"Be My Daddy" (also known as "Daddy's Girl" and "Pussycat Kittycat") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded on July 16, 2010, and produced by John Fortis. The song is registered to the Harry Fox Agency.[1]
Background and inspiration[]
Inspiration for the theme of the song presumably came from Del Rey's necklace that said "Daddy's Girl", which she was wearing around the time of the creation of the song. There were many voice notes, melodies, and ideas which were recorded during the sessions.
In 2016, Fortis was the subject of a phishing attack, where a fan impersonated Del Rey's team to convince Fortis to send them the song and related project materials. Under the impression that the attack was genuine contact from Del Rey's team, Fortis produced a new version of the song in 2016 and forwarded this, alongside the track's stems and session recordings to the attacker.[S 1] Snippets of the first and second versions of the song, as well as a variety of stems, leaked on August 15, 2016. The full, although edited, 2016 version of the song would leak on December 25. The original version of the song produced in 2010 has not yet leaked. The unedited file of the 2016 version leaked on December 21, 2023, with the file name "Be My Daddy mon mix 2". A third version of the song, also produced in 2016, leaked on August 24, 2024, with the file name "Be My Daddy mon mix 3".
A snippet of a concept demo with the title "Daddy's Girl" leaked on April 17, 2018. It would leak in full on January 13, 2021. The original file of the song is called "Daddy_s girl + crs idea with fast BT". A concept demo titled "Pussycat Kittycat" leaked on August 29, 2018. The original file of the concept demo is called "Pussycat_Kittycat Idea w BT 1.1". A snippet of a "Daddy's Girl" demo with different lyrics leaked on January 30, 2022. A higher quality snippet would leak on May 16, 2024. Two concept ideas leaked on June 1, 2022. The metadata of the first idea is labeled as "Daddy's Girl 1 29/07/2010 12:22" and the second, "Daddy's Girl 29/07/2010 12:26".
Cross-references[]
- A verse is later reused in "Ridin'".
- A different verse from "Pussycat Kittycat" is also used in "Delicious".
- References to "daddy" can be found in many of Del Rey's songs, such as "Daddy Issues", "Put Me in a Movie", and "Ride".
- The verses have a similar melody to "In the Sun".
- Del Rey mentions Christmas in "Smarty", "Pin Up Galore", "Strangelove", and "Trash Magic".
- A lollipop is mentioned in "Girl That Got Away" and "Oooh Baby".
- A gold chain is also mentioned in "Dangerous Girl" and "Off to the Races", with gold being a recurring theme in many of Del Rey's songs.
- Cinnamon is also mentioned in "Radio" and "Cinnamon Girl".
- The phrase "come on" is also used in "Wolf T-Shirt", "Cola", and "Put Me in a Movie".
Official versions[]
- Version 1 — Unknown
- Version 2 — 3:20
- Version 3 — 3:20
- "Pussycat Kittycat" concept demo — 1:26
- "Daddy's Girl" fast demo — 0:57
- "Daddy's Girl" concept idea 1 — 0:32
- "Daddy's Girl" concept idea 2 — 1:04
Lyrics[]
2016 version[]
(Mmm-mmm)
(What's up? What's up? What's up?)
(What's up? What's up? What's up?)
Lyin' on the beach in the hot sun (Hot, hot)
Yeah, I want you
If you have forgotten how to have fun (Come on)
Well, I'll show you
You're rich and I'm wishin', umm
You could be my Mister Yum
Delicious to the maximum
Chew you up like bubble gum
He loves me, he wants me
I think I want you, too
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
I'm neon phosphorescent, open like a Christmas present, ah
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
If you're seekin' Heaven, then you wanna come and get it, get it?
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
I'm neon phosphorescent, open like a Christmas present, ah
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
If you're seekin' Heaven, then you wanna come and get it, all right
Be my daddy tonight
I see you shinin' bright with your gold chain on (So bright)
Drinkin' with your crew (Yeah)
I give you one look and you know that it's on (It's on)
Yes, you do
He's rich and I'm kissin' him, magical musician, oh
Drivin' through the cinema, taste like sugar cinnamon
Hey, baby, (What?) come take me (What?)
I'll go anywhere with you (Yeah)
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
I'm neon phosphorescent, open like a Christmas present, ah
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
If you're seekin' Heaven, then you wanna come and get it, get it?
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
I'm neon phosphorescent, open like a Christmas present, ah
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
If you're seekin' Heaven, then you wanna come and get it, all right
Be my daddy tonight
(What's up? What's up?)
(What's up? What's up?)
(What's up? What's up?)
(What's up? What's up?)
Sittin' on your lap, singin' you my song
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Got a lollipop, I'll give you some
All for you, you, you, you, you, you
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
I'm neon phosphorescent, open like a Christmas present, ah
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
If you're seekin' Heaven, then you wanna come and get it, get it?
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
I'm neon phosphorescent, open like a Christmas present, ah
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
If you're seeking Heaven, then you wanna come and get it, all right
Be my daddy tonight
(What's up? What's up?)
(What's up? What's up?)
Be my daddy, be my daddy
Be my daddy, be my, be my daddy tonight
"Pussycat Kittycat" concept demo[]
What's up? What's up?
Laying on the beach with your baby, no
I'll be on the way
Waiting on the b-beach with your baby, you know
I can be, ooh
Keep them other girls at bay, ah
I will blow them all away, yeah
Keep them other girls at bay, ah
I will blow them all away
Pussycat kittycat come on and play
Pussycat kitty- come on and play
Pussycat kittycat come on and play
It's-a my own holiday
One, two, one
(Faster) Faster
He wants you to go faster, faster
Yeah
You go, you go
I know you go
Waving on the beach and I'm picturing my babe
Tripping on a final wave
Waiting on the beach and I'm picturing my babe
Gotta bay, gonna buy my day
"Daddy's Girl" fast version[]
Ah, right
Take your pain away
I can be the star that burn in the dark
Take your pain away
I can be the one who you love on the side
I can be your babe
Everybody wants to go out and play
It can be okay
Every d-d-day
Take your pain
Daddy's girl
D-d-daddy's girl
Who's that? Daddy's girl
[Unintelligible] pain away
D-d-daddy's girl
Daddy's girl
"Daddy's Girl" vocal take[]
[Snippet]:
(Indistinguishable)
You could be my Mister Yum
I'm his pretty party favor
He says I'm his favorite flavor
You can be my daddy tonight-night-night
"Daddy's Girl" concept demo 1[]
We might fly to Miami, dah dah dah duh deh
[Vocalizing]
But I will always be daddy's girl
We might fly to Miami
Let you buy me lots of jewelry, baby
Mmm, duh duh, always be
Always be, duh-duh-daddy, daddy, daddy's girl
"Daddy's Girl" concept demo 2[]
We might fly to Miami
Walk on the beach, boy, you better believe that
I'm gonna leave because
I'm a da-da-daddy's girl
Da-da-daddy's girl
And I gotta get back to him, back to him
We might go to Miami
Walk on the beach, boy, you better believe that
I'm going to leave 'cause
I'm a da-da-daddy's girl
And I go-gotta get back to his world, ba-baby, I
That I'm a da-da-daddy's girl
Honey, all the way you can see me on the [unintelligible]
And I'm a da-da-daddy's girl
Honey, all the way, we can see it all the way, but
Da-da-daddy's girl