History Music / LanaDelRey

* AlbumTitleDrop: In "Honeymoon", "Ultraviolence", "Born To Die", "Lust For Life", "Chemtrails over the Country Club" and "Blue Banisters" obviously.

* DeliberatelyMonochrome: The album covers for ''Ultraviolence'' and ''Chemtrails Over the Country Club'', the music videos for "Blue Jeans", "Mariners Apartment Complex" and most of "West Coast", as well as clips from her own, homemade videos.

* DrivenToSuicide: "Summertime Sadness" and "Dark Paradise".

* EtherealChoir: "National Anthem", "Young & Beautiful".

* OverlyLongTitle: "hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it". Album-wise ''Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd'' is this.

* "A&W" clocks in at 7 minutes 14 seconds with the song switching from a southern piano ballad at the 4 minute mark to verge on trap.

** "Jimmy" is likely none other than Jimmy Gnecco, frontman of the rock band Ours, given that Lana has a song named after him.

Originally recording under a nickname of her real name, Lizzy Grant, to little success, she later created her current [[PenName Lana Del Rey persona]] after wanting a name she could "shape the music towards", being inspired by her frequent visits to UsefulNotes/{{Miami}} where she would spend time with Spanish-speaking Cuban friends, as well as the combination of the first name of ''Creator/{{Lana|Turner}}'' [[Creator/LanaTurner Turner]] and the Ford ''Del Rey'' sedan. Also, she just liked the way it sounded.

* OedipusComplex: Expect to hear the word "daddy" from Lana many, ''many'' a time... but [[SubvertedTrope not even once]] in "Daddy Issues".
** Lana's withering attitude towards her mother in "My Momma", "Black Bathing Suit" and "Wildflower Wildfire" reeks of this trope, as well.
--> "My father never stepped in when [[YoureNotMyFather his wife]] would rage at me / So I ended up [[BrokenBird awkward but sweet]]"

* PainfulRhyme: "White Dress" squeezes the line "[[MotorMouth Down at the Men in Music Business Conference]]" into just seven beats. An IntendedAudienceReaction - a "Men in Music Business Conference" does not sound particularly inviting.
--> "I only mention it 'cause it was such a scene / And I felt seen"

* OverlyLongTitle: "hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it".

--> ""Crypto forever," scrеams your stupid boyfriend / Fuck you, Kevin"

* ElectraComplex: Expect to hear the word "daddy" from Lana many, ''many'' a time... but [[SubvertedTrope not even once]] in "Daddy Issues".
** Lana's withering attitude towards her mother in "My Momma", "Black Bathing Suit" and "Wildflower Wildfire" reeks of this trope, as well.
--> "My father never stepped in when [[YoureNotMyFather his wife]] would rage at me / So I ended up [[BrokenBird awkward but sweet]]"

** Considering the [[CallBack connection]] between "Baby Blue Love" and [[ElectraComplex "Daddy Issues"]], the latter might also count for this trope.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: The chorus for "Arcadia" compares its roads to "arteries that pump the blood that flows straight to the heart of me". Except arteries transport blood ''away'' from the heart to the vital organs.

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[[AC:As Lana Del Ray]]

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Lana Del Rey (born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, June 21, 1985 in New York City) is an American singer-songwriter and model. Hailed as one of the most influential musicians of her time, her music is noted for its cinematic quality and thematic focus on tragic romance, glamour, and melancholia, often through references to contemporary pop culture and mid-20th century Americana.

** In-studio, "National Anthem" is a good example of her making a choir of her own voice behind her. Also, on Wiki/TheOtherWiki, she is the only credited vocalist on ''Born To Die''.

Originally recording under a nickname of her real name, Lizzy Grant, to little success, she later created her current [[PenName Lana Del Rey persona]] after wanting a name she could "shape the music towards", being inspired by her frequent visits to UsefulNotes/{{Miami}} where she would spend time with Spanish-speaking Cuban friends, as well as the combination of the first name of ''Creator/{{Lana|Turner}}'' [[Creator/LanaTurner Turner]] and the Ford ''Del Rey'' sedan. Also, [[AwesomeMcCoolname she just liked the way it sounded]].

** References are also scattered throughout ''Chemtrails Over the Country Club'' and ''Blue Banisters''. "Tulsa Jesus Freak" being the most prominent example with the title named after one of the major cities and referencing the Arkansas River (which is [[RefrainFromAssuming not pronounced]] the same way as the state).

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* {{Corpsing}}: She lets a giggle slip during the last chorus of "Elvis", quite appropriately:
--> ''*imitating [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis']] accent*'' "''Thank you very much'', and I'm laughing!"
** "Moi Je Joue", "Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight" and "Maha Maha" all see Lana chuckling as each track fades out.

* RapunzelHair: Her hair is often rather long. She makes reference to this in "Coachella - Woodstock In My Mind".

** ''Lana Del Ray'' (recorded in 2008, released in 2010) is [[NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly "surf noir"]] according to [[WordOfGod Lana herself]]. Most (if not all) of her unreleased 2009 tracks fall under this "genre", too.

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: ''Born To Die'' is made up largely of hip-hop beats with orchestral arrangements in front of them. The result is easiest described as "alternative" or "indie" pop, but has many similarities to trip-hop as well.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Lana's brooding sweetheart in "Birds Of A Feather":
--> "Met you in front of a diner and you had blue hair..."
** "Mermaid Motel" has Lana mentioning buying a purple wig for her mermaid video.

