0:00:00.000,0:00:02.430 - Yes. Iconic.[br]- Oh my god. 0:00:02.430,0:00:05.317 When I first heard this,[br]I was driving, and I almost crashed, 0:00:05.317,0:00:06.460 because it was that good. 0:00:06.460,0:00:09.640 ♪ (industrial music) ♪ 0:00:10.656,0:00:14.290 - ♪ Primadonna girl, yeah ♪ 0:00:14.290,0:00:18.521 ♪ All I ever wanted was the world ♪ 0:00:18.521,0:00:20.720 - I don't think I know who this is. 0:00:21.333,0:00:23.480 - Oh, this is[br]Marina and the Diamonds. 0:00:23.480,0:00:28.520 - YES!! (screams)[br]I love Marina so much! 0:00:28.520,0:00:30.180 - (squeals) Oh my god!! 0:00:30.180,0:00:33.440 - ♪ The primadonna life,[br]the rise and fall ♪ 0:00:33.440,0:00:36.910 - Oh my god. Is this happening?[br]Wait, wait. I need a second. 0:00:36.910,0:00:39.600 I need a second! (exhales)[br]Okay. Wait, I really need to relax. 0:00:39.600,0:00:41.600 Oh my god! I'm reacting[br]to Marina?! 0:00:41.600,0:00:44.270 Are you joking?[br]- ♪ The primadonna life, 0:00:44.270,0:00:47.520 the rise and fall ♪[br]♪ You say that I'm ♪ 0:00:47.520,0:00:50.170 - (singing along) ♪ ...kind[br]of difficult ♪ 0:00:50.170,0:00:53.820 ♪ But it's always[br]someone else's fault ♪ 0:00:53.820,0:00:58.069 - ♪ Got you wrapped[br]around my finger, babe ♪ 0:00:58.069,0:00:59.900 - You know, sometimes[br]when I look at her, 0:00:59.900,0:01:01.210 she reminds me of Sheila. 0:01:01.210,0:01:02.970 - (singing along)[br]♪ Primadonna girl ♪ 0:01:02.970,0:01:05.209 ♪ Would you do[br]anything for me? ♪ 0:01:05.209,0:01:08.166 It's gonna be[br]Karaoke Sheila all video. 0:01:08.166,0:01:13.640 - This was the best era[br]for her as well. 0:01:13.640,0:01:15.670 This was the Electra Heart era. 0:01:15.670,0:01:19.630 - (singing along) ♪ Pop the[br]pretty question right now, baby ♪ 0:01:19.630,0:01:23.550 - ♪ Ooh ♪[br]- She makes me so happy and sad. 0:01:23.550,0:01:27.380 - ♪ Every day is[br]a chore, chore, chore ♪ 0:01:27.380,0:01:30.010 - I'm not gonna say I know her yet,[br]but this is really good. 0:01:30.010,0:01:33.040 - ♪ ...more, more ♪[br]♪ I wanna be adored ♪ 0:01:33.040,0:01:35.300 - Yes. Oh my god.[br]I'm so excited! 0:01:35.300,0:01:37.660 - I'm like 10 out of 10 super happy. 0:01:37.660,0:01:40.980 - This album, it was[br]a character that she created. 0:01:40.980,0:01:42.450 That's when I fell[br]in love with her. 0:01:42.450,0:01:44.900 I didn't start off[br]with her first album. 0:01:44.900,0:01:48.100 - She's so underrated, so I was[br]not expecting to be reacting to her. 0:01:48.100,0:01:50.440 I used to write, "React[br]to Marina and the Diamonds" 0:01:50.440,0:01:51.650 before I was on the show, 0:01:51.650,0:01:54.380 so reacting to her[br]right now, it's surreal. 0:01:54.380,0:01:59.390 ♪ (funky electro music) ♪[br]- ♪ Froo-oo-oo-oot ♪ 0:01:59.390,0:02:03.390 - Froot. I love this[br]music video so much. 0:02:04.130,0:02:07.810 - Look at her figure![br]She's a literal goddess. 0:02:07.810,0:02:10.900 - She looks gorgeous as always. 0:02:10.900,0:02:16.040 - ♪ This ain't my[br]first time at the rodeo ♪ 0:02:16.040,0:02:20.040 - This sound is very '80s,[br]but her look is very '60s. 0:02:20.900,0:02:23.140 - (singing along) ♪ Ready[br]to be juiced ♪ 0:02:23.140,0:02:26.950 She knows how to write[br]in a very subtle way 0:02:26.950,0:02:30.000 something very sensual. 0:02:31.570,0:02:34.800 - ♪ Life couldn't get... ♪[br]- It's definitely stylistic. 