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+ | |artist = Lana Del Rey |
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+ | |written = [[Lana Del Rey]] |
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+ | |producer = [[Steven Mertens]] |
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+ | |recorded = 2007 |
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+ | |time = 6:21<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small> |
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+ | |next = [[Put Me in a Movie (song)|Put Me in a Movie]] |
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+ | |previous = [[Jump (song)|Jump]] |
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+ | |album = [[No Kung Fu (EP)|No Kung Fu]]}} |
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==Background and writing== |
==Background and writing== |
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− | In an interview with ex-boyfriend [[Mike Mizrahi|Michael Mizrahi]], Del Rey |
+ | In an interview with ex-boyfriend [[Mike Mizrahi|Michael Mizrahi]], Del Rey stated:<blockquote>"I wrote "Mermaid Motel" because I was so happy. I was on such a roll. I wrote three smashing songs, in my opinion. I wrote "[[Queen of the Gas Station (song)|Queen of the Gas Station]]", "[[Jump (song)|Jump]]" and "[[Put Me in a Movie (song)|Put Me in a Movie]]" in a week. And that's how it happens. I have to wait so long, I never know how long, could be years [for inspiration], but I know exactly when I have a song, and it comes all at once. It doesn't take long to write. It comes with the melody. It comes with the harmonies and I have to take as long as it takes that day, because then it does leave."<ref>http://lizzygrant4ever.tumblr.com/post/60113849123/lizzy-grant-interviewed-by-michael-mizrahi</ref></blockquote> |
− | + | A studio demo, recorded in 2007, leaked on July 1, 2017. The original file leaked the next day. The file comes from an album called "No Kung Fu Demos (Received 2007-09-06)" confirming that the demo was a track on Del Rey's EP, [[No Kung Fu (EP)|''No Kung Fu'']]. This version of the song was produced by [[Steven Mertens]]. |
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− | There is an alternate version called "Mermaid Hotel" |
+ | There is an alternate version called "Mermaid Hotel", with a length of 3:00. It is registered and remains unleaked.<ref>ISWC: T-902.048.482-6</ref> |
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== Music video == |
== Music video == |
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{{infobox mvideo |
{{infobox mvideo |
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|video = Lana Del Rey - Mermaid Motel |
|video = Lana Del Rey - Mermaid Motel |
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+ | |released = May 19, 2009 |
|length= 4:09 |
|length= 4:09 |
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|director = [[Lana Del Rey]] |
|director = [[Lana Del Rey]] |
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|producer = |
|producer = |
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+ | |filmed= 2009 |
|location= Unknown |
|location= Unknown |
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|vevo views= N/A |
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− | ==== Background and description ==== |
+ | ==== '''Background and description''' ==== |
− | Del Rey created her own homemade music video for the song in |
+ | Del Rey created her own homemade music video for the song in 2009 and posted it to YouTube on May 19, 2009. Like most of her earlier music videos, it features clips of Del Rey singing along to the song and clips she gathered from miscellaneous films and videos. |
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+ | *A motel is also referenced in "[[Motel 6 (song)|Motel 6]]". |
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== Official versions == |
== Official versions == |
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* Album version — 3:59 |
* Album version — 3:59 |
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+ | * [[No Kung Fu (EP)|''No Kung Fu'']] demo — 6:21 |
− | * "Mermaid Hotel" version — 3:00 |
+ | * "Mermaid Hotel" version <small>''(unleaked)''</small> — 3:00 |
==Lyrics== |
==Lyrics== |
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===Album version === |
===Album version === |
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{{Scroll box|content=<poem> |
{{Scroll box|content=<poem> |
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+ | Mhm mhm, mhm |
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− | [Verse 1] |
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− | + | Maybe we could go to Coney Island |
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− | Buy a white sweater for the last white day |
+ | Buy a white sweater for the last white day |
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+ | Of the summer |
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− | (It's very fancy) |
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+ | On Neptune Avenue |
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− | [Hook] |
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You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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Diamond Dave and Ray Lee |
Diamond Dave and Ray Lee |
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And you salute me, Miss America |
And you salute me, Miss America |
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Because I am, I am |
Because I am, I am |
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− | [Hook] |
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You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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− | [Brigde] |
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− | All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers |
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− | I've been beautiful for more than a thousand years |
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− | All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers |
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− | And stare at you baby, smile you the tear |
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− | Maybe we can go to Coney Island |
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God bless the universe, God bless the ocean |
God bless the universe, God bless the ocean |
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− | God bless |
+ | God bless you and God bless me |
− | God bless |
+ | God bless you and God bless me |
− | [Hook] |
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You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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− | You say take it off, take it off |
+ | You say take it off, t-take it off |
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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− | You say |
+ | You say take it off |
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− | [Outro] |
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</poem>}} |
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===Demo version=== |
===Demo version=== |
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{{Scroll box|content=<poem> |
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− | + | Maybe we can go to Coney Island |
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− | + | Maybe I can sing the national anthem |
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− | Buy a white sweater for the last white day |
+ | Buy a white sweater for the last white day |
+ | Of the summer |
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− | Like my purple hair |
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− | For my mermaid video |
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− | Walk back to where I live in my motel |
+ | Walk back to where I live in my motel |
− | (It's very fancy) |
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+ | On Neptune Avenue (It's pretty fancy, ah) |
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− | [Hook] |
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You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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+ | Maybe we could visit suede Tokyo |
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− | [Verse 2] |
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Diamond Dave and Ray Lee |
Diamond Dave and Ray Lee |
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And you salute me, Miss America |
And you salute me, Miss America |
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Because I am, I am |
Because I am, I am |
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− | [Hook] |
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You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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− | [Brigde] |
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All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers |
All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers |
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I've been beautiful for more than a thousand years |
I've been beautiful for more than a thousand years |
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− | All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers |
+ | All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers and stare at you, baby |
+ | Smile you to tears |
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− | And stare at you baby, smile you the tear |
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+ | Oh, oh, hmm |
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Maybe we can go to Coney Island |
Maybe we can go to Coney Island |
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Maybe I can sing you to sleep |
Maybe I can sing you to sleep |
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God bless the universe, God bless the ocean |
God bless the universe, God bless the ocean |
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− | God bless the blue and God |
+ | God bless the blue and God like them mean |
− | God bless the blue and God |
+ | God bless the blue and God like them mean |
− | [Hook] |
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You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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You say take it off, take it off |
You say take it off, take it off |
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− | + | You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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− | + | You say take it off, take it off |
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+ | You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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+ | You call me lavender, you call me sunshine |
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+ | You say take it off, take it off |
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+ | Take it off |
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[[Category:Lana Del Ray songs]] |
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Revision as of 19:52, 26 November 2021
"Mermaid Motel" (registered as "Mermaid Hotel") is a song written by Lana Del Rey and produced by David Kahne. It was released in 2010 on Del Rey's debut album, Lana Del Ray.
