"Get Drunk" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey that is included on her unreleased EP, No Kung Fu. An acoustic demo of the song, recorded in 2007, leaked on February 11, 2012, along with six other No Kung Fu songs.
Background[]
Although not confirmed, it is possible that the song has a final studio version produced by David Kahne. Every other known No Kung Fu song is confirmed to have been eventually reworked by him for inclusion on Lana Del Ray.
The song was recorded on February 28, 2007, at Studio 356, where Del Rey also recorded various takes of "Let My Hair Down", "Oh Say Can You See", "For K, Pt. 2", "Disco", and "Raise Me Up (Mississippi South)". These are known as the Studio 356 Sessions. There were 3 takes of "Get Drunk". Another take of the song was done on August 14, 2007.
The original file of the acoustic demo leaked on July 2, 2017, and one of the ID3 tags is labeled as "2007-08-14 Bounce 2". This insinuates that this version of the song was recorded on August 14, 2007.
Cross-references[]
- A best friend is mentioned in "Kill Kill" and "Never Let Me Go".
- Referenced in "Kinda Outta Luck".
- Del Rey talks about her alcohol and substance abuse in other songs such as "Boarding School".
- The line "How do you like me now?" also appears in "Radio".
Official versions[]
- No Kung Fu acoustic demo — 4:28
- Studio 356 Session (Take 1) — 4:39
- Studio 356 Session (Take 2) — 4:41
- Studio 356 Session (Outtake) — 2:22
Lyrics[]
No Kung Fu acoustic demo[]
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am and you can
Won't tell no one about it
It's gonna be a ball
It's gonna be a ball
I am lying, using again, come on
It's gonna be a ball
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am, you can
Won't tell no one about it
It's gonna be a ball
It's gonna be a ball
Cigarettes, Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Cigarettes and Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
It's not looking good now
Oh, it's not looking good now
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
Come on, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk
Take one[]
(Four, five, six)
(Ready? Yeah)
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am, you can
We gon' have a party
This time it will be fun
This time it will be fun
I am lying, I'm u-, I'm using again
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am and you can
We gon' have a party
This time it will be fun, oh
This time it will be fun
Cigarettes and Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Cigarettes, Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Well, it's not looking good now, ohh
It's not looking good now, oh, oh
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
Come on, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
(That was awesome)
Take two[]
(Four, five, six)
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
I am sleeping with your best friend
How do you like me now?
How do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am and you can
I won't tell no one
This time it will be fun
This time it will be fun
I am lying, I'm u-, I'm using again
How do you like me now?
Oh, how do you like me now?
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
I am, you can
Won't tell no one about it
How do you like me now?
Well, how do, how do you like me now?
Cigarettes, Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Cigarettes, Robitussin
Will I ever get to heaven?
Well, it's not looking good now, ohh
It's not looking good now
Come on, get drunk
You know you wanna
Come on, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk, get drunk
Get drunk
(Get drunk)