Born To Die [Paradise Edition] (CD) [Explicit]


Lana Del Rey

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You might expect Lana Del Rey to release a new EP of material so closely to her debut album, Born to Die, and package it neatly with that album for the holidays. You might not expect that material to surpass much of what appears on Born to Die, but in fact it does, taking the best bits — the lush, string-laden production and Del Rey’s actual “gangster Nancy Sinatra” persona, rather than the roughed up Britney persona that dogged some of the album’s clunkers — and refining them. Paradise’s first song, “Ride,” is perhaps Del Rey’s best yet, a big ballad about “trying too hard” with a soaring chorus that makes you want to root for her after a year of critics tearing her down. “American” continues the narrative of “Video Games,” about a girl “playing house” while her bad boy rides around town flirting and getting into no good, laying into domestic desperation with perhaps fewer specifics than “Video Games,” but the dripping synths that match her weeping vocals at the chorus make for a masterful moment. “Cola” has been garnering early buzz for its lyrics — I won’t say here what Dey Rey claims tastes like Pepsi Cola, but you can guess away, though her lyrics about wearing diamonds on Skid Row are far more incendiary. Whether you think she’s daft or daring (perhaps a bit of both?), Del Rey proves she’s still as much fun to debate in late 2012 as she was earlier in the year — only this time, other than a throwaway schmaltzy cover of “Blue Velvet,” she’s as consistent to listen to, as well.

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Track Listing



Disc 1 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
Born to Die 		Lana Del Rey 04:45
2.
Off to the Races 		Lana Del Rey 04:59
3.
Blue Jeans 		Lana Del Rey 03:29
4.
Video Games 		Lana Del Rey 04:41
5.
Diet Mountain Dew 		Lana Del Rey 03:42
6.
National Anthem 		Lana Del Rey 03:50
7.
Dark Paradise 		Lana Del Rey 04:03
8.
Radio 		Lana Del Rey 03:34
9.
Carmen 		Lana Del Rey 04:08
10.
Million Dollar Man 		Lana Del Rey 03:51
11.
Summertime Sadness 		Lana Del Rey 04:25
12.
This Is What Makes Us Girls 		Lana Del Rey 03:58
13.
Without You 		Lana Del Rey 03:49
14.
Lolita 		Lana Del Rey 03:40
15.
Lucky Ones 		Lana Del Rey 03:45


Disc 2 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
Ride 		Lana Del Rey 04:49
2.
American 		Lana Del Rey 04:08
3.
Cola 		Lana Del Rey 04:20
4.
Body Electric 		Lana Del Rey 03:53
5.
Blue Velvet 		Lana Del Rey 02:38
6.
Gods & Monsters 		Lana Del Rey 03:57
7.
Yayo 		Lana Del Rey 05:21
8.
Bel Air 		Lana Del Rey 03:57

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