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Revision as of 01:00, 30 October 2021

This is a section dedicated to every single people, or group of people (real or fictional) mentioned or referenced in her songs, poems, or music videos throughout her career, the list will keep updating constantly as there are many references to add considering the number of songs and poems released or unreleased.

The people listed are categorized under main categories, and then listed in alphabetic order. There are two sub-categories; 'Reference'. Direct, if the person is directly mentioned and Indirect if the person is not necesarily mentioned but alluded to. The second category is 'Line' which refers to the line or verse in a song or poem quoted.

Biblical and Mithological Figures

Adam & Eve

Lana Del Rey and Shaun Ross as Adam and Eve in the "Tropico" (2013) short film.

Adam

Adam is a biblical figure considered to be the first man ever created.

Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013)

  • Reference: Direct. Adam is one of the main characters of the short film. Portrayed by Shaun Ross.
Athena

A statue of Athena.

Athena

Acording to Greek mithology, Athena is the Goddess of Wisdom and also the Goddess of War.

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

05. "Salamander"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Here Zeus sent Athena and the rest of the immortals play"
The Wicked One

The physical incarnation of the Devil as a snake, as appears in the "Tropico" (2013) short film.

Devil

According to Christianity, the Devil is considered to the representation of evil. A once beautiful and perfect angel who embraced the darkness and turned evil.

Songs

Soundtrack Songs (2019):

"Don't Call Me Angel" (From the 'Charlie's Angel' soundtrack).

  • Reference: Direct. Although in the song the term is used more as an adjective than a figure.
  • Line: "I fell from heaven, now I'm living like a devil"

Unreleased songs:

"Kinda Outta Luck" (Demo)

  • Reference: Indirect
  • Line: "I gotta get you back, 'cause I gotta live, devil"

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

12. "My Bedroom is a Sacred Place Now - There Are Children at the Foot of my Bed"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "That the Devil is a real devil"

Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013)

  • Reference: Direct. The Devil is portrayed in the shape of a snake.
LDR as Eve

Lana Del Rey as Eve in the "Tropico" (2013) short film.

Eve

Eve is a biblical figure considered to be the first woman ever created.

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

12. "My Bedroom is a Sacred Place Now - There Are Children at the Foot of my Bed"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "I think about the curse bestowed upon Eve, that fateful eve"

Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013)

  • Reference: Direct. Eve is one of the main characters of the short film. Portrayed by Del Rey herself.

God (Christian God)

This category only lists the Christian God as a figure, not as an expressions (i.e. 'Oh my God').

Songs

Songs from Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant (2010):

07. "Mermaid Motel"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "God bless the universe, God bless the ocean"
  • Line: "God bless you and God bless me"

09. "Pawn Shop Blues"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "But I'd rather know what God knows"

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

09. "Carmen"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond"

13. "Without You"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "I even think I found God"

Songs from Paradise (2012):

06. "Gods & Monsters"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Me and God, we don’t get along, so now I sing"

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

08. "Money Power Glory"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "You talk lots about God, freedom comes from the call"

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

04. "God Knows I Tried"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: The chorus of the song mentions God multiple times.

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

10. "God Bless America – And All the Beautiful Women In It"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "God bless America and all the beautiful women in it"
  • Line: "God bless America and all the beautiful people in it"

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

02. "Chemtrails Over the Country Club"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "There's nothing wrong, contemplating God under the chemtrails over the country club"

03. "Tulsa Jesus Freak"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "And only God knows"

07. "Not All Who Wander Are Lost"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "You talk to God like I do"

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

02. "Blue Banisters"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Spring I skip, God knows"

Songs from other artists featuring Lana Del Rey:

"God Save Our Young Blood" (Børns featuring Lana Del Rey)

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "God save our young blood".

Unreleased songs:

"Life Is Beautiful"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "God wouldn’t do that"
  • Line: "God wouldn’t do that"

"Jesus Is My Boyfriend"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "My God thinks I’m smashing"
  • Line: "My God takes me dashing 'cross the party line"
  • Line: "My God treats me special"

"Wild One"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Freedom's my love, God is my king"
  • Line: "God bless America"
  • Line: "God bless the world at large"

"Wolf T-Shirt"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "I said to God: Make this man take away the hurt"
  • Line: "There's a reason God made you so beautiful"

Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013):

  • Reference: Direct. Although Del Rey uses the figure of John Wayne as God.
  • Line (Monologue): "Thank you God"
  • Line (Monologue): "And so, from being created in his likeness, to being banished for wanting to be too much like Him, we were cast out"

Gods (Various)

Songs

Songs from Paradise (2012):

06. "Gods & Monsters"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "In the land of gods and monsters"

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

12. "Nectar of the Gods"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "What cruel world is this, nectar of the gods"
  • Line: "Californ- I-A, homeland of the gods"
Jesus

Jesus in the "Tropico" (2013) short film. Portrayed by Kevin Lee Light.

Jesus (or Jesus Christ)

Jesus Christ is the son of God.

Songs

Songs from Sirens (2006):

13. "Move"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Jesus was a dying man. If he can't do it, no one can"

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

05. "Diet Mountain Dew"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Let's take Jesus off the dashboard. Got enough on his mind"

Songs from Paradise (2012):

04. "Body Electric"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Jesus is my bestest friend"

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

02. "Mariners Apartment Complex"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "So, kiss the sky and whisper to Jesus"

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

03. "Tulsa Jesus Freak"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "You should stay real close to Jesus"

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

14. "Cherry Blossom"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Swing it high like Jesus, wild and free"

Unreleased songs:

"I Talk to Jesus"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Showed me what Jesus said"
  • Line: "I want Jesus to take me out this life, baby"
  • Line: "And I talk to Jesus and ask him if he'll think of saving me"

"Jesus is My Boyfriend"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is about him, listed below are the lines mentioning his name.
  • Line: "He's Jesus Christ"
  • Lines: "Jesus is my boyfriend"

"Trash Magic" (Demo)

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "All that's real to me is Marilyn and Jesus"
  • Line: "All that's real to me is trailer parks and Jesus"
  • Line: "All that's real to me is ice cream trucks and Jesus"
  • Line: "Halloween and Jesus, fireworks and strangers, honey"

Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013):

  • Reference: Direct. Jesus is one of the characters on the film. Portrayed by Kevin Lee Light.

