"Put the Radio On" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was co-written with and produced by Ash Howes and Biff Stannard in 2010.
Background[]
On May 22, 2010, Del Rey uploaded the song to her defunct SoundCloud profile alongside a demo of "Off to the Races". After being taken down from public listening on her SoundCloud, the song leaked online on July 30, 2012.[1] An edited version of the song, featuring an added audio clip of a radio being tuned, would leak first; the unedited version would leak not long after.
Cross-references[]
- Direct references to "Yayo" and "Match Made in Heaven".
- Referenced in the song "Terrence Loves You".
- Mention of a radio can also be found in "Tomorrow Never Came", "Roll with Me (On the Radio), and the song of the same name.
- "Sugar" appears in "Paradise", "Little Girls", and "In the Sun", among other songs.
- "Go Go Dancer" also references fur and uses the lyric "let me come in".
- Del Rey also uses "hello" as a lyric in "Damn You", "Without You", and "Prom Song (Gone Wrong)".
- "[Peaches] and cream" also appears in "Cherry", "13 Beaches", and "Girl That Got Away".
- Selling ones soul is also mentioned in "Tired of Singing the Blues".
- A "big shot" is mentioned in "St. Tropez" and "Flipside".
- Del Rey's long hair is also mentioned in "Ridin'", "Coachella - Woodstock in My Mind", "Dangerous Girl", "Hollywood", and "Lolita".
- Del Rey references putting her hair up in "Dance for Money" and "Trash Magic".
- "I like you lots, polka dots" is slightly altered to "I love you lots like polka dots" in "Wild at Heart".
- The line "I'm waiting by your back door, let me come in" is similar to the line "At your back door, yelling, 'cause I wanna come in" from "Let the Light In".
Lyrics[]
Put the radio on
Put the radio on (Hello)
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
Sugar and spice, everything nice
Keep me on lockdown, put me on ice
'Cause I'm a really good girl, you a very bad guy
We're a little match made in heaven if I say so, yayo
Come over here, boy, and play, oh
Work it out, work it right
Baby's lock 'n' load tonight
Work it out, keep it tight
You're so rock and roll, sold your soul now, baby
Put the radio on (Huh, huh)
Put the radio on (Yes, yes)
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
Put the radio on (And take a breath)
Put the radio on (Come over here)
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
I don't wanna know I'm wrong for you
Peaches and cream, everyone's dream
You think you like me now, you should hear me sing
'Cause, baby, I'm a fly girl and you're a big shot
If we got together, I know it would be hot, hot
Say so, stay, yo, I'll give you somethin' to pray for
Work it out, work it right
Baby's lock 'n' load tonight
Work it out, keep it tight
So rock and roll, sold your soul now, baby
Put the radio on (Huh, huh)
Put the radio on (Yes, yes)
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
Put the radio on (And take a breath)
Put the radio on (Come over here)
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
I don't wanna know I'm wrong for you
I'm waiting by your back door, let me come in
I got your favorite dress on, long hair pinned up
I like you lots, polka dots of desire in your thoughts
Thinkin' of you, dreamin' of us
I like you lots, polka dots of desire in your thoughts
Thinkin' of you, dreamin' of us
Put the radio on (Huh, huh)
Put the radio on (Yes, yes)
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
Put the radio on (And take a breath)
Put the radio on (Come over here)
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
I don't wanna know I'm wrong for you
You know I got a taste for tonic and gin
You know I got a eye for fur and fine things
Know that I'm to die for, baby, give in
Told you when we met what you were in for
Put the radio on (Huh, huh)
Put the radio on (Yes, yes)
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
Put the radio on (And take a breath)
Put the radio on (Come over here)
I don't wanna know I'm wrong
I don't wanna know I'm wrong for you
References[]
- ↑ "Lanadelrey". SoundCloud. May 22, 2010. Archived from the original on May 30, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100530082249/http://soundcloud.com/lanadelrey.