1949

[Trash Magic 28,370]

I think it's 'Blue lake, charter docks"

yes!! 

[Greenwich 1,052]

I feel so dumb! She's totally saying 'blew away' not "Blue LA" ...

[Elle 121,279]

New lyrics:

Carry me up them stairs

With my white socks on

And my pretty song
Like my blue nail polish
What is all this?

You said of the mess upstairs
Don't be scared

Daddy dearest

You know how I like to take trips

Pops first stops at the K-Mart
Buy me my peach lipgloss
Cigarettes and lollipops
For our trip across the USA

We're gonna party like it's 1949
We're in the Pontiac from July to July
Gonna see it all before he says goodbye
Gonna party like it's 1949

 

Carry me up the stairs

With my white socks on

And my blonde hair long
You like my pin-up bodice

And the solace

That comes with the midnight air

And my icy stare
 

It's the clearest

When it's me and him alone

He's stops, he talks about all the ways he used to

Dinerettes and soda pops

For our trip across the USA

 

We're gonna party like it's 1949
We're in the Pontiac from July to July
Gonna see it all before he says goodbye
Gonna party like it's 1949

 

Daddy likes Blackpool,

Pleasure beach and road stops,
Me, I like the Swiss Alps souvenir gift shops
Late night, midnight, radio show talks
Him and me, a big jailbreak

 

Ponytail and lollipops

Dinerettes and sodapops

New blue bathing suit

Ruched tops and Cadillacs

Blue LA Carte Docks
Hopscotch, hot talk
Alabama hard knocks
Motel brass locks.

 

I'm completely in love with this song. The final version is so beautiful. I always loved the first version, and this is so lovely to hear. The new lyrics are fabulous too.. "my blonde hair long." So Lizzy!

This song is also very close to my heart as it's an "Our Song" with someone very, very special to me.

[Dua Lipa 3,783]

so sad it cuts out at the end

[Wryta Thinkpiece 3,344]

so sad it cuts out at the end

I hope someone pulled another "You're Gonna Love Me", because that song was cut towards the end when it first leaked, and it took a while to get the full version. I'd be upset if this is the only version out. It sounds like it is missing the last chorus.

[Trash Magic 28,370]

amazing

[Constantine 4,074]

God I fucking love this song so fucking much. Both versions are so so beautiful

[SarcasticBeauty 1,540]

I dont Mary Jailer songs. Because they're boring to me. But 1949 was ALWAYS the one I loved. So to have a studio with a better backing of instruments is great. I love both.

[GodBlessMe 2,141]

The new version is so amazingly good! I would literally kill for an album with properly produced versions of songs like 1949, Elvis, You're Gonna Love Me and Axl Rose Husband. The lyrics and melodies in these songs are some of her absolute best.

[Greenwich 1,052]

whaaaat the FUCK 1949 went from my favorite song to something so much greater. Lana never ever disappoints me    

[James19709 638]

I was going to post a YouTube video of Prince's song "1999", but then I remembered, oh yeah, it's Prince. :nopartylikeits1949:

 

 

Pretty annoying how this isn't the case anymore.

[HawaiianTropic 566]

Omg I literally am crying about this studio version, it's even more beautiful than the old version     

Some of Lana's best lyrics here too, wish she would write more songs like this 

 

Too bad it cuts off at the end though     

[Divisive Princess 3,754]

This is def not the instrumental I would've imagined for 1949 but I adore it. It's almost a sad, nostalgic sound in the intro. Sooo good.

[May 13,311]

"It's the clearest

When it's me and him alone

He stops, he talks about all the ways he used to

Dinerettes and soda pops

For our trip across the USA"

 

- i hear her sing something after "all the ways he used to.." i think it's "all the ways he used to have it all" but it's a bit muffled

[James19709 638]

So would you guys call the original leak the acoustic demo or just acoustic?

[Wryta Thinkpiece 3,344]

"It's the clearest

when it's me and him alone—

he stops, he talks about all the ways he used to own it all:

Dnnerettes and soda pops

for our trip across the USA."

I fucking love the laptop demo and this version so fucking much.

[riina 1,055]

Every man gets his wish 

[Elle 121,279]

Vogue Italia played 1949 for a runway fashion show today! The original video was posted onto their instagram story @vogueitalia

[WhiteHydrangea 4,216]

the demo seems a weird song to play at a fashion show, I was expecting the last leaked one to play lol

[DinahLee 6,193]

...which one of you did that because... I mean... 

 

Anyway, love this song so much. From the laptop demo to the "final" (I remember feeling awkward when it leaked, never expected anything like that to even exist). It's really simple and beautiful song, I love it.