Lord

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

14. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood"

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

10. "God Bless America – And All the Beautiful Women In It"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Even when I walk, I walk with the Lord"
  • Line: "Even when I talk, I talk with the Lord's by my side"

Soundtrack Songs (2013):

"Young and Beautiful"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Dear Lord, when I get to Heaven"
LDR as Mary

Lana Del Rey as Mary in the "Tropico" (2013) short film.

Mary

Songs from Paradise (2012):

04. "Body Electric"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Mary prays the rosary for my broken mind"
  • Line: "Mary swaying softly to her heart's delight"

Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013):

  • Reference: Direct. Mary is one of the characters in the film. Portrayed by Del Rey herself.

Moses

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

04. "God Knows I Tried"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song refers to a verse from the book of Genesis from the Bible ("And God said; Let there be light". Then there was light", Genesis 1:3). Written by Moses.
  • Line: "Let there be light".

Solomon

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

04. "God Knows I Tried"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song refers to a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes from the Bible, written by Solomon ("The sun also rises and the sun goes down", Ecclesiastes 1:5).The line "The sun also rises" was later referenced by Ernest Hemingway on his novel of the same name. This reference also appears on this page category under the name 'Literature'.
  • Line: "The sun also rises"

Zeus

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

05. "Salamander"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Here Zeus sent Athena and the rest of the immortals play"

Family and Relatives

Charlie Grantt

Charlie Grant.

Charlie Grant (Brother)

Songs

Unreleased songs:

"For Charlie"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: Unknown. The song remains unleaked.

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

14. "Bare Feet On Linoleum"

  • Reference: Indirect
  • Line: "The secrets you keep will keep you in deep, like father and Amy and brother"
Chucky Grant

Chuck Grant.

Chuck Grant (Sister)

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

02. "Chemtrails Over the Country Club"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Me and my sister, just playing it cool"

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

02. "Blue Banisters"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Chuck is making birthday cake".

Unreleased songs:

• "Motel 6"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "In the spotlight, we see Jim and Chuck"

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

12. "My Bedroom is a Sacred Place Now - There Are Children at the Foot of my Bed"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "If you asked my sister to describe the first thing she thinks of when she thinks of me she would say: campfire smoke"

Madeleine McClean-Hill (Grandmother)

Songs

Songs from Lana Del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant (2010):

04. "Gramma (Blue Ribbon Sparkler Trailer Heaven)"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: The whole song mentions her grandmother.

Tattoos

Left hand

  • Reference: Direct. She has the letter 'M' (for Madeleine) on her left hand.
His wife

Patricia Grant

Patricia Hill-Grant (Mother)

Songs

Songs from "Sirens" (2006):

04. "My Momma"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: The whole song is about her mother.

12. "Aviation"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "So I'm going into aviation, yeah, mom"

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

10. "Old Money"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "My mother's glamour lives on and on"

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

05. "Black Bathing Suit"

  • Reference: Indirect
  • Line: "So I'm not friends with my mother, while I still love my dad"

11. "Wildflower Wildfire"

  • Reference: Indirect
  • Line: "My father never stepped in when his wife would rage at me".

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

01. "LA Who Am I to Love You"

  • Reference: Indirect
  • Line: "I never had a mother"

14. "Bare Feet On Linoleum"

  • Reference: Indirect
  • Line: "Don't take all your secrets alone to your watery grave about lovers and mother"

Music Videos

Short film "Ride" (2012):

  • Reference: Direct. Del Rey mentions her mother on the monlogue.
  • Line: "My mother told me that I had a chameleon soul"

Robert Grant Jr. (Father)

Songs

Songs from Sirens (2006):

12. "Aviation"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "I'm going into aviation, yeah, dad"

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

08. "Radio"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "That's what my father said"

Songs from Paradise (2012):

01. "Ride"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "That's the way my father made his life an art"

03. "Cola"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "I pledge allegiance to my dad for teaching me everything he knows"

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

10. "Old Money"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: My father's love was always strong

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

14. "Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me to Have – But I Have It"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: Calling from beyond the grave, I just wanna say, "Hi dad"

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

01. "Text Book"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "I was looking for the father I wanted back"
  • Line: "God I wish I was with my father"

11. "Wildflower Wildfire"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "My father never stepped in when his wife would rage at me"

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

14. "Bare Feet On Linoleum"

  • Reference: Indirect
  • Line: "The secrets you keep will keep you in deep, like father and Amy and brother"

Poems from Behind the Iron Gates - Insights from an Institution (TBD)

• "My Father Told Me If I Went Slowly, I'd Be Safe - But He Was Wrong"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: TBD.

Tex and Mex (Dogs)

Songs

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

02. "Blue Banisters"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Tex and Mex are in the Bay"

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

13. "Paradise Is Very Fragile"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "The horses and German shepherds were more important".

Fictional Characters

Adrian Pennino (From the Movie 'Rocky')

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Live or Die"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Baby, you Sylvester Stallone and I could be your Adrian".

Bugsy Malone (From the movie 'Bugsy Malone')

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Dum Dum"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "I belong to a bygone era, like the Bugsy Malone".

"Live or Die"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Baby, you Sylvester Stallone and I could be your Adrian".

Jessica Rabbit (From the movie 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?')

