Oberoso 110 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Queen of sliding down the D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl 3,541 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Love the peace sign on the earth at the end Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsterish 5,520 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I'VE BEEN SHIPING THEM SINCE PRISONER AND NOW THIS FCKING VIDEO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan 2,051 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 1 hour ago, MonsterOfficial said: BITCH HAS CHOREO MISS MONSTEROFFICAL? OHMYGOD HE ****IN DEAD Ms Keisha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magneto 13,523 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Slayed Free my mind Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glittertinks 12,564 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 The whole concept is so romantic until the end But honestly, The Weeknd gave me "The Death" vibes, when he is standing behind her, watching how she slides down. She could have been "flirting" with The Death the whole time Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RepentingSinner 2,642 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Why does the chorus remind me of Hands to Myself, and Making The Most Of The Night? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwings 12,945 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I'm not crazy about the song itself, but damn, that's a good video. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BROSEIDON 1,214 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Lana serving visuals again. I CAN'T! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaanBTW 5,244 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 it has something that I can not explain but I really rally love it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justo 1,192 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Just watched the video for the first time and I absolutely LOVE these visuals! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausOfMark 4,291 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 amazing. -Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanta 5,019 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 I normally love Lana's videos and music but something about this era...I'm just not feeling. The album trailer, photoshoots, and Love video are the only good thing about the era so far. She's my favorite artist, but I notice she can't execute the 'happiness & love' theme well. Her best album was her most depressing one, Ultraviolence. I hope I'm proven wrong when the full album comes out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMILE2NE1 3,566 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 My interpretation: Lana is embodying Peg Entwistle (a famous US entertainment star in the 1930s who famously jumped off the Hollywood sign). The video starts off with the storm inside Lana's eyes, foreshadowing the chaotic war in her mind she is so known for. The video then pans onto a stage where Lana is dancing and singing (to represent Peg who started as a successful Broadway star). It then pans to the second part of Peg's life, a lot more tragic, as she moved to Hollywood to try to make it big on the silver screen - Lana runs into the analog noise on screen toward Hollywood. However, due to the hardship of failing stardom there, Peg becomes disillusioned with life after trying to make it in Hollywood. Lana is now in Hollywood, facing that same disillusion as she climbs the Hollywood sign. I see the entire sequence atop the Hollywood sign as a dance between living with the mindset that you were Born To Die or living with a Lust For Life. There is tension between Abel and Lana, but also love and lust which Abel is on the side of. Lana makes a break for it and wants to end her life even after Abel is trying to show her the joys of life, converting her ribbon into a dreamy mystical sailboat. Lana sees the end of the Hollywood sign as the end of her "run" in Hollywood and life.Peg would've jumped here, as would anyone who had become too distraught and dark about their own life or the chaos of the world around them - much like the chaos of our modern times. But, Abel is there to catch her and reminds her of the joy and love in life. She turns the end of Hollywood sign (a symbol of death) on it's head, converting it into the frivolous and childish act of swinging down the slide - thus embracing life with a symbol of birth and youth, which has two conclusions a) ends in death, we will all die anyway, but her joy is immortalised b) or is her entering the world again after withdrawing, and being ready to embrace life's limitless possibilities Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrawberryBlond 15,383 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Another beautiful music video. Lana's looking gorgeous and Abel's looking so handsome. Not all that much different from the lyric video when you think about it but still beautiful. The gif potential of her sliding down the letter is off the scale as well! I didn't know the full story behind it all but what a tragic inspiration. I totally see how Lana appears to be "flirting with Death" now. Love the old Hollywood feel to it all. I really feel like I'm watching a video shot long ago. If I didn't know, I'd assume this had been shot in the 70's. Somehow, it's about more than just having grainy quality of footage, it's about an entire aesthetic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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