california // lana del rey
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Her ability to change her voice from soft to light to angry to deep to hurt is amazing
@leahfisher6439
4 жыл бұрын
Subversive soul wcec
@princesssolo1197
4 жыл бұрын
She’s a goddess
@Archonsx
4 жыл бұрын
Any singer can do that, that's what being a singer means. Fuck even you can change your voice like that.
@thena14
4 жыл бұрын
Archons doesn’t sound as magical
@whiteaura4697
4 жыл бұрын
@@Archonsx Your absolutely right, anyone can sing like that, but with meaning behind it? I don't know, not a lot can do that.
she really did just put carmen , summertime sadness and flipside references in this song. i love her wtf.
@samauma3745
4 жыл бұрын
im shook and shades of cool. 💙
@princesssolo1197
4 жыл бұрын
😭😭😭
@ranahendy6398
4 жыл бұрын
And prom song (gone wrong) " you're brighter than the brightest stars "
@ranahendy6398
4 жыл бұрын
@iconic the " two three four " whispering I guess
@ranahendy6398
4 жыл бұрын
@iconic you're welcome
nfr is one of her best works periodt
@sanyak.2014
4 жыл бұрын
Like all)
@k3ylon176
4 жыл бұрын
honeymoon>>>❤️
@khairunisadaud9907
4 жыл бұрын
I love all the songs on first hearing !!
@roxycomin3859
4 жыл бұрын
It’s either honeymoon or lust for life that’s the most underrated
@annbonner3167
4 жыл бұрын
Period.
the way she says 'baby' in the beginning.... i felt that
@terrynama7054
4 жыл бұрын
And honeeeeey
@martindarkwamarfo1757
Жыл бұрын
@@terrynama7054 I honestly thought I was the only one who noticed! The way she says it is packed with so much emotion!
whoever reading this: u have very good taste in music 💕
@olga2222222222222222
4 жыл бұрын
yasmin you too ❤️
@Stormie1886
4 жыл бұрын
ty
@scaparas
4 жыл бұрын
Yes we do
@zoyjoy4567
4 жыл бұрын
Ooooooo I'll pick you up
@sarahsa343
4 жыл бұрын
Aww you😂 great song huh
*"two three four"* "one, two, three, four" -Summertime Sadness *"liquor off the top shelf"* "lying to herself cause her liquor's top shelf" -Carmen *"I'll throw a party"* "a little party never hurt no one" -Art Deco *"we'll dance till dawn"* "dancing till dawn, staying forever young" -Prom Song Gone Wrong *"you're scared to lose"* "Mr born-to-lose" -Honeymoon *"changing like the weather"* "i can't do nothing about his strange weather" -Shades of Cool *"you got the blues"* "still get jazz when I've got the blues" -Terrence Loves You *"you don't have to be stronger than you really are"* // *"go faster than your fastest pace"* "built to go fast, stay strong honey" -Never Let Me Go And of course, *"i'll catch you on the flipside"* "maybe on the flipside I could catch you again" -Flipside
@deedledee279
4 жыл бұрын
kind of a stretch but *”i heard the war was over if you really choose”* “when the world was at war before, we just kept dancing” from her lust for life album, and i think there are other war references in it too.
@multifandoms1114
4 жыл бұрын
Love this x
@fayemey2829
4 жыл бұрын
This is what I noticed too❤️
@carcar4438
4 жыл бұрын
wow, you're a real fan
@carcar4438
4 жыл бұрын
♡
"You don't ever have to be stronger than you really are" She put so much empathy and emotion in just the first sentence. I love it so much. This song is melancholic but also really beautiful
@user-mt1rl2eb7p
4 ай бұрын
true.I have never been told like this.😢
imagine being able to prevent yourself from going through shitty situations.
@rosszrhatye7289
4 жыл бұрын
oatsbro that would be too easy..
@soosdelrey
4 жыл бұрын
Sadly, it’s not how it works
@norisha7854
4 жыл бұрын
its human nature, it's inevitable as humans we are going to go through shitty situations that's just how life is.
