- Yes. Iconic. - Oh my god.
When I first heard this, I was driving, and I almost crashed,
because it was that good.
♪ (industrial music) ♪
- ♪ Primadonna girl, yeah ♪
♪ All I ever wanted was the world ♪
- I don't think I know who this is.
- Oh, this is Marina and the Diamonds.
- YES!! (screams) I love Marina so much!
- (squeals) Oh my god!!
- ♪ The primadonna life, the rise and fall ♪
- Oh my god. Is this happening? Wait, wait. I need a second.
I need a second! (exhales) Okay. Wait, I really need to relax.
Oh my god! I'm reacting to Marina?!
Are you joking? - ♪ The primadonna life,
the rise and fall ♪ ♪ You say that I'm ♪
- (singing along) ♪ ...kind of difficult ♪
♪ But it's always someone else's fault ♪
- ♪ Got you wrapped around my finger, babe ♪
- You know, sometimes when I look at her,
she reminds me of Sheila.
- (singing along) ♪ Primadonna girl ♪
♪ Would you do anything for me? ♪
It's gonna be Karaoke Sheila all video.
- This was the best era for her as well.
This was the Electra Heart era.
- (singing along) ♪ Pop the pretty question right now, baby ♪
- ♪ Ooh ♪ - She makes me so happy and sad.
- ♪ Every day is a chore, chore, chore ♪
- I'm not gonna say I know her yet, but this is really good.
- ♪ ...more, more ♪ ♪ I wanna be adored ♪
- Yes. Oh my god. I'm so excited!
- I'm like 10 out of 10 super happy.
- This album, it was a character that she created.
That's when I fell in love with her.
I didn't start off with her first album.
- She's so underrated, so I was not expecting to be reacting to her.
I used to write, "React to Marina and the Diamonds"
before I was on the show,
so reacting to her right now, it's surreal.
♪ (funky electro music) ♪ - ♪ Froo-oo-oo-oot ♪
- Froot. I love this music video so much.
- Look at her figure! She's a literal goddess.
- She looks gorgeous as always.
- ♪ This ain't my first time at the rodeo ♪
- This sound is very '80s, but her look is very '60s.
- (singing along) ♪ Ready to be juiced ♪
She knows how to write in a very subtle way
something very sensual.
- ♪ Life couldn't get... ♪ - It's definitely stylistic.
It definitely has a style. - ♪ ...give me a reason ♪
♪ That it's not the right season ♪ - Oh, so good.
- Her version of pop is just so fun, and it's not the same lyrics over
and over and over again. - She kind of has the sound
in between super mainstream and super indie,
and it works so well for her.
- ♪ She is a Polish girl in America ♪
♪ Tall, tanned hot blonde called... ♪
- Okay, this is one of her more popular songs.
- Yeah, this is her first album. - ♪ I don't wanna end up living
in a dive on Vine ♪ - All of her videos are so artsy
and such a similar theme but such different visuals.
- ♪ I fight security making plays for me ♪
- Oh, okay, I like this a lot. This is hype.
- ♪ ...in old LA ♪ - (singing along) ♪ She said ♪
♪ Oh my god, you look just like Shakira ♪
- (singing along) ♪ Oh no ♪ - ♪ You're Catherine Zeta ♪
♪ Actually, my name's Marina ♪ - Yes. Iconic.
- ♪ Your mind is just like mine ♪ - This song is so true,
'cause it's how-- you know, she's not from the US.
So people perceive America in like the movie scene.
- ♪ American dream is the American queen ♪
- I love her music video. I feel like they're all so creative.
- She's talking about living the American dream
and being a beauty queen, about how they want you
to all be the same. You look like this,
you look like that. She's like, "No, I'm me."
- She doesn't write something just for writing it.
Everything she writes has a meaning. That's why I like her lyrics.
She makes it with a beat and everything,
but her lyrics are very poetic. - Any song, I will sing to it.
I don't know if you guys are gonna play "How to Be a Heartbreaker,"
'cause that's a little scandalous.
- ♪ Rule number one ♪ - YES! My shit!
- Oh my god! When I first heard this,
I was driving and I almost crashed, because it was that good.
- ♪ But baby when you're done... ♪ - Her little heart on her cheek
is so iconic. I used to do that all throughout high school.
- I used to walk around with that heart on my face just for fun.
- ♪ So le-le-let me tell you ♪
- (singing along) ♪ This is how to be a heartbreaker ♪
- This music video was a little controversial, I remember,
because it was the kind of reverse sexism type of thing
where people were upset that there were men behind her.
- She also has a very different look per song, like this song compared
to some other ones, I wouldn't even know it's the same person.
- ♪ We don't want our hearts to break ♪
- See, it's a fun pop song, but it has feeling and emotion to it
and she's talking about a real thing.
- ♪ ...risk losing ♪ ♪ In love again, ba-abe ♪
- I like it. I like her stuff a lot.
- She's so good! Ah! I'm just like... (laughs)
overflowing with so many emotions right now .
- ♪ You're never gonna love me ♪
♪ So what's the use? ♪ - No, my heart.
