I miss dancing with you the most of all
I miss the bar where the Beach Boys would go
Dennis's last stop before Kokomo
Those nights were on fire
We couldn't get higher
We didn't know that we had it all
But nobody warns you before the fall
And I pray that you stay
Don't leave, I just need a wake-up call
Couldn't face my greatest
The greatest loss of them all
The culture is lit and I've had a ball
I guess I'm signing off after all
I miss New York and I miss the music
Me and my friends, we miss rock 'n' roll
I want shit to feel just like it used to
And, baby, I was doing nothing the most of all
The culture is lit
And if this is it
I had a ball
I guess that I'm burned out after all
Oh I pray that you stay
Don't leave, I just need a wake-up call
Confess my greatest
The greatest loss of them all
The culture is lit and I've had a ball
But I guess that I'm burned out after all
If this is it, I'm signing off
Miss doing nothing the most of all
Oh, I just missed a fireball
LA's in flames, it's getting hot
Kanye West is blond and gone
Life on Mars ain't just a song
Oh, the lifestream's almost on
Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1985), known professionally as Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter.
Her music is noted for its cinematic quality and exploration of tragic romance, glamor, and melancholia, with frequent references to contemporary pop culture and 1950s–70s Americana. Her vintage Hollywood glamor aesthetic is presented not only in her music, but also in her music videos.
Raised in northern New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career. She first began releasing music as Lizzy Grant, with the EP 'Kill Kill' arriving in 2008. By 2010, she had rebranded herself as Lana Del Rey, and released her self-titled debut studio album; the album did not chart.
After numerous projects, Del Rey's breakthrough came in 2011 with the viral success of her single "Video Games"; she subsequently signed a recording contract with Polydor and Interscope. She achieved critical and commercial success with her major label debut album, Born to Die (2012), debuting and peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard 200. Born to Die contained the sleeper hit "Summertime Sadness".
Born To Die became her first of six number-one albums in the UK, and also topped various national charts around the world. Del Rey's third album, Ultraviolence (2014), featured greater use of guitar-driven instrumentation and debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200. Her fourth and fifth albums, Honeymoon (2015) and Lust for Life (2017), saw a return to the stylistic traditions of her earlier releases, while her critically acclaimed sixth album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019) explored soft rock, was nominated for Album of the Year at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, and was also named one of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone. Her next studio albums, Chemtrails over the Country Club and Blue Banisters, followed in 2021. Del Rey collaborated with Taylor Swift on "Snow on the Beach", from Swift's tenth studio album Midnights (2022).
Del Rey's ninth studio album, Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, was later released in 2023, supported by the critically acclaimed single "A&W" and its title track.
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Way overplayed.
Uh, that was its second play. High bar you have there...
Isn't past your bedtime?
I noticed that you have the letter "x" in your username - a reference to pornographic films. I am deeply offended, Bill please ban this person!
Burn any good books lately?
Isn't time to adjust that stick in yer butt?
It's kind of the thing these days, overusing the word when it doesn't need to be used. It's for shock value, but it doesn't really have the shock anymore. Which means using it in this way is pretty lame.
My interpretation is that it's not for shock value but to express a pointed cynicism toward a particular traditionalist mindset that Rockwell represents. I think the album cover helps demonstrate this - the flag, the sunset, the dude at attention staring off in the distance, while she is reaching desperately toward the viewer. She is living the traditional "good life" but it feels like a trap and while she's playing the role she really wants to escape. "We're living like we're something out of Norman F***ing Rockwell. Get me out"
To each their own ...
Myself - not offended.
It's kind of the thing these days, overusing the word when it doesn't need to be used. It's for shock value, but it doesn't really have the shock anymore. Which means using it in this way is pretty lame.
Man...having read through all the comments that focus on having the eff word in the album title and its appropriateness or lack thereof, it seems like most people miss the point. Y'all know that Norman Rockwell painted vignettes of quaint American-isms? Well, imho, she's making a statement about the state and decline of those scenes in the modern Western World. We've left behind the innocence of the Rockwellian trope. We don't sit at the dinner table as families and unplug our devices. Hell, we hardly value families anymore other than as ideal on Facebook. Look at Rockwell's piece "Freedom of Speech" and imagine how that situation would play out today. Think the "other side" would be tolerant and willing to listen? Nope...it'd be all yelling and finger pointing. Norman F**ng Rockwell indeed...
The album name and lyrics both have swear words. Any time I see a swear word in a song I automatically give it a 1. 🤬
If this is the most pertinent criticism you have to offer, how about you just move along and not downgrade an artists' work with a crappy rating, based on your obviously parochial and stunted opinion? PSD mofo!
Uh, that was its second play. High bar you have there...
Seven in the last 30. Might be something to it now. That said, I enjoyed this tune and her style.
Uh, that was its second play. High bar you have there...
My first time hearing it. I love it!
I like this song but each time I hear it I find a similarity between Lana's musical arrangement / lyrical content / singing style and that of Father John Misty. Particularly this song with the latter's Pure Comedy album. Like they could each perform each other's songs and I probably wouldn't even notice it!
I see what you mean - for my money, Father John Misty and Lana Del Rey are the two pre-eminent songwriters of their generation - I'd like to see some FJM on here.