Marina And The Diamonds ‘Teen Idle’ Live In London
Marina and the Diamonds recently performed ‘Teen Idle’ off Marina Diamandis’ sophomore album ‘Electra Heart’ at London’s Tabernacle as part of her headlining ‘Lonely Hearts Club Tour’.
On writing the song that was produced by Liam Howe, Marina remarked:
I originally got the idea for the song seeing a jumper at a fashion show that had huge holes on it with ‘Teen Idle’ emblazoned across the front. Lyrically, it’s a strange song as it crosses polar opposite themes - innocence and darkness. I had waited a long time to write that song and it helped me acknowledge some experiences that I’d had in my teenage years. Ages 16-20 were kind of blackout years for me- Like I didn’t even live them or they didn’t belong to my life. I don’t really remember them. It’s most definitely one of my fan base’s favorite songs on ‘Electra Heart’. I’m really proud of it. The nicest thing about being an artist is realizing that a feeling or experience you had that you always thought was really obscure or embarrassing, is in fact very common, and that we all deal with pretty much the same stuff in one way or another.
Watch the performance via YouTube below.
