“Cause if I had my way, you would always stay and be my tiny dancer” ('Tomorrow Never Came') - “Tiny Dancer”, Elton John “Lay, lady, lay on that side of paradise in the tropic of cancer.” ('Tomorrow Never Came') - “Lay, Lady Lay” by Bob Dylan, F Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise and Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancer. Lana sang “Scarborough Fair” during her Lust for Life tour. “Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme” ('Cherry') - Simon and Garfunkel. Del Rey has also done a cover of the track. “My cherries and wine, rosemary and thyme.” ('Cherry') - “Strawberries, cherries and an angels kiss in spring, my summer wine is really made of all these things” - “Summer Wine”, Nancy Sinatra. “I fall to pieces when I’m with you.” ('Cherry') - “Fall to Pieces”, Patsy Cline. When she landed in New York on her way to record with him that same day, she was notified that he had passed two minutes later after touching down. “And my boyfriend’s in a band, he plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed.” ('Brooklyn Baby') - Lou Reed was set to record alongside Del Rey for the track “Brooklyn Baby”.

David Lynch has been a source of inspiration for Lana’s works, as seen in her Blue Velvet cover (and music video). This lyric is a brilliant addition to her Bruce Springsteen reference, adding a Lynchian touch. “He’s got the fire and he walks with it” ('Sad Girl') - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me. “He hit me and it felt like a kiss” ('Ultraviolence') - “He Hit Me (And it Felt Like a Kiss)” by The Crystals. While the sensual phrase may be lustful, it may also be read as dark temptation.

A burning desire is often referred in Alcoholic Anonymous as a craving to return to drinking. “I’ve got a burning desire for you baby” ('Burning Desire') - This lyric is a double-entendre, a Lana trademark.

While this one is highly debatable, since speculation was stirred after Harvey Weinstein’s accusations, it may also correlate with the Jimmy Stewart picture Harvey, based on a play about a rich alcoholic who develops a kinship with a 6-foot tall bunny rabbit. “Harvey’s in the Sky with diamonds and he’s making me crazy” ('Cola') -“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”, The Beatles. “My my my, oh hell yes, honey put on that party dress” ('American') - 'Last Dance With Mary Jane', Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. “Life imitates art” ('Gods and Monsters') - The Decay of Lying by Oscar Wilde. “Drinking cherry schnapps in the velvet night” ('This is What Makes Us Girls') - “Velvet night” is written in Lolita, and mentioned during the beginning of Humbert’s journey with the title character. 'Relying on the kindness of strangers” ('Carmen') - Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire. This lyrics also appears on Lana’s tracks “Body Electric ”, “Baby Blue Love ”, and “Sad Girl ”. “I’m on fire baby” ('Summertime Sadness') - “I’m on Fire” written by Bruce Springsteen, is about a man’s lustful fondness for a woman who gives him night sweats. She has referenced Marilyn Monroe in “Children of the Bad Revolution” (an unreleased track). Elvis has appeared multiple times in her music, including the track titled “Elvis”. “Elvis is my Daddy, Marilyn’s my mother, Jesus is my bestest friend” ('Body Electric') -The three icons are also depicted in her music video short Tropico. “One for the money, two for the show” ('Million Dollar Man') -“Blue Suede Shoes”, Elvis Presley. Footage of actress Paz de la Huerta tripping in an inebriated state outside the entrance of the Chateau Marmont was used for the Video Games music video. She’s performed at the notorious Los Angeles hotel, a place filled with multiple Hollywood scandals, deaths, and a wild past. “Like to watch me in the glass room, bathroom, Chateau Marmont.” (“Off to the Races”) - The Chateau Marmont is a fixation of Del Rey’s. “Light of my life, fire of my loins” (“Off to the Races”) - This is the opener of Vladimir Nabokov’s most notorious work Lolita, which is also another titled track Lana has produced. “Take a walk on the wild side.” ('Born to Die') - 'Walk on the Wild Side,' Lou Reed.

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