"Dum Dum" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was produced by Justin Parker, recorded in 2010. The song leaked on March 15, 2012.
Background[]
Two demos of the song leaked sometime in May or June 2012.
Cross-references[]
- A mention of wearing white mink and liking someone when they're mean appears in "Dangerous Girl".
- Bugsy Malone is also mentioned in "Live or Die".
- Cigarettes are also mentioned in "Girl That Got Away", "Last Girl on Earth", "The Next Best American Record", "You Can Be the Boss", and "1949", among several others.
- Del Rey calls herself a jazz singer in "Ultraviolence".
- Del Rey calls herself a queen in many songs, including "Queen of Disaster" and "Starry Eyed".
- Heaven is also mentioned in "Living Legend", "Match Made in Heaven", "Television Heaven", "Watercolor Eyes", "Young and Beautiful", "You & Me", and in the poem "Never to Heaven", among several others.
- Jayne Mansfield is also mentioned in "Moi Je Joue".
- Los Angeles is also mentioned in "Afraid", "American", "Arcadia", "Let Me Love You like a Woman", "Radio", "The greatest", and in the poem "LA Who Am I to Love You", among several others.
- School is also mentioned in "Boarding School".
- The "downtown scene" is also mentioned in "Art Deco", "Salvatore", and "So Legit".
- The "silver screen" is also mentioned in "Brite Lites".
- The phrase "dum dum" also appears in "Break My Fall".
- The lyric "king of this town" is similar to the lyric "He was the king of the town with a crown that would never fall" from "JFK".
Official versions[]
- Final version — 4:10
- Demo version 1 — 3:01
- Demo version 2 — 4:05
Lyrics[]
Final version and demo 2[]
I'm a wild child, bright child, knockin' at your door
You thought that you were done but now you want me even more
Dum dum, you want me even more, dum dum
I'm a star child, big smile, livin' in L.A.
I'm comin' over, baby, you can't go to school today
Dum dum, go to school today, dum dum
I belong to a bygone era
Like the Scarlett O'Hara of the downtown scene
'Cause I just wanna dream, I just wanna drink
I'm a pop-blues singer, glam-bam zinger
Mansfield ringer from the Hollywood silver screen, silver screen
Once you've had something, something so beautiful
You'll never be the same
Once you've had a taste of heaven my way
You'll be forever changed
I'm a wild child, sky high, lyin' on your floor
I know I had a lot, but baby wants a little more
Dum dum, want a little more, dum dum
In my white mink, pink cigarettes from the store
We're making robberies from Tijuana to the shore
Dum dum, 'juana to the shore, dum dum
I belong to a bygone era
Like the Bugsy Malone of the deep Sahara
'Cause I'm on the scene, yeah, I'm on the scene
I'm a bad jazz singer, givin' you the finger
No matter what, you'll linger
'Cause you like me even when I'm mean, I'm the queen
Once you've had something, something so beautiful
You'll never be the same
Once you've had a taste of heaven my way
You'll be forever changed
Once you've had something, something so beautiful
You'll never be the same
Once you've had a taste of heaven my way
You'll be forever changed
Once you've had something, something so beautiful
You'll never be the same
Once you've had a taste of heaven my way
You'll be forever changed
Once you've had something, something so beautiful
You'll never be the same
Once you've had a taste of heaven my way
You'll be forever changed
Demo 1[]
Once you've had something, something so beautiful
You'll never be the same
I'm a wild child, bright child, knockin' at your door
You thought that you were done but now you want me even more
Dum dum, you want me even more, dum dum
I'm a star child, big smile, livin' in L.A.
I'm comin' over, baby, you can't go to school today
Dum dum, go to school today, dum dum
I belong to a bygone era
Like the Scarlett O'Hara of the downtown scene
'Cause I just wanna dream, I just wanna drink
I'm a pop-blues singer, glam-bam zinger
Mansfield ringer from the Hollywood silver screen, silver screen
Once you've had something, something so beautiful
You'll never be the same
Once you've had a taste of heaven my way
You'll be forever changed
I'm a wild child, sky high, lyin' on your floor
I know I had a lot, but baby wants a little more
Dum dum, want a little more, dum dum
In my white mink, pink cigarettes from the store
We're making robberies from Tijuana to the shore
Dum dum, 'juana to the shore, dum dum
I belong to a bygone era
Like the Bugsy Malone of the deep Sahara
'Cause I'm on the scene, yeah, I'm on the scene
I'm a bad jazz singer, givin' you the finger
No matter what, you'll linger
'Cause you like me even when I'm mean, I'm the queen
Once you've had something, something so beautiful
You'll never be the same
Once you've had a taste of heaven my way
You'll be forever changed
Once you've had something, something so beautiful
You'll never be the same
Once you've had a taste of heaven my way
You'll be forever changed