"Star Lux" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. The song was recorded between 2007 and 2009 and was self-produced by Del Rey. It is not registered to any known music copyright service.
Background[]
The song's title was first revealed by an insider on June 15, 2020. On December 22, 2023, the original file of the song leaked.
The song was included on 20-track demo compilation put together by Del Rey in March 2009, titled Demo March 2009.
Cross-references[]
- Schnapps is also mentioned in "This Is What Makes Us Girls".
- Harley Davidson is referenced in "Lake Placid".
- Peaches are also mentioned in "Girl That Got Away", "Put the Radio On", "13 Beaches", and in the demo versions of "Trash Magic".
- The Jersey Shore is similarly referenced in "Beach Boys", "Dangerous Girl", and "Heartshaped Chevrolet".
- The Beach Boys are also mentioned in "Coca Cola", "The Greatest", and the song of the same name.
Lyrics[]
There is a time only two people know of
Down at the Jersey Shore, Wildwood sea
We was in doo-wop town down at the StarLux
Living for peaches and sunshine
And sweet tea, living dangerously
We were living dangerously
I was the girl that they call Tropicana
Poplars and cherry blossoms by the sea
And Harley Davidson members-for-life
Boys throwing their feet in the surf by the beach, living dangerously
We were living dangerously, we were living dangerously
And Burt, he would smile in his blue-and-white stripes
The cigarette stuck in the side of his mouth
Taking me back, gimme that Pontiac smile
And show the whole crowd what this summer town's all about, living dangerously
We were so dangerous, we were living dangerously
And I remember the Sea Shell Hotel, blooming in pink stucco down by the bell
Betty and Darren would make their way down
Cigarettes in hand, and tanned from the town
Glass full of peach schnapps [?]
Surfin' umbrella, the Beach Boys are down
I'm living dangerously, living dangerously