@Cinnamon_gorll
4 жыл бұрын
That would be paradise
@_sadgirl_8730
4 жыл бұрын
thats not how life is, honey.
Me at 0:01: Omg I love this song
@khairunisadaud9907
4 жыл бұрын
Sameeee
I dedicate this to myself...
@anisiavornicu5646
4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@arty6234
3 жыл бұрын
Proud of you mate
"you don't ever have to act cooler than you think you should, you're brighter than the brightest stars" my new self-esteem mantra
i love how everyone in this comment section just loves and understands this song. lana truly is a miracle.
@raphfilms6243
2 жыл бұрын
The song makes me cry. Few years down the road, I am revisiting this song "California" over a rainy day in Ottawa. I remember when I heard it the first time; I felt like Lana was my best friend comforting me. The song feels like a big warm hug to those suffering from depression in relationships. As a matter of fact, I was so inspired by it that I wrote and created a short film called "Tears of Oizys" that talks EXACTLY about what Lana is singing about in her song California. I really hope you guys could watch the short. It won so many awards. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oId3ltKthZqfXZs.html
*"I'll catch you on the flipside,"* damn.
@claudiadelrey7351
4 жыл бұрын
THAT REFERENCE
@BeyzaElitas
4 жыл бұрын
@@claudiadelrey7351 YESS
@claudiadelrey7351
4 жыл бұрын
@@BeyzaElitas california is seriously my favorite after Venice Bitch 😭
@BeyzaElitas
4 жыл бұрын
@@claudiadelrey7351 it's my 2nd favourite after cinnamon girl 👐
@claudiadelrey7351
4 жыл бұрын
@thisbitch 123 don't worry! it's a reference to "Flipside". It's a song from Ultraviolence but it is a bonus track or something. It's really beautiful
lana said it was her dream back then to be a writer but that didnt happen and it saddens her..but tbh listening to her songs is like reading a book. deep and poetic. beautifully written piece. 💕
@user-ro6wr5dk9s
4 ай бұрын
But writing music and poetry makes her a writer she definitely accomplished it unlike many artists
Lana’s music is the only thing that’s always there for me❤️
@princesssolo1197
4 жыл бұрын
your daddy same
@_sadgirl_8730
4 жыл бұрын
I know right
@llamadelray6430
4 жыл бұрын
Yup same
@user-zk1so8zs5p
4 жыл бұрын
Your dady 😂
@gatitosdefresa
3 жыл бұрын
Your pfp 😂😂😂
Always on the mood for some Lana Del Rey
@moosabanday2467
Жыл бұрын
Hard
This song hides a deep meaning
@shakira384
4 жыл бұрын
Explain
@xtonibx5770
4 жыл бұрын
It's not really hidden, unless you're looking beyond the obvious
@saidaaripova2231
4 жыл бұрын
peach sweet girl I think this song is about her foreign ex boyfriends. I think she’s singing about how much she misses them
@xtonibx5770
4 жыл бұрын
@@saidaaripova2231 I'm pretty sure her ex was depressed and this song is saying "you'll be okay". She says she read a letter that he wrote to his friend where he said he wasn't doing too well and then she says "I heard the war was over if you really choose", which is saying that he is dealing with things and she wants to help him.
@latifaal-dhaheri690
4 жыл бұрын
@@xtonibx5770 I like the way you explained this !
A criminally underrated masterpiece.
california is probably about lana's ex boyfriend barrie. "i shouldn've done it but i read it in a letter.." - they say that lana didn't break up with barrie in a best way (i think he found out that lana ended it over interview) "if you can go back to california just hit me up" - barrie is scotish, so he's not american... "your favorite liquor on a top shelf" - barrie had depression in a times when he was dating lana and he was drinking a lots in that time also black beauty, is this happiness and maybe even more songs are about lana's ex barrie. california is beautful, sad song. and the behind story behind california - it makes it even sadder.
@mohammedfarhat922
3 жыл бұрын
Your comment should be at the top
@ms.chuisin7727
2 жыл бұрын
I don't think anyone would invite someone who they dump on an interview over and offered a party when they come back. Lol...