0:02:34.800,0:02:39.540 It definitely has a style.[br]- ♪ ...give me a reason ♪ 0:02:39.540,0:02:45.477 ♪ That it's not the right season ♪[br]- Oh, so good. 0:02:45.477,0:02:48.720 - Her version of pop is just so fun,[br]and it's not the same lyrics over 0:02:48.720,0:02:52.340 and over and over again.[br]- She kind of has the sound 0:02:52.340,0:02:56.155 in between super mainstream[br]and super indie, 0:02:56.155,0:02:57.640 and it works so well for her. 0:02:57.640,0:03:01.750 - ♪ She is a Polish[br]girl in America ♪ 0:03:01.750,0:03:04.500 ♪ Tall, tanned[br]hot blonde called... ♪ 0:03:04.500,0:03:06.832 - Okay, this is one[br]of her more popular songs. 0:03:06.832,0:03:11.770 - Yeah, this is her first album.[br]- ♪ I don't wanna end up living 0:03:11.770,0:03:17.509 in a dive on Vine ♪[br]- All of her videos are so artsy 0:03:17.509,0:03:20.600 and such a similar theme[br]but such different visuals. 0:03:20.600,0:03:24.520 - ♪ I fight security[br]making plays for me ♪ 0:03:24.520,0:03:26.650 - Oh, okay, I like[br]this a lot. This is hype. 0:03:26.650,0:03:28.820 - ♪ ...in old LA ♪[br]- (singing along) ♪ She said ♪ 0:03:28.820,0:03:32.220 ♪ Oh my god, you look[br]just like Shakira ♪ 0:03:32.220,0:03:34.250 - (singing along) ♪ Oh no ♪[br]- ♪ You're Catherine Zeta ♪ 0:03:34.250,0:03:37.900 ♪ Actually, my name's Marina ♪[br]- Yes. Iconic. 0:03:37.900,0:03:42.890 - ♪ Your mind is just like mine ♪[br]- This song is so true, 0:03:42.890,0:03:45.220 'cause it's how-- you know,[br]she's not from the US. 0:03:45.220,0:03:49.541 So people perceive America[br]in like the movie scene. 0:03:49.541,0:03:56.120 - ♪ American dream[br]is the American queen ♪ 0:03:56.120,0:03:58.850 - I love her music video.[br]I feel like they're all so creative. 0:03:58.850,0:04:00.830 - She's talking about[br]living the American dream 0:04:00.830,0:04:03.140 and being a beauty queen,[br]about how they want you 0:04:03.140,0:04:04.770 to all be the same.[br]You look like this, 0:04:04.770,0:04:06.170 you look like that.[br]She's like, "No, I'm me." 0:04:06.170,0:04:08.860 - She doesn't write something[br]just for writing it. 0:04:08.860,0:04:11.560 Everything she writes has a meaning.[br]That's why I like her lyrics. 0:04:11.560,0:04:13.520 She makes it with[br]a beat and everything, 0:04:13.520,0:04:18.690 but her lyrics are very poetic.[br]- Any song, I will sing to it. 0:04:18.690,0:04:21.050 I don't know if you guys are gonna[br]play "How to Be a Heartbreaker," 0:04:21.050,0:04:23.020 'cause that's a little scandalous. 0:04:23.020,0:04:28.030 - ♪ Rule number one ♪[br]- YES! My shit! 0:04:28.030,0:04:29.650 - Oh my god! When I[br]first heard this, 0:04:29.650,0:04:33.000 I was driving and I almost crashed,[br]because it was that good. 0:04:33.600,0:04:37.150 - ♪ But baby when you're done... ♪[br]- Her little heart on her cheek 0:04:37.150,0:04:39.640 is so iconic. I used to do that[br]all throughout high school. 0:04:39.640,0:04:42.720 - I used to walk around with[br]that heart on my face just for fun. 0:04:42.720,0:04:45.340 - ♪ So le-le-let me tell you ♪ 0:04:45.960,0:04:49.710 - (singing along) ♪ This is how[br]to be a heartbreaker ♪ 0:04:50.260,0:04:53.040 - This music video was[br]a little controversial, I remember, 0:04:53.040,0:04:56.520 because it was the kind of[br]reverse sexism type of thing 0:04:56.520,0:05:00.460 where people were upset[br]that there were men behind her. 0:05:03.400,0:05:08.330 - She also has a very different look[br]per song, like this song compared 0:05:08.330,0:05:11.880 to some other ones, I wouldn't[br]even know it's the same person. 