One song that has been of importance to me since coming to Maryland would be “Summertime Sadness” by Lana Del Ray. The entire album from which the song comes from is one of my personal all time favorites. I remember seeing her for the first time on Saturday Night Live where she was the musical guest. She was performing her popular single “Video Games” off of her album Born to Die. Her performance was not theatrical at all; in fact it was very minimalistic. The performance was supposed to be just about the song and not specifically about her showmanship. The critics gave her negative reviews about her lack of energy and how the performance was lacking emotion. It just made me more intrigued in her music. I downloaded her album right after that and didn’t really get around to listen to it until the beginning of the summer going into my freshmen year at Maryland. I would be lying if I did not say I had a huge crush on her, which also added to my liking of her music. One particular song on the album that was most important to me was “Summertime Sadness”. The song portrayed my feelings of leaving home for school and starting a new chapter in my life. The song’s genre also are subgenres of Rock which have inspirations to bands/producers Dr. Warfield has taught our class. Her song is about her feelings of sadness that come around the ending summer; The main theme is about Lana and her summertime sweetheart having to part ways by summers end and her emotions of when that last encounter occurs. Summer romances are always short and fun, but ending the summer relationship is always a bit saddening and depressing. Although I personally do not relate with a romantic experience from this past summer, the feelings she describes in the song whe... ... middle of paper ... ...wering her voice to add mystery and a defined sound only applicable to Del Ray. I personally think that her new persona creates and intriguing guise that leads to artistic music. Lana even says, “I was a singer, not a very popular one, who once had dreams of becoming a beautiful poet”(Staff). Her lyrics exemplify this perfectly as each song sounds like a piece that could be read in café accompanied by the audience snaps of acknowledgement. Works Cited "Far from Dusty." New Statesman. (January 23, 2012 ): 804 words. LexisNexis Academic. Web. Date Accessed: 2013/11/14. "Genre Profile - Shoegaze." About.com Alternative Music. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. Staff, Idolator. "Lana Del Rey Revs Up For Her “Ride” Video Premiere." Music News Reviews and Gossip on Idolatorcom RSS. N.p., 11 Oct. 2012. Web. 14 Nov. 2013. "Trip Hop." ALL Music. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
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