Memorable Lana Del Rey Quotes

[fruitpunchlips 823]

In Twin Peaks Dale Cooper says "Windom Earle's mind is like a diamond. It's cold, and hard, and brilliant."

 

She also quotes Officer Brown in Backfire “Kids, come out. Ain’t no way to live, let me show you how.” 

[rdp 1,241]

"Ah he's/Harvey's in the sky with diamonds and he's making me crazy" probably a spin on Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

 

[silver starlet 1,379]

"the voice of nirvana says come as you are"- referencing  Nirvana's song Come As You Are

[DeadAgainst 1,519]

"Lolita" lyrics and "Driving in Cars with Boys" music both reference

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV5tgZlTEkQ

 

First "Dark Paradise" demo sounds like

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snb5729vZe0

[mermaid motel 540]

She quotes  Nabokov in Angels Forever "Paradise is a hell-colored flame sky"

 

" a paradise whose skies were the color of hell-flames" - V. Nabokov

 

+ Flame colored paradise for you darling in Velvet Crowbar

[PinUpCartoonBaby 1,017]

I've amost fogotten about this one:

 

"You're my Axl Rose husband, Blue hydrangea, White Pontiac heaven"

 

There's a poem by the great Rainer Maria Rilke named "Blaue Hortensie" which is german for "Blue Hydrangea"

 

 

(I think this is one of my favourite threads now!)

[slang 1,539]

For Paris she musically quotes Debussy Clair De Lune (in the beginning and end of Paris).

 

 

Where does "girls just wanna, just wanna have fun" come from?

[LastWordsNTime 259]

 

 

Where does "girls just wanna, just wanna have fun" come from?

 

I'm thinking Cyndi Lauper's song

[Lirazel 700]

"Beautiful Player"

 

Hit me and it felt like a kiss

You know it hurts so good when you do me like this

So sad when I hear the girls talk

When I walk by, I start to cry

 

How could I have not thought of this? I actually love the Hole cover of this...

In Twin Peaks Dale Cooper says "Windom Earle's mind is like a diamond. It's cold, and hard, and brilliant."

 

She also quotes Officer Brown in Backfire “Kids, come out. Ain’t no way to live, let me show you how.” 

I knew the diamond quote is from something. I'm a Twin Peaks fan forever. <3 The only tv series that I've seen twice.

[Lirazel 700]

I don't if this has been mentioned / discussed elsewhere, and I do know it's kinda speculative, but bear with me...

 

Blanche Dubois. You know, of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'? I've recently re-watched the film and it got me thinking.

 

From Wikipedia - "(...) the former Southern belle has a lurid past (a marriage to a young homosexual who committed suicide when she discovered his secret; notorious sexual promiscuity; ongoing alcoholism, etc.) as well as genuine spiritual idealism and refinement."

 

Also her attraction to violent and "wrong" men / abusive relationships, the tragic death of her first love (albeit in very different circumstances), her insecurity and absolute need to be adored by everyone (especially men), and last but not least Blanche's iconic quote "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers", which Lana could be referencing in the Ride monologue as well as in Kinda Outta Luck and Carmen.

 

Carmen in particular sounds like it could have been at least partly inspired by her or a Blanche-like character --- Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem / Lying to herself cause her liquor's top shelf / It's alarming honestly how charming she can be / Fooling everyone, telling how she's having fun (...) Baby's all dressed up, with nowhere to go / That's the little story of the girl you know / Relying on the kindness of strangers / Tying cherry knots, smiling, doing party favours / Put your red dress on, put your lipstick on --- not to mention the little French interlude.

 

At the very least she's maybe a character Lana somewhat relates to / feels inspired by? I don't know, maybe it's too much of a stretch, but what do you guys think?

Kinda Outta Luck:

Time to give in to the kindness of strangers.

 

I saw this in the Lana's Inspirations thread and it's relevant Hope that it's okay to post it here - I didn't want to post this a something that I discovered!

[Jazzmin 302]

In "Playground" she quotes a nursery rhyme : "Rain, rain go away now / Come again another day in the game now"

 

"Moi je joue"...

Moi je joue
Moi je joue à joue contre joue
Je veux jouer à joue contre vous
Mais vous, le voulez-vous ?

(taken from the orginal version by Brigitte Bardot)

[keanefar 1,007]

"Ah he's/Harvey's in the sky with diamonds and he's making me crazy" probably a spin on Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

 

Speaking of which, Television Heaven also uses a spin on that:

 

"Lucy's in the sky with ice tonight"

[DeadAgainst 1,519]

"Feet, don't fail me now"

 

 

"Body Electric" sounds like

 

[James Dean 950]

live fast die young
me, james dean

[Jazzmin 302]

Oh, and "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" ("Moi je joue") is also a widely known phrase. Not too sure what its very orgin is but it has a pretty interesting story - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voulez-vous_coucher_avec_moi%3F .

[PinUpCartoonBaby 1,017]

I guess this is nothing new for most of you...
BTD:  "Lost but now I am found, I can see but once I was blind"
--> Amazing Grace: "I once was lost, but now I am found, Was blind, but now I see"

 

 

 

So Legit: "They said you could make it anywhere if you can make it here"

--> New York, New York by Sinatra: "And if i can make it there, I'm gonna make it anywhere"

 

And I stumbled over this one:

So Legit: "But where, no magic in the air"

--> On Broadway (recorded by many artists): "They say there's always magic in the air"

[PinUpCartoonBaby 1,017]

Oh and another one:

 

Put Your Lips Together: "You know how to whistle, don't'cha? Just put your lips together and blow"

--> To Have And Have Not: "You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow"

[Guest Dot]

Gods & Monsters: "God is dead/God's dead" - Friedrich Nietzsche ("Gott ist tot")

 

G&M: "Life imitates art" - Oscar Wilde ("Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life")

 

Me whenever I see something German on an English-speaking forum...

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This thread makes Lana look like a terrible songwriter. 

[Alicia 182]

^ Or really knowledgeable in quotes