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|producer = [[Chris Braide]]<br>[[Emile Haynie]]
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|producer = [[Chris Braide]]
 
|recorded = April 23, 2011
  
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"'''Hollywood's Dead'''" is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in April 2011 and was produced by [[Chris Braide]]. A demo of the song leaked on September 11, 2012, alongside "[[Damn You (song)|Damn You]]", with the final versions of both songs - produced in 2012 - leaking on November 14, 2023. It is speculated to be an outtake from the ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'' sessions.
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"'''Hollywood's Dead'''" is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in 2011 and a demo of the song leaked on September 11, 2012 alongside "[[Damn You (song)|Damn You]]". The song was produced by [[Chris Braide]] and [[Emile Haynie]], and is speculated to be an outtake from the ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]'' sessions. A snippet of a final version was also leaked.
  
 
==Background==
  
==Background==
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On Facebook, Del Rey would write "Luv New Song w Very Favourite Super Producer Chris Braide". When asked what song she was referring to, she replied, "Called Hollywoods Dead".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Del Rey|first=Lana|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105220251/https://www.facebook.com/lanadelrey/posts/196293903746401%7C|url=https://www.facebook.com/lanadelrey/posts/196293903746401%7C|title=Luv New Song w Very Favourite Super Producer Chris Braide.|work=Facebook|archivedate=November 5, 2015|date=April 23, 2011}}</ref>
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The song was written with Chris Braide sometime before late April 2011. On Facebook, Del Rey wrote:
  
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<blockquote>''"Luv New Song w Very Favourite Super Producer Chris Braide."''</blockquote>
  
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When asked what song she was referring to, she replied:
  
   
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A snippet of the song's final version surfaced during March 2012, prior to the demo of the song leaking. The final version would later leak on November 14, 2023.
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<blockquote>''"Called Hollywoods Dead"''</blockquote>
  
   
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Del Rey acknowledged the song during an Instagram livestream on [[2017/July#July 27|July 27, 2017]], singing a portion of the song and mentioning that it is amongst her favorite unreleased songs and that she would include it on a compilation album of her favorite leaked songs, if she ever were to release one.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Celebrity Snapchat Diaries|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_uPbknbxcc|title=Lana Del Rey {{!}} Instagram Live Stream {{!}} 27 July 2017|work=YouTube|date=July 27, 2017|accessdate=February 7, 2024}}</ref>
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On working with Chris Braide, she praised him saying ''"He's Amazing. He gets it"''.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/lanadelrey/posts/196293903746401%7C Facebook post by Lana Del Rey on recording "Hollywood's Dead" with Chris Braide]</ref>
  
   
 
==Cross-references==
  
==Cross-references==
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*The song references many celebrities such as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. Other songs that reference celebrities include "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]", "[[Elvis (song)|Elvis]]" and "[[Marilyn Monroe (song)|Marilyn Monroe]]".
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*The song references many celebrities such as Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. Other songs that reference these icons include "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]", "[[Elvis (song)|Elvis]]", and "[[Marilyn Monroe (song)|Marilyn Monroe]]".
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*Mentions a "cruel world", title of later song "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]".
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*Directly references "[[Cruel World (song)|Cruel World]]".
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*"Blue" things are described in many songs including "[[Old Money (song)|Old Money]]" and "[[Methamphetamines (song)|Methamphetamines]]".
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*"Blue" things are described in many songs, including "[[Old Money (song)|Old Money]]" and "[[Methamphetamines (song)|Methamphetamines]]".
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*Hollywood is mentioned in songs such as "[[Daytona Meth (song)|Daytona Meth]]", "[[Lust for Life (song)|Lust for Life]]" and the [[Hollywood (song)|song of the same name]].
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*Hollywood is mentioned in songs such as "[[Daytona Meth (song)|Daytona Meth]]", "[[Lust for Life (song)|Lust for Life]]", and the [[Hollywood (song)|song of the same name]].
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*The 1950s are mentioned in "Marilyn Monroe" and "Methamphetamines".
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*The mention of "blue suede shoes" references the Elvis Presley song of the same name.
  
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*The 1950s are mentioned in "[[Marilyn Monroe (song)|Marilyn Monroe]]" and "[[Methamphetamines (song)|Methamphetamines]]".
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*Blue suede shoes are also mentioned in "[[California (unreleased song)|California]]".
   
