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Post by Mack on Aug 14, 2015 11:36:39 GMT -5
Nah, I don't believe for a second that that was supposed to happen. Good job on their part. Oh, I'm sorry- did you work on the video, and was it your job to ensure that her coat was snagged on that railing? If not, you don't know any more than I do, so you can stop.
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Post by Live Your Life on Aug 14, 2015 11:37:36 GMT -5
LMAO.
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Aug 15, 2015 0:00:52 GMT -5
I like the video treatment. The cinematography is on point and Lana looks gorgeous. She looks like a goddess with her hair and dress flowing in the breeze.
The plot and the point of it is really simple and clever. Lana is enjoying her beachhouse while high by the beach. Then the helicopter with the paparazzi in it comes along and ruins Lana's high (bitch don't kill my vibe). She shrugs it off at first wandering room to room in her beachhouse and even reading a tabloid. Then it all gets to be too much for her and she frantically runs out and finds her guitar case, but it's not a guitar--it's her assault weapon. She runs back inside and she gets stopped for a second when her robe gets caught on the stair railing but she presses on and then pulls out the weapon, shooting down the helicopter and then peace is restored. It's a witty commentary on the relationship between the celebrity and the paparazzi. When that delicate balance between subtle media coverage and full blown invasion of privacy happens, someone may go rogue and do something extreme.
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Post by Keelzit on Aug 15, 2015 7:05:22 GMT -5
What I love the most about the video is that the plot is simple and obvious or even shallow at first glance but I personally believe that what we see is a mix of reality and hallucinations she had because of being high. Like when her robe gets caught on the stair railing, that is reality, but a few frames before that scene is shown she's seen passing through the stairs without any distractions. She was so high that she didn't even notice her robe got stuck so she kept on going her way.
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Post by AngelsForever on Aug 15, 2015 7:29:13 GMT -5
When is the adds date for this?
Interscope needs to get it together.
And Lana needs to promote this time instead of doing nothing.
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Post by Snowbeast on Aug 16, 2015 13:35:18 GMT -5
When is the adds date for this? Interscope needs to get it together. And Lana needs to promote this time instead of doing nothing. Didn't she go on tour during the time West Coast was released? For an artist like her, that's probably the best promo.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 14:39:12 GMT -5
Debuts at Number 7 on Billboard Hot 100 but will probably end up flopping by a lot next week
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2015 15:20:43 GMT -5
Really happy it got a debut that high, but (the one time I'll say this) walker9 is right. It'll flop hard. I REALLY hope this doesn't go the direction of "West Coast," which debuted at #17 last year, then dropped out of sight and was never seen again. >:(
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Post by alienated08 on Aug 17, 2015 20:32:54 GMT -5
It's going to fall the same way West Coast did, with zero airplay. Lana Del Rey is an anomaly, only an artist like her can get her song threaded in the pop section when she has no airplay and no adds date.
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Post by Future Captain on Aug 18, 2015 0:21:02 GMT -5
Lana is coming to snatch Soko's wig, it seems.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Aug 18, 2015 5:32:14 GMT -5
Really happy it got a debut that high, but (the one time I'll say this) walker9 is right. It'll flop hard. I REALLY hope this doesn't go the direction of "West Coast," which debuted at #17 last year, then dropped out of sight and was never seen again. >:( It was seen again. It re-entered at 100 the week the album dropped
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Post by lyhom on Aug 18, 2015 14:03:16 GMT -5
after some consideration it's determined by billboard that it actually debuted at #51 this week
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2015 14:08:00 GMT -5
>:(
If there's anything good out of this, it did slightly rebound and is settling around #50 right now on iTunes.
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Post by AngelsForever on Aug 18, 2015 23:28:35 GMT -5
Does anyone know when can we expect the impact date for this? or are they waiting for the song to leave the top 100. :/
What's the point of releasing singles if it's just a youtube/itunes release?
Lana is such a weird case because even the most underground bands could still get their songs sent to radio.
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Post by popbox on Aug 20, 2015 6:44:07 GMT -5
This is just such a non-starter for me. It grew on me slightly only to completely burn already. I've never had a Lana song from BTD on I've been so unenthusiastic about or haven't grown to really like (except maybe This Is What Makes Us Girls or Carmen). I really hope this is just a fluke. I don't want to live in a world where I'm not obsessed with her music.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Aug 20, 2015 13:28:34 GMT -5
Does anyone know when can we expect the impact date for this? or are they waiting for the song to leave the top 100. :/ What's the point of releasing singles if it's just a youtube/itunes release? Lana is such a weird case because even the most underground bands could still get their songs sent to radio. She has no radio potential. Why would they waste resources promoting to radio when radio wouldn't touch this with a twelve foot pole?
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Post by Au$tin on Aug 20, 2015 20:06:51 GMT -5
Does anyone know when can we expect the impact date for this? or are they waiting for the song to leave the top 100. :/ What's the point of releasing singles if it's just a youtube/itunes release? Lana is such a weird case because even the most underground bands could still get their songs sent to radio. She has no radio potential. Why would they waste resources promoting to radio when radio wouldn't touch this with a twelve foot pole? I don't understand why she can't push to alternative, though. Pop may not be open to play her, but her music would fit in well on alternative or even AAA.
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 20, 2015 20:13:00 GMT -5
She's too big for alternative.
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Post by YourFaveIsAFlop on Aug 20, 2015 20:55:25 GMT -5
She's too big for alternative. And way too big for AAA
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Post by Au$tin on Aug 20, 2015 21:32:48 GMT -5
She's too big for alternative. And way too big for AAA What? Adele, Colbie Caillat, Green Day, etcetera have all hit AAA. I don't understand how she's too big for alternative either. Imagine Dragons? Adele there as well? Macklemore? Paramore? Fall Out Boy? Lorde? Neither of these formats are for undiscovered talent.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Aug 20, 2015 22:57:35 GMT -5
She's too big for alternative. And way too big for AAA West Coast was a top 3 AAA hit.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2015 23:29:53 GMT -5
This could stay on the Hot 100 at least 3-4 weeks perhaps since it's staying around #50 on iTunes.
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