@MihirPoojari
4 ай бұрын
The part, "Santa Ana moves you" is a small neighborhood in California. Her lover wasn't American, he was an immigrant and guess what? Santa Ana is mostly populated by immigrants. From the lover who saw their struggle in a foreign country and to her, who paid attention to all his feelings. If this is not empathy full of love I don't know what is.
I feel like I want to be a friend of everybody listening to this song
@otabekxolmurodov2467
3 жыл бұрын
Me too
California is directly referred in a lot of her songs including "Fuck It I Love You", "Freak", "How to Disappear", "Angels Forever, Forever Angels", and "Shades of Cool". Trying to be stronger is also a topic in "Venice Bitch". The phrase "I'll catch you on the flipside" is a direct reference to "Flipside". The lyric "Your favorite liquor off the top-shelf" is similar to "'Cause her liquor's top shelf" in "Carmen". Del Rey also counts "One, two, three, four" in "Summertime Sadness" and "Push Me Down". The phrase "I'll pick you up" also appears in "Happiness Is a Butterfly". Fast cars are also mentioned in "Video Games" and "Children of the Bad Revolution". War is also mentioned in "Ride", "Get Free" and "When The World Was At War Before We Kept Dancing". Dancing 'till dawn is also mentioned in "Prom Song (Gone Wrong)". Weather is also mentioned in "Shades Of Cool", "The Blackest Day" and "Heroin". Del Rey describing her partner as who is scared to lose alludes in "Honeymoon". A party is also mentioned in "Party Girl", "Art Deco", "Motel 6", "Thunder" and "Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass". Blues are mentioned in "Terrence Loves You", "Love" and "Tired Of Singing The Blues". Being strong and going fast are mentioned in "Never Let Me Go".
My best part "you're scrared to win ... scared to lose"
@lisa-jj5lq
3 жыл бұрын
Or „changing like the weather oh that’s so like u“ :(
*This song is so reassuring. She is talking to me. I am in tears wth.*
She’s to good for this generation
@Ninalopez21
4 жыл бұрын
Too*
@cristina-li5lb
3 жыл бұрын
way too good*
@maurenzamora27
3 жыл бұрын
yes
@dharavichaudhary5905
3 жыл бұрын
But I guess it's our generation who needs her the most. Dunno what I'll be without her
@notpeach17
3 жыл бұрын
Im really grateful to her :")
We don't deserve such a masterpiece
This is so good I don't know what to say “i heard the war was over If you really choose.” I love her that's all I know
@sergsfault
4 жыл бұрын
what does the one in and around you mean?
@vrunot
4 жыл бұрын
@@sergsfault the war inside and outside
@sergsfault
4 жыл бұрын
@@vrunot that still doenst make much sense to me..why the word choose ? what do you have too choose? what war is she talking about the one in your hea dor the actual war?
@ximenasaavedra2093
4 жыл бұрын
sergsfault she means the war in our head, that you can only find your peace if you decide it
@sergsfault
4 жыл бұрын
@@ximenasaavedra2093well thats pretty obvious..i wa slooking for something more intersting....thats nothing new
best song of nfr
@hadeelrahim7642
4 жыл бұрын
valentina g i agree
@borntolose7122
4 жыл бұрын
Taste
@bunearybunny6764
3 жыл бұрын
@J Wood listen to radio
@vurelia
3 жыл бұрын
@@bunearybunny6764 radio isn’t on nfr
@vurelia
3 жыл бұрын
@J Wood blue jeans isn’t nfr
even tho i have no foreign ex-lover or whatever,, this song hits right to my feels. the unconditional love that urges a person to wait & make an effort for things that may never happen. beautiful, sad & sometimes scary yet you're still willing to gamble
@boutaynafodil9647
2 жыл бұрын
Make efforts for things that may never happen is a great way to word it
everyone that enjoys this music pls b my friend lol
@steviedore1790
4 жыл бұрын
Here😂
@jadoup3751
4 жыл бұрын
Yes please let’s all be friends
@nina5569
4 жыл бұрын
we're here lol
@olga2222222222222222
4 жыл бұрын
I think all the people who are Lana fanatics and totally relate to the content of her songs actually have a deep connection.Just haven’t met yet
@xxoxoyyoyo5133
4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha count me in your club.I remember when Lana still wasn't as popular back in 2011ish I would join sites like omegle and put Lana as interests just to meet people that like her music,too.
