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Lana Del Rey Analysis

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Lana Del Rey composed the song “Young and Beautiful.” The lyrics to this song portrays the relationship between Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan from the movie The Great Gatsby. It shows the fickleness of their relationship with one another, but also a soft cry from both people. The line “Will you still love me when I am no longer young and and beautiful” portrays character vulnerability. They long for one another, yet know there is something that prohibits them from believing in the love that bloomed between them. They still give it their all in the relationship, convincing themselves that it is love; this explains the line “I know that you will.” Thus, the meaning of this song is the fickleness of a relationship of two people who were truly …show more content…

This song was played in the movie The Great Gatsby. The Great Gatsby is based on the main character Nick Carraway who finds out the ugly truth of what drives wealthy people. Carraway finds out later in the movie that his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, holds extravagant parties every Saturday night to capture Nick’s cousin, Daisy Buchanan, after meeting and falling in love with her a few years ago. The song “Young and Beautiful” plays in the background as Daisy and Jay spends a day together. The instruments used in this song is hard to distinguish, however, a piano, violins, and drums can be heard since it overlaps the other instruments. The tempo of this song is constant, and when the tempo builds up, the violins overlaps the rest of the instruments; slowly the violins quiets down and the regular beat and tempo comes back …show more content…

The original, “Young and Beautiful” by Lana Del Rey, reflects the lyrics in a romance, and reassurance feeling. The second cover, “Young and Beautiful” covered by The Stringspace Orchestra, reflects the lyrics as romantic and is used often in weddings and other special events for couples. The final cover, “Young and Beautiful” covered by The Theoist Piano, directs the lyrics and meaning of it into sadness. This song is special because the lyrics can be interpreted into many meanings, and its amazed how it can be played in multiple ways to portrays those

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