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Marilyn Monroe"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Everyone knows I'm like Jessica Rabbit".

Ophelia (From the book 'Hamlet' by William Shakespeare)

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

"In the Flats of Melrose"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Not me as Ophelia".

Tony Montana (From the movie 'Scarface')

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Live or Die"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "You can be my Tony Montana and I can be your Pfeiffer, fire".

Friends and Acquaintances

Emma Tillman

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

09. "Coachella – Woodstock In My Mind"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song talks about that time Del Rey attended Father John Misty's performance at Coachella 2017 with Emma Tillman.
  • Line: "I was at Coachella, leaning on your shoulder"

Jane Powers

Songs

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

13. "Living Legend"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is about her. On July 31, 2013, Del Rey posted on Facebook to her friend Jane Powers that she was her "main inspiration" and that she wrote a song for her called "Living Legend". Del Rey referenced the track again while thanking Powers at the end of the Ultraviolence booklet.
  • Line: "And sweet baby Jane don't know a thing".

Jennifer Stith

Songs

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

02. "Blue Banisters"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Jenny handed me a beer"
  • Line: "Jenny jumped into the pool"

Kira

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

"Thanks to the Locals"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Only one did, Kira. 'I don't really have much advice for you' she said"
  • Line: "Kira with her local area code and gratefully also her sponsor"

Nikki Lane

Songs

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

02. "Blue Banisters"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "She was swimming with Nikki Lane"
  • Line: "We were writing with Nikki Lane"

Violet

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

03. "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "And saw Violet bent backwards over the grass"

Poems from Behind the Iron Gates - Insights from an Institution (TBD):

• "Patent Leather Do-Over"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Sylvia, Marilyn, Violet, Diana"

Literature: Authors, Writers and Poets

Allen Ginsberg

Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013):

  • Reference: Indirect.
  • Line: Del Rey cites an excerpt of Ginsberg's 1955 poem 'Howl'.

Anna Sewell

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

12. "Black Beauty"

  • Reference: Indirect.
  • Line: It could be a reference to the 1877 book of the same title ('Black Beauty') by Anna Sewell.

Anthony Burgess

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

02. "Ultraviolence"

  • Reference: Indirect.
  • Line: The name of the album Ultraviolence, is a phrase coined in the classic 1962 novel "A Clockwork Orange".

Ernest Hemingway

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

08. "Money Power Glory"

  • Reference: Indirect.
  • Line: The line "the sun also rises" is the name of Ernest Hemingway on his 1926 novel of the same name ('The Sun Also Rises'), which is taken from a verse of Ecclesiastes on the Bible. This reference also appears on this page category under the name 'Biblical and Mithological Figures'.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Songs

Songs from Paradise (2012):

06. "Gods & Monsters"

  • Reference: Indirect (Quote). "God is dead" is a Nietzsche quote from 1883.
  • Line: "God's dead, I said baby that's alright with me".

Hunter S. Thompson

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

15. "Is This Happiness"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "You think you're Hunter S. Thompson"

J.R.R. Tolkien

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

07. "Not All Who Wander Are Lost"

  • Reference: Indirect (Quote). "Not all those who wander are lost" is a line from a poem written by Tolkien called “All That Glitters is Not Gold,” which appears in "The Fellowship of the Ring" (1954) from the "The Lord of the Rings" saga.
  • Line: "Not all those who wander are lost".

John Mitchum

Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013):

  • Reference: Indirect.
  • Line: John Wayne cites an excerpt of Mitchum 1971 poem "Why I Love America".

Oscar Wilde

Songs

Songs from Paradise (2012):

06. "Gods & Monsters"

  • Reference: Indirect (Quote)
  • Line: "Life imitates art" is a line from Oscar Wilde's 1889 essay "The Decay of Lying"

Robert Frost

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

02. "Music to Watch Boys To"

  • Reference: Indirect (Quote)
  • Line: "Nothing gold can stay"

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

03. "Venice Bitch"

  • Reference: Indirect (Quote).
  • Line: "Nothing gold can stay"

Sylvia Plath

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

14. "Hope Is A Dangerous Thing For A Woman Like Me to Have – But I Have It"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "24/7, Sylvia Plath"

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

14. "Bare Feet On Linoleum"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Stay on your path Sylvia Plath"

Poems from Behind the Iron Gates - Insights from an Institution (TBD):

• "Patent Leather Do-Over"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Sylvia, I knew what you meant when you talked about swimming in the ocean"
  • Line: "Sylvia, Marilyn, Violet, Diana"

T.S. Elliot

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

08. "Burnt Norton (Interlude)"

  • Reference: Indirect (Quote)
  • Line: The whole interlude is an excerpt from T.S. Elliot poem of the same name.

Ted Hughes

Poems

Poems from Behind the Iron Gates - Insights from an Institution (TBD):

• "Patent Leather Do-Over"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "You see, you can't fall in love with a man like Ted"

Vladimir Nabokov

Songs

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

02. "Off to the Races"

  • Reference: Indirect (Quote)
  • Line: "Light of my life, fire of my loins"

14. "Lolita"

  • Reference: Indirect (Quote)
  • Line: The whole song is inspired by Nabokov's 1955 book of the same name.

Tattoos

Right arm

  • Reference: Direct. Del Rey has one tattoo on her right arm. It says "Nabokov Whitman", made in reference to two writers, Vladimir Nabokov and Walt Whitman.

Walt Whitman

Songs

Songs from Paradise (2012):

04. "Body Electric"

  • Reference: Direct and Indirect (Quote).
  • Line: "Whitman is my daddy"


Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013):

  • Reference: Indirect.
  • Line: Del Rey cites an excerpt of Whitman's 1855 poem "I Sing the Body Electric" from his book titled "Leaves of Grass".

