Lana Del Rey is your typical American beauty queen - She has thick red hair, a good body, has American pride, she is gorgeous... The only difference is she can actually sing. Lana Del Rey's music has an alternative/pop sound with aspects that were seen in music around the 50's and 60's. She is like many other artists in the sense that she basically sings about whatever she wants, regardless if it is offensive, innapropriate, or down right disgusting. But she gets away with it and she does it well. Her voice is very smokey, though it isn't as harsh sounding as Adele's. She has a very vintage sound, different from most of the artists today. With every song, there is a different motive or idea - She never keeps things the same, which is part of the reason she keeps people's attention. One song might be about heartbreak and the next is about doing "things." As for her image, she comes off as a very strong and independent women, and unlike Janice Joplin, she doesn't need to scream all of her songs to prove it.
Her first major single was "Video Games," which was released in 2011.
My favorite song off her album Born to Die would probably be the song Born to Die. It has a great theme and the sound is irresistible.
I also am in love with "Radio" off of this album.
Just earlier this November, Lana Del Rey released her new album called Paradise.
Ride is a great track off of her album.
American is also one of my favorites.
In one of her new songs off of Paradise, the song Body Electric had some really creative lyrics that I really enjoyed.
Elvis is my daddy,
Marilyn’s my mother,
Jesus is my bestest friend.
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Whitman is my daddy,
Monaco’s my mother,
Diamonds are my bestest friend.
Heaven is my baby, suicide’s her father,
Opulence is the end.
I honestlly would recommend listening to all of her songs. She was the first artist who actually got my attention and kept it throughout the whole album. She is really talented and I can't wait to see what she does next.
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