0:05:11.880,0:05:14.960 - ♪ We don't want[br]our hearts to break ♪ 0:05:14.960,0:05:19.220 - See, it's a fun pop song,[br]but it has feeling and emotion to it 0:05:19.220,0:05:20.660 and she's talking[br]about a real thing. 0:05:20.660,0:05:25.637 - ♪ ...risk losing ♪[br]♪ In love again, ba-abe ♪ 0:05:25.637,0:05:27.660 - I like it. I like her stuff a lot. 0:05:27.660,0:05:30.540 - She's so good![br]Ah! I'm just like... (laughs) 0:05:30.540,0:05:34.020 overflowing with so[br]many emotions right now . 0:05:34.020,0:05:37.180 - ♪ You're never[br]gonna love me ♪ 0:05:38.500,0:05:42.460 ♪ So what's the use? ♪[br]- No, my heart. 0:05:42.460,0:05:49.490 - ♪ What's the point in playing[br]a game you're gonna lose? ♪ 0:05:49.490,0:05:51.300 - This song makes me sad every time. 0:05:51.300,0:05:57.690 - ♪ Why don't we just pretend... ♪[br]- She sounds just as good toned down 0:05:57.690,0:06:00.320 as it did with electropop,[br]which is good. 0:06:02.340,0:06:07.390 - (singing along) ♪ I[br]can't let you go ♪ 0:06:07.390,0:06:10.780 ♪ Can't let you go, oh, oh, oh ♪ 0:06:12.850,0:06:14.560 - Dude you can tell[br]just from the little things. 0:06:14.560,0:06:15.960 She's a phenomenal singer. 0:06:15.960,0:06:19.288 - ♪ ...can't let you go,[br]oh, oh, oh ♪ 0:06:19.288,0:06:23.160 - My heart. She just sings[br]with so much passion. I love it. 0:06:23.160,0:06:26.820 - I honestly can't think of anybody[br]with a voice like hers. 0:06:26.820,0:06:28.660 I feel like--[br]I've always described it 0:06:28.660,0:06:33.450 as, like, she has these chocolatey,[br]deeper tones in her voice 0:06:33.450,0:06:36.260 that are really unique.[br]- She's so pure. 0:06:36.260,0:06:37.870 She's one of those artists[br]where it's, like, 0:06:37.870,0:06:41.240 you listen to her stuff,[br]and you don't get sick of it. 0:06:41.240,0:06:43.070 You only appreciate it[br]more and more. 0:06:43.070,0:06:46.460 - I love Marina. She's my queen.[br]Girl, I hope you're watching this. 0:06:46.460,0:06:48.880 I really do, because[br]if you do, I'm gonna cry. 0:06:48.880,0:06:51.056 - (FBE) So all those videos[br]come from Marina and the Diamonds. 0:06:51.056,0:06:54.530 - Yeah. I love her so much.[br]- (FBE) Marina and the Diamonds 0:06:54.530,0:06:56.395 has been one of the[br]most requested artists 0:06:56.570,0:06:59.040 for us to cover on this channel.[br]- Yeah, I've seen. 0:06:59.040,0:07:00.560 (laughs) I've seen[br]some of the comments. 0:07:00.560,0:07:02.900 - I kind of contributed[br]to that too in the comments. 0:07:02.900,0:07:05.280 - (FBE) After seeing her today,[br]why do you think that is? 0:07:05.280,0:07:07.760 - Yeah. I mean, she's got[br]such a unique voice, 0:07:07.760,0:07:11.530 and she has enough of the[br]common beats and stuff 0:07:11.530,0:07:14.050 that hits top 40, but she adds[br]her own little spin to it. 0:07:14.050,0:07:18.000 - She's so underrated, so the people[br]that know about her just love her. 0:07:18.000,0:07:20.080 - She has a lot[br]of different variety. 0:07:20.080,0:07:25.010 She doesn't always have to be[br]poppy, fun. She goes-- slows down. 0:07:25.010,0:07:27.680 - Her voice doesn't really[br]quite match the music, 0:07:27.680,0:07:29.800 so it's a nice[br]juxtaposition I think. 