Tattoos

Right arm

  • Reference: Direct. Del Rey has one tattoo on her right arm. It says "Nabokov Whitman", made in reference to two writers, Vladimir Nabokov and Walt Whitman.

William Ernest Henley

Songs

Songs from "Lust For Life" (2017)

02. "Lust For Life" (feat. The Weeknd)

  • Reference: Indirect (Quote).
  • Line: "Cause we're the masters of our own fate. We're the captains of our own souls"

Love Interests

Ben

Songs

Unreleased songs:

"Ben"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is about him, but the lines in which his name is mentioned are listed below.
  • Line: "Ben's song, another try"
  • Line: "Not that you deserve it right now, Ben"

Bill (Billy)

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

10. "The Next Best American Record"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Why the thousands of girls love the way Bill plays guitar"

Unreleased songs:

"Driving in Cars With Boys"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Mommy's Mercedes or Billy's pick-up truck"

"Super Movie"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "I think it'd be good for you, Billy. You never wanna do nothing anymore"

"Trash Magic"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Yes, Bill, I will, it's the day of the parade"

"Unidentified Flying Bill"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: Bill takes me down to the beach
  • Line: "Well, I don't know about those, Bill"

Elliot

Songs

Songs from "From the End" (2005):

08. "Dear Elliot"

  • Reference: Direct. The song is titled after Elliot, thus presumably the whole song is about him.

Jim (Jimmy or J)

This category only lists the references to 'J'. The songs refering to 'Jim Morrison' and 'Jimmy Gnecco' are listed under the category 'Music'.

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

02. "Ultraviolence"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Jim told me that"
  • Line: "Jim brought me back"
  • Line: "Jim raised me up"
  • Line: "Jim taught me that"

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

08. "How to Disappear" (Live Version)

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Jim met me down at the training yard"

Unreleased songs:

"All Smiles"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Jimmy, let me get a better look at your face"
  • Line: "A little banana split for you, Jim"

"Hundred Dollar Bill"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Jimmy pulls up in his blue Chevy Nova"
  • Line: "J is a romantic roller-coaster"

"Motel 6"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "In the spotlight, we see Jim and Chuck"

"You're Gonna Love Me"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Jim, I'mma dedicate this whole album to you"

Joe

It is speculated to refer to Joe Schilling.

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

08. "How to Disappear" (Album Version)

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Joe met me down at the training yard"

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

06. "Never to Heaven"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "That's what I was thinking this morning Joe"
  • Line: "You see, Joe. It's times like this that the marine layer liftfs off the sea on the dock with out candle"

John

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

08. "How to Disappear"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "John met me down on the boulevard"

Josiah

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

"In the Flats of Melrose"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "I love you Josiah"

K

Songs

Songs from Sirens (2006):

01. "Drive By" (Also known as "For K")

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: K's a friend of mine

Songs from Lana Del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant (2010):

-05. "For K, Pt. 2"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: K is only mentioned in the title and presumably the whole song is dedicated to him

Unreleased songs:

"For K" (Also known as "For K, Pt. 1")

  • Reference: Fans speculate whether a song with this title actually exists as a precursor to the song "For K, Pt. 2", though no song has been confirmed to be called by it.

Mike

Songs

Unreleased songs:

"Wild One"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Can't be bitter when I talk about him, Mike"
  • Line: "It's the middle of the winter, but in my mind it's summer, Mike"

Nick Drake

Songs

Songs from Sirens (2006):

03. "A Star for Nick"

  • Reference: Direct. The reference is only in its title.

Ray

Songs

Songs from Lana Del Ray AKA Lizzy Grant (2010):

01. "Kill Kill"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Tell me about Ray and his girl"

08. "Raise Me Up (Mississippi South)"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Ray, Ray, Ray, raise me up"

Unreleased songs:

"Wayamaya"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "And we changed our names to Lana and Ray"

Movie Stars: Actors and Actresses

James Dean

Songs

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

02. "Blue Jeans"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "It was like James Dean, for sure"

Unreleased Songs:

"Children of the Bad Revolution"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "Where the bad boys roll hard, dressing like James Dean"
  • Line: "Just like they're James Dean"

Jayne Mansfield

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Dum Dum"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "Mansfield ringer from the Hollywood silver screen"

John Wayne

Music Videos

Short film "Tropico" (2013):

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: John Wayne is one of the characters from the film. He cites an excerpt of Mitchum 1971 poem "Why I Love America".
Marilyn in Tropico

Marilyn as appears in the "Tropico" (2013) short film. Portrayed by Jodi Fleisher.

Marilyn Monroe

Songs

Songs from Paradise (2012):

04. "Body Electric"

  • Reference: Direct and indirect.
  • Line: "Marilyn's my mother"
  • Line: "Diamonds are my bestest friends" is a reference to the Marilyn Monroe song "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" from the 1953 movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".

Unreleased Songs:

"Children of the Bad Revolution"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "And the it girls blow kisses just like Marilyn"

"Hollywood's Dead"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "Marilyn's sad, Hendrix is lying there"

"Marilyn"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Marilyn, Marilyn, Marilyn, Marilyn"
  • Line: "Are you wearing nothing tonight, Marilyn?"

"Marilyn Monroe"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "And I'm singing happy birthday like Marilyn Monroe"
  • Line: "While I'm singing for the soldiers like Marilyn Monroe"
  • Line: "Cause I'm strong, but I'm lonely like Marilyn Monroe"

"Me & My Boyfriend"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "Elvis and Marilyn"

"Trash Magic" (Demo)

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "All that's real to me is Marilyn and Jesus"

Music Videos

"National Anthem" Music Video (2013)

Short film "Tropico" (2013):

  • Reference: Direct. Marilyn Monroe is one of the characters from the film.

