Lana Del Rey Wiki
Lana Del Rey Wiki
No edit summary
Tags: Visual edit apiedit
Tag: Visual edit
(21 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:
 
|image = Image:LDRAKALG.jpg
 
|image = Image:LDRAKALG.jpg
 
|artist = Lana Del Rey
 
|artist = Lana Del Rey
|written = [[My Moist Mama Del Rey]]
+
|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]
 
|producer = [[David Kahne]]
 
|producer = [[David Kahne]]
 
|time = 3:04<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
 
|time = 3:04<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
Line 8: Line 8:
 
|album = [[Lana Del Ray (album)|Lana Del Ray]]
 
|album = [[Lana Del Ray (album)|Lana Del Ray]]
 
|previous = "[[Kill Kill (song)|Kill Kill]]"
 
|previous = "[[Kill Kill (song)|Kill Kill]]"
  +
|next = "[[Oh Say Can You See (song)|Oh Say Can You See]]"
|next = "[[Oh Say Can You See (song)|Oh Say Can You See]]"}}"'''Queen of the Gas Station'''" (also registered as "'''Gas Station'''") is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]] from her debut studio album, ''[[Lana Del Ray (album)|Lana Del Ray]]''. The song was written by Del Rey and produced by [[David Kahne]], the principle collaborator on the album.
+
|altproducer = [[Steven Mertens]]}}"'''Queen of the Gas Station'''" (originally titled "'''Queen'''" and registered as "'''Gas Station'''") is a song by [[Lana Del Rey]] from her debut studio album, ''[[Lana Del Ray (album)|Lana Del Ray]]''. It was produced by [[David Kahne]].
   
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Recording took place with David Kahne in 2009. Three demos of the song are available, the first demo being an acoustic version, the second an extended studio version. On July 1, 2017, the second studio demo leaked online. An instrumental of the song leaked on November 19, 2013. It was later registered on ISWC and other services simply as "Gas Station", suggesting another finalized version may be unreleased, though this is not confirmed.
+
Three demos of the song are available, the first demo being an acoustic version, the second an extended studio version. On July 1, 2017, the second studio demo leaked online, titled "Queen". This version was produced by [[Steven Mertens]]. An instrumental of the song leaked on November 19, 2013.
   
 
==Official versions==
 
==Official versions==
*Album version - 3:04
+
*Album version 3:04
*Instrumental version - 3:13
+
*Instrumental version — 3:13
*Acoustic demo - 3:12
+
*Acoustic demo — 3:12
*First demo - 4:33
+
*Demo version 1 — 4:33
*Second demo - 3:37
+
*"Queen" (demo version 2) — 3:37
   
 
==Cross-references==
 
==Cross-references==
 
*Gas stations are referenced in many songs by Del Rey, including Texaco in "[[Ghetto Baby (song)|Ghetto Baby]]" and Citgo in "[[Come When You Call Me America (song)|Come When You Call Me America]]". A gas station was also a setting in the music video for "[[Ride (song)|Ride]]".
 
*Gas stations are referenced in many songs by Del Rey, including Texaco in "[[Ghetto Baby (song)|Ghetto Baby]]" and Citgo in "[[Come When You Call Me America (song)|Come When You Call Me America]]". A gas station was also a setting in the music video for "[[Ride (song)|Ride]]".
 
*Casinos are referenced in "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]".
 
*Casinos are referenced in "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]".
*"Made me wonder how you spend them nights" is a similar lyric to "how do you spend your nights" from "[[Trash Magic (song)|Trash Magic]]"
+
*"Make me wonder how you spend them nights" is a similar lyric to "how do you spend your nights" from "[[Trash Magic (song)|Trash Magic]]".
  +
*Smoking is referenced in "[[In My Feelings (song)|In My Feelings]]" and "[[The Next Best American Record (song)|The Next Best American Record]]".
  +
*Coffee is mentioned in "[[Marilyn Monroe (song)|Marilyn Monroe]]", "[[Love (song)|Love]]" and "[[In My Feelings (song)|In My Feelings]]".
  +
*Neon lights are also mentioned in the poem "[[LA Who Am I to Love You (poem)|LA Who Am I to Love You]]".
   