0:07:29.800,0:07:30.830 It's different. 0:07:30.830,0:07:32.670 - She reaches so many[br]different audiences. 0:07:32.670,0:07:36.060 Going to her concerts for years,[br]I mean, I've always seen 0:07:36.060,0:07:39.104 just a wide demographic of people. 0:07:39.104,0:07:42.480 She just speaks to a lot[br]of different groups of people. 0:07:42.480,0:07:44.760 - (FBE) So many claim that[br]one of the most interesting aspects 0:07:44.760,0:07:46.840 of her music has been[br]how bluntly and honestly 0:07:46.840,0:07:48.370 she has opened up[br]about mental health, 0:07:48.370,0:07:50.880 the dark side of relationships,[br]and self-acceptance. 0:07:50.880,0:07:54.600 - Oh, for sure. Yeah. I think that's[br]what's so relatable about her. 0:07:54.600,0:07:57.530 - When you do that,[br]it makes your music 0:07:57.530,0:08:00.120 so much more relatable[br]to your fans and audience. 0:08:00.120,0:08:02.000 - (FBE) Marina herself[br]has expressed that she suffers 0:08:02.000,0:08:04.880 from anxiety and depression.[br]Do you feel it's important 0:08:04.880,0:08:06.960 for artists to open up[br]in this way in music? 0:08:06.960,0:08:09.280 - Yeah. What is art[br]if you can't cover that? 0:08:09.280,0:08:11.136 Art is supposed to[br]be expressive and open. 0:08:11.340,0:08:12.920 No one wants to talk about it, 0:08:12.920,0:08:14.410 so that's what brings[br]people towards it, 0:08:14.410,0:08:16.475 'cause they're like, "Oh,[br]yeah she has it too." 0:08:16.475,0:08:18.880 And that's how we cope.[br]We need each other. 0:08:18.880,0:08:21.813 - If you open up and let us[br]into a part of your world, 0:08:22.060,0:08:24.820 it's, like, okay, I feel[br]like this is more tailored 0:08:24.820,0:08:29.600 not to just put on the radio,[br]but to connect with me. 0:08:29.600,0:08:33.299 - You have music[br]like the one that she writes, 0:08:33.299,0:08:36.360 that kind of music is the one[br]that really gets deep into you. 0:08:36.360,0:08:38.460 Her song "Happy,"[br]I cried with that song, 0:08:38.460,0:08:40.080 because that song is, like... 0:08:40.080,0:08:43.650 I feel like she[br]wrote it from my diary. 0:08:43.650,0:08:46.660 - We look up to celebrities so much,[br]it's almost a God-like status. 0:08:46.660,0:08:49.860 And so, to see them talk[br]about issues that you go through 0:08:49.860,0:08:51.760 kind of validates[br]how you feel a little bit, 0:08:51.760,0:08:53.845 especially when you're[br]a 12-year-old kid 0:08:53.845,0:08:54.890 in the middle of nowhere, thinking, 0:08:54.890,0:08:58.140 "Oh, wow. This big, famous star[br]is just like me." 0:08:58.140,0:09:01.050 - (FBE) And finally, in June 2016,[br]Marina expressed that she will be 0:09:01.050,0:09:03.760 taking a break from her music[br]for a while, because she feels 0:09:03.760,0:09:05.580 it will be helpful[br]for her creatively, 0:09:05.580,0:09:07.440 with many thinking it's[br]to distance herself 0:09:07.440,0:09:10.360 from her creative persona from[br]her second album, "Electra Heart." 0:09:10.360,0:09:13.620 - Oh yeah. Electra Heart[br]was a character that she created, 0:09:13.620,0:09:16.800 and I think I can understand[br]why she needs that break. 0:09:16.800,0:09:19.660 - Her Electra Heart album[br]was very reminiscent 0:09:19.660,0:09:24.860 of a Hannah Montana type of persona.