how born to die became the most influential album of the 2010s ️‍

why do some people say that born to die was overproduced? i loved how it sounded but not sure what was "overproduced" about it. her last few albums have been severely underproduced in my opinion and i do wish she would add some more beats and such like back in the day

Dave Letterman was very smitten by Video Games performance. As was i

My first introduction to Lana was my dad listening to Summertime Sadness and Young and Beautiful during the 2010's and then I just looked those songs up and now I'm here.

Enjoyed your video, however I would like to point out you point out all the criticism of BTD and Lana towards old men or male critics is biased given that the harshest critics of Lana and many other of her contemporaries have been women. She herself accused alternative singers for the same.

I ain't a hater but if you carefully analyse her, she's an industry plant. The industry who read history is behind her creative force. It's all fake and pretentious for me. Period.

And I do not listen to her music any more. I would always make myself distant from such low artists. And I'm proud about how I have accepted my thoughts on her.

lana del rey is so iconic

You talk so fast I have to play your videos slowed down😅

“Choose your last words, this is the last time” those words are etched on my heart like you wouldn’t believe.., beautiful video ❤❤❤❤

something i'm hearing across your artist reviews is that even tho these times are all fast little quick sensational moment with catchy visuals and then onto the next thing, a long career and legacy can be made by long periods of skill-development and persona-curation

Can we give credit to HOPE SANDOVAL and the vocal influence Mazzy Star had on L.D.R ?

From the moment it came out born to die was and still is my favorite album of all time. I have to disagree with what you said about the lyrics not being as good as her new albums. Also I think it's one of the most creative album she's had. Every song stands on its own

W video

First time to hear Born to Die in 2023. I can't believe this music was made 11 years ago!!

I think it was her image that propelled her originally and her other worldliness but also her voice was so powerful and distinct too

This album is probably my second favorite album of all time next to 1989. It’s amazing. I remember I didn’t like her voice at first but it really grew on me and I realized me and her have similar ranges and I love singing her songs.

I remember listening to her for the first time in 2012 when I was a teen and I immediately was obsessed. She’s always been somewhat popular but I knew at the time she was truly ahead of her time and one day she’d make it big

I was 19 when BTD came out. It absolutely changed the music scene. Lana walked so the whispering girlies could run tbh

I’m 64 and just heard Born to Die a few weeks ago for the first time after my daughter saw her at lollapalooza and has been her favorite music artist since she was 12. I thought I need to hear her music and I can’t stop. I’m obsessed! Her voice is so magical and her lyrics are so interesting and deep. What an icon! I’m not sure how I missed this all these years. Thank you for the analysis. Love all the deep dives ❤

You sound like lemon from drag race

I miss the Lana Del Ray days!!! Agree with everything you said!

Es que BORN TO DIE ES BORN TO DIE

guys, I am just realised how We Found Love and I Knew You Were Trouble music videos very similar to Lana’s Ride MV 😮🫢🫢

My Lana journey started right after Ultraviolence came out and I've still not gone through BTD, - it's like that with most artists I discover. I rarely look backwards, I go onwards from there.

Decided to finally go back to the very beginning of The Lana Effect with this video essay of yours (thank you!) and a couple other videos. I'm loving DYKTTATUOB, especially Sweet. I was also there for Honeymoon, Venice/Summertime/Mariners, Chemtrails album.

My first time with Lana was watching the first Blue Jeans video. I still think that BJ is the best representation of her appeal. Modern and vintage, sexy and mellow, traditionally progressive, tragically romantic, drenched in irony, existentially dreadful and self distructivelly beautiful.

Lana del rey, she is the best, she inspires you with her lyrics

As a songwriter, Lana is a lot like Fiona Apple or Alanis Morissette—very well known for a more “radio friendly” debut, but that debut gave her permission to do the art she really wanted to do. Also, all three of those debuts remain in heavy rotation long after they came out.

Great analysis!

It truly was a cultural reset

Dark Paradise, Million Dollar Man and Radio are the three songs from this album that have ALWAYS stuck with me.

And this video explains the reason why i hate Lana del Rey and in particular Born to Die.

Basically Born to Die changed completely the musical landscape from Bubblegum/Candy Pop, EDM and party themes to a dark themes-music inspired by old music, hip hop and indie/alternative.


My fave genres are Bubblegum Pop and EDM🥲

Lana deserves a Grammy.

“i don’t actually think that lana actually is the best on stage performer in general” now i love your channel but here’s where i disagree with you

i can totally say that the SNL performance wasn’t her best, but it is so iconic and genuinely does NOT even sound bad like at all (in my opinion)

and i can name MANY live performance from lana that show how great her live vocals are

ex) norman fcking rockwell tour live at sacramento memorial auditorium oct 8 19
the whole show has AMAZING vocals
esp when she sings venice bitch at the end

More Lana content when⁉️⁉️

Coming back here after Lana's and Billie's performance on Coachella 🎀 It was magnificent

I really respect the fact you are a Swiftie and can recognize the influence LDR has had on artists like Taylor and the way they can take someone’s criticized art and form it into a more mainstream, palatable format for the masses.

born to die was ahead of its time

i could make an entire essay on how much impact her first three albums had (Born to die, Paradise & Ultraviolence)

You lost all credibility when you said wildest dreams was a better song than without you like girl bye

I love Lana’s music so much :‘)

I'm sorry but Solar Power was SO relevant to the moment when it came out. People just weren't ready to accept it and look deeper into it

hate the fact that every female indie artist nowadays gets compared to lana del rey .

I can't tell you how many times I said "yeah" and nod along with every single point you made. This album is too powerful to be left unsaid. Love love your video ❤

More Lana please🩷🩷🩷🩷

I love ur talking speed it’s fast without being annoying. Really nice to listen to

Lana needs to re-release aka Lana del rey because all the songs on that album have no skips!!!

Certainly influenced Taylor swift to the verge of copyright infringement..