Born to die [sound recording] / Lana Del Rey.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: B0016425-02 | Interscope RecordsPublication details: Santa Monica, CA : Interscope Records, p2012.Description: 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 inGenre/Form: - Produced by Emile Haynie.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Dr. James Carlson Library | CD | POP/ROCK Del Rey, Lana | Available | 33111007382019 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Lana Del Rey is a femme fatale with a smoky voice, a languorous image, and a modeling contract. Not coincidentally, she didn't lack for attention leading up to the release of her Interscope debut, Born to Die. The hype began in mid-2011 with a stunning song and video for "Video Games," and it kept on rising, right up to her January 2012 performance on Saturday Night Live (making her the first artist since Natalie Imbruglia in 1998 to perform on SNL without an album available). Although it's easy to see why Del Rey got her contract, it's also easy to hear: her songwriting skills and her bewitching voice. "Video Games" is a beautiful song, calling to mind Fiona Apple to Anna Calvi as she recounts another variation on the age-old trope of female-as-sex-object. Her vacant, tired reading of the song rescues it from any hint of exploitation, making it a winner. ~ John Bush
Lyrics on insert.
Born to die -- Off to the races -- Blue jeans -- Video games -- Diet Mountain Dew -- National anthem -- Dark paradise -- Radio -- Carmen -- Million dollar man -- Summertime sadness -- This is what makes us girls.
Produced by Emile Haynie.
Lana Del Rey, vocals ; with acc. musicians.
Compact disc.