This album definitely doesn’t feel 3 years old 😭😭😭
@raphfilms6243
2 жыл бұрын
I know right?! As a director, I agree with you. Lana is an encyclopedia of inspiration for me. Off her song California, I was able to write a story similar to what she and Barrie went through, I hope Lana del Rey fans would love it as much as I did: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oId3ltKthZqfXZs.html
this song is so underrated, it’s in my top 3 favs on nfr
i love the flipside reference aaaaaaa
@Quartza_
4 жыл бұрын
r o s e ikr. I sing that part soooooo often
I hope somebody said these to me.
@cinnamong1rl590
4 жыл бұрын
T A if i was your friend i would have
@uuwuw1916
4 жыл бұрын
Tabahla nak
@ykscanavari13
3 жыл бұрын
this song is for you from me, then. :)
As soon as she sang the first word I got goosebumps
One of my faves of all time. She's so talented..
"i'll catch you on the flipside"- *maybe on the flipside i could catch you again*
The way the strings increase the feeling of regret is unworldly
gosh, I love this album COMPLETELY, but this song...I can really feel it like she wrote it about me personally. this is the thing about her music that I love so much - each song resonates, like it was writtent for you and about you, just you.
its crazy how just a song can make me feel such intense emotions
Lana del rey is my favorite singer....and I dedicate this song to myself because I have been though many shitty situations and I was alone....but there are times that I'm tired of showing happy faces and being strong....I don't know if I have depression but I'm sure that I'm trying to love myself and the sadness and tiredness I feel all the time....this song is for me and for those moments I was alone and I wanted to comfort myself...this is the soundtrack for those moments....🌙
@raphfilms6243
2 жыл бұрын
As a director, I agree with you. Lana is an encyclopedia of inspiration for me. Off her song California, I was able to write a story similar to what she and Barrie went through, I hope Lana del Rey fans would love it as much as I did: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oId3ltKthZqfXZs.html
one of the biggest things i love about lana is that she embraces the happy go lucky, go a little crazy dont forget to make sweet memories, dont forget to learn as much as you can, be different, love cali, love everyone and just live your dream
This song speaks deeply to me and my current state of life. It’s very comforting to hear Lana sing these words. 🌹
*My goosebumps are having a goosebumps*
“I shouldn’t have done it but I read it in your letter. You said to your friends that you wish you were doing better. I wanted to reach out but I never said a thing”😭😭😭😭 these lyrics hit so different
Her voice is angelic, I LOVE HER
I think it's the most beautiful song from Lana and NFR is her best album to date. But ultraviolence is the second best album for me. She is unique and she can do it better album after album. This is amazing, the lyrics, her composition, the productions, her Voice and all the differents chorus. One word Thank You for this masterpiece.
@b.entranceperium
2 жыл бұрын
Thats what I was thinking. NFR is definitely her best. I like Chemtrails 2nd tho
@raphfilms6243
2 жыл бұрын
As a director, I agree with you. Ultraviolence will always be my favorite. Lana is an encyclopedia of inspiration for me. Off her song California, I was able to write a story similar to what she and Barrie went through, I hope Lana del Rey fans would love it as much as I did: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oId3ltKthZqfXZs.html
i already love this song what-
You dont ever have to act cooler than you think you should. You're brighter than the brightest stars 💫 Damn
A GENIUS AMONG US FOLKS.....FILLED WITH LOVE,SADNESS,REGRET,TENDERNESS...JUST LIKE ALL OF US.SHE SPEAKS TO THE HEART AND HEAD,,,AMAZING!
i can never put into words how deep my love for this song is. sonically, lyrically... just immaculate. thank u ldr.