Michelle Pfeiffer

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Live Or Die"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "You can be my Tony Montana and I can be your Pfeiffer, fire"

Ruth Roland

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Hollywood's Dead"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "Roland is dying"

Sylvester Stallone

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Live Or Die"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "Baby, you Sylvester Stallone and I could be your Adrian"

Music: Singers and Bands

Amy Winehouse

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

16. "Get Free"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "For Amy and for Whitney"

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

14. "Bare Feet On Linoleum"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line:  "The secrets you keep will keep you in deep like Amy and father and brother"

Tattoos

Chest:

Reference: Direct. Del Rey has four names tattooed across the top of her chest, "Whitney Amy" on the right. They stand for Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse".

Axl Rose (Lead singer of Guns N' Roses)

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Axl Rose Husband"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is dedicated to him, listed below are the specific mentions to him.
  • Line:  "You my Axl Rose Husband"

Belinda Carlisle

Songs

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

04. "Video Games"

  • Reference: Indirect. A reference to her 1987 song "Heaven is a Place On Earth".
  • Line:  "Heaven is a place on earth with you"

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

02. "Ultraviolence"

  • Reference: Indirect. A reference to her 1987 song "Heaven is a Place On Earth".
  • Line:  "Heaven is on earth"

Biggie Smalls

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Prom Song (Gone Wrong)"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "You played me Biggie Smalls and then my first Nirvana song"

Billie Holiday

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

11. "The Blackest Day"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "All I hear is Billie Holiday. It's all that I play"

Tattoos

Chest:

Reference: Direct. Del Rey has four names tattooed across the top of her chest, "Whitney Amy" on the right, and "Nina Billie" on the left. They stand for Nina Simone and Billie Holiday.

Billy Joel

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

02. "Lust For Life"

  • Reference: Indirect. It's a reference to Billy Joel's 1977 song "Only the Good Die Young".
  • Line:  "They say only the good die young"

Bob Dylan

Songs

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

02. "Off to the Races"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Bob Dylan's 1965's song "Like A Rolling Stone".
  • Line:  "The way I roll like a rolling stone".

Songs from Paradise (2012):

08. "Bel Air"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Bob Dylan's 1973 song "Knockin' On Heaven's Door".
  • Line:  "So I run like I'm mad to heaven's door"

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

09. "Religion"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Bob Dylan's 1969 song "Lay, Lady, Lay".
  • Line:  "All I hear is music, like Lay, Lady, Lay"

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

13. "Tomorrow Never Came"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Bob Dylan's 1969 song "Lay, Lady, Lay".
  • Line:  "Lay, Lady, Lay, on that side of Paradise"

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

02. "The Land of 1000 Fires"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "Dylan. I hear Dylan when I look at you"
  • Line: "You, Vernon, Dylan"

Unreleased Songs:

"Joan and Bobby"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is about Joan Baez and Bob Dylan's romance.
  • Line:  "Just as she and Bobby did"

Bruce Springsteen

Songs

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

11. "Summertime Sadness"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song references Springsteen's 1984 song "I'm On Fire".
  • Line: "Baby, I'm on fire"

Songs from Paradise (2012):

02. "American"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "Springsteen is the king, don't you think?"

04. "Body Electric"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song references Springsteen's 1984 song "I'm On Fire".
  • Line: "I'm on fire"

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

16. "Flipside"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "Springsteen's on the radio"

Cher

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Marilyn Monroe"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "The Dick Van Dyke Show, we're Cher and Bono"

Chris Isaak

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"In the Sun"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Isaak's 1989 song "Wicked Game".
  • Line:  "Such a wicked game"

Courtney Love

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

10. "Dance Till We Die"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "Courtney almost burned my home".

Covers

• "Heart-Shaped Box"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song is a cover of Nirvana's 1993 song written by Kurt Cobain about Courtney Love.

Crosby, Still and Nash

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

12. "Bartender"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "Crosby, Stills and Nash is playing"

Cyndi Lauper

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

12. "Bartender"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Cyndi Lauper's 1983 song "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun".
  • Line: "Sometimes girls just want to have fun".

David Lee Roth (Lead singer of Van Halen)

Songs

Songs from Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant (2010):

13. "Mermaid Motel"

  • Reference: "Diamond Dave is a 2003 studio album by David Lee Roth, the lead singer of Van Halen.
  • Line: "Diamond Dave and Ray Lee".

David Bowie

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

03. "Terrence Loves You"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to David Bowie's 1969 song "Space Oddity"
  • Line:  "Ground control to Major Tom"

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

11. "The Greatest"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to David Bowie's 1971 song "Life on Mars?"
  • Line:  "Life on Mars ain't just a song".

Dennis Wilson

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

11. "The Greatest"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "Dennis' last stop before Kokomo"

Eagles

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

04. "God Knows I Tried"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song mentions two Eagle's songs; 1976 Eagle's signature song "Hotel California" and 1973's song "Tequila Sunrise".
  • Line:  "Like Tequila Sunrise"
  • Line: "Put on that Hotel California"

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

10. "The Next Best American Record"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "We played Eagles down in Malibu"

Elton John

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

13. "Tomorrow Never Came"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Elton John's 1971 song "Tiny Dancer".
  • Line:  "You'd be my tiny dancer"

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

02. "Mariners Apartment Complex"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Elton John's 1973 song "Candle in the Wind".
  • Line:  "I ain't no candle in the wind"

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

03. "Tulsa Jesus Freak"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Elton John's 1973 song "Candle in the Wind".
  • Line: "No more candle in the wind".

08. "Yosemite"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Elton John's 1973 song "Candle in the Wind".
  • Line: "No more candle in the wind".

