Lana Del Rey Addresses Critics on SNL [Video]

Last month, Lana Del Rey made her debut on SNL. The singer sang two songs from her new album and when it was over, critics called it the worst performance in the history of Saturday Night Live. Last night, Kristen Wiig, in the guise of Lana Del Ray, addressed Ray’s critics.

Wiig, said that she understood that people were upset with her performance, but maybe the criticism was a little out of proportion. Del Rey said:

“I thought I sang songs from my album, but based on the public’s response I must have been clubbing a bunch of baby seals while singing the Taliban national anthem.”

Wiig also said that she’s received flak for changing her name from Lizzy Graham to Lana Del Rey.

“No serious musician would ever change their name. Except for maybe Sting, Cher, Elton John, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Jay-Z, everyone else in hip-hop and of course, Bob Dylan.”

Do you think Lana Del Rey insulted the hallow grounds of SNL? Wiig said:

“These critics are absolutely right. The music stage on Saturday Night Live is hallowed ground, and I failed to reach the high bar set by past guests like Bubba Sparxxx, The Baha Men and Shaggy.”

Here’s the video from Saturday Night Live.

Do you think Lana Del Rey’s performance was the worst in SNL history? Here’s the video of Lana Del Rey singing “Video Games”.