!!The artist formerly known as Lizzy Grant provides examples of

--> ''"Hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have...but I have it."''

** ''Young Like Me'' (2005) [[labelnote:*]]A.K.A. ''Rock Me Stable'' or ''Quiet Now''[[/labelnote]]
** ''From The End'' (2005)
** ''Sirens'' (2006)

** ''Kill Kill'' (2008)

** ''Lana Del Ray'' (recorded in 2008; released in 2010)

** ''Music/BornToDie'' (2012)

** ''Ultraviolence'' (2014)

** ''Honeymoon'' (2015)

** ''Lust For Life'' (2017)

** ''Norman Fucking Rockwell'' (2019)

** ''Chemtrails Over The Country Club'' (2021)

** ''Blue Banisters'' (2021)

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Lana Del Rey (born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, June 21, 1985 in New York City) is an American IndiePop singer and model. Originally recording under her real name, Lizzy Grant, to little success, she later created her current [[PenName Lana Del Rey persona]] after being inspired by her frequent visits to UsefulNotes/{{Miami}}, and wanting a name she could "shape the music towards". Also, [[AwesomeMcCoolname she just liked the way it sounded]].

After settling on her new name, Lana posted a few songs (with accompanying, DIY music videos [[EveryoneOwnsAMac made on her Mac]]) to Website/YouTube. One song in particular, "Video Games", caught the attention of many music blogs and critics alike. To capitalize on the sudden interest of the track, Lana released "Video Games" (with a [[BSide b-side]], "Blue Jeans") as a single on Stranger Records in October 2011, and it became a SleeperHit all across Europe. Not long afterwards, Lana was signed to Creator/InterscopeRecords, and her (major label) debut ''Music/BornToDie'' was released worldwide in January 2012. For a relative unknown like Lana, it actually sold pretty well in its first week; she even managed to knock Music/{{Adele}}'s ''21'' off the top spot [[SerialEscalation in many countries, including the UK,]] and eventually went platinum. Defines her music as "Hollywood sadcore". Opened the door for Lorde to do her good work.

Lana is known for her very constructed persona, the character of Lana Del Rey whom she plays in the public eye and explores through her music. She incorporates into her performance a number of influences ranging from dreamily sad hipster aesthetics and romantic hip hop in ''Born to Die'' to seventies sex appeal in ''Ultraviolence'' and old Hollywood glamour in ''High by the Beach''. The common strains running through her music are themes of deep sadness and melancholy, ennui, disenchantment and romanticised self-destructiveness or depression. She is also known for paying homage to icons in order to associate herself with their brands of mystique or to set moods, including Marilyn Monroe, Lolita, Elvis and Billie Holiday.

Lana Del Rey (born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, June 21, 1985) is an American IndiePop singer and model. Originally recording under her real name, Lizzy Grant, to little success, she later created her current [[PenName Lana Del Rey persona]] after being inspired by her frequent visits to UsefulNotes/{{Miami}}, and wanting a name she could "shape the music towards". Also, [[AwesomeMcCoolname she just liked the way it sounded]].

* BigApplesauce: Several of Lana's songs make local references to UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, but "Greenwich" is notable for being named in tribute to Greenwich Village, where Lana used to live at one point.

Lana is known for her very constructed persona, the character of Lana Del Rey whom she plays in the public eye and explores through her music. She incorporates into her performance a number of influences ranging from dreamily sad hipster aesthetics and romantic hip hop in ''Born to Die'' to seventies sex appeal in ''Ultraviolence'', old Hollywood glamour in ''High by the Beach''. The common strains running through her music are themes of deep sadness and melancholy, ennui, disenchantment and romanticised self-destructiveness or depression. She is also known for paying homage to icons in order to associate herself with their brands of mystique or to set moods, including Marilyn Monroe, Lolita, Elvis and Billie Holiday.

Lana is known for her very constructed persona, the character of Lana Del Rey whom she plays in the public eye and explores through her music. She incorporates into her performance a number of influences ranging from dreamily sad hipster aesthetics and romantic hip hop in ''Born to Die'' to seventies sex appeal in ''Ultraviolence'' and old Hollywood glamour in ''High by the Beach''. The common strains running through her music are themes of deep sadness and melancholy, ennui, disenchantment and romanticised self-destructiveness or depression. She is also known for paying homage to icons in order to associate herself with their brands of mystique or to set moods, including Marilyn Monroe, Lolita, Elvis and Billie Holiday.

** In 2019 she covered Music/{{Sublime}}'s "Doin' Time" for a documentary about the band. The song is based on an interpolation of "Summertime" from ''Theatre/PorgyAndBess'' to begin with.

* FlowerMotifs: Flowers tend to feature heavily in Lana's album imagery - running the gamut from the plastic ''lei'' garlands worn on the cover art for ''Kill Kill'', all the way to the blue hydrangeas seen in promotional photos for ''Ultraviolence''.

** "Norman Fucking Rockwell", both the album and the song.

* PepTalkSong: "For You" and "Wait" on ''From The End''.

* RockStarSong: She mostly mocks this trope in "Carmen", "Lolita", "Gods & Monsters", "Ride", "Radio" and "White Dress.

* TakeThatCritics: "Radio" can be interpreted this way, as can more than a few of the songs on ''Ultraviolence''. "I'm a dragon, you're a whore" is one example. This trope might've reached its apex, however, in the video for "High By The Beach", which shows Lana ''blowing up'' a paparazzi helicopter at her beachside estate using a decidedly WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal[[ImpossiblyCoolWeapon -esque assault rifle.]]

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