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Monday, January 30, 2012

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In (Lana Del) Re: Authenticity

"'Bob Dylan' is not his real name. The 'Ramones' were not related. 'Sun Ra' was from Alabama, not Saturn. The Strokes' dads are not plumbers. 'Rick Ross'… look, we don't have time for this."

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melis
melis (#1,854)

Aw, I miss the Black Kids.

BadUncle
BadUncle (#153)

But make no mistake, GWAR is GWAR, and you will all die.

dntsqzthchrmn
dntsqzthchrmn (#2,893)

"Let no man speak against Video Games." I hear you, it's an artifact, but what about the women? Do they get a say?

LondonLee
LondonLee (#922)

"breathtaking bullshit" seems about right, the album manages to be both great and cringe-making, often at the same time.

deepomega
deepomega (#1,720)

I'm sorry, if you can speak English, you have no excuse for enjoying LDR. Her lyrics are beyond terrible. They are a 14 year old's idea of emotive.

Bittersweet
Bittersweet (#765)

@deepomega: I'm sorry, if you can speak English, you have no excuse for enjoying *. Her lyrics are beyond terrible. They are a 14 year old's idea of emotive.

*Lana del Rey, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Florence & the Machine...

Leon Saint-Jean
Leon Saint-Jean (#6,596)

@deepomega - So are these, by a completely shitty band:

She says she loves you, and you know that can't be bad
Yes, she loves you, and you know you should be glad
She loves you, yeah yeah yeah, et the fuck cetera.

deepomega
deepomega (#1,720)

@Leon Saint-Jean I would be pretty willing to argue that that is an awful song. And, you know, was written 60 years ago? I have higher standards for pop originality and thoughtfulness for those who come later.

melis
melis (#1,854)

Dad didn't particularly object to jazz music. He thought some of it was downright catchy. But he felt that we devoted far too much time to it, that the words were something more than suggestive, and that the kind of dancing that went with it might lead to serious consequences. As he walked from room to room in the house, jazz assailed him from phonograph after phonograph, and he sometimes threw up his hands in disgust.

"Da-da, de-da-da-da," he bellowed sarcastically. "If you spent half as much time improving your minds as you do memorizing those stupid songs, you could recite The Koran forwards and backwards. Wind up the victrola and let's have some more jazz. Da-da, de-da-da-da. Let's have that record about 'I love my sweetie a hundred times a night.'"

"You made that song up," we told him. "That's not a record, Daddy."

"Maybe it's not a record," he said. "But take it from me, it's well above average. Da-da, de-da-da-da."

deepomega
deepomega (#1,720)

@melis Wait, which one of us are you accusing of eventually being played by Steve Martin in a lackluster book-to-movie adaptation?

melis
melis (#1,854)

@deepomega THAT WAS NOT AN ADAPTATION

THAT MOVIE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BOOK

RRRRRR

Also I guess Leon would be my accusation. Sorry, Leon, but, you know.

My Number Is My Address

Also Dr. Hook was actually just a dentist.

Leon Saint-Jean
Leon Saint-Jean (#6,596)

@My Number Is My Address - Professor Longhair was my Intro to Linear Algebra instructor.

SeanP
SeanP (#4,058)

@My Number Is My Address you're thinking of Dr. Teeth (of Electric Mayhem fame).

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