Instead of dedicating this song to other ppl I finally imagined lana singing this to me and hell if I didn't just mend and break my soul again into a million pieces within 5 minutes
Goosebumps throughout the entire song. So many references and her voice is the best😍
Lana Del Rey is something special.
i had done badly in my entrance exams and i was very sad and depressed, my family was dissappointed in me and my peers literally thought of me as a failure and so that time around i was listening to this album this song particular when the chorus came i swear i cried like a baby it hit me so hard😭😭😭this album was literally my therapy for months. it felt like it shared my pain, sadness and misery😭😭😭😭
@raphfilms6243
2 жыл бұрын
As a director, I agree with you. Lana is an encyclopedia of inspiration for me. Off her song California, I was able to write a story similar to what she and Barrie went through, I hope Lana del Rey fans would love it as much as I did: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oId3ltKthZqfXZs.html
i'm crying this is too good
@sumit3789
4 жыл бұрын
Cry with me bud
@ravinark7796
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly
You're scared to win, scared to lose. This phrase hit me like a truck.
@raphfilms6243
2 жыл бұрын
me too. Lana is an encyclopedia of inspiration for me. Off her song California, I was able to write a story similar to what she and Barrie went through, I hope Lana del Rey fans would love it as much as I did: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oId3ltKthZqfXZs.html
Got addicted to Lana’s very unique style and music and cannot get out of it. Eternal love must be something like this, I guess !
The way she sings honey makes me get really needy for some good nontoxic love :)
I just don't understand how is it possible that she does not have a single piece that cannot be listened..... and I find this amazing! The melody, the lyrics are just simply amazing! :-) I am so grateful she exists :-)
The way she says "baby" gives me life.
When I first read the lyrics, I thought she was talking about comforting a depressed friend from her teen years. Now I think the song is addressed to her own teen self. It's the reflection of a woman in her mid thirties looking back on youth and realizing that she can never go back.
Wow she is art..
Everytime i come a cross a new masterpiece of her and it's just comes to be better than the previous one, lana is a legend for real
Lana always be hitting me right in the soul
Godddd Damnit I can’t get over this album. I’m a HUGE Lana fan, own all of her albums but omg this is probably one of my favs EVER 🥺😭😭
2:10 the harmonies 😍
lana is a miracle wtf✨💛
I love this song so much! Thank you Lana!!!
For me this is about roadtrip love and freedom. No regret! Its now or never! Live life full! The lyrics is wow!😍😍🌸💕
this is so calm..
Authentic, reaching your soul like no one else can
I feel like it's a song about a once best friend that you parted ways with
this was the first lana del rey song i found and i'm still obsessed with it,lana's songs are so magical and beautiful and sad for what lmao i love her
this song is very personal to me. my best friend of 2 years and now bf has to go back to his home country due to his families papers being denied. it’s such a horrible thing to go through. we are both teens so we have no control in the situation and it’s so sad we might never see each other again. i think i’ll miss him forever :(
This song is the final statement/product of lana’s career and what she’s written about leading up to this.. it’s a symbol of her artistry🙌🏼
i fully dedicate this song to the first person i truly fell in love with and it literally shatters me to pieces every time i listen to it
One of my favorite songs. 💘
I Love this Song with all my heart, thank u Lana ❤
So frickin amazing! I love her voice
I can't dislike any song of her!!! I just love her.She is too good ❤❤❤.
“changing like the weather, oh that’s so like you” This reminds me so much of him.
💎This song is Perfect from start to finish. Lyrics, music, interpretation. A masterpiece. One of my favs💎
Wow! I literally just heard this song on Spotify and had to find it immediately.... Unbelievable! Glad I heard it for the first time with headphones on loud.. This song sounds amazing when you turn it to 11
with all these references to her own songs, i feel like she's singing to her younger self o.o
The lyrics of lana music is just so honest and simply honest that’s make her music so beautiful.
I want to sell my soul for this
@mustafayucel2756
4 жыл бұрын
@preetisrivastava3726
4 жыл бұрын
What soul?
