Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon - New Single Aug.10

Dukee · Jan 6, 2015

Jan 6, 2015

Lana Del Rey has nine songs and a cover ready for her 'Ultraviolence' follow-up.
Lana Del Rey has nine songs written for her next album, titled Honeymoon -- four of which "the production is perfect; I'm looking for a few more songs to tie everything together" -- and thanks to her cinematic new song, she's also in the thick of awards season.

'Big Eyes': The Story Behind Lana Del Rey's Stunning Secret Songs

After her success with "Young and Beautiful" in The Great Gatsby, Harvey Weinstein reached out to Del Rey to involve her in a film from The Weinstein Co. Tim Burton's Big Eyes, the story of the painter Keane set in the late '50s and early '60s, was her first choice.

"Because he knew I loved Tim Burton, Harvey said, 'Why don't you write a title track, something with the chorus of "big eyes"?'" Del Rey recalled. "Tim was nice enough to listen to it, and he liked it."

"Big Eyes," which Del Rey wrote with Daniel Heath, received a Golden Globe nomination alongside tracks written or performed by John Legend and Common, Coldplay, Lorde, Patti Smith and Sia. It is a strong contender for the Oscars as well, the nominations for which will be announced Jan. 15. Billboard spoke with the singer/songwriter:

The song summarizes the story viewers have just watched. Was there a line you started with, a particular idea you wanted to first convey?I guess I had a couple of couplets that came and I guess the verse: "I saw you creeping around the garden/ Where are you hiding?" Melodically, it was something that came quickly to me and I liked the idea of trumpets coming in for the chorus making it a little bit weird and jazzy. I always like to mix in something I like -- the garden and the trees even though she wasn't always painting outside. "Big Eyes" was meant to sum up her tale with a bit of my own personal imagery.

You have a song in the end credits as well, "I Can Fly." Which song did you do first?I think they felt "Big Eyes" was a little bit somber and they were excited about wanting [a song] to share this story about how Margaret [Keane] comes out of this darkness, a redemption theme. I said, "I have a song called 'I Can Fly,' but I'd like to rework the lyrics and talk more about what she was doing [in the film]." Dan [Heath] found it was easy to instrumentally adapt to Danny's sound.

What element of Margaret appealed to you most?Her talent. I'm a fan of her art and I think her interpretation of the world and how she saw it, the way she painted was really interesting and beautiful. I love the part in the movie where she has convinced her husband to let her have a try at painting with her own name, working on portraits of women with really small eyes. The art dealer says [sarcastically] "Well, that's original." It's always interesting to be reminded of how far we have come in terms of women's rights. I loved the way she saw things.

Can you compare this to your Gatsby experience?Big Eyes changed only a little bit in the six months I knew about it, edited by seven to 11 minutes. To me, Gatsbywas ever changing. [Director] Baz Luhrman was on Skype for a few days on a giant screen over me and my producer and Rick Knowels in our studio. He didn't just want the one rendition -- he wanted a '20s flapper rendition and was conducting via Skype. He liked to be really hands on with all the different interpretations and the instrumental cues. There were so many different renditions that it became a theme song.

Does the Big Eyes song give us any indication of how the new album will sound?It's very different from the last one and similar to the first two, Born to Die and Paradise. I finished my last one [Ultraviolence] in March and released it in June and I had a follow-up idea. It's growing into something I really like. I'm kind of enjoying sinking into this more noirish feel for this one. It's been good.

You're still writing everything?I'm doing a cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood." After doing a cover of [Jessie Mae Robinson's] "The Other Woman," I like summarizing the record with a jazz song. I'm having fun with my interpretation.

I assume you're relying on the Nina Simoneversions?"Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" and "The Other Woman" are my favorites. I'm so so much [a fan].

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http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6429534/lana-del-rey-big-eyes-honeymoon-album-interview

Rumored songs:
•'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' (cover of a song made popular by Nina Simone)
•'Music To Watch Boys To'

If it's anything like Ultraviolence and Born to Die, it will be a classic

Mike Tyson · Jan 6, 2015

Jan 6, 2015
In

Goku187 · Jan 6, 2015

Jan 6, 2015
can't wait, Ultraviolence was easily one of 2014's best

Creation · Jan 6, 2015

Jan 6, 2015
Going to be amazing. Im ready to eat.

Peter Parker · Jan 7, 2015

Jan 7, 2015
Looking forward to this!

Mikey · Jan 7, 2015

Jan 7, 2015
Would like to see Kendrick do a collaboration with her. I think it would work well.

Radeem · Jan 7, 2015

Jan 7, 2015
It's a little too early for an another album imo. I can't think of a situation when releasing 2 albums in a short span of time was a good move for an artist. Good music needs time to be made. I hope I'm wrong tho and these new songs will be hot.

Peter Parker · Jan 7, 2015

Jan 7, 2015
A collaboration with the Weeknd has to happen sooner or later friends

Dew · Apr 21, 2015

Apr 21, 2015

Loyalty · Apr 21, 2015

Apr 21, 2015
Another classic in the making

Mike Tyson · Apr 21, 2015

Apr 21, 2015

Dew said

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i watched that whole trailer exactly like this:

Old Account · Apr 21, 2015

Apr 21, 2015
this is going to be great

gunz · Apr 21, 2015

Apr 21, 2015
i would love to see a lana del ray eminem sex tape

Dew · Apr 21, 2015

Apr 21, 2015

revolver said

i would love to see a lana del ray eminem sex tape
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attila · Apr 21, 2015

Apr 21, 2015
Ignore thread*

an0nymous · May 6, 2015

May 6, 2015

Dew said

revolver said

i would love to see a lana del ray eminem sex tape
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I'm gonna need a link for this gif tbh, I'm on mobile

Juney Dark · May 6, 2015

May 6, 2015

revolver said

i would love to see a lana del ray eminem sex tape
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I would love to MAKE a sex tape with Lana Del Ray

Yeezus · May 10, 2015

May 10, 2015

Radeem said

It's a little too early for an another album imo. I can't think of a situation when releasing 2 albums in a short span of time was a good move for an artist. Good music needs time to be made. I hope I'm wrong tho and these new songs will be hot.
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DMX and Tupac have both released 2 No 1. albums in the same year, but I get you 100%.

Yxxng Carter · May 10, 2015

May 10, 2015
excited for this one

Dukee · May 23, 2015

May 23, 2015

Lana Del Rey to release new album Honeymoon in September
The highly-anticipated follow-up to Ultraviolence

Lana Del Rey is amid The Endless Summer Tour alongside Courtney Love and Grimes, which will culminate in the release of her new album Honeymoon. During a show in Washington State this week, Del Rey revealed the album will arrive in September.

Honeymoon serves as the follow-up to Del Rey’s excellent sophomore album, 2014’s Ultraviolence. Little is known about the new record, though she previously mentioned it would contain a cover of Nina Simone’s “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” with production from pop music darling Rick Nowels.

Below, revisit Del Rey’s latest song “Big Eyes”, which she contributed to Tim Burton’s film of the same name.

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http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/05/lana-del-rey-new-album-honeymoon-in-september/
http://www.stereogum.com/1803732/lana-del-rey-says-new-album-honeymoon-out-in-september/news/

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