That album didn’t just change pop, it changed lives!

lana made it cool to talk about how sad and fvcked up we all are and people need to respect that.

A. M. E. N. Finally someone who understands how revolutionary and impactful Lana was. I could write essays about this topic, that's how passionate I am about her.

Born to Die was (and after over 11 years - still IS) a global phenomenon. This week it's charting at no. 5 on the Polish albums chart and the album is a staple for most Polish alt girlies and gays even today

10 years later and I'm STILL angry at the people who doubted Lana wrote her own songs! Her songwriting and worldbuilding is truly genius and if you listen to her hundreds of unreleased tracks you can watch her progression of building it.

I think the dismissal of Lana’s live performances is unfair. I was fortunate to catch her in an unannounced LA bar gig during the NFR years. She was brilliant. I feel she’s at her best in smaller, informal venues. She’s an old school lounge act with a stadium sized following. It can’t be ideal. It’s no wonder she’s reluctant to tour.

born to die is probably one of the most unique albums ever. there is nothing else quite like it. my favorite is probably the title track because i’m someone with a lot of death anxiety and it’s just reassuring. even though the album is somewhat pulled back and i can’t relate to her experiences, especially with older men, it still retains a large degree of relatability somehow.

the impact that lana del rey and the weeknd had on 2011-2012 tumblr will never be forgotten

We need this style of video for all of Lana’s discography. She was, and still IS, the icon of our times!

I was 11 when born to die came out. I had just gotten my first phone and had no experience with english language artists (mexican household) and she was the first! I remember being immediately mesmerized by the visuals in videogames and born to die, and to me the subject matter and even production to a small degree reminded me of the biggest mexican artists of the past, which captured my attention even more. And being a lil gay kid, the flower crowns, the dresses, the sort of twisted love was something i also loved. So she was the first english language artist i followed and born to die will always be that bitch

I am Lana's age. Born to Die was a punch to the gut because it was a widely circulated confessional admitting how empty our generation actually felt behind the razzledazzle fronts we'd been raised to show the world. People accused her of being fake because they were scared of how much they were moved by her. We were taught to keep up that perfect mask no matter what. She purposely shone a light on all the cracks.

I'm so glad someone is finally crediting Lana for literally being the baseline for trending pop music in the last 5-6 years. She was doing what so many are doing now way before it was cool. She's is a true artist!

I remember when Lana came out, suddenly all the pop girlies (Gaga, Beyonce, etc...) that we doind insane styling before Lana suddenly where super toned down. Gaga even had the brown hair that looked Lana-ish. That's when i realised everyone was watching her and taking notes.

Million Dollar Man is definitely my favorite from the album. I feel it would take a long time to describe why and I'm tired lol, but I love it

There have been to most significant moments this century that changed pop music forever: 2007 when Britney released Blackout and 2012 when Lana released Born to Die

So Lana is the #2 artist I stan after Taylor...I joined along in 2017 during the Lust For Life era. I remember when I first started listening to Lana I was just confused lol. I didn't get it. But then something clicked along the way and I became obsessed. NFR is definitely my favorite album from her (one of my favorites of all time) and reeeeally made me do a deep deep dive into her whole past discography. As for Born to Die...it still slaps and is a worthy favorite of Lana fans, but I agree that Lana ages like fine wine and it frustrates me that a lot of people don't appreciate her newer stuff for the sheer excellence it is.

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 ❤

PLEASE WE NEED MORE LANA THEMED CONTENT

when you started talking about how she projected an image and wanted to be seen a certain way i couldn't help but think that it's almost like we've been seduced by her. she's been misterious, glamorous, she connected with our feelings but at the same time she always felt far away, like a riddle

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.