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"'''If You Lie Down with Me'''" is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]], from her eighth studio album and seventh major-label studio album ''[[Blue Banisters (album)|Blue Banisters.]]'' It was originally written in 2013 with her then-boyfriend [[Barrie-James O'Neill]] for ''[[Ultraviolence (album)|Ultraviolence]],'' it also features writing credits from [[Drew Erickson]].
   
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==Background==
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"'''If You Lie Down with Me'''" is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]], from her eighth studio album and seventh major-label studio album ''[[Blue Banisters (album)|Blue Banisters.]]'' It was originally written in 2014 with her then-boyfriend [[Barrie-James O'Neill]] for ''[[Ultraviolence (album)|Ultraviolence]],'' it also features writing credits from [[Drew Erickson]].
  
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Though the song was originally written in 2013, it is presumed that the song was reworked and re-recorded for ''Blue Banisters''.
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== Cross-references ==
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* Lying down is mentioned in "[[Fucked My Way Up to the Top (song)|Fucked My Way Up To The Top]]", "[[Joshy & I (song)|Joshy & I]]", "[[Ben (song)|Ben]]" and also in the background vocals of "[[Ultraviolence (song)|Ultraviolence]]".
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*The 4th of July is also mentioned in "[[You Can Be the Boss (song)|You Can Be the Boss]]", and [[4th of July (song)|the song of the same name]].
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*The chant in the chorus is similar to that of "[[American (song)|American]]" and "[[I Talk to Jesus (song)|I Talk to Jesus]]".
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* Trucks are also mentioned in "[[Violets for Roses (song)|Violets for Roses]]", "[[Kinda Outta Luck (song)|Kinda Outta Luck]]", "[[Bartender (song)|Bartender]]", and "[[Happiness Is a Butterfly (song)|Happiness Is a Butterfly]]".
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*The phrase "we both know" also appears in "[[Honeymoon (song)|Honeymoon]]" and "[[Diet Mountain Dew (song)|Diet Mountain Dew]]".
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*"Dance me all around the room" is also used in "[[Smarty (song)|Smarty]]".
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*"Spinning like a ballerina" is also used in "[[Queen of Disaster (song)|Queen of Disaster]]".
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* The line "Put your red boots on, baby giddy up" is similar to "Put your white tennis shoes on and follow me" from "[[Swan Song (song)|Swan Song]]".
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== Lyrics ==
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{{Scroll box|content = <poem>
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Put your red boots on, baby, giddy up
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Baby, won't you dance? Baby, gets away
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Treat me nice, talk to me with that whiskey breath
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Twirl me twice, I'll treat you like a holiday
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And don't say you're over me
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When we both know that you ain't
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Don't say you're over me
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Babe, it's already too late
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Just do what you do best with me
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Dance me all around the room
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Spin me like a ballerina, super high
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Dance me all around the moon
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Light me up like the Fourth of July
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Once, twice, three times the guy I
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Ever thought I would meet, so
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Don't say you're over me
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When we both know that you lie
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If you lie down, lie next to me
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La-la, la-la la, la-la, la-lie
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If you lie down, lie next to me
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La-la, la-la la, la-la, la-lie
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When you lie down, lie next to me
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Get your jacket on, be a gentleman
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Get into your truck and pick me up at eight
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'Cause we were built for the long haul freight train
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Burnt by fire without trial like a stowaway
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And don't say you're over me
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When they all know that you ain't
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If you lay down, lie next to me
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Dance me all around the room
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Spin me like a ballerina, super high
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Dance me all around the moon
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Like, six times till I'm sick and I cry
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Once, twice, three times the guy I
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Ever thought I would meet, so
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Don't say you're over me
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When they all know that you're lying
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If you lie down, lie next to me
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La-la, la-la la, la-la, la-lie (You lie, you lie)
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If you lie down, lie next to me
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La-la, la-la la, la-la, la-lie (You lie, you lie)
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When you lie down, lie next to me
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== Credits ==
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'''Personnel'''
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* [[Lana Del Rey]] — songwriting, production, vocals, horn arrangement
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* [[Drew Erickson]] — songwriting, production, mixing, piano, horn arrangement, drums, drum programming, bass, Moog bass, Prophet, mellotron
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* [[Barrie-James O'Neill]] — songwriting, additional production
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* Michael Harris — engineering, mixing
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* [[Dean Reid]] — acoustic guitar, engineering, mixing
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* Jon Sher — assistant engineering
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* Ben Fletcher — assistant engineering
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* Adam Ayan — mastering
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* Blake Cooper — tuba
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* Dan Fornero — trumpets
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* Dan Rosenboom — trumpets
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* Wayne Bergeron — trumpets
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* Loren Humphrey — drums
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== References ==
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{{Navbox album BB}}
   
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Revision as of 01:12, 15 November 2021

"If You Lie Down with Me" is a song by Lana Del Rey, from her eighth studio album and seventh major-label studio album Blue Banisters. It was originally written in 2013 with her then-boyfriend Barrie-James O'Neill for Ultraviolence, it also features writing credits from Drew Erickson.

Background

Though the song was originally written in 2013, it is presumed that the song was reworked and re-recorded for Blue Banisters.

Cross-references

Lyrics

Put your red boots on, baby, giddy up
Baby, won't you dance? Baby, gets away
Treat me nice, talk to me with that whiskey breath
Twirl me twice, I'll treat you like a holiday

And don't say you're over me
When we both know that you ain't
Don't say you're over me
Babe, it's already too late
Just do what you do best with me

Dance me all around the room
Spin me like a ballerina, super high
Dance me all around the moon
Light me up like the Fourth of July
Once, twice, three times the guy I
Ever thought I would meet, so
Don't say you're over me
When we both know that you lie

If you lie down, lie next to me
La-la, la-la la, la-la, la-lie
If you lie down, lie next to me
La-la, la-la la, la-la, la-lie
When you lie down, lie next to me

Get your jacket on, be a gentleman
Get into your truck and pick me up at eight
'Cause we were built for the long haul freight train
Burnt by fire without trial like a stowaway

And don't say you're over me
When they all know that you ain't
If you lay down, lie next to me

Dance me all around the room
Spin me like a ballerina, super high
Dance me all around the moon
Like, six times till I'm sick and I cry
Once, twice, three times the guy I
Ever thought I would meet, so
Don't say you're over me
When they all know that you're lying

If you lie down, lie next to me
La-la, la-la la, la-la, la-lie (You lie, you lie)
If you lie down, lie next to me
La-la, la-la la, la-la, la-lie (You lie, you lie)
When you lie down, lie next to me

Credits

Personnel

  • Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals, horn arrangement
  • Drew Erickson — songwriting, production, mixing, piano, horn arrangement, drums, drum programming, bass, Moog bass, Prophet, mellotron
  • Barrie-James O'Neill — songwriting, additional production
  • Michael Harris — engineering, mixing
  • Dean Reid — acoustic guitar, engineering, mixing
  • Jon Sher — assistant engineering
  • Ben Fletcher — assistant engineering
  • Adam Ayan — mastering
  • Blake Cooper — tuba
  • Dan Fornero — trumpets
  • Dan Rosenboom — trumpets
  • Wayne Bergeron — trumpets
  • Loren Humphrey — drums

References


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