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==Official versions==
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==Lyrics==
  
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*Final version — 3:44
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*Demo version — 3:26
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Our kind of love
  
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It was once in a lifetime
  
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It couldn't last
  
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It was doomed from the first time
  
   
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And you were 50s cool
  
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===Final version===
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In blue suede shoes
  
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{{Scroll box|content=<poem>
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But it was a cover for
  
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Our kind of love, it was once in a lifetime
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All of the trouble you got into
  
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It couldn't last, it was doomed from the first time
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And you were '50s cool in blue suede shoes
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But it was a cover for all of the trouble you got into
   
 
I always fall for the wrong guy
  
I always fall for the wrong guy
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That's what girls like me do, lose you
  
That's what girls like me do, lose you
   
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Don't tell me it's over
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Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
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Hollywood's dead, Elvis is cryin'
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Don't tell me it's over
  
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Vicious in flames, Bolan is dyin'
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And in the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
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Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful
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This kind of life wasn't meant for the good girl
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Try as I might, in the end, it's a cruel world
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And you are livin' proof, Sinatra aloof
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But you were an actor who only went after the ones who swooned
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I always fall for the same type
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Gangsters in Vegas on game night
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That's what girls like me like, the limelight
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Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
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Hollywood's dead, Elvis is crying
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Marilyn's sad, Hendrix is lyin' there
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In the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
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Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful
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If you should go before me, then know
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That I always loved you
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There's no one above you, babe
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Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
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Hollywood's dead, Elvis is crying
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Lennon, wake up, Cobain, stop lyin' there
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In the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
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Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful
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Say goodnight, you're so beautiful
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Hollywood's dead
  
Hollywood's dead
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Hollywood's dead
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Elvis is crying
  
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Hollywood's dead, yeah
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Vicious in flames
  
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Hollywood's dead
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Bolan is dying
  
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Hollywood's dead
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Hollywood's dead, yeah
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===Demo version===
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And in the light, you're
  
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{{Scroll box|content=<poem>
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Sickeningly beautiful
  
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Our kind of love, it was once in a lifetime
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Say goodbye, you're
  
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It couldn't last, it was doomed from the first time
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Sickeningly beautiful
  
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And you were '50s cool in blue suede shoes
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But it was a cover for all of the trouble you got into
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I always fall for the wrong guy
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Things that are bad always taste nice
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That's what girls like me do, lose you
   
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Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
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This kind of life
  
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Hollywood's dead, Elvis is cryin'
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Wasn't meant for the good girl
  
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Vicious in flames, Bolan is dyin'
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Try as I might
  
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And in the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
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In the end it's a cruel world
  
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Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful
   
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This kind of life wasn't meant for the good girl
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And you are living proof
  
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Try as I might, in the end, it's a cruel world
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Sinatra aloof
  
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And you are livin' proof, Sinatra aloof
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That you were an actor
  
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Who only went after the ones who swooned
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But you were an actor who only went after the ones who swooned
   
 
I always fall for the same type
  
I always fall for the same type
 
Gangsters in Vegas on game night
  
Gangsters in Vegas on game night
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That's what girls like me like
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That's what girls like me like, the limelight
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The limelight
  
   
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Don't tell me it's over
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Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
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Hollywood's dead, Elvis is crying
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Don't tell me it's over
  
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Marilyn's sad, Hendrix is lyin' there
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Hollywood's dead
  
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In the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
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Elvis is crying
  
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Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful
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Marilyn's sad
  
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Hendrix is lying there
  
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In the light, you're
  
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Sickeningly beautiful
  
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Say goodbye, you're
  
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Sickeningly beautiful
  
   
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If you should go
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If you should go before me, then know
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Before me then know
  
 
That I always loved you
  
That I always loved you
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There's no one above you, baby
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There's no one above you, babe
   
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Don't tell me it's over
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Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
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Hollywood's dead, Elvis is crying
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Don't tell me it's over
  
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Lennon, wake up, Cobain, stop lyin' there
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Hollywood's dead
  
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In the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
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Elvis is crying
  
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Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful
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Lennon, wake up
  
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Say goodnight, you're so beautiful
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Cobain, stop lyin' there
  
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In the light, you're
  
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Sickeningly beautiful
  
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Say goodbye, you're
  
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Sickeningly beautiful
  
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Say goodnight, you're
  
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So beautiful
  
   
 
Hollywood's dead
  
Hollywood's dead
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(Cut!)
 
