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Musicbrainz DBSwinging in the backyard
Pull up in your fast car
Whistling my name
Open up a beer
And you say, Get over here
And play a video game
I'm in his favourite sun dress
Watching me get undressed
Take that body downtown
I say you the bestest
Lean in for a big kiss
Put his favourite perfume on
Go play a video game
It's you, it's you, it's all for you
Everything I do
I tell you all the time
Heaven is a place on earth with you
Tell me all the things you want to do
I heard that you like the bad girls
Honey, is that true?
It's better than I ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
Baby, now you do
Singing in the old bars
Swinging with the old stars
Living for the fame
Kissing in the blue dark
Playing pool and wild darts
Video games
He holds me in his big arms
Drunk and I am seeing stars
This is all I think of
Watching all our friends fall
In and out of Old Paul's
This is my idea of fun
Playing video games
It's you, it's you, it's all for you
Everything I do
I tell you all the time
Heaven is a place on earth with you
Tell me all the things you want to do
I heard that you like the bad girls
Honey, is that true?
It's better than I ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
Baby, now you do
Now you do, now you do, now you do
Now you do, now you do, now you do
It's you, it's you, it's all for you
Everything I do
I tell you all the time
Heaven is a place on earth with you
Tell me all the things you want to do
I heard that you like the bad girls
Honey, is that true?
It's better than I ever even knew
They say that the world was built for two
Only worth living if somebody is loving you
Baby, now you do
Now you do, now you do, now you do
Now you do
Now you do, now you do, now you do
| calypsus_1 (East of Eden) | Posted: Jul 25, 2012 - 16:43 I liked to come here and say "wonders" of all the songs that play here. But it is impossible. This is the most tedious and boring music I've heard in recent times. The alleged "popularity" in relation with this, can only be explained by the massification of music and propaganda machine that drives and promotes the music business, and that "manufactures" artists like sardine cans. This also explains many of the "Nominated" and "Won" Awards. The problem here is that not all young girls who dream of being "singers" can really be. This young girl, would not pass the competition of "idols". And, i don't say more. |
| toomanyollys (43.360368,77.020855) | Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 03:30 This is most-definitely a Ho Hum... |
| Blastcat900 (Neither here nor there) | Posted: Jun 02, 2012 - 15:10 I just came on to RP and heard this... was instantly depressed. Then I gave it a generous listen. Hate pretty much everything about it. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Jun 02, 2012 - 15:10 Judge the song, people. |
| donnyballgame (41*53'36.29N 87*38'20.43W) | Posted: May 30, 2012 - 18:11 evermovingtarget wrote: Well do some research then. A quick look at Wikipedia (yeah, I know, not always to be trusted) tells me she does appear to be a multi-talented do-it-your-self-er, like beck. Great string of songs right now btw Bill and Rebecca. Just have to love RP for all the great music and all the new stuff they keep coming up with. And the combinations that makes me want to check out some songs I would otherwise just ignore. Thanks! Job #1 for any publicist of any pop star out there is to manage wikipedia. Her dad is an internet mogul and she has the best talent money can buy. No thanks. 4 to a 2 as I'm bucking the trend of this actually improving in the ratings |
| toterola (Further) | Posted: May 27, 2012 - 10:33 Okay, The Black Keys I can sort of go along with. They're over-exposed on commercial radio, but they're at least talented artists. But this insipid, marginally-talented twit? On RP? Have I gone to sleep and awakened in "Upside Down World"? No more please. I only get to listen to RP for a couple of hours a week on Sunday, and I don't want to hear Axl Rose's girlfriend coming out of my speakers.  |
| Glencoe_JC (GlasVegas) | Posted: May 24, 2012 - 02:01 BLADERUNNER wrote: OK, so she just stands there and sings, shows no emotion, and there is something wrong with that? sometimes i like to just listen to the song, not be distracted by dancing and fancy costumes. lately i have seen that commercial radio is beginning to sound like RP, and it just goes to show how kool it is here, and how we are the trend right now. i have been with RP since the very beginning and it keeps getting better. Bill and Rebecca, you rule!!      We second that emotion  Liz Fraser is another good example  |
| matude | Posted: May 24, 2012 - 01:57 beautiful, touching women voices today.. thank You |
| cosmiclint (Vancouver BC) | Posted: May 06, 2012 - 09:37 Lana's sound is starting to connect with me. I hope some day she will be able to be just a singer, rather than a lightening rod. (Maybe Aimee Mann can save her from the ranks of the freaks who suspect they could never love anyone ...) |
| kcar | Posted: May 01, 2012 - 21:42 ncollingridge wrote: Completely agree. This just doesn't work for me at all. Every time I hear it I just think "you sure ain't convincing me!". Fake and artificial, her adopted persona just doesn't ring true, and there is nothing else there. The New York Times seems keen to propel the LDR debate forward. The first link provides 6 different views: http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2012/02/17/is-lana-del-rey-the-future-of-pop-stardom/ http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/09/a-star-is-born-and-scorned/ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/29/arts/music/born-to-die-lana-del-reys-debut-album.html It'll be interesting to see how this all pans out. I tend to dig in my heels when bombarded with PR work about the brilliance of a new star ("Lady Gaga!" Mercifullly those hype and media stunts have stopped for now). |
