“Video Games” is one of the more unusual pop songs of the era. But it’s also one of the most defining tracks of our time as well. While everything else went electronic, Lana Del Rey went with string arrangements. They went ecstatic, she went melancholic. Her vocals brought us back to another era. Her lyrics brought us into a vulnerable, awkward picture of a one-sided relationship. It’s these tensions within “Video Games” that make me listen to it over and over again.

“Open up a beer and you say, ‘Get over here and play a video game’.”