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"'''Guns and Roses'''" is a song written by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It will be released on Del Rey's second major-label studio album ''[[Ultraviolence (album)|Ultraviolence]]''. It serves as second bonus track from the album.
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|recorded = January 2014}}"'''Guns and Roses'''" is a song written and produced by [[Lana Del Rey]] and [[Rick Nowels]], with co-production by [[Lee Foster]]. It was released on Del Rey's second major-label studio album ''[[Ultraviolence (album)|Ultraviolence]]'', serving as the second bonus track from the album.
   
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==Cross references==
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==Cross-references==
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*Del Rey has previously sung about the front man of the band Guns N' Roses, Axl Rose, in the song "[[Axl Rose Husband (song)|Axl Rose Husband]]".
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*Del Rey has previously sung about front man Axl Rose of the band Guns N' Roses in the song "[[Axl Rose Husband (song)|Axl Rose Husband]]".
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*Heavy metal is also mentioned in "[[Smarty (song)|Smarty]]", "[[Mermaid Motel (song)|Mermaid Motel]]" and "[[Angels Forever, Forever Angels (song)|Angels Forever, Forever Angels]]".
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* Roses are frequently mentioned in Del Rey's songs, including "[[JFK (song)|JFK]]", "[[Bel Air (song)|Bel Air]]", "[[Stoplight De-Lite (song)|Stoplight De-Lite]]" and the [[Roses (song)|song of the same name]].
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* Summer is a constant theme in Del Rey's work; most notably in "[[Summertime Sadness (song)|Summertime Sadness]]", "[[Summer Wine (song)|Summer Wine]]", "[[Summer of Sam (song)|Summer of Sam]]" and "[[Summer Bummer (song)|Summer Bummer]]".
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* Las Vegas is also mentioned in "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]" and "[[Go Go Dancer (song)|Go Go Dancer]]".
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* The line "I can feel it coming in the air tonight" is thematically similar to "there's something in the wind, I can feel it blowing in" from "[[Change (song)|Change]]". It might be a reference to the 1980 song "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins that uses the exact same line.
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== Official versions ==
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* Album version — 4:30
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** Instrumental version — 4:27
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== Lyrics ==
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{{Scroll box|content = <poem>
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(Mmm)
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Heavy metal love of mine
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I should've learnt to let you stay
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You didn't want me all the time
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But you were worth it anyway
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'Cause you were so much better than the rest of them
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Out of all the others, you were the honest man
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He loved guns and roses, guns and roses
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He loved guns and roses
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He loved guns
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And roses, roses, roses
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Motorcycle love, divine
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I should've learnt to let you play
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I wasn't the marrying kind
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I should've done it anyway
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We should have left Las Vegas and then began again
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Took your bike to Detroit, back to the promised land
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He loved guns and roses, guns and roses
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He loved guns and roses
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He loved guns
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And roses, roses, roses
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I can feel it coming in the air tonight
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See you workin' on that blue Pacific
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I can see you bathing in the summer light
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Turnin' tan and you look terrific
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I think you got game, boy, game, boy
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You got game, boy, game, boy
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You got game, boy, game, boy
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You got game
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He loved guns and roses, guns and roses
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He loved guns and roses
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He loved guns
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And roses, roses, roses
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He loved guns and roses
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Guns and roses
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He loved guns and roses
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He loved guns
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And roses, roses, (roses), roses, (roses)
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Roses, roses, roses
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</poem>
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}}
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==Credits==
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'''Personnel'''
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* Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
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* Rick Nowels — songwriting, production, keyboards
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* Lee Foster — production, co-production
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* Phil Joly — recording, mixing
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* Vira Byramji — assitant recording, engineering
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* Blake Stranathan — guitar
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* Brian Griffin — drums
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* John Davis — mastering
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* Kieron Menzies — recording, engineering
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* Trevor Yasuda — assitant recording, engineering
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Revision as of 12:55, 15 November 2020

"Guns and Roses" is a song written and produced by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels, with co-production by Lee Foster. It was released on Del Rey's second major-label studio album Ultraviolence, serving as the second bonus track from the album.

Cross-references

Official versions

  • Album version — 4:30
    • Instrumental version — 4:27

Lyrics

(Mmm)

Heavy metal love of mine
I should've learnt to let you stay
You didn't want me all the time
But you were worth it anyway

'Cause you were so much better than the rest of them
Out of all the others, you were the honest man

He loved guns and roses, guns and roses
He loved guns and roses
He loved guns
And roses, roses, roses

Motorcycle love, divine
I should've learnt to let you play
I wasn't the marrying kind
I should've done it anyway

We should have left Las Vegas and then began again
Took your bike to Detroit, back to the promised land

He loved guns and roses, guns and roses
He loved guns and roses
He loved guns
And roses, roses, roses

I can feel it coming in the air tonight
See you workin' on that blue Pacific
I can see you bathing in the summer light
Turnin' tan and you look terrific

I think you got game, boy, game, boy
You got game, boy, game, boy
You got game, boy, game, boy
You got game

He loved guns and roses, guns and roses
He loved guns and roses
He loved guns
And roses, roses, roses

He loved guns and roses
Guns and roses
He loved guns and roses
He loved guns
And roses, roses, (roses), roses, (roses)

Roses, roses, roses

Credits

Personnel

  • Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
  • Rick Nowels — songwriting, production, keyboards
  • Lee Foster — production, co-production
  • Phil Joly — recording, mixing
  • Vira Byramji — assitant recording, engineering
  • Blake Stranathan — guitar
  • Brian Griffin — drums
  • John Davis — mastering
  • Kieron Menzies — recording, engineering
  • Trevor Yasuda — assitant recording, engineering


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