| evermovingtarget (Istanbul) | Posted: Apr 25, 2012 - 17:03 Nadine wrote: (and I try to suppress the thought she might only be an artificial music industry project and not a multi-talented do-it-your-self-er like beck or vast and alikes) Well do some research then. A quick look at Wikipedia (yeah, I know, not always to be trusted) tells me she does appear to be a multi-talented do-it-your-self-er, like beck. Great string of songs right now btw Bill and Rebecca. Just have to love RP for all the great music and all the new stuff they keep coming up with. And the combinations that makes me want to check out some songs I would otherwise just ignore. Thanks! |
| jhorton | Posted: Apr 25, 2012 - 16:54 1>2 Just realized she's not quite as bad as, " Cake." |
| mixplusik (out of time) | Posted: Apr 22, 2012 - 08:30 GuiltyFeat wrote: What's interesting, she covered back their "Goodbye Kiss", and (surprisingly) it's not bad at all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrgk60YRtxo |
| GuiltyFeat (Ra'anana) | Posted: Apr 22, 2012 - 08:24 Love this song and love this cover by Kasabian: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHzcPFplvCM |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Apr 09, 2012 - 14:32 DaveInVA wrote: I like everything I've heard off this CD so far - Guess I'll be buying it soon! And I did buy! it! |
| ncollingridge (Knebworth, UK) | Posted: Mar 31, 2012 - 04:15 kcar wrote: Lana's definitely a product of a music label/ad campaign. Beautiful woman, very limited singing abilities, no persona or schtick. And this song is a collection of pop-music cliches. Maybe she'll produce some great music. But there has to be better young talent out there than this. Completely agree. This just doesn't work for me at all. Every time I hear it I just think "you sure ain't convincing me!". Fake and artificial, her adopted persona just doesn't ring true, and there is nothing else there. |
| zpixel (in my head) | Posted: Mar 31, 2012 - 04:08 Love the song. I also love the fact that she's different. She reminds me of Adele in a way. |
| BLADERUNNER (Port City on the Cape Fear) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 07:17 OK, so she just stands there and sings, shows no emotion, and there is something wrong with that? sometimes i like to just listen to the song, not be distracted by dancing and fancy costumes. lately i have seen that commercial radio is beginning to sound like RP, and it just goes to show how kool it is here, and how we are the trend right now. i have been with RP since the very beginning and it keeps getting better. Bill and Rebecca, you rule!! |
| Nadine | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 07:16 kaleb wrote: That's the joy of only listening to RP (and NPR), it's all new and good to me. Can't stand other radio stations for exactly that reason - they kill great music and my ears with poor music. So very glad to have good music here even if it's popular elsewhere. definetely: yes! love the song. but hate the mainstreamer's ubiquitous hype around this song. even on tv here, you won't escape from it. (and I try to suppress the thought she might only be an artificial music industry project and not a multi-talented do-it-your-self-er like beck or vast and alikes) |
| jen3005545 (Fort Worth, TX) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 07:11 I like her. She's different. |
| RedGuitar (Iowa, USA) | Posted: Mar 28, 2012 - 07:09 Saw her on American Idol last week. Rather boring, I must say. Don't know why she's so popular. Show some emotion, maybe. |
| kcar | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 15:51 xtalman wrote: Would it kill her to show a bit of emotion? Same monotone sound as the other tune on rotation. Going to try the PSD function on the beta site. Yep much better..... Lana's definitely a product of a music label/ad campaign. Beautiful woman, very limited singing abilities, no persona or schtick. And this song is a collection of pop-music cliches. Maybe she'll produce some great music. But there has to be better young talent out there than this. |
| Jon_Lucas (SoCal) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 15:50 thank goodness for the new PSD button! |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Mar 19, 2012 - 06:09 Art_Carnage wrote: Trouble staying up that late? That happens when you reach a certain age. Nah, it's not really that, since I was in my early 20s when that show started to suck. This song's okay, however. |
| kaleb (Omaha, NE) | Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 11:56 MrKite wrote: This song is on EVERY single radio station. It's a good song but seriously overkill at this stage. That's the joy of only listening to RP (and NPR), it's all new and good to me. Can't stand other radio stations for exactly that reason - they kill great music and my ears with poor music. So very glad to have good music here even if it's popular elsewhere. |
| ick (...out of the primordial ooze) | Posted: Feb 28, 2012 - 11:54 So many better new artists out there than this over-hyped collagen lip injected wannabe "gangster Nancy Sinatra". |
| capzfan (Virginia, USA) | Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 14:58 Anyone out there familiar with Hunger Games in addition to the Lana Del Rey song? Take a look at this Second City sendup. One of the funniest videos I have ever heard. Hard to listen to Video Games in quite the same way after playing this a few times. http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/02/08/lana-del-reys-hunger-games-amazing-video/ |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: Feb 25, 2012 - 14:57 I like everything I've heard off this CD so far - Guess I'll be buying it soon! |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 07:20 I like her. Let the haters hate. . . |
