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In a new interview with Pitchfork, the singer discussed the impact of Trump's presidency on her all-American oeuvre: In other words, you can kiss those dramatic, waving-flag tour visuals goodbye. "It's not going to happen," she said. "I'd rather have static. It's a transitional period, and I'm super aware of that. I think it would be inappropriate to be in France with an American flag. It would feel weird to me now—it didn't feel weird in 2013." That heartbreak, those moments of raw honesty that center on herself instead of an identity group, are her appeal. Women want to be her. Men want to be with her. She is the spirit of American possibility, independence, resilience. She is the pin-up singer who is most definitely still a woman in an age when people struggle to define what a woman is.

Lana Del Rey has always had her foot on the cultural pulse, embracing 1950s nostalgia and the nihilism of Russian poets, much to the delight of sad girls everywhere since Born To Die. The mood of every album dictates a new aesthetic, so expertly honed that it feels knowingly cultivated, but so effortlessly carried off it still feels relevant. But Del Rey’s affinity for old-school Americana, fevered patriotism, and the American dream endure through every moment of self-reinvention. verifyErrors }}{{ message }}{{ /verifyErrors }}{{ But when it comes to sun-drenched heartbreak, and the downsides of modernity, she is the embodiment of the destructive nature of the id, even when we think the ego is in charge. She isn’t afraid to be vulnerable, to be fragilely feminine, to admit that things aren’t always awesome when the id takes over. “A&W,” from Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel, at first blush seems a lament for women writ large. Used and cast off, she speaks for a generation. To her ultra-devoted fans, she is the patron saint of the misunderstood. But along with forging a deep personal connection with her core audience, Del Rey’s baroque, retro-pop style, intense intimacy, and unapologetically honest lyrics have changed the sound of pop music in the past decade. Some of the world’s most notorious works of fiction are those teeming with unapologetically left-wing, against-the-grain, and culturally disruptive rallying cries for change. Within this realm of culture reside the fiery blaze of the oppressed: worlds that have been repeatedly suppressed by the glowing ammunition of conservative values, some of which crumble at the mere defiance of tradition. However, on the opposing side, a more insidious truth takes root – a society consumed by the stoicism of unwritten laws, one that has long forsaken the hidden malevolence at its very core. The debate surrounding Lana Del Rey as a problematic figure can be seen as trite, often eliciting eye rolls when brought up again. Yet, embedded within it is a narrative as ancient as time itself: a perverse, paedophilic undercurrent ingrained within society, one that will persist unless we actively exercise prudence.Del Rey then lashed out at 'larger magazines' for 'taking my well-intentioned and believe it or not liberal comments out of context' OK complex not that our 10 year relationship matters I guess," she tweeted. "Thanks for the cool soundbite taken out of context, I said that the bigger problem is Sociopathy-so whether he meant to incite a riot is less important than the larger issue in America at hand -the problem of sociopathy." The apocalyptic uncertainty of post-election America helped inspire "When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing," one of the songs from her upcoming album Lust for Life, Del Rey went on to add: To honor the release of the singer’s ninth studio album, Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, we’ve ranked her 50 best songs, from modern standards to deep cuts to an unreleased gem we can’t get out of our heads. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. It often indicates a user profile.