Elvis Presley

Elvis

Songs

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

10. "Million Dollar Man"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Elvis Presley's 1956 song "Blue Suede Shoes".
  • Line: "One for the money two for the show"

Songs from Paradise (2012):

02. "American"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Elvis is the best, hell yes"

04. "Body Electric"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Elvis is my daddy"

Short film "Tropico" (2013):

  • Reference: Direct. Elvis Presley is one of the characters from the film.

Unreleased Songs:

"Elvis"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is about Elvis Presley.
  • Line: "Baby's breath and Elvis lyrics".
  • Line: "Elvis, where are you when I need you most?"

"Hollywood's Dead"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Hollywood's dead, Elvis is crying"

Father John Misty

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

09. "Coachella – Woodstock In My Mind"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song talks about being at a Father John Misty's live concert while being with his wife Emma Tillman.
  • Line: "Watchin' your husband swing in time"

Frank Sinatra

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

14. "Heroin"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Sinatra's 1964 song "Fly Me to the Moon".
  • Line: "I'm flying to the moon again".

Unreleased Songs:

"Hollywood's Dead"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "And you are livin' proof, Sinatra aloof"

Frankie Miller

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

02. "Lust for Life"

  • Reference: Indirect. "Blue Skies Forever" is a song by Frankie Miller on the soundtrack to the 1983 teen sports drama "All The Right Moves".
  • Line: "Blue skies forever"

George Jones

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

09. "Breaking Up Slowly"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "George got arrested out on the lawn"

Guns N' Roses

Songs

Songs from Paradise (2012):

08. "Bel Air"

  • Reference: Indirect. the song cites two Guns N' Roses songs; 1988's song "Sweet Child 'o Mine" and their 1990's cover of "Knocking On Heaven's Door" originally recorded from Bob Dylan.
  • Line: "So I run like a child to heaven’s door"
  • Line: "Mon amour, sweet child of mine, you’re divine"

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

13. "Guns and Roses"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "He loved guns and roses, guns and roses"

Hank Williams

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

• "Hey Blue Baby"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Put the Hank Williams on"

• "I Must Be Stupid for Being So Happy"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "I just put Hank Williams on"

Janis Joplin

Songs

Songs from soundtracks:

• "Young and Beautiful" (Demo Version)

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Channeling Joplin, Jimmy Page now"

Unreleased Songs:

• "Hollywood"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "I walk on water and I dance like Joplin"

Jared Leto

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

• "Last Girl On Earth"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Chariots of gold, I ride with Jay-Z, Jared Leto"

Jay Z

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

• "Last Girl On Earth"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Chariots of gold, I ride with Jay-Z, Jared Leto"

Jeff Buckley

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

12. "Black Beauty"

  • Reference: Indirect. The title 'Black Beauty' appears on Buckley's 1994 song "Mojo Pin" that includes the lyric "Black beauty I love you so, so. Black, black, black beauty". This might also be a reference to Anna Sewell's 1877 novel of the same name. You can read more about this reference under the category: Literature.
  • Line: "Black beauty, baby, black beauty, baby".

Jim Morrison (Lead singer of The Doors)

Songs

Songs from Paradise (2012):

06. "Gods & Monsters"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Living like Jim Morrison"

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

08. "Tessa DiPietro"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "Jim Morrison at the Hollywood Bowl, 1968, check date"
  • Line: "Oh - and Jim died at 27 so find another frame of reference when you’re referencing heaven"
  • Line: "And have you ever read the lyrics to ‘People are Strange’? He made no sense!"

Unreleased Songs:

• "Hollywood"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "I walk on water and I dance like Joplin"

Jimmy Gnecco

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

• "Jimmy Gnecco"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is about him.
  • Line: "I say, Hey Jimmy Gnecco"

Jimmy Hendrix

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

• "Hollywood's Dead"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Hendrick is lying there".

Jimmy Page (Lead guitarrist of Led Zeppelin)

Lead guitarrist of the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Specific references to Led Zeppelin are listed under the category of the same name.

Songs

Songs from soundtracks:

• "Young and Beautiful" (Demo Version)

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Channeling Joplin, Jimmy Page now"

Joan Baez

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

10. "Dance Till We Die"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is about one time when Del Rey and Joan Baez met and went out clubbing to an Afro-Caribbean two-step club in Louisiana and danced all night.
  • Line: "I'm covering Joni and I'm dancing with Joan".
  • Line: "We'll keep walking on the sunny side".
  • Line: "Killing it, talking shit, Joan said she was gonna quit".

Unreleased Songs:

"Joan and Bobby"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is about Joan Baez and Bob Dylan's romance.
  • Line:  "Joan said something: Don't feel too bad being weird".
  • Line: "Joan, wait. Sometimes just a little movement".
  • Line: "Joan just kept on clueing".
  • Line: "Joan's about telling me something uplifting".
  • Line: "Just as she and Bobby did"

John Lennon

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

13. "Tomorrow Never Came"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Lennon and Yoko, we would play all day long".

Unreleased Songs:

• "Hollywood's Dead"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Lennon wake up".

Joni Mitchell

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

09. "California"

  • Reference: Indirect. Although it's a direct reference to Joni Mitchell's 1971 song also titled "California" ("Reading Rolling Stones, reading Vogue").
  • Line: "I'll pick up all of your Vogues and all of your Rolling Stones".

12. "Bartender"

  • Reference: Indirect. Although it's a direct reference to Joni Mitchell's 1970 album "Ladies of the Canyon".
  • Line: "All the ladies of the canyon wearing black to their house parties".
  • Line: "All the ladies of the canyon wearing white for their tea parties".

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

10. "Dance Till We Die"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "I'm covering Joni and I'm dancing with Joan".

11. "For Free"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song doesn't mention Joni Mitchell, but it's a cover of Mitchell's 1970 song off the album "Ladies of the Canyon".

Unreleased Songs:

• "Yes to Heaven"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line is a reference to Joni Mitchell's 1971 song "California" ("They won't give peace a chance").
  • Line: "Give peace a chance".

