Changes: JFK (song)

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"JFK" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey produced by Rick Nowels. On May 6, 2013, a short low quality snippet of the song leaked. It was recorded in 2012 and is likely an outtake from the Paradise sessions. The full version of the song leaked on July 18, 2013.

Cross-references

The lyric "mind like a diamond" is also in "Carmen".
Direct reference to "Roses".
The lyrics "spin me round" can also be heard in many songs such as "American", "Queen of Disaster" and "On Our Way".
"Summer nights" are also referenced in "Young And Beautiful" and "Old Money".
Rock and roll is mentioned in many songs like "Greenwich", "Backfire", and "Push Me Down".
The lyric "baby doll" is also in "Push Me Down", "Girl That Got Away" and "Party Girl".
A lyric similar to "king of the town" is also used in "Starry Eyed".
Del Rey calls her lover a king in "Hawaiian Tropic", "Prom Song (Gone Wrong)", "Heavy Hitter", "Starry Eyed", "Salvatore" and "Queen of Disaster".

Lyrics

He smelled like a million roses bathed in rock and roll
Ours was the greatest love story ever told
Throat like an angel with a voice that was made of gold
That's my baby

He was the king of the town with a crown that would never fall
Heart that would beat like a bass for his baby doll
A one-in-a-million inimitable soul
That's my baby

Young or old, summer or cold
Young or old, summer or cold

You've got a way like JFK when you do it
The way that you move, it spins me 'round
Like a record, baby
And you've got a soul like no one I know
You're so new at it, the way you see through that shit
Breaks my heart and it drives me crazy

He was the king of the town with a crown that would never fall
A heart like a bass that would beat for his baby doll
Mind like a diamond, an inimitable soul
That's my baby

Young or old, summer or cold
Young or old, summer or cold

You've got a way like JFK when you do it
The way that you move, it spins me 'round
Like a record, baby
And you've got a soul like no one I know
You're so new at it, the way you see through that shit
Breaks my heart and it drives me crazy
It drives me crazy

You've got it and I want it
Late summer nights, in July, flaunt it
You know that you can always come home
To the one who gave you your name
'Cause I see a light in your eyes — it's so bright
And the skies, they open wide for you
So come to me, my baby

You've got a way like JFK when you do it
The way that you move, it spins me 'round
Like a record, baby
And you've got a soul like no one I know
You're so new at it, the way you see through that shit
Breaks my heart and it drives me crazy

It drives me crazy
It drives me crazy
Crazy, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh

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 *"Summer nights" are also referenced in <span style="font-size:14px;">"</span>[[Young And Beautiful (song)|Young And Beautiful]]<span style="font-size:14px;">" and "[[Old Money (song)|Old Money]]".</span>
 *Rock and roll is mentioned in many songs like "[[Greenwich (song)|Greenwich]]", "[[Backfire (song)|Backfire]]", and "[[Push Me Down (song)|Push Me Down]]".
-*The lyric "baby doll" is also in "[[Push Me Down (song)|Push Me Down]]" and "[[Girl That Got Away (song)|Girl That Got Away]]".
+*The lyric "baby doll" is also in "[[Push Me Down (song)|Push Me Down]]", "[[Girl That Got Away (song)|Girl That Got Away]]" and "[[Party Girl (song)|Party Girl]]".
 *A lyric similar to "king of the town" is also used in "[[Starry Eyed (song)|Starry Eyed]]".
 *Del Rey calls her lover a king in "[[Hawaiian Tropic (song)|Hawaiian Tropic]]", "[[Prom Song (Gone Wrong) (song)|Prom Song (Gone Wrong)]]", "[[Heavy Hitter (song)|Heavy Hitter]]", "[[Starry Eyed (song)|Starry Eyed]]", "[[Salvatore (song)|Salvatore]]" and "[[Queen of Disaster (song)|Queen of Disaster]]".