Hi! Timestamps: 1:15- Cruel World 6:51 Ultraviolence 13:51 Shades of Cool 22:16 Brooklyn Baby 27:53 West Coast 33:28 Sad Girl 35:44 Pretty when I Cry 38:51 Money Power Glory 40:57 F*cked my way up to the top 44:25 Old Money 48:46 The Other Woman 52:32 Black Beauty 56:01 Guns & Roses 57:35 Florida Kilos I put this album after NFR and Honeymoon so far! Can't wait to listen to more. Faves: Cruel World, Ultraviolence, Shades of Cool, West Coast, Old Money, The Other Woman, pretty when I cry, Black Beauty, Florida Kilos

I think black beauty is about when you love someone with depression. You try to show them the beauty in life, but they can't see it. So you paint all in black to show them that you're there even tho you're not in the black side. "Life is beautiful, but you don't have a clue".

I think we were all waiting for your reaction to the "he hit me and it felt like a kiss" line

What a great thing to wake up to

Ultravoilence is a cult classic and her best album in my opinion. It's so fucked up and and somehow that's why so addictive ......

Pretty When You Cry was done in one take and completely improvised. The guy was playing around with the guitar and Lana just started singing spontaneously.

Can we take a minute to appreciate how beautiful this woman is! So beautiful n kind

Old Money is one of her best songs hands down!!!!!!!

Fun fact: brooklyn baby was supposed to have Lou Reed featured on it but he died the day she flew to NYC to sing with him. Lana's first feat was going to be a rock icon You have such a nice energy and aura about you! I hope you have all the success

Brooklyn Baby is more like a fight with the media about her love for the 70's. Thats why the "They think I don't understand the freedom land of the 70's" and "Well my boyfriend is in a band, he plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed" like saying the things she do to understand the 70's, the beat poetry and the jazz

Ultraviolence and Norman Fu**** Rockwell are her best albums period. *EDIT* Blue Banisters is amazing album,i think its gonna take a second spot of my favorite Lana album 😁❤ *EDIT 2023* Did you know that there is tunnel under Ocean Blvd is in my top 3 now .

Pretty when you cry was completely freestyled

Ultraviolence song- she was seeking shelter and love in a toxic relationship. He was a toxic abuser but she was soo in love that overshadowed everything.

i’m not sure if someone has already said this or not, but the way i interpret “f****d my way to the top” is that the whole song is sarcastic. like the public and other celebrities have said that lanas growth and popularity are due to her “sex appeal” and not because of her talent. so this song is just a clap back saying “i f****d my way up to the top, this is my show” but in sarcastic sense.

In the song ultraviolence, Jim is a metaphor for her relationship with alcohol since the age of 14. Jim beam whiskey get it?

Lanas songs give me this feeling that nothing else can can’t explain it

This is my favorite project of her EVER. A timeless masterpiece. i wish she developed this sound more but i’m glad she got better and better with her pen because NFR is her peak when it comes to songwriting imo. she was really depressed during this era because of the backlash she received during her debut and SNL performance. that’s why every song was recorded in one take and pretty when i cry was freestyled. what an artist.

She actually dated a cult leader! The group was called Atlantic Group and apparently it originated from AA? She said the dude surrounded himself with young women and believed he had to destroy them in order to build them up again

this album has the best bridges of her discography hands down!!

I still can't believe that Pretty when you cry and Black beauty were not singles. In my opinion, those two songs are the best on the album, as well as Shades of cool.

the “he hit me and it felt like a kiss” can also have a double meaning towards the high of a drug hitting you and feeling the pleasure from it!

fun fact: pretty when you cry was recorded in one take. I think that adds to the power of the song, it shows how raw and painful the song is

I feel like she was giving maybe even a little Billie Holiday in her vocal delivery but definitely jazz -