Kanye West

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

11. "The Greatest"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Kanye West is blond and gone".

Kings of Lions

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

01. "White Dress"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Just listening Kings of Lions to the beat".

Kurt Cobain (Lead singer of Nirvana)

Lead singer of Nirvana. Specific references to Nirvana are listed under the category of the same name.

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

• "Hollywood's Dead"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Cobain stop lying there".

Lady Gaga

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

• "So Legit"

  • Reference: Direct. The whole song is considered to be a 'diss track' to Lady Gaga. Listed below are the direct lines that mention her.
  • Line: "Stefani you suck, I know you're selling twenty million".
  • Line: "Have we all gone Gaga crazy?"

Led Zeppelin

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

09. "Coachella – Woodstock In My Mind"

  • Reference: Indirect. The chorus references the Led Zeppelin's 1971 song "Stairway to Heaven".
  • Line: "I'd trade it all for a stairway to heaven".

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

10. "The Next Best American Record"

  • Reference: Indirect. The first verse of the track references their 1973 album "Houses of the Holy".
  • Line: "My baby used to dance under eath my architecture, to the 'House of the Holy'.

Leonard Cohen

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

03. "Venice Bitch"

  • Reference: Indirect. In the song Del Rey mentions the name of Leonard Cohen's 1966 novel "Beautiful Losers"
  • Line: "La, la, la, la, la, la. Losers, beautiful losers".

Lou Reed

Songs

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

01. "Born to Die"

  • Reference: Indirect. Del Rey references Lou Reed's 1972 song "Walk on the Wild Side".
  • Line: "Come and take a walk on the wild side".

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

04. "Brooklyn Baby"

  • Reference: Direct. Not only does it mention Lou Reed, but he was going to be featured on the song, but he sadly passed away.
  • Line: "He plays guitar while I sing Lou Reed".

Mariah Carey

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

• "Live or Die"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "You can be my Tommy Mottola and I can be Mariah, tiger".

Mötley Crüe

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

14. "Heroin"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Life rocked me like Mötley".

Neil Young

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

16. "Get Free"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line below is a reference to Neil Young's 1979 song "Hey, Hey, My, My" ("Out of the blue and into the black").
  • Line: "Out of the black (Out of the black. Into the blue (Into the blue)".

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

07. "Cinnamon Girl"

  • Reference: Indirect. The title is borrowed from Neil Young's 1970 song also called "Cinnamon Girl".
  • Line: The reference is in the title.

New Radicals

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

  • Reference: Indirect. The line listed below is a reference to the New Radical's 1998 hit "You Get What You Give" ("You've got the music in you"
  • Line: "You've got the music in you, don't you?").

Nina Simone

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

11. "The Other Woman"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song is a cover of Jessie Mae Robinson's song "The Other Woman" popularized by Nina Simone.

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

14. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song is a cover of Nina Simone's 1964 song "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood".

Tattoos

Chest

  • Reference: Direct. Del Rey has four names tattooed across the top of her chest, "Whitney Amy" on the right, and "Nina Billie" on the left. They stand for Nina Simone and Billie Holiday.

Nirvana

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Prom Song (Gone Wrong)"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "You played me Biggie Smalls and then my first Nirvana song"

Songs from Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant (2010):

03. "Oh Say Can You See"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "The voice of Nirvana says: Come as you are"

Songs from Blue Banisters (2021):

11. "Wildflower Wildfire"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song could be referencing Nirvana's 1992 song "Lithium".
  • Line: "Comfortably numb, but with lithium came poetry".

Covers:

• "Heart-Shaped Box"

  • Reference: Direct. The song is a cover of Nirvana's 1993 song if the same name.

Patsy Cline

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

04. "Cherry"

  • Reference: Indirect. The chorus of "Cherry" references Patsy Cline's 1961 song "I Fall to Pieces"
  • Line: "I fall to pieces when I'm with you".

Phil Collins

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

13. "Guns and Roses"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song's bridge borrows Phil Collins' 1981 hit "In the Air Tonight" (Lyrics: "I can feel it coming in the air tonight").
  • Line: "I can feel it coming in the air tonight").

Prince

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

04. "Let Me Love You Like A Woman"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song's bridge references Prince's classic 1984 album and song "Purple Rain".
  • Line: "We could get lost in the purple rain").

Ray Gillen

Songs

Unreleased songs:

• "Greenwich"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "And your leather, looking like Ray Gillen".

Savage Garden

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

14. "Florida Kilos"

  • Reference: Indirect. The lyrics 'Chica Cherry Cola' is a reference to the lyrics of the 1996 song "I Want You" by the Australian pop duo Savage Garden.
  • Line: "Chica Cherry Cola lime"

Sean Ono Lennon

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

13. "Tomorrow Never Came"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Isn't life crazy, now that I'm singing with Sean?"

Simon & Garfunkel

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

04. "Cherry"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line referencing the duo Simon & Garfunkel is taken from their 1968 cover of the traditional English song 'Scarborough Fair'. Del Rey has confirmed the reference is intentional as she performed the song after singing "Cherry" on her 'LA to the Moon Tour'.
  • Line: "Rosemary and Thyme".

12. "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems"

  • Reference: Indirect. The chant 'lie, la, lia' is taken from the duo's 1969 song 'The Boxer'.
  • Line: "Lie, la, lie".

Sid and Nancy

Sid Vicious and Nancy Spunguen.

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

• "Backfire"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "We're like Sid and Nancy, loving the fight".

• "Hollywood's Dead"

  • Reference: Direct. Although only Sid Vicious is mentioned.
  • Line: "Vicious in flames".

• "Never let Me Go"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "I can be your Nancy, you can be my Sid"

Sonny Bono

Songs

Unreleased Songs:

"Marilyn Monroe"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line:  "The Dick Van Dyke Show, we're Cher and Bono".