Background and writing
In an interview with ex-boyfriend Michael Mizrahi, Del Rey stated:
"I wrote "Mermaid Motel" because I was so happy. I was on such a roll. I wrote three smashing songs, in my opinion. I wrote "Queen of the Gas Station", "Jump" and "Put Me in a Movie" in a week. And that's how it happens. I have to wait so long, I never know how long, could be years [for inspiration], but I know exactly when I have a song, and it comes all at once. It doesn't take long to write. It comes with the melody. It comes with the harmonies and I have to take as long as it takes that day, because then it does leave."[1]
A studio demo, recorded in 2007, leaked on July 1, 2017. The original file leaked the next day. The file comes from an album called "No Kung Fu Demos (Received 2007-09-06)" confirming that the demo was a track on Del Rey's EP, No Kung Fu. This version of the song was produced by Steven Mertens.
There is an alternate version called "Mermaid Hotel", with a length of 3:00. It is registered and remains unleaked.[2]
Music video
Music video | Information | |
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Released | May 19, 2009 | |
Length | 4:09 | |
Director | Lana Del Rey | |
Producer | ||
Filmed | 2009 | |
Location | Unknown | |
Vevo views | N/A |
Background and description
Del Rey created her own homemade music video for the song in 2009 and posted it to YouTube on May 19, 2009. Like most of her earlier music videos, it features clips of Del Rey singing along to the song and clips she gathered from miscellaneous films and videos.
Cross-references
- References to Coney Island are also present in "Off to the Races", "Carmen" and "TV in Black & White".
- Refers to singing the "National Anthem".
- The phrase "Miss America" is mentioned in "Driving in Cars with Boys" and "Trash Magic".
- Heavy metal is also referenced in "Smarty", "Axl Rose Husband", "Angels Forever, Forever Angels", "Jimmy Gnecco" and "Guns and Roses".
- Del Rey sings the phrase "God bless.." in "God Bless America - and All the Beautiful Women in It" and "Ben".
- A motel is also referenced in "Motel 6".
Official versions
- Album version — 3:59
- No Kung Fu demo — 6:21
- "Mermaid Hotel" version (unleaked) — 3:00
Lyrics
Album version
Mhm mhm, mhm
Maybe we could go to Coney Island
Maybe I could sing the national anthem
Buy a white sweater for the last white day
Of the summer
Buy my purple wig for my mermaid video
Walk back to where I live in my motel
On Neptune Avenue
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
(Maybe we could go to) Suede Tokyo
Or see Van Halen at the reunion show
Heavy metal hour on TV
Diamond Dave and Ray Lee
And you salute me, Miss America
Because I am, I am
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
Maybe we could go to Coney Island
Maybe I could sing you to sleep
God bless the universe, God bless the ocean
God bless you and God bless me
God bless you and God bless me
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, t-take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off
Demo version
Maybe we can go to Coney Island
Maybe I can sing the national anthem
Buy a white sweater for the last white day
Of the summer
Like my purple hair for my mermaid video
Walk back to where I live in my motel
On Neptune Avenue (It's pretty fancy, ah)
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
Maybe we could visit suede Tokyo
See Van Halen at the reunion show
Heavy metal hour on TV
Diamond Dave and Ray Lee
And you salute me, Miss America
Because I am, I am
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers
I've been beautiful for more than a thousand years
All I wanna do is lie on chandeliers and stare at you, baby
Smile you to tears
Oh, oh, hmm
Maybe we can go to Coney Island
Maybe I can sing you to sleep
God bless the universe, God bless the ocean
God bless the blue and God like them mean
God bless the blue and God like them mean
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
You call me lavender, you call me sunshine
You say take it off, take it off
Take it off
References
- ↑ http://lizzygrant4ever.tumblr.com/post/60113849123/lizzy-grant-interviewed-by-michael-mizrahi
- ↑ ISWC: T-902.048.482-6
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