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Lana Del Rey – Norman fucking Rockwell
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The title track of Lana Del Rey’s sixth studio album speaks about an immature, pretentious poet. There’s a link to this song on “Venice Bitch,” the second song released from the
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Lana Del Rey – Love song
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“Love song” is an ode to Del Rey’s romantic partner. The lyrics encompass several hallmarks of a classical LDR song, with plenty of references to fast cars, being famous, looking
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Lana Del Rey – How to disappear
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In “How to disappear” Lana describes her mixed feelings and how this guy seems incapable of expressing his own.
Del Rey said the song was one of the last ones to be written for
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Lana Del Rey – Happiness is a butterfly
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The title of track 13 from Norman Fucking Rockwell! is inspired by American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne, who once said:
Happiness is a butterfly, which when pursued, is always
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Lana Del Rey – hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have - but i have it
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“hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have – but I have it” is the third single and closing track from Lana’s sixth studio album Norman Fucking Rockwell!. The single
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Lana Del Rey – Venice Bitch
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“Venice Bitch” is the second single off Lana Del Rey’s sixth studio album Norman Fucking Rockwell!. It was written with and produced by Jack Antonoff. The title can be heard in the
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Lana Del Rey – Doin' Time
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Lana Del Rey’s “Doin' Time” is a cover of the American band Sublime’s 1996 song of the same name, which itself is a cover of Summertime from the opera Porgy & Bess.
As explained
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Lana Del Rey – Fuck it I love you
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“Fuck it I love you” is the fifth single from Lana Del Rey’s sixth studio album Norman Fucking Rockwell!.
This song is a summer anthem that incorporates the frequent gloomy
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Lana Del Rey – Bartender
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In January 2018, before making it onto Norman Fucking Rockwell!, Del Rey told Pitchfork about this song’s existence, as well as saying she wanted to make a music video for it:
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Lana Del Rey – Mariners Apartment Complex
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“Mariners Apartment Complex” is the first single from Lana Del Rey’s sixth studio album Norman Fucking Rockwell!. It’s the first of two tracks, along with “Venice Bitch,” released
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Lana Del Rey – The greatest
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On “The greatest,” Lana Del Rey expresses extreme nostalgia for relationships, places, and the music industry of the past in the light of the chaos of the present. In the lyrics
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Lana Del Rey – Cinnamon Girl
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In “Cinnamon Girl,” Lana Del Rey expresses conflicted feelings about an intense and possibly unhealthy relationship, while begging her love interest to nurture her instead of
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Lana Del Rey – The Next Best American Record
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“The Next Best American Record” was originally meant to appear on Del Rey’s fifth studio album Lust for Life but now takes the shape of the tenth track on her 2019 album Norman
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Lana Del Rey – California
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“California” is the ninth track on Norman Fucking Rockwell!.
The lyrics are scattered with romance, regret, nostalgia and personal references to an unnamed person that Del Rey has
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Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell [Album Trailer]
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Throughout her career, Lana Del Rey has become known to release short trailers for an album before its release, and Norman Fucking Rockwell! was no exception. The Norman Fucking
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Lana Del Rey – Bird World (Norman Fucking Rockwell Demo)
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[Verse 1] / Hey, I heard you left town / Hey, heard you're back around' / Hey hey / Heard you're back in the bar again / Hangin' out with your stupid friends / Playing with your
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Lana Del Rey (Ft. Miles Kane) – Dealer
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Originally, “Dealer” was meant for the album Lana and The Last Shadow Puppets were working on back in 2017, just as “Thunder” from the same album and “California” from the
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Breaking Down The Literary & Cinematic References On Lana Del Rey’s New Song
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She blends classic Americana influences on her latest ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’ single.
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Lana Del Rey – Sweet Carolina
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[Intro] / Okay / [Verse 1] / Don't have to write me a letter / 'Cause I'll always be right here / Closer to you than your next breath, my dear / [Pre-Chorus] / We love every hair
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Lana Del Rey – Chemtrails Over the Country Club
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“Chemtrails Over the Country Club” is the title track of Lana Del Rey’s seventh studio album. In this serenely melodic, quiet track, Lana contrasts the imagery of chemtrails, the
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Lana Del Rey – Thunder
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“Thunder” is a song from Lana Del Rey’s eighth studio album, Blue Banisters.
The song was meant for the album Lana and The Last Shadow Puppets were working on back in 2017, just
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Lana Del Rey (Ft. Weyes Blood & Zella Day) – For Free
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“For Free” is a cover of the 1970 American classic of the same name by Joni Mitchell.
Del Rey first performed the song featuring Weyes Blood and Zella Day on The Norman Fucking
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Lana Del Rey – Let Me Love You Like A Woman
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“Let Me Love You Like A Woman” was Lana Del Rey’s first song released since her critically acclaimed 2019 album, Norman Fucking Rockwell!. The song served as the first promotional
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Lana Del Rey – Text Book
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“Text Book” is one of the three surprise single releases ahead of and opener of Lana Del Rey’s Blue Banisters. Continuing the country-inspired sound on Norman Fucking Rockwell! and
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Lana Del Rey – Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass
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“Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass” is the title track of Lana Del Rey’s first poetry album and is the eleventh song on the album.
The poem was first mentioned by Lana shortly
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Bleachers (Ft. Lana Del Rey) – Secret Life
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[Intro: Jack Antonoff] / One, two, three, four / [Verse 1: Jack Antonoff] / Out of my head, I'm beggin' for skin-to-skin / You don't say much 'cause you've been cheated before me
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Lana Del Rey – Get Dark
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[Snippet] / 'Cause they don't want you, yeah / Don't make me go dark on you, baby / I'll go dark on you, baby
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Lana Del Rey – A&W
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“A&W” is a 7-minute rant track that splits into two sections with Lana narrating an anecdote that begins in her innocent childhood and climbs through her adulthood, where she
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