| MrKite (An Isiltir) | Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 07:17 This song is on EVERY single radio station. It's a good song but seriously overkill at this stage. |
| bondseye (Raleigh, NC) | Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 07:17 I'm trying to hate her like a car wreck, but I find her voice appealing, her music somewhat interesting, and I still can't turn away when I drive by. I'm not buying her mp3s, just can't join in the hate. |
| miahfost (Gothenburg, Sweden) | Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 07:17 I quite like this. |
| danoodles (Saint Louis, Mo.) | Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 07:17 Stop please. Boring !! |
| xtalman (What dimension?) | Posted: Feb 22, 2012 - 07:16 Would it kill her to show a bit of emotion? Same monotone sound as the other tune on rotation. Going to try the PSD function on the beta site. Yep much better..... |
| ziggytrix (Dallas, TX) | Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 15:22 rasta_tiger wrote: The question is - if you heard this song and knew nothing of the history, character, controversy, looks, or personality of the artist, would it appeal to you? I know next to nothing of these things (that's her on the album cover, right? and someone said she did poorly on SNL, yeah?) and I found the song OK the first several times I heard it. Now with a few too many listenings, I find the lyrics a bit vapid and that plucked string triplet to be obnoxious (plink plink plink) in it's overuse (plink plink plink), but otherwise the song is still OK. A solid 5 by my reckoning. |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 15:20 Proclivities wrote: You still watch SNL? I stopped doing that around 1982. Trouble staying up that late? That happens when you reach a certain age. |
| rcurrier (San Juan Capistrano, CA) | Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 15:16 If she can't muster any more enthusiasm for the song, I fail to see why I should have any enthusiasm for listening to it. If she's going for a languid, ennui-ridden, opium-smoking sound, I'm afraid all she's accomplished is "bored." |
| Art_Carnage (DeepintheheartofTexas) | Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 15:16 Wake me when it's over. |
| socalhol (Seattle) | Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 15:16 I definitely find her easier to listen to without having to watch her.... I don't care for the persona she has created and portrays for her live performance. |
| apd (Toronto, On) | Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 15:15 wel, that's it: I heard it first last August, long before I saw a photo of her, saw the (terrible) video, her appearance on Later, SNL etc etc. And I love it. And it's getting better. Hey, if we can't separate the artist from the art, and only listened to nice people, our iPods would be rather empty. rasta_tiger wrote: Unfortunately, Lana has become a Rorschach test. Too much baggage for discussion anymore. The question is - if you heard this song and knew nothing of the history, character, controversy, looks, or personality of the artist, would it appeal to you? For me, it's a certain type of mood music but the melody is nice and I'm sure I'd be appealing to me after repeated listenings. That's all I care about. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 15:14 bluedot wrote: I am thoroughly enjoying this song in spite of all the controversy! What controversy, a "bad" performance on SNL? Get out!  |
| AliGator (The Bluegrass) | Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 15:13 rasta_tiger wrote: Unfortunately, Lana has become a Rorschach test. Too much baggage for discussion anymore. The question is - if you heard this song and knew nothing of the history, character, controversy, looks, or personality of the artist, would it appeal to you? For me, it's a certain type of mood music but the melody is nice and I'm sure I'd be appealing to me after repeated listenings. That's all I care about. Yes. I was so unimpressed by the leaked videos and her performance on SNL, but this song is growing on me. Dammit. |
| tomatoslayer (movin' and shakin') | Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 15:12 like her tunes!! |
| rasta_tiger (Sunnyside of the Street) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 22:11 Unfortunately, Lana has become a Rorschach test. Too much baggage for discussion anymore. The question is - if you heard this song and knew nothing of the history, character, controversy, looks, or personality of the artist, would it appeal to you? For me, it's a certain type of mood music but the melody is nice and I'm sure I'd be appealing to me after repeated listenings. That's all I care about. |
| bluedot (Long Beach, CA) | Posted: Feb 18, 2012 - 21:56 I am thoroughly enjoying this song in spite of all the controversy! |
| Dinges,_the_Dude (below sea-level, N52°22', E4°52') | Posted: Feb 17, 2012 - 01:14 Well, what can I say. It's like her image is too much forced to be convincingly really hers  (I hope this is a correct sentence). But I like her looks... |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 12:02 Elroweho wrote: Well having musical guests like this bimbo gives you one more reason not to watch! Good to know. |
| Elroweho (Cheesehead in Paradise) | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 12:00 Proclivities wrote: You still watch SNL? I stopped doing that around 1982. Well having musical guests like this bimbo gives you one more reason not to watch! |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 11:57 Elroweho wrote: Flashbacks of the SNL performance !!!!!  You still watch SNL? I stopped doing that around 1982. |
| grogg | Posted: Feb 16, 2012 - 11:54 That's what a 2 sounds like, in case you were curious. |
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