(Cut!)
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[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
  
[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
 
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[[Category:Born to Die outtakes]]
  
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Latest revision as of 04:41, 29 March 2024

"Hollywood's Dead" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in April 2011 and was produced by Chris Braide. A demo of the song leaked on September 11, 2012, alongside "Damn You", with the final versions of both songs - produced in 2012 - leaking on November 14, 2023. It is speculated to be an outtake from the Born to Die sessions.

Background[]

On Facebook, Del Rey would write "Luv New Song w Very Favourite Super Producer Chris Braide". When asked what song she was referring to, she replied, "Called Hollywoods Dead".[1]

A snippet of the song's final version surfaced during March 2012, prior to the demo of the song leaking. The final version would later leak on November 14, 2023.

Del Rey acknowledged the song during an Instagram livestream on July 27, 2017, singing a portion of the song and mentioning that it is amongst her favorite unreleased songs and that she would include it on a compilation album of her favorite leaked songs, if she ever were to release one.[2]

Cross-references[]

Official versions[]

  • Final version — 3:44
  • Demo version — 3:26

Lyrics[]

Final version[]

Our kind of love, it was once in a lifetime
It couldn't last, it was doomed from the first time
And you were '50s cool in blue suede shoes
But it was a cover for all of the trouble you got into

I always fall for the wrong guy
Things that are bad always taste nice
That's what girls like me do, lose you

Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
Hollywood's dead, Elvis is cryin'
Vicious in flames, Bolan is dyin'
And in the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful

This kind of life wasn't meant for the good girl
Try as I might, in the end, it's a cruel world
And you are livin' proof, Sinatra aloof
But you were an actor who only went after the ones who swooned

I always fall for the same type
Gangsters in Vegas on game night
That's what girls like me like, the limelight

Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
Hollywood's dead, Elvis is crying
Marilyn's sad, Hendrix is lyin' there
In the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful

If you should go before me, then know
That I always loved you
There's no one above you, babe

Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
Hollywood's dead, Elvis is crying
Lennon, wake up, Cobain, stop lyin' there
In the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful
Say goodnight, you're so beautiful

Hollywood's dead
Hollywood's dead
Hollywood's dead, yeah
Hollywood's dead
Hollywood's dead
Hollywood's dead, yeah

Demo version[]

Our kind of love, it was once in a lifetime
It couldn't last, it was doomed from the first time
And you were '50s cool in blue suede shoes
But it was a cover for all of the trouble you got into

I always fall for the wrong guy
Things that are bad always taste nice
That's what girls like me do, lose you

Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
Hollywood's dead, Elvis is cryin'
Vicious in flames, Bolan is dyin'
And in the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful

This kind of life wasn't meant for the good girl
Try as I might, in the end, it's a cruel world
And you are livin' proof, Sinatra aloof
But you were an actor who only went after the ones who swooned

I always fall for the same type
Gangsters in Vegas on game night
That's what girls like me like, the limelight

Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
Hollywood's dead, Elvis is crying
Marilyn's sad, Hendrix is lyin' there
In the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful

If you should go before me, then know
That I always loved you
There's no one above you, babe

Don't tell me it's over, don't tell me it's over
Hollywood's dead, Elvis is crying
Lennon, wake up, Cobain, stop lyin' there
In the light, you're sickeningly beautiful
Say goodbye, you're sickeningly beautiful
Say goodnight, you're so beautiful

Hollywood's dead
Hollywood's dead
Hollywood's dead, yeah
Hollywood's dead
Hollywood's dead
Hollywood's dead, yeah

(Cut!)

References[]

  1. ↑ Del Rey, Lana (April 23, 2011). "Luv New Song w Very Favourite Super Producer Chris Braide.". Facebook. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151105220251/https://www.facebook.com/lanadelrey/posts/196293903746401%7C.
  2. ↑ Celebrity Snapchat Diaries (July 27, 2017). "Lana Del Rey | Instagram Live Stream | 27 July 2017". YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_uPbknbxcc. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
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