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
===Studio version===
+
===Album version===
 
{{Scroll box
 
{{Scroll box
 
|content=<poem>
 
|content=<poem>
Line 78: Line 82:
 
}}
 
}}
   
===Studio demo===
+
===Demo version one/"Queen" demo version===
 
{{Scroll box
 
{{Scroll box
 
|content=<poem>
 
|content=<poem>
(Mmm)
 
 
 
Gimme coffee, king-size cup
 
Gimme coffee, king-size cup
 
Come on, kitty cat, fill 'er up
 
Come on, kitty cat, fill 'er up
Line 88: Line 90:
 
That's for me to know and you to make up
 
That's for me to know and you to make up
   
Love casinos, Indian reservation
+
Love casinos, Indian reservations
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
Take me to the gas station
 
Take me to the gas station
Line 98: Line 100:
 
Like you, like you, like you
 
Like you, like you, like you
   
Love casinos, Indian reservation
+
Love casinos, Indian reservations
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
Take me to the gas station
 
Take me to the gas station
Love casinos, Indian reservation
+
Love casinos, Indian reservations
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
Take me to the gas station
 
Take me to the gas station
Line 121: Line 123:
 
Again, again, again, again
 
Again, again, again, again
   
Love casinos, Indian reservation
+
Love casinos, Indian reservations
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
Take me to the gas station
 
Take me to the gas station
Love casinos, Indian reservation
+
Love casinos, Indian reservations
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
But, baby, if you love me
 
Take me to the gas station
 
Take me to the gas station
Line 180: Line 182:
 
Gas station
 
Gas station
 
</poem>
 
</poem>
 
}}{{Navbox album AKA}}
}}
 
 
{{Navbox album AKA}}
 
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Lana Del Ray songs]]
 
[[Category:Lana Del Ray songs]]

Revision as of 21:34, 13 August 2020

"Queen of the Gas Station" (originally titled "Queen" and registered as "Gas Station") is a song by Lana Del Rey from her debut studio album, Lana Del Ray. It was produced by David Kahne.

Background

Three demos of the song are available, the first demo being an acoustic version, the second an extended studio version. On July 1, 2017, the second studio demo leaked online, titled "Queen". This version was produced by Steven Mertens. An instrumental of the song leaked on November 19, 2013.

Official versions

  • Album version — 3:04
  • Instrumental version — 3:13
  • Acoustic demo — 3:12
  • Demo version 1 — 4:33
  • "Queen" (demo version 2) — 3:37

Cross-references

Lyrics

Album version

Gimme coffee, king-sized cup
Come on, kitty cat, fill 'er up
"What's your name, little buttercup?"
That's for me to know and you to make up

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Gas station

Look at you smokin' in them neon lights
Under the thunder, yo, you look so nice
Make me wonder how you spend them nights
Me, I spend them looking for men I like
Like you, like you, like you

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Take me to the gas station

Gimme coffee, Utah love
I'm the kinda girl you dream of
And I'm tryin' to tell you what I dream of
And that's gas stations

With Slurpee machines and organs playin'
Preferably with smoking inside, if you can swing it
(Swing it, swing it, swing it)

And I'd be real pleased
If we could find one just like it
Again, again, again
Again, again, again
Again, again, again
Again, again

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Gas station, gas station

Gas station, gas station
Gas station

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Demo version one/"Queen" demo version

Gimme coffee, king-size cup
Come on, kitty cat, fill 'er up
"What's your name, little buttercup?"
That's for me to know and you to make up

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station

Look at you smokin' in them neon lights
Under the thunder, oh, you look so nice
Make me wonder how you spend them nights
Me, I spend them lookin' for men I like
Like you, like you, like you

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station

Gimme coffee, Utah love
I'm the kinda girl you dream of
And I'm tryin' to tell you what I dream of
And that's gas stations

With Slurpee machines and organs playin'
Preferably with smoking inside, if you can swing it
Maybe with a post office attached to it
Chickens runnin' in and out of it
Saw one like that in New Mexico on Route 66

And I'd be real pleased
If we could find one just like it
Again, again, again, again
Again, again, again, again

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station

Gas station

Acoustic demo

Gimme coffee, king-size cup
Come on, kitty cat, fill 'er up
"What's your name, little buttercup?"
That's for me to know and you to make up

Cap casino, Indian reservation
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station, oh

Look at you smokin' in them neon lights
Under the thunder, oh, you look so nice
Makes me wonder how you spend them nights
Me, I spend them lookin' for men I like
Like you, like you, like you

Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station, station

Gimme coffee, Utah love
I'm the kind of girl you dream of
And I'm tryin' to tell you what I dream of
And that's gas stations

With Slurpee machines and organs playin'
And preferably with smokin' inside, if you can swing it
Maybe with a post office attached to it
With chickens runnin' in and out of it
I saw one like that in New Mexico on Route 66

And I'd be real pleased
If we could find one just like it
Again, again, again, again
Again, again, again, again
Again

(Indiscernible), Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station
Love casinos, Indian reservations
But, baby, if you love me
Take me to the gas station

Gas station

LDRLogo