Lana Del Rey, Let Me Love You Like a Woman | Track Review 🎵

Lana Del Rey eschews controversy and delivers another great addition to her rich catalogue with single “Let Me Love You Like a Woman.”

Lana Del Rey is no stranger to controversy, and she definitely courted some in 2020. Even so, Del Rey is an incredibly compelling musician, who in my opinion, has only gotten better with time.  NFR! was an incredible album, earning her her first nomination for Album of the Year – a well-deserved nomination by all means. Moving beyond the controversy, Del Rey has a new album on the horizon, 💿 Chemtrails Over the Country Club.  The song at hand, 🎵 “Let Me Love You Like a Woman,” serves as the promo for forthcoming seventh studio album.

At 3:21, this is a relatively short number for Lana Del Rey. Remember “Venice Bitch”, anyone? Written by Jack Antonoff and Rey, Antonoff also produces this record, which begins as a piano ballad. More instruments are added along the way, but “Let Me Love You Like a Woman” never erupts into anything overwrought or over the top. As always, De Rey delivers expressive vocals with the expected ‘vocal production settings.’ If you’ve listened to Del Rey in the past, you catch my drift!

On the first verse, Lana is totally ready to leave Los Angeles (not the first time she’s mentioned this).  That said, she wants him to leave with her. On the chorus, she essentially lays out a potentially sweet romance, including the titular lyric, as well as “Talk to me in poems and songs.” That’s just so Lana, right? Once more, on the second verse, she mentions being “from a small town far away,” and desiring to leave, feeling like it would be no fun if he doesn’t join her. She’s got a point, particularly if she’s that crazy about him. On the bridge, she brings nostalgia, another characteristic of her music in general:

“We could get lost in the purple rain
Talk about the good ol’ days
We could get high on some pink champagne
Baby, let me count the ways.”

Additionally, sweetening the bridge is her upper register – some falsetto. The record concludes with the chorus, clearly the centerpiece of “Let Me Love You Like a Woman.”

Final Thoughts

While I dislike the controversy that Lana Del Rey always seems to find herself in, I love the musician.  “Let Me Love You Like A Woman” may not eclipse some of the gems she’s given us in the past, but this is another fine offering from her.  Great vocals, relatable, nostalgic songwriting, and maybe best, totally uncontroversial.

Lana Del Rey • 💿 Chemtrails Over the Country Club • 🏷 Interscope • 🗓 12.10.20

[📷: Interscope]