THIS IS MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!! The amount of layers and omages that exist in reference to older times/cultural moments is INSANE. MORE THAN HONEYMOON !!!! Cruel World - by far one of my favorite lana songs ever. The complete epitome of what she exudes in her artistry. Never in my life has a whole 7 minutes flowm by so faster than everytime i listen to this song. Ultraviolence- dating back to some of her very first demos from around 2007-2008 she used this word in a song called Hundred Dollar Bill (Ruby Tuesday) and said in an interview years later than she had always wanted to use the name of for a record to explore themes in the majesty of darkness. You were definitely SPOT on with the Jim reference, as she uses J names for lots of men shes dated in the past . The original music video for it (later used for Freak) was deemed too controversial to be used for the song at the time of release because it showed her drinking kool-aid and participating in an orgy style drug trip with other women (sirens). Shades of Cool - Legend has it this song was a James Bond reject, that Lana felt such a connection to, she chose to keep it around. The beginning lines of "he lives in CALIFORNIA too, he drives a chevy MALIBU" are an immediate giveaway of how careless and polarizing her lover is. There are multiple nods in this album at the fact that parts of lanas artistry are drawn from both east and west coast ideals, hence the tracklist bouncing back and forth from New York, to California! To even Florida! Brooklyn Baby - another one of my favorite Lana songs, she originally was going to feature Lou Reed himself in it (as the man who harmonizes with her at the end) but sadly he passed away just days before they were supposed to work together! She was a HUGE fan of the Velvet Underground/Beat Poets/Jazz and even now can the influence of that time like Joni Mitchell be found in her music!! West Coast - Definitely one of her most iconic songs to date. Which could reallt be said about any song from this album, but this one especially became an anthem while drawing aspects from California Love , a song by some of her favorite hip-hop artists. It's almost a direct love letter to the haze of the state and city of angels. The music video is also a direct mock of Chet Baker's California documentary!! Sad Girl - cute but, simply a filler LOL she was definitely trying to build up a certain image with this album and the under eye liner of the era says it all. Pretty When You Cry - The vocals in this song were recorded in ONE take. The title differs from the actual refrain Pretty When *I* Cry because in this song she is singing to herself. Money Power Glory - there is much irony littered through out this album, but Lana is a woman who wants what she wants, and will usually not stop at anything until things go her way. Hence why she has such control of her own music. This song specifically details Lana's encounters with business men of the music industry early in her career, and also lovers whom she felt might've leeched off of her building image. She will take anyone for what they've got! Its almost like a Pslam for those who are strong-willed and stubborn! F*cked My Way - Absolutely positively, ironic. Many people at this time in her career, mainly the media, questioned her authenticity as a songstress. So while it may appear she's describing another woman, she in turn is the dragon in this song. Completely and (frankly always) underestimated, yet coming down hard on those who have much to say. It's no secret that she is often the blueprint when it comes to how alternative culture these days has grown back to being somewhat infused with classic alternative and culture. Old Money - Apart from being arguably one of her most intimate and gut-wrenching pieces, this song actually reuses a melody from a little laptop demo she made alllll the way back in 2006-2007 called 'Methamphetamines'. While her past drug use is shrouded in elusiveness and mystery, its no secret that the times in which she (may or may not have been using substances) while trying to figure out where to take her life next in the early-EARLY stages of her career, mean a LOT to her. Its in songs like these where the enigma that is 'Lana Del Rey' seems to be preaching to a young Lizzy Grant , and reconnecting with a person she has long grown away from. Its also in songs like this where her true cryptiveness is revealed, as we as the audience and fans will never truly know how much the source material actually compares to the final product, or if it even has any meaning at all. It could just be that she wanted to re-use the melody haha. The Other Woman - so this is where the album ends in the standard version of the record. Which in my opinion, could not have been a better closer. The idealistic exploratives she details throughout this album of feeling like an other woman to both herself, and past romantic interests, become clear with this song. She was never singing about another woman. She IS the other woman. I didnt wanna type you a whole novel on this record , though it could definitely be done haha, but i will wrap up by saying Black Beauty is my favorite Lana Del Rey song ever. Its both submissive and confrontational . On one end of the song she confronts her own sadness, by implying that its not necessary, but on the other she finds a majesty in the beauty of sorrow. Which in my opinion, is where her writing thrives. These days, she has eluded to this song being about a past love, who could not see the world for what beauty may lay within it. It is unknown though, because it is very hard for her to talk about.. she rarely references this song without crying or tearing up.