[br]When you're doing that for so long, 0:09:24.860,0:09:28.120 and you kind of become[br]this other person, 0:09:28.120,0:09:29.780 and you take over[br]this other personality, 0:09:29.780,0:09:32.880 I'm sure it becomes draining.[br]- Taking a break is definitely good. 0:09:32.880,0:09:36.555 I mean, the saying goes, "Distance[br]makes the heart grow fonder." 0:09:36.555,0:09:38.520 When it becomes oversaturated,[br]you kind of don't get 0:09:38.520,0:09:40.370 the same pleasure[br]of what you're putting out. 0:09:40.370,0:09:42.640 - (FBE) So aside from "Disconnect,"[br]which is a single that was 0:09:42.640,0:09:45.100 recently released in[br]collaboration with Clean Bandit, 0:09:45.100,0:09:47.650 Marina and the Diamonds[br]has not put out any new solo work. 0:09:47.650,0:09:50.440 When she does release a new album,[br]do you think her music style 0:09:50.440,0:09:52.250 will stay the same,[br]or will we be introduced 0:09:52.250,0:09:54.410 to an entirely new[br]Marina and the Diamonds? 0:09:55.440,0:09:57.909 - I mean, I honestly don't know[br]what she has planned. 0:09:57.909,0:09:59.660 I think whatever she does,[br]it's gonna be great, 0:09:59.660,0:10:01.640 because she is talented,[br]and I trust in her 0:10:01.640,0:10:03.560 that whatever she makes[br]is gonna be great. 0:10:03.560,0:10:06.190 - Probably will evolve.[br]Most artist evolve. 0:10:06.190,0:10:07.560 - I wouldn't mind[br]if she experimented. 0:10:07.560,0:10:10.050 Obviously, she needs[br]to try out new things. 0:10:10.050,0:10:11.900 - I don't expect[br]anything bad from this. 0:10:11.900,0:10:14.560 I'm just waiting for her[br]to skyrocket, and I'm like, 0:10:14.560,0:10:17.000 "Yeah, I was there when[br]she started, so you know." 0:10:17.000,0:10:20.100 - Have seen that in,[br]you know, all of her albums 0:10:20.100,0:10:21.440 and all of her solo music, 0:10:21.440,0:10:24.603 there still is[br]some level of consistency, 0:10:24.603,0:10:27.840 so I feel like she[br]won't stray too far. 0:10:27.840,0:10:30.610 - When Electra Heart came out,[br]that was something very different 0:10:30.610,0:10:33.000 from the first album.[br]And then, when Froot came out, 0:10:33.000,0:10:34.800 That was way different[br]from Electra Heart. 0:10:34.800,0:10:36.680 So I think when she comes out[br]with something new, 0:10:36.680,0:10:39.120 it's a whole new project.[br]It's a whole new sound, 0:10:39.120,0:10:41.660 and it's something fresh for her.[br]- I think she's gonna try 0:10:41.660,0:10:45.730 to reach for something else.[br]I think she's gonna try 0:10:45.730,0:10:48.030 and do some-- maybe[br]she tries more acoustic things, 0:10:48.030,0:10:50.090 maybe she's gonna try[br]to do some more... 0:10:50.620,0:10:53.640 not grown up, but a little bit[br]maybe more mature sound. 0:10:53.640,0:10:56.170 I'm excited for it.[br]Yeah, I'm just, like... 0:10:56.170,0:10:58.350 You can tell.[br]I'm still shaking. 0:10:58.350,0:11:00.920 - Thanks for watching this episode[br]of College Kids React. 0:11:00.920,0:11:03.460 Shout-out to Bryan Ramirez[br]for watching last week. 0:11:03.460,0:11:05.160 - If you'd like a shout-out[br]like Vita Vids, 0:11:05.160,0:11:07.312 hit the subscribe button.[br]- Come say hi in the comments 0:11:07.312,0:11:08.880 if you want a shout-out[br]like Jojo Marquiz. 0:11:08.880,0:11:10.320 - Hey, guys. 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