The process of finding the “right” person is often one of trial and error. As people go through relationships, trying to find someone that meshes perfectly with their own personality, they are also subject to the criticism of their chosen romantic partner from those around them. Family and friends don’t reserve judgement, while you are left feeling as if they don’t truly understand the person that they so heavily criticize as, “not right for you,” or “a totally different person than what we envisioned you with”. Lana del Rey’s song “Brooklyn Baby” (Rey) from her album Ultraviolence describes a love that is understood only by the two people sharing it, judged by those around them as too different, Lana del Rey enforces the notion that love,
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Lana wants to portray someone that is wise and understands the past yet is still even cooler than her lover and talented enough to sing and play what ever her heart desires. Lana then continues into the chorus, where she shows that all of the pressure and criticism she receives dissipates when she plays music (along with her boyfriend), allowing her to be truly free:
Well, my boyfriend's in a band
He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
I've got feathers in my hair
I get down to Beat …show more content…
The feathers in her hair represent freedom, as the only things that matter when she’s on stage are her lover and her music. She continues with, “I get down to Beat poetry/And my jazz collections rare/I can play most anything,” putting her “old soul” on full display, Lana brags about her record collection and how she “gets down” to older music. She lives in the past through the music she listens to, which goes to show that she certainly is cool enough to be with her older lover. “I’m a Brooklyn baby/I’m a Brooklyn baby,” are lyrics repeated to show how her interests are connected to Brooklyn, since Lou Reed, beat poetry, and jazz all share some sort of roots with this borough of New York City. This lyric is also intended to show how her partner brings out her love and pride for Brooklyn, which in turn, serves to emphasize her feelings of love towards
Lana wants to portray someone that is wise and understands the past yet is still even cooler than her lover and talented enough to sing and play what ever her heart desires. Lana then continues into the chorus, where she shows that all of the pressure and criticism she receives dissipates when she plays music (along with her boyfriend), allowing her to be truly free:
Well, my boyfriend's in a band
He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed
I've got feathers in my hair
I get down to Beat …show more content…
The feathers in her hair represent freedom, as the only things that matter when she’s on stage are her lover and her music. She continues with, “I get down to Beat poetry/And my jazz collections rare/I can play most anything,” putting her “old soul” on full display, Lana brags about her record collection and how she “gets down” to older music. She lives in the past through the music she listens to, which goes to show that she certainly is cool enough to be with her older lover. “I’m a Brooklyn baby/I’m a Brooklyn baby,” are lyrics repeated to show how her interests are connected to Brooklyn, since Lou Reed, beat poetry, and jazz all share some sort of roots with this borough of New York City. This lyric is also intended to show how her partner brings out her love and pride for Brooklyn, which in turn, serves to emphasize her feelings of love towards