I just rolled a joint, yay! 💫

You hit the nail on the head with the Jim Jones cult reference in Ultraviolence!

I love everything on this video. The curly hair, the wine, the jewels. Everything is aesthetic

The Other Woman is so underrated it’s scary

My faves are definitely, old money, Black Beauty and brooklyn baby

why no one likes cruel world? it's my ultimate fave 😭

Old Money is an updated version of her unreleased song "Methamphetamines" (one of my fave home made videos of hers), which borrows the melody of "What is a Youth?" from Nino Rota's Romeo & Juliet soundtrack. Beautiful song. Most of her fans are too young to remember that iconic song from the 60's R&J film.

Remember when i was here when u had like 100 followers and now, almost 10K!So happy for u. Btw, so ready for this video,my fav album, sending love xx

omg ur so close to 10k queen

Ultraviolence is what I like to call quality ear food.

Love your input, just wanted to say that when I listened to Pretty When You Cry, I thought she was saying he thinks she is pretty when she is crying, that’s why he’s hurting her. He’s taking pleasure seeing her so affected by what he can do.

unrelated but your bangs look so cute!!

omg, gonna grab a snack to watch this, this is gonna be good

This reaction is more important than my zoom-class meetings

The way I was listening to ultraviolence today and I was like DAMN this album is a masterpiece. And Then I saw you reacted to it. I was so happy to see you appreciating Ultraviolence.

Do next Lust for life!! Or Titanic Rising by Weyes Blood

she got a lot of trouble for the line"he hit me and it feels like kiss" while it's a line from the Crystals hit "he hit me and it feels like a kiss"

I'm only 3 minutes into this video but I love your personality and vibe you seem so genuine and sweet.

so glad you enjoyed black beauty, its my all time favorite lana song

Be the Cowboy by your girl Mitski 😩 But if you’re still listening to Lana then Born to die ofc

I really love how you break down and go deeper into the meaning of the lyrics, it’s quite admirable , and it takes talent to understand deeper meaning in this generation of superficiality, I can honestly say I see why you’re a poet, anyway,you got a new subscriber for sure!

I think Old Money is a song about herself When she said "and If you call I come" she is talking to her old self... and how she likes the way she is now but if the old self call for her... she is gonna come with no doubt.

this is one of her best

Ultraviolence is my favorite, and I loved it since the first time I heard it and never understood why Lana received so much hate, because it's such a powerful, deep and empowerment album. From the start to the end you can see how she realize she needs to get out and move on but at the same time she is strong enough to stay vulnerable and admit she still loves him (and the alcohol addiction) that she struggles to make it through. I've watch so many reactions to this album and yours is the best, just amazing!

This is the album that got me into LDR! You should check out Sky Ferreira's "Night Time, My Time" album. It's catchy but cathartic alt-pop about relationships (of course), the music industry, getting arrested, and generally being underestimated.

BTW, the hair was stunning, no more playing safe!

OMG EVERYONE MOVEDDD. SHE FINALLY LISTENED TO ULTRAVIOLENCE. OMG

ultraviolence is my favorite album of all time 💖💖

WHAT A TREAT. THANK YOU, MISS MAAM 😍

I love your thoughtful reactions!

I've listened to this album a great amount of times, but your interpretation and comments really make it stand out. This is amazing! ❤️

Hi Sher! I loveee your reactions. So happy I found you. I absolutely adore how you break down the lyrics, whether you get them wrong or right, or simply just speculating. Thank you for your channel! 💛

ughhh beautiful video as always, thank you 💖

This is exactly what I’ve been searching for. A poet providing beautiful analysis of beautiful poetic pieces. Thank you so much for your channel 💙

Love all your reactions and how you analyze the lyrics from a poets perspective. It gives me a deeper appreciation of the songs. Keep 'em coming!

Was so happy to see this reaction up today, loove this album! Your reactions are always so refreshing and insightful! Thanks!

You look amazing, queen! and i love your lana reactions so much!

There is 2 reads on both ultraviolence's and cruel world's lyrics and one is a personification of her alcohol addiction she used to deal with. Jim in ultraviolence stand for the whiskey Jim Beam.

