On “Blue Velvet”, Lana Del Rey covers the 1954 classic pop song recorded by The Clovers. Lana’s cover joins a pantheon of “Blue Velvet” recordings, which include American singer-songwriter Bobby Vinton’s.
Lana’s cover was featured on her campaign with fashion retailer H&M and appears on the reissue of her second album Born to Die – The Paradise Edition and her third EP Paradise.
The video utilized for the H&M advert and the song’s music video is an ode to creative genius David Lynch, likely...
Blue Velvet lyrics
Mmh
She wore blue velvet
Bluer than velvet was the night
Softer than satin was the light
From the stars
She wore blue velvet
Bluer than velvet were her eyes
Warmer than May, her tender sighs
Love was ours
Ours a love I held tightly
Feeling the rapture grow
Like a flame burning brightly
But when she left
Gone was the glow of
Blue velvet
But in my heart there'll always be
Precious and warm, a memory
Through the years
And I still can see
Blue velvet through my tears