"Some Things Last a Long Time" is a song recorded by Daniel Johnston and Kramer for Johnston's eleventh studio album, 1990; it was written by Johnston and Jad Fair. Lana Del Rey covered the song for the 2015 short film, Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?.
Background[]
In 2013, Del Rey contributed $10,000 to a Kickstarter campaign to help produce a short documentary on acclaimed folk singer Daniel Johnston. As a reward for her donation, Del Rey gained credit as an executive producer alongside rapper Mac Miller, who donated the same amount. Del Rey's boyfriend at the time, Barrie-James, was also credited as an executive producer of the film. He produced and played guitar on Del Rey's version of the track. Her cover plays over the end credits of the film.
The first snippet of the cover was released with the film's trailer on November 5, 2015. On November 7, Del Rey posted a clip of the trailer on Instagram with the caption, "Dan, you changed my life a long time ago and you're still a big inspiration. Thanks to you and to Gabe and everyone for letting my [sic] a part of the film".[1][dead link] On November 10, the full audio was released to SoundCloud with it's own cover art, but the song never saw a commercial release.
The original file of the song leaked on August 17, 2024. A "Lizzy-sounding demo" has been rumored to exist by an insider.[S 1]
Critical reception[]
Rolling Stone described Del Rey's rendition as "subdued" and "aching", going on to say that "[She] gives a restrained performance that diverges from her typically more sultry, semi-campy noir approach."[2]
Lyrics[]
Your picture is still on my wall, on my wall
The colors are bright, bright as ever
Red is strong, but blue is true
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
Your picture is still on my wall, on my wall
I think about you often, often
I can't forget all the things we did
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
It's funny, but it's true
And it's true, but it's not funny
Time comes and goes, all the while
I still think about you
Some things last a long time
Your picture is still on my wall, on my wall
The colors are bright, bright as ever
Things that we did, all we forget
Some things last a long time
Some things last a long time
Mm, mm
Mm, mm
References[]
- ↑ Del Rey, Lana (November 7, 2015). "Dan, you changed my life a long time ago and you're still a big inspiration. Thanks to you and to Gabe and everyone for letting my a part of the film. https://vimeo.com/ondemand/hihowareyou". Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/9wqGYXFnpa/.
- ↑ Spanos, Brittany (November 10, 2015). "Hear Lana Del Rey’s Aching Daniel Johnston Cover". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/hear-lana-del-reys-aching-daniel-johnston-cover-20151110. Retrieved April 17, 2024.