@itskenzye
4 жыл бұрын
Ziynet Buse Taşseten i heard satan is broke these days, come back later
@_sadgirl_8730
4 жыл бұрын
'Hell is empty, all the devils are on earth' ~William Shakespeare
@laurbeth2192
4 жыл бұрын
you mean you haven't sold it already?
She transfers a lot .. when i hear her songs she transfers a lot and that is amazing ❣
the way she says Honey. it melts my heart
this is the best song on nfr idc what yall say
One of my favorite songs that drastically make me feel nostalgic 🫶🥺
Bruh She is a blessing on earth i swear.
I’m crying 😢 I love you Lana No other artist, no other woman like her 💜
@lakmalfonseka8853
Жыл бұрын
100 percent and my name is Caroline too ehehe
I don't understand how this song didn't blow up?!?!?!?
I am always for a new song search, I find a song , feel like its a good song, listen until hate it and dont ever listen again. But including California, all of her songs, I never get tired and bored of listening those. Like never. I love you lana❤️
Two three four.. you have me crying everytime I listen to you. Hail Lana !!
THIS SONG IS SO FREAKING GOOD OMG LANAAAAAA
0:34 i love how she says "baby" like a plead. like "please tell me your comfortable around me and like being around me and that you love me" idk just a thought
If my relationship don't feel like this song, i dont want it.
@minhanhcao6279
3 жыл бұрын
That one line hit me so hard
@kate7152
Жыл бұрын
you don’t want ur first relationship to feel like this song :( my bf has to move back to his home country and we might never see each other again. i understand what you mean though. lost lovers who could never be together despite their desire and love for each other. it’s a classic but it’s the most painful thing i’ve experienced.
It's been rumored that the mysterious male voice that said ‘1...2...3...4...' in the beginning is actually Alex Turner!!!! My God, they literally need to drop an album together😭😭
@EvianneRey
2 жыл бұрын
I literally came in the comment section to see if someone else thought the same as me. I really do think it's his voice 🥺
@mlancholia3920
2 жыл бұрын
they actually collaborated and made an unreleased album with zach dawes. hopefully someone will leak it and we can listened to their masterpiece. california is rumored to be one of the song from their collab albums along with thunder, another leaked song from the album.
@EvianneRey
2 жыл бұрын
@@mlancholia3920 Thunder is officially on the tracklist of Blue Banisters (YAY) but Alex and Miles seem not to be listed on the credits for the song while Zach is. I really hope someone will leak the album they made together, tho.
You don't ever have to be stronger than you really are When you're lying in my arms, baby You don't ever have to go faster than your fastest pace Or faster than my fastest cars I shouldn't have done it, but I read it in your letter You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better I wanted to reach out, but I never said a thing I shouldn't have done it, but I read it in your letter You said to a friend that you wish you were doing better I wanted to call you, but I didn't say a thing Two, three, four Oh, I'll pick you up If you come back to America, just hit me up 'Cause this is crazy love, I'll catch you on the flip side If you come back to California, you should just hit me up We'll do whatever you want, travel wherever how far We'll hit up all the old places We'll have a party, we'll dance 'til dawn I'll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones Your favorite liquor off the top shelf I'll throw a party all night long You don't ever have to be stronger than you really are When you're lying in my arms, and, honey You don't ever have to act cooler than you think you should You're brighter than the brightest stars You're scared to win, scared to lose I've heard the war was over if you really choose The one in and around you You hate the heat, you got the blues Changing like the weather, oh, that's so like you The Santa Ana moves you (two, three, four) Oh, I'll pick you up If you come back to America, just hit me up 'Cause this is crazy love, I'll catch you on the flip side If you come back to California, you should just hit me up We'll do whatever you want, travel wherever how far We'll hit up all the old places We'll have a party, we'll dance 'til dawn I'll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones Your favorite liquor off the top shelf I'll throw a party all night long Oh, I'll pick you up If you come back to America, just hit me up 'Cause this is crazy love, I'll catch you on the flip side If you come back to California, you should just hit me up