Elizabeth woolridge grant born june 21, 1985, known professionally as lana del rey, is an american singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and poet. Feet dont fail me now take me to the finish line oh my heart it breaks. Feet dont fail me now take me to the finish line oh my heart it breaks every ste. Her music is noted for its stylized cinematic quality. The album was released digitally in the united states via the itunes store and amazon by 5 points records on january 4, 2010 when she was known as lana del ray. Feet, dont fail me now take me to the finish line oh, my heart, it br. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of universal music group. Lana del ray alternatively written as lana del ray a. It was released on january 10, 2012 in the united states and canada through interscope records. Our heroine has all the love, diamonds, and diet mountain dew she could ask for, yet still sings, i wish i was dead, sounding. The ensuing debates about del reys authenticity were overheated and dispiriting, riddled with gender prejudices and unfair jabs about the artists cosmetic overhaul. It reached number one in the singles charts in finland, denmark, germany, japan, slovakia, scotland, and luxembourg. It looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. The rest of the songs were written by del rey with contributions by justin parker, rick nowels, emile haynie, tim larcombe and dan heath.
In her controversial music video for the title track of her 2012 debut album, lana del rey portrays a queen in heaven flanked by tigers reminiscing about a past love. After publishing two unsuccessful works, an ep, kill kill 2008 and a studio album, lana del ray 2010, the fourtrack ep was released in anticipation of del. A remix of its single summertime sadness, peaked at number six on the u. The ep featured a cover of the song blue velvet, written by bernie wayne and lee morris, and a rerecording of yayo. To quote chelsea hodson from new york times, in lana s. The song was released as the singers second single on december 30, 2011, through interscope records. Lana del rey is a femme fatale with a smoky voice, a languorous image, and a modeling contract. Lana del rey diet mountain dewhd lyrics by emilie s.
The ensuing debates about del rey s authenticity were overheated and dispiriting, riddled with gender prejudices and unfair jabs about the artists cosmetic overhaul. Lana del rey simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of polydor records. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. She was raised in lake placid, new york, with her brother charlie and sister chuck.
Jan 31, 2012 yes, internet, and god bless you for devoting most of the past halfyear exclusively to pointing this out, lana del rey is a pose, a persona, a version 2. To quote chelsea hodson from new york times, in lanas. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide. She released her first single as lana del rey, video games, in august 2011. But past that prettygirl pout is nothing but a lost and lovesick ingenue. Elizabeth woolridge grant, professionally known as lana del rey, was born in new york city, new york, on june 21, 1985. Lana del rey is the second extended play by american singer and songwriter lana del rey. The album was reissued on november 9, 2012, as an expanded version subtitled the paradise edition. It was released on january 27, 2012, through interscope records and polydor records. She began writing music after learning guitar from her uncle at age 18, and while still in school in new york, began performing at many. And now i understand why lana del rey is talked about so much. Lizzy grant is the debut studio album by american singer and songwriter lana del rey. I knew i had to investigate further, which then led me to the enchanting songs of blue jeans and carmen which is my current favourite.
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