However, some fans of Del Rey have defended "Judah Smith Interlude" as satirical or "ironic." As Coleman Spilde wrote for the Daily Beast, "Del Rey is exactly the type of person who would attend a celebrity-studded mega-church, both for a cleansing of the soul and to lambaste its intrinsic flamboyance with her friends." Red, white and blue flags flapping in a balmy breeze, a star-spangled Hollywood walk of fame, a jagged New York skyline and gaudy neon on palm-tree fringed boulevards – from the moment that Lana Del Rey released the video for her breakthrough single ‘Video Games’ larger-than-life America has felt like the biggest presence in her work. At least, that’s what I thought, until listening to the song with my fifteen-year-old, who informed me that Del Rey had a boyfriend who got engaged to another woman while they were together. Alas, that story seems to be one of those too perfect internet rumors, easily rebutted by the fact that the couple wasn’t especially camera shy. On the other hand, she did put up only one billboard for Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel. It was in the former lover’s hometown — so maybe Reddit posters had a point and she’s speaking for herself rather than a group, which would be normal for the singer. Many who think of her almost immediately think of the American flag next. On top of that, she’s been closely associated with Republican values for a long time, even once being accused of voting for Donald Trump. She stands as a charming yet confidently assertive homage to an era when aspirations leaned towards meritocracy and progressed into triumph rather than conceding to withdrawal.

Lately this has proven particularly true. Ahead of releasing ‘Lust For Life’ in 2017, she stated her intention to retire stars and stripes from her live shows. “I’m not going to have the American flag waving while I’m singing ‘Born to Die’,” she told Pitchfork . ”It’s not going to happen. I’d rather have static.” One obvious answer is that Del Rey is “everything straight men idolize about the sultry sex queen tradition of the American Pacific, a sweet sad California golden sunburnt lover wrapped in an American flag who tastes like cigarettes and broken dreams.” Also, it doesn’t hurt that she looks like this: Lana Del Rey in Hollywood California, February 2012 (Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic/Getty) All the guys in the studio—we didn't know we were going to start walking in every day and talking about what was going on. We hadn't ever done that before, but everyday during the election, you'd wake up and some new horrible thing was happening. Korea, with missiles suddenly being pointed at the western coast. With "When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing," I was posing a real question to myself: Could this be the end of an era? The fall of Rome?"

As it happens when it comes to my amazing friends and this cover, yes, there are people of color on this record's picture and that's all I'll say about that," she wrote. "We are all a beautiful mix of everything - some more than others, which is visible and celebrated in everything I do." If we want to pretend her appeal has anything to do with conservative politics, specifically, it’s mostly that she isn’t a doctrinaire modern liberal, but more of an old school one. There are also her forays into independent thought, ones that don’t properly take identity politics into consideration, among other transgressions. And she’s not exactly an activist, particularly on issues that conservatives, heterosexual or otherwise, are bothered by. Maybe there are some out there who are opposed to people having running water, I suppose, though she hasn’t taken heat for that stance, yet. Del Rey has always defended this, saying that taking up traditional gender roles makes her as much a modern woman as the next person. At the same time, she also claims not to be a feminist, which, in today’s climate, is challenging to relate to. Unless you possess an unequivocally misunderstood definition of feminism, chances are you probably are one.Del Rey herself also causes people, specifically men, to ask questions, and not just about life, love and tunnels. One of those questions, put forth by a young heretic, was not so existential, but instead a plea for understanding, specifically about Lana’s appeal. It read, “It is once again time for me to ask that heterosexual conservative men please explain lana del ray to me.” Hillsong has long been associated with anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ views. A report from NPR described it as "an ultra-conservative church with a dark past," including connections to pedophilia. This has become an entire subculture in itself, with many on social media platforms like TikTok showing off their ‘Lolita aesthetics’ to the familiar sounds of Del Rey hits. Society has always had paedophilic undertones, but this movement has become a powerful contributor to its reign. What’s more, Hollywood has washed over Nabokov’s initial sentiment, rendering it lost in a mosaic of visually pleasing images, catering to a cultural infatuation with young girls. Between Lana Del Rey's press shots, her dalliances in professionally-filmed First Lady roleplay sessions, and her recurring, bombastic invocations of tried-but-true 'Murrican tropes, the singer practically bleeds red, white, and blue. And yet, ever since last year's presidential election, Del Rey can't help but look at her longtime muse—the American flag—a bit differently. No this was not intended-these are my best friends, since you are asking today," she wrote — although it was written as a standalone comment, not a reply to anyone in particular.