind it, after all, I did enjoy the movie because it was emotional. It is something that is real and unfortunately happens a lot, and someone may have wanted it to come to others attention about a situation like this. I think the song was not really romanticizing it, but telling the story in a playful point of view of the girl - Dolores. At the beginning of the movie, she was playful around Humbert, a very hyperactive and fun girl. So I guess that's why the song is so happy/romantic sounding. Because Dolores, in the beginning, thought of their relationship as innocent (Before she was raped T.T)
I really love how lana put the detail of "I want my cake and i wanna eat it too." Its also showing lolita isn't the older adult she thinks she is, shes still a child, teenager at the end of the day
@@eeeh- what a normal child would do. Birthday cakes which can sometimes resemble a child, wanting to eat it also is like a child being playful and happy about wanting to eat their cake.
@@thesimpthatsimpsforeverysi6419 its also a play on the phrase "You can't have your cake and eat it" which basically means that one cannot have two incompatible things, or that one should not try to have more than is reasonable.
I read this book and did my trimester project on it. Let me tell, you the author was a genius . The purpose of the book is to keep people on their toes about child predators. Sometimes they come in a nice package , but if you dig a little you’ll find out who and what they actually are . If people had questioned Humbert Humbert a little more maybe Dolly would have never become his Lolita .
I also like that he stood by keeping lolita a girl because one of the only publishing companies willing to release it basically said they would punlish it if lolita became a boy. Back in that time they portrayed pedophilia and homophobia as one in the same which sickens me and makes me happy that the author stood his ground.
I would just like to remind everyone that the book Lolita wasn’t meant to sexualize children but instead it’s a story that was made for all the Dolores’s out there who got taken advantage of by an older individual who should have known better. It is totally normal for teens and children to explore their sexuality and be attracted to someone that’s older because they don’t know any better. The author admitted that he was sexually abused as a child and that this book was by no means a love story. This book was for other people like Dolores to look at and understand that they are not alone.
@@m.m6726 Is It that weird to dislike It when someone talks about the book like they know about It and then end up saying things completely irrelevant to the character? Dolores was not attracted to shit and was certainly not exploring any kinds of sexuality. In the book she tried to escape multiple times and only disliked him
@@angelpark4212 Lolita, a older guy preying on a little girl. the crush is a young girl preying on an older man and trying to seduce him. both are illegal but opposites of eachother
Song has nothing to do with that book or the movie this song is about a girl liking older man the people in the comments are just annoying fans of the movie/book 😒😒😒😒
Reminds me of my first relationship. It was kinda forced and he was a senior, I was a freshman. I am glad I finally found real love. What we had was clearly not love. I see that now that the rose-tinted glasses are off
@@xlectraheart I agree. My sister was 15 when she began dating a senior. They're older and still together today. -and he's thinking- -about marrying her now. Lucky ass- -woman smh-
Mrs. Greene I don’t believe I said any different? I simply quoted something. 👀 the entire book is from his point of view, you’re meant to fall in love with the story as he makes it seem like a love story and like she was consenting when in truth she probably didn’t think twice about anything she did. That’s what the writer wants you to realise, he’s awful and sick.
Mrs. Greene you’ve got your head stuck so far up your own ass you completely missed the point of my comment. You’re arguing with an 18 year old probably on the other side of the world from you - you really want to “educate” me on a fictional abusive relationship?
maoii the meatball yes it was. A man and a teen girl had an affair and it was a huge ordeal. I think the wife of the man needed up getting murdered and the girl is the one who shot her and got off Scott free because she was underage. The book is basically a story based on the affair
"Lolita isn't a love story", thank you, we didn't realize before, omg, you should get a prize for revealing something that no one ever knew, for revealing such a secret that not even the FBI would have revealed. The song and the book are amazing, because they're written beautifully and that's what art and literature is; it isn't about what you write, it's about how you write it. IT's a awful story? YES, WE KNOW THAT. There are so many terrible stories in this world, whether they have a book or not, IT'S A WELL WRITTEN BOOK? YES. And that's the whole point of the book; it's well written, written by a true master, an incredible writer, and that's it. That's the whole point of Lolita.