- ♪ What's the point in playing a game you're gonna lose? ♪
- This song makes me sad every time.
- ♪ Why don't we just pretend... ♪ - She sounds just as good toned down
as it did with electropop, which is good.
- (singing along) ♪ I can't let you go ♪
♪ Can't let you go, oh, oh, oh ♪
- Dude you can tell just from the little things.
She's a phenomenal singer.
- ♪ ...can't let you go, oh, oh, oh ♪
- My heart. She just sings with so much passion. I love it.
- I honestly can't think of anybody with a voice like hers.
I feel like-- I've always described it
as, like, she has these chocolatey, deeper tones in her voice
that are really unique. - She's so pure.
She's one of those artists where it's, like,
you listen to her stuff, and you don't get sick of it.
You only appreciate it more and more.
- I love Marina. She's my queen. Girl, I hope you're watching this.
I really do, because if you do, I'm gonna cry.
- (FBE) So all those videos come from Marina and the Diamonds.
- Yeah. I love her so much. - (FBE) Marina and the Diamonds
has been one of the most requested artists
for us to cover on this channel. - Yeah, I've seen.
(laughs) I've seen some of the comments.
- I kind of contributed to that too in the comments.
- (FBE) After seeing her today, why do you think that is?
- Yeah. I mean, she's got such a unique voice,
and she has enough of the common beats and stuff
that hits top 40, but she adds her own little spin to it.
- She's so underrated, so the people that know about her just love her.
- She has a lot of different variety.
She doesn't always have to be poppy, fun. She goes-- slows down.
- Her voice doesn't really quite match the music,
so it's a nice juxtaposition I think.
It's different.
- She reaches so many different audiences.
Going to her concerts for years, I mean, I've always seen
just a wide demographic of people.
She just speaks to a lot of different groups of people.
- (FBE) So many claim that one of the most interesting aspects
of her music has been how bluntly and honestly
she has opened up about mental health,
the dark side of relationships, and self-acceptance.
- Oh, for sure. Yeah. I think that's what's so relatable about her.
- When you do that, it makes your music
so much more relatable to your fans and audience.
- (FBE) Marina herself has expressed that she suffers
from anxiety and depression. Do you feel it's important
for artists to open up in this way in music?
- Yeah. What is art if you can't cover that?
Art is supposed to be expressive and open.
No one wants to talk about it,
so that's what brings people towards it,
'cause they're like, "Oh, yeah she has it too."
And that's how we cope. We need each other.
- If you open up and let us into a part of your world,
it's, like, okay, I feel like this is more tailored
not to just put on the radio, but to connect with me.
- You have music like the one that she writes,
that kind of music is the one that really gets deep into you.
Her song "Happy," I cried with that song,
because that song is, like...
I feel like she wrote it from my diary.
- We look up to celebrities so much, it's almost a God-like status.
And so, to see them talk about issues that you go through
kind of validates how you feel a little bit,
especially when you're a 12-year-old kid
in the middle of nowhere, thinking,
"Oh, wow. This big, famous star is just like me."
- (FBE) And finally, in June 2016, Marina expressed that she will be
taking a break from her music for a while, because she feels
it will be helpful for her creatively,
with many thinking it's to distance herself
from her creative persona from her second album, "Electra Heart."
- Oh yeah. Electra Heart was a character that she created,
and I think I can understand why she needs that break.
- Her Electra Heart album was very reminiscent
of a Hannah Montana type of persona. When you're doing that for so long,
and you kind of become this other person,
and you take over this other personality,
I'm sure it becomes draining. - Taking a break is definitely good.
I mean, the saying goes, "Distance makes the heart grow fonder."
When it becomes oversaturated, you kind of don't get
the same pleasure of what you're putting out.
- (FBE) So aside from "Disconnect," which is a single that was
recently released in collaboration with Clean Bandit,
Marina and the Diamonds has not put out any new solo work.
When she does release a new album, do you think her music style
will stay the same, or will we be introduced
to an entirely new Marina and the Diamonds?
- I mean, I honestly don't know what she has planned.
I think whatever she does, it's gonna be great,
because she is talented, and I trust in her
that whatever she makes is gonna be great.
- Probably will evolve. Most artist evolve.
- I wouldn't mind if she experimented.
Obviously, she needs to try out new things.
- I don't expect anything bad from this.
I'm just waiting for her to skyrocket, and I'm like,
"Yeah, I was there when she started, so you know."
- Have seen that in, you know, all of her albums
and all of her solo music,
there still is some level of consistency,
so I feel like she won't stray too far.
- When Electra Heart came out, that was something very different
from the first album. And then, when Froot came out,
That was way different from Electra Heart.
So I think when she comes out with something new,
it's a whole new project. It's a whole new sound,
and it's something fresh for her. - I think she's gonna try
to reach for something else. I think she's gonna try
and do some-- maybe she tries more acoustic things,
maybe she's gonna try to do some more...
not grown up, but a little bit maybe more mature sound.
I'm excited for it. Yeah, I'm just, like...
You can tell. I'm still shaking.
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