But then the chorus, 'Heaven is a place on earth with you, tell me all the things you wanna do' wasn't like that. Referencing the song's lyrics, 'Swinging in the backyard, pull up in your fast car, whistling my name', Lana said that it was actually based on a real experience. It was a time in my life when I had let go of my own personal career ambitions and just enjoyed being with him at home."Įxplaining how her partner at the time would come home from work and play video games (more specifically the popular massively multi-player online role-playing game World of Warcraft), Del Rey said that she was "reflecting on the sweetness of it but also something else I was longing for at the same time". "It's a song about letting go of my musical ambitions and settling down into a simple life with a person I loved," she told The Sun.Įxpanding on the song's meaning to NME, she said: "I was writing about this guy I'd been seeing and the way our relationship was at the time. Indeed, she got stuck in a bad recording contract, and had all but given up on a career in music. It's myself in song form."īefore finding success as Lana Del Rey, the singer tried her hand under the moniker Lizzy Grant. It's like a lot of things that have happened in my life during the last seven years, another personal milestone. "I played it for a lot of people (in the industry) when I first wrote it and no one responded. "I know that it's a beautiful song and I sing it really low, which might set it apart," Del Rey told Q.
While sites like Pitchfork initially praised Del Rey's throwback and subdued sound, when it emerged that "Lana Del Rey" was the construct of wannabe singer Elizabeth Grant and that major labels and managers were possibly involved in creating her perceived image (they weren't), they were quick to lambast the singer.Ĭo-written with songwriter Justin Parker, 'Video Games' tapped into a pop-music scene overcome with EDM bangers and dance music. Seeming to come out of nowhere, 'Video Games' immediately caused contention.
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