If there’s one state in the entire US that Lana Del Rey is absolutely head over heels in love with, it’s California.
The singer might be from New York, but her lyrics often come across as love songs, dedicated to the beautiful and blissful West Coast state of California.
Here’s a list of Lana‘s best mentions of California destinations in her songs.
Lana Del Rey’s lyrics often reference California
“California” – “If you come back to California, you should just hit me up. We’ll do whatever you want, travel wherever how far.”
“Shades of Cool” – “He lives in California, too.“
“God Knows, I Tried” – “Put that on Hotel California.“
“Freak” – “Baby, if you want to leave, come to California, be a freak, like me too.”
“F*** It, I Love You” – “So I moved to California, but it’s just a state of mind. You moved to California, but it’s just a state of mind. It turns out California’s more than just a state of mind. California dreaming got my money on my mind.”
“How to Disappear” – “California sun and the movie stars.”
“Nectar of the Gods” – “Californ-I-A, homeland of the Gods”
“Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd” – “There’s a girl that sings “Hotel California”
“Arcadia” – “In Arcadia, Arcadia My body is a map of L.A.”
“Bel Air” – “Roses, Bel Air, take me there”
“Young and Beautiful” – “Diamonds, brilliant, and Bel Air now”
“Lust for Life” (feat. The Weeknd) – “Climb up the ‘H’ of the Hollywood sign. Dance on the ‘H’ of the Hollywood sign.”
“Off to the Races” – “He doesn’t mind I have an L.A. crass way about me”
“Norman fucking Rockwell” – “Self-loathing poet, resident Laurel Canyon know it all”
“Radio” – “Now I’m in L.A. and it’s paradise”
“The Greatest” – “L.A. is in flames, is getting hot”
“Let Me Love You Like a Woman” – “I only mention it ’cause I’m ready to leave L.A.”
“American” – “L.A., I don’t even have to fake it now”
“Mariners Apartment Complex” – “Your Venice bitch, your die-hard, your weakness”
“Venice Bitch” – “It’s me, your little Venice bitch.”






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