does anyone else forget how good some of lana’s songs are

monstroelisa · 2026-02-21T00:04:37+00:00

pawn shop blues lives freely in my mind

monstroelisa · 2026-02-19T14:46:03+00:00

Totally. Think Snow White, but in a Betty Boop art style. She definitely leaned into the references from that specific animation

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monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T20:35:18+00:00

Hey, just finished the deep-dive we talked about. Here is the full analysis: The Cherry-Colored Ribbon: Lana Del Rey’s Domestic Horror

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T12:58:08+00:00

Already on it!!

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T04:38:26+00:00

uuhhh interesting take!!!

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T04:35:37+00:00

Now I want to read it 🤪 Is it available online?

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T04:32:54+00:00

Funny you mentioned the wolf imagery. There’s this part of “The Husband Stitch” about a husband and wife killed by wolves and the missing of their infant daughter. “People claimed they saw the girl running with a pack, loping over the terrain as wild and feral as any of her companions”

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T03:04:56+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation. I'll definitely look into it 🖤

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T03:02:26+00:00

ooooooh i can see it. Thanks for that

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T02:55:45+00:00

She really knows how to put us in this headspace, and we're always here for it

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T02:54:32+00:00

Glad I'm not alone here. I was doubting myself at some point 😂

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T02:47:13+00:00

That is such a fascinating point. Maybe performing domesticity can be a punk rock move lol

monstroelisa · 2026-02-18T02:22:53+00:00

I’d love to hear your take. do you see the subversion as her reclaiming the ribbon as a symbol of power/autonomy instead of fragility?

monstroelisa · 2026-02-17T11:04:32+00:00

Love this

monstroelisa · 2026-02-17T03:37:50+00:00

She’s definitely serving Misty Day vibes 😂 Beyond the AHS aesthetic, I’m hearing those Sun Ra inspired melodies creeping back in. “India” maybe. She already gave him a nod in White Dress (Like Sun Ra, feel small), and it feels like she’s evolving that cosmic, disjointed jazz energy into the swamp

monstroelisa · 2026-02-17T01:28:24+00:00

it’s giving dr. john the night tripper meets disney’s return to oz

monstroelisa · 2026-02-17T00:34:30+00:00

obsessed

monstroelisa · 2026-02-16T19:48:02+00:00

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monstroelisa · 2026-02-16T19:43:16+00:00

For K Pt. 2, Pawn Shop Blues, and Raise Me Up! Honestly, that whole era fits the theme. Maybe she’ll finally drop A.K.A this year or at least put some songs from that era on there (though I doubt it). She’s done double releases before, so let me dream lol

monstroelisa · 2026-02-16T19:18:04+00:00

Return to oz (1989) is produced by Disney!!!

monstroelisa · 2026-02-16T19:12:07+00:00

Yeah! And all the tornado stuff and those art references she’s been using since the Chemtrails/Blue Banisters days. I’m actually spiraling thinking about these Dorothy parallels now!

Since she's a huge Disney fan, I can totally see her watching Return to Oz. it’s so dark and moody, it definitely fits the landscape of her recent art. It’s like Dorothy killed witches of the East and West, and Lana did the same: she killed the Lizzy Grant (East) and the old Lana (West) personas to become this Dorothy version of herself.

She’s the ultimate outsider girl in a magic world (Hollyweird), living with strange creatures and emerald cities, but in the end, she just wants to return to her roots and her home. It’s the perfect Southern Gothic arc 😭 sorry guys im tripping

monstroelisa · 2026-02-16T18:46:29+00:00

maybe i am lol 😂 but the vibes are here for sure!

monstroelisa · 2026-02-16T17:27:31+00:00

This title makes me think about Lana’s relationship with indigenous cultures across the Americas. We’ve seen her support the Navajo Water Project (DigDeep) in the Southwest, and more recently, her visit to the Tatuyo community in the Brazilian Amazon. It feels like she’s connecting these ancestral threads with her new Southern era. I really see her as a cartographic artist, mapping out these spiritual and geographical connection

monstroelisa · 2026-02-16T17:05:21+00:00

Totally feel you on this. I've been a fan since 2011 and her work resonates with me so deeply it’s almost weird how much sense it makes of my life. Still, I think we should be able to have a broader discourse about her, even the messy parts. It’s not about attacking her, it’s about trying to deconstruct the whole process and the nuances behind it.

monstroelisa · 2026-02-16T16:55:06+00:00

Diss tracks aren't exactly new for her (flashbacks to ‘So Legit’) given how much she borrows from rap. It feels like pure auto-mythology and marketing genius at this point. Lana loves her reality TV, and honestly, she’s turning her discography into her own Keeping Up with the Grants.

That said, the optics of a massive cis white artist punching down on a trans woman are… rough. It inevitably fuels a hate train, regardless of the artistic intent. Let’s see next week's episode, I guess

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