"I Learned How to Make Love from the Movies" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It is an a cappella demo.
Background[]
The song leaked on February 3, 2020. On December 23, 2023, the original audio file of the song leaked. The song was included on a 20-track demo compilation put together by Del Rey in March 2009, titled Demo March 2009.
Cross-references[]
- The song's chorus also appears in "Every Man Gets His Wish", as its bridge. Many other lyrics from this song are reused for "Every Man Gets His Wish".
- Ruby Tuesday is also mentioned in the demos of "Hundred Dollar Bill".
- Del Rey is also called "Lana Rey" in "Trash Magic".
- The phrase "bad to the bone" is also used in "You Can Be The Boss".
- The phrase "before you kiss the alligator, don’t ask to see him later" is suspected of being a reference to "C U L8r Alligator".
- The phrase "diamond horseshoe ring" is also mentioned in "Greenwich", while "diamond horseshoe" is mentioned in "Axl Rose Husband".
- Betty Lou is also mentioned in "All Smiles".
- Alabama is mentioned in "Pin Up Galore", "1949", "I Talk to Jesus", and the demo of "Trash Magic".
- Cola is mentioned in numerous Del Rey songs, including "Us Against the World", "Serial Killer", "Florida Kilos", "Coca Colla", "Coca Cola", and others.
- Smoking is also mentioned in "The Next Best American Record", "In My Feelings", "Queen of the Gas Station", and "Ben".
- Direct reference to Ray.
Lyrics[]
I learned how to make love from the movies
Catch me a-waitressin' up Ruby Tuesday's
Says he wants to buy me and a white milkshake
I'll serve you up a special side of heartbreak
Betty Lou's working down at the Friendly's
Met a millionaire while she was serving him pancakes
She served her baby a Coke and went outside for a smoke
Before you kiss the alligator, don’t ask to see him later, oh
I learned how to make love from the movies
Catch me a-waitressin' up Ruby Tuesday's
Says he wants to buy me and a white milkshake (Ooh!)
I'll serve you up a special side of heartbreak
She said, "Lana Rey, you gotta do what I say
My man is sending his buddy Ray over your way
He knows you're bad to the bone and that you never come home
But he saw you in a picture and he really wants to meet ya
So if you see him, just do what I say"
I said, "Okay"
I learned how to make love from the movies
Catch me a-waitressin' up Ruby Tuesday's
Says he wants to buy me and a white milkshake
I'll serve you up a special side of heartbreak
He's my rodeo king and I'm his Alabama
Diamond horseshoe ring and I know how my man-uh
Likes it, likes it, likes it, ahh