But for those people who hear the “Summertime Sadness” remix on the radio (and yes, it’s true, she does benefit from her name being more recognizable now than ever), it’ll probably be their first introduction to LDR. Maybe it’s not the most original music in the world, but it’s one that’s pretty recognizable (not to mention many up-and-coming female vocalists cite her as inspiration). Whether you hate her– her sound, her look, her H&M commercials– at the end of the day, the girl has this craft, this art form, like any other artist out there. Yet, to many hit radio listeners, his name barely registers as a blurry afterthought.īut you know who else suffers? Lana Del Rey! Poor woman. The guy’s a superstar in his own right, thanks to a number of other remixes and his hit song “Molly”. Aside from putting out the stellar original over one year ago, LDR had nothing to do with the remix, with the real reason why it’s so popular right now. And while that’s not an entirely false statement (and for god’s sake, I did something similar in this editorial’s title), it’s not entirely true either. I mean, c’mon, that’s prime-time homepage space that’s better used for an eye-grabbing headline: “LANA DEL REY TOPS NATIONWIDE CHARTS”. Of course, no one wants to post a story about him - “Who the hell is that guy?” everyone will say - when they can plaster LDR’s name in bolds and italics.
And sure, a quick web search isn’t much of a task, and it didn’t take terribly long to figure it out, but it’s the fact that I even had to go searching for the information in the first place that seems a little ridiculous. I turned to Google to find out just who was behind this new dance-crazed tune. After hearing it play a few more Friday nights (yeah, I like staying in, what of it?), I took to the internet to find out more. Upon first hearing it on the radio - for a while it seemed to only be played during Friday night “EDM segments” - I did a double take, wondering, “Wait… is this who I think it is? Wait…is this the original?” At first, I was happy for LDR, but that quickly morphed into annoyance and confusion.
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