Would you be mine, would you be my baby tonight? Could be kissing my fruit punch lips in the bright sunshine 'Cause I like you quite a lot, everything you got, don't you know? It's you that I adore, though I make the boys fall like dominoes Kiss me in the D-A-R-K dark tonight D-a-r-k do it my way Kiss me in the P-A-R-K park tonight P-a-r-k let them all say Hey Lolita, hey Hey Lolita, hey I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play Hey Lolita, hey Hey Lolita, hey Whistle all you want but I'm not gonna say No more skipping rope, skipping heart beats with the boys downtown Just you and me feeling the heat even when the sun goes down I could be yours, I could be your baby tonight Topple you down from your sky forty stories high Shining like a God, can't believe I caught you and so Look at what I bought, not a second thought, oh, Romeo Kiss me in the D-A-R-K dark tonight D-a-r-k do it my way Kiss me in the P-A-R-K park tonight P-a-r-k let them all say Hey Lolita, hey Hey Lolita, hey I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play Hey Lolita, hey Hey Lolita, hey Whistle all you want but I'm not gonna say No more skipping rope, skipping heart beats with the boys downtown Just you and me feeling the heat even when the sun goes down I want my cake and I want to eat it too I want to have fun and be in love with you I know that I'm a mess with my long hair And my suntan, short dress, bare feet I don't care what they say about me, what they say about me Because I know that it's L-O-V-E You make me happy, you make me happy And I never listen to anyone Let them all say Hey Lolita, hey Hey Lolita, hey I know what the boys want, I'm not gonna play Hey Lolita, hey Hey Lolita, hey Whistle all you want but I'm not gonna say No more skipping rope, skipping heart beats with the boys downtown Just you and me feeling the heat even when the sun goes down
I see this as a representation of feeling that young girls have. many girls about 12-16 feel the need to be older or look older or act older. To stop feeling like a dumb child. When I was like 12, I had other 12-year-old friends that would brag about dating older boys, drinking, smoking, etc. They were lying about most of it, but they said it to seem more mature. Because teenage girls have a warped sense of what maturity is. In this song it is a girl trying to convince herself that she wants to be in a relationship with a grown man. "Do it my way" is a clear representation of her thinking it's on her own terms. And " no more skipping rope skipping heartbeats with the boys downtown" is about her feeling that boys her age are not mature enough. This is the mindset that groomers create. They want the girl to feel like she has the power even though she's being manipulated and assaulted. This mindset is created not only by groomers but by society. Many young girls who are coming into their sexuality are at risk for this mindset. Society has convinced young girls that to be sexy you have to be this "Lolita".
Am I the only one who doesn't think this song is literally about Dolores Haze? I've always seen it as a teen girl (possibly a sex worker) who falls in love/infatuation with an older guy. She sings "let them all say 'hey Lolita, hey'" because everyone around her is comparing her to the pop culture image of a Lolita-like girl: a young, precocious girl who seduces older men. There are also inconsistencies with the story being described and Dolores's situation in the book: with Dolores, nobody knew about what Humbert was doing to her. The narrator of this song is open and joyous about her new relationship. Everyone around her is like "oooh girl yikes", but she responds that she doesn't care if she's being like a "Lolita", she knows what she's doing and is in love. That being said, it's still a dark song about a girl getting into an unhealthy relationship that she doesn't have the experience to navigate.
I love this song a lot, but the film is really messed up. I decided to watch it, because I was interested and I didn't know what everyone was talking about until now. The story is horrible, and was most likely traumatising for lo. Also I read up that apparently the hule thing was from humberts side of view. Meaning that he thought she actually loved him, wen she was actually a victim. Who really knows what her side of view was. I saw like one comment saying its her fault for flirting and that this hule story and film is a love story. It really is not! And she was just young and silly, what do you expect. She was a victim and was taken advantage of as well. She had no were else to go other than staying with her "step dad" he wasn't even a father figure to her, he was a monster. And the fact that he stayed with Lolita's mum to get closure to Lolita, is plain messed up. Her mum sounded quite insecure in the story as wen she found out about him making fun of her and giving her sleeping pills, it was like she was more worried about what humbert thought of her, than what he thought of Lolita? It has great acting in the film, and great actors. But the story is well...............
as someone whos listened to this song since i was 13 nd relating to it at that age bc of things that have happened to me can yall just stfu? you can like the song and not be a pedo, you can have a totally different interperatation of the song that doesnt even relate to lolita at all. its a god damn song why are you all going around calling people pedos for liking it?? maybe THINK about whos listening to this song? lana's mainly teenage GIRL fandom? them listening and enjoying a song about a girl and a guy whilst being minors themselves doesnt seem predatory at all to me. and even if you're a guy listening, that's like saying me listening to a song about murder makes me a murderer. it just doesnt make sense. so can yall shut up and stop throwing words around that arent even true? thank u.