Steppenwolf

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

07. "Art Deco"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line from "Art Deco" is a reference to the 1968 song "Born to Be Wild", most notably featured on the 1969 film "Easy Rider", a film also referenced by Del Rey on songs like "Angels Forever, Forever Angels" and "Freak".
  • Line: "Born to be wild"

Stevie Nicks

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

10. "Dance Till We Die"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Stevie is calling on the telephone"

Sun Ra

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

01. "White Dress"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Like Sun Ra".

Tammy Wynette

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

10. "Breaking Up Slowly"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "I don't wanna end up like Tammy Wynette"

The Angels

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

02. "Lust For Life"

  • Reference: Indirect. The song reference girl group The Angel's 1963 song "My Boyfriend's Back".
  • Line: "My boyfriend's back and he's cooler than ever".

The Beach Boys

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

01. "Love"

  • Reference: Indirect. Del Rey's song references The Beach Boys' 1964 song "Don't Worry Baby".
  • Line: "Don't worry, baby".

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

11. "The Greatest"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "I miss the bar where The Beach Boys would go".

The Crystals

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

02. "Ultraviolence"

  • Reference: Indirect. Del Rey borrows The Crystal's 1962 song "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)".
  • Line: "He hit me and it felt like a kiss".

Unreleased Songs:

• "Beautiful Player"

  • Reference: Indirect. Del Rey borrows The Crystal's 1962 song "He Hit Me (It Felt Like a Kiss)".
  • Line: "Hit me and it felt like a kiss".

The Doors

Poems

Poems from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

08. "Tessa DiPietro"

  • Reference: Indirect. Del Rey quotes the 1967 song "People are Strange".
  • Line: "And have you ever read the lyrics to ‘People are Strange’? He made no sense!"

The Kinks

Songs

Unreleased songs:

• "Butterflies (Part 2)"

  • Reference: Indirect. Del Rey mentions The Kinks' 1970 song "Lola".
  • Line: "He puts on 'Lola' by the Kinks and he dances 'round".

The Mamas & The Papas

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

04. "Fuck It I Love You"

  • Reference: Indirect. Del Rey references the Mamas & The Papas' 1968 song "Glad to Be Unhappy" (Lyrics: "Dream a little dream of me"). And 1966's hit "California Dreamin".
  • Line: "Dream a little dream of me".
  • Line: "California dreamin', got my money on my mind".

06. "Love Song"

  • Reference: Indirect. Del Rey references the Mamas & The Papas' 1968 song "Glad to Be Unhappy" (Lyrics: "Dream a little dream of me").
  • Line: "Dream a dream"

The White Stripes

Songs

Songs from Chemtrails Over the Country Club (2021):

01. "White Dress"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Listening to The White Stripes when they were white hot.

The Sugarhill Gang

Songs

Songs from Honeymoon (2015):

07. "Art Deco"

  • Reference: Indirect. The line references American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang's 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight".
  • Line: "Like your rapper's delight

Tommy James and the Shondells

Songs

Songs from Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019):

03. "Venice Bitch"

  • Reference: Indirect. Del Rey references Tommy James and the Shondell's 1968 song "Crimson and Clover".
  • Line: "My baby, crimson and clover".

Van Halen

Songs

Songs from Lana Del Ray A.K.A. Lizzy Grant (2010):

Whitney Houston

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

16. "Get Free"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "For Amy and for Whitney"

Tattoos

Chest:

Reference: Direct. Del Rey has four names tattooed across the top of her chest, "Whitney Amy" on the right. They stand for Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse".

Yoko Ono

Songs

Songs from Lust for Life (2017):

13. "Tomorrow Never Came"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Lennon and Yoko".

Politics, Monarchy & Crime

Bonnie & Clyde

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.

Songs

Songs from Ultraviolence (2014):

03. "Shades of Cool"

  • Reference: Direct. Although only Bonnie is mentioned and used in pural.
  • Line: "I'm one of many Bonnies blue".

06. "Sad Girl"

  • Reference: Direct. Although only Bonnie is mentioned.
  • Line: "His Bonnie on the side, Bonnie on the side, makes me a sad, sad girl".

Unreleased songs:

• "Live or Die"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Are we gonna be Bonnie and Clyde?"
  • Line: "I sense Bonnie and Clyde was two kids so good at being bad, bad, bad".

Cleopatra

Songs

Unreleased songs:

• "Last Girl On Earth"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Cleopatra used to rule, but she got nothing on me now"

Diana, Princess of Wales

Poems

Poems from Behind the Iron Gates - Insights from an Institution (TBD):

• "Patent Leather Do-Over"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "Sylvia, Marilyn, Violet, Diana".

Eric Garcetti

Poems

Poms from Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020):

01. "LA Who Am I to Love You"

  • Reference: Direct
  • Line: "The reason for Garcetti's extra security".

Jackie Kennedy

Songs

Unreleased songs:

• "Marilyn Monroe"

  • Reference: Direct.
  • Line: "Cause you're the class president without Jackie O".

Music Videos

John Newton

Songs

Songs from Born to Die (2012):

  • Reference: Indirect. The song references Newton's 1779 hymn "Amazing Grace" (The verse of the poem are "I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see").
  • Line: "Lost but now I am found. I can see but once I was blind".

John F. Kennedy

Julius Caesar

Robert Kennedy

Songs

Unreleased songs:

Visual Artists: Painters, Photographers and Fashion Designers

Georgia O'Keeffe

Jean Paul Gaultier

Songs

Unreleased songs:

Norman Rockwell

Slim Aarons

Various

Arthur Miller

Songs

Unreleased songs:

Biddy Manson

Charles Manson

Tessa DiPietro

Tommy Motola