YESSSSSSS !!!! so stoked !! sending lotsa love & good energy ur way :))))

Been waiting for this one 🖤 So many great tracks, and the storytelling + vocal delivery on this record is otherworldly ✨

Hey thanks for doing this! I'm halfway through and I really like hearing and watching you enjoy this as much as I did the first time!!

your opinions genuinely mean so much to me bc i can tell you put thought into what you’re analyzing, i’ve binge watched all of your lana videos already

Im so happy you are doing this love this so much shes so underrated as a songwriter and as a poet you can really understand her

I think you just became one of my favorite reactors. love your insight and intelligence

so excited!!! my favorite Lana album. always love your vids! :)

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS !!!

Ultraviolence , honeymoon and NFR are her best

I absolutely love your analysis!! ahh thank you so much for understanding and really appreciating her works of art

One minute in and I already love your energy

Love love love your reactions!!

This reaction video is GOLD. Feels very genuine which is always appreciated. Especially enjoyed your reaction to Shades of Cool, one of my favorite Lana songs. Stay cool! :P

in her next era, Honeymoon, the music video for the song “Freak” alludes to Jim Jones and drinking the kool-aid!!!! also the manson family vibes too..

I love your videos so much. Your interpretations make me appreciate the songs even more and let me relate to them

The song Ultraviolence is about alcoholism and a cult! When Lana was 14, she was sent to rehab and boarding school because she was a severe alcoholic. The song uses a violent relationship as metaphor for alcoholism. The name ‘Jim’ is referencing the bourbon Jim Bean. The deadly nightshade is also a reference to alcoholism as it was used to treat it. When Lana was in her late teens and early 20s, she was involved with a cult in New York. This album is basically a metaphor for alcoholism, as well as some songs actually being about abusive relationships

you really opened my eyes i love your perspective! thank you for this video ❤

I AM SO HAPPY

I wish I could experience hearing shades of cool for the first time again, it blew me away. So happy to see you felt the same way!!

oh god, I don't know if I'm ready for this. When this album came out my ex and I were popping painkillers and listening to this album nonstop (with candles and incense and stuff.) I haven't listened to it yet since he and I broke up and I quit the opiates... I'm glad to be listening to it with you, though. Here goes!

Another lovely reaction, I always love how you pick up on things I hadn’t given a second look to. I never interpreted the Shades of Cool bridge that way! And I felt you on the Pretty When you Cry bridge✋😭. Love your work, you’re so close to 10K I’m so excited for you!💕

YASSSS WAITED FOR THIS FOR SOO LONG🖤🖤🖤🖤

You speak so well. It's nice to hear you picking up her beautiful writing

Shades of cool is my all time fave... And the album itself is just a timeless masterpiece

react to lust for life next

Your reactions are AMAZING and UNIQUE! It really does take some knowledge of poetry to completely understand Lana's lyrics. I am also a Poet, so I too love Lana. My interpretation of The Other Woman has always been that Lana is talking about herself, in that she has been in these terrible relationships and she is always the other woman, even if she doesn't mean to be. Thank you so much for these reactions, they're something special!

I LITERALLY PASSED OUT OMG SHER

Love this video! Shades of Cool is definitely my favorite Lana song thus far. So much jazz. 😍

QUEEN I LOVE YOUR REACTIONS

Yesss, finally 'Ultraviolence' reaction, thank you so much! ~but~ it's such a shame that you didn't react to 'Is This Happiness?' and 'Flipside'. These aren't available on an international deluxe, as far as I know, but they are amazing and in my opinion really important for the whole story she's telling on the record! I think many of us would want you to react to them as well, they do deserve it, so would you consider this before doing the next album, please?

yaaay, I was waiting for this onee!! great way to start the day (your hair in this one looks amazing btw)

this is unrelated but you look fly todayy

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE 😍💖

Lust For Life is a very political album i think you would love

I'm so excited!

Girl you’re absolutely glowing here

THIS JUST MADE MY WHOLE MONTH AHHHH IM SO EXCITED TO WATCH THIS 😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️

Wow! You just gained a new subscriber. I love how positive and intelligent you are! I feel so smart whenever I watch your videos lol.