I like the fact that she sounds so much different to the major *artist* today and it's really refreshing. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. Del Rey's third album, Ultraviolence (2014), featured greater use of guitar-driven instrumentation and debuted atop the U.

The song's chorus of "I sing the body electric" is a direct reference to his poem " I Sing the Body Electric". When asked about the origin of the lyrics to "Cola", Del Rey said: "I have a Scottish boyfriend, and that's just what he says! As a whole, Williot noted the theme between Born to Die and Paradise shifted from infantilization on the former to sexualization on the EP; songs such as "Burning Desire" and "Ride" were decisively more mature than tracks like " Video Games" from the singer's mainstream debut.To further promote the single and album, an EP was released containing remixes of "Ride" by artists including Sohn, MJ Cole, Eli Escobar, 14th, Wes James and James Lavelle.

Was I the only one who thought that the track listing on the back implies that there are 3LPs inside?Her ninth studio album, “Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” was released on all platforms March 24th 2023. The reviewer concluded by saying, "All that doe-eyed "you can be my full-time daddy / baby" shtick is going to start getting a little tired pretty soon, though, we reckon. com noticed that the track adhered to Del Rey's trademark sound, stating that the notion of her even having a trademark after one commercially successful album indicates that "we haven't seen the last of her just yet". Additionally, Del Rey published the poetry and photography collection Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020). This limited edition LP sleeve contains an additional slipcase for your copy of the Born To Die LP plus the eight-track Paradise EP.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the EP has received an average score of 64, based on 9 reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews". The last two tracks are unjustifiably looked as no more than mere fillers and this opinion is very wrong. Music reviewer Carl Williot considered the shout-out clichéd, while other reviewers praised the songwriting. It was also my experience that "Body Electric" is at a lower volume than everything else and sounds like a poor quality mp3.In August 2013, Del announced on Twitter that the film would have two premieres, one at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles and another in an unspecified location in New York; she referred to the short film as a "farewell". I knew that is what I was getting but still when I saw the slip case I got a bit excited for a second.

Blue Velvet" (a cover of the popular 1950s track) and " Burning Desire" were released as promotional singles. Originally appearing on Del Rey's first EP, Kill Kill, and her debut album, Lana Del Ray, "Yayo" was re-recorded for inclusion on Paradise. The multiple hooks in "Cola" feel polished without compromising her rebellious nature (she opens it with the line: "My pussy tastes like Pepsi-Cola"), while the booming "Body Electric" sees her revisiting her Marilyn Monroe persona with more believable results than previous attempts. Music videos for "Ride", "Blue Velvet", " Bel Air" and "Burning Desire" were posted to Vevo and YouTube to help promote the EP.A promotional video for "Burning Desire" appeared online on Valentine's Day 2013, featuring Del Rey as her usual lounge singer persona, interspersed with snippets of the Jaguar F-Type. Born To Die" the album is a collection of tracks about which Lana says "The songs I've written are an homage to true love and a tribute to living life on the wild side.