Who Sang It: Anthony Kiedis or Lana Del Rey?
Below are fifty lyrical snippets culled from the three Lana Del Rey albums (Chemtrails Over The Country Club and Blue Banisters, both from 2021, and 2023's Did You Know There's A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd?) and the two Red Hot Chili Peppers albums (Unlimited Love and Return Of The Dream Canteen, both from 2022) released this decade. Can you tell which lines came from which artist? Answers at the bottom of the post!
- “Ended up, we fuck on the on the hotel room floor. It’s not about havin’ someone to love me anymore.”
- “Turning my head from black to blonde, like a queen will now become the pawn.”
- “Yes, Frank Sinatra knows the summer wind will blow.”
- “Rockafella, my umbrella. God, I love you, baby.”
- “I got a Tupelo and we’re ready to go.”
- “My body is a map of L.A.”
- “And it feels so fine to know my shattering bones, when it’s all those lefts and rights.”
- “I’m gonna buck every trend. I’m gonna make you my friend.”
- “This is a simple song, gonna write it for a friend. My shirt is inside out - I’m messy with the pen.”
- “I get wild and fuckin’ crazy, like the color blue. Ooh, ooh.”
Lana Del Rey covering Sublime.
11. “In the Black Hills, you could find it all. Blood runs thick like a waterfall.”
12. “Sweet baby Jane don’t know a thing about my song, but she knows I’m a monsoon.”
13. “Let’s turn your body into a drive-in movie screen. You can shoot ‘em all down, so they won’t steal my dream.”
14. “Lincoln, Nebraska’s got me in a haze.”
15. “My name is Nebraska.”
16. “Skinny-dip in my mind.”
17. “Up, up the fauna, we’ve got Nirvana. All I know is I feel fine.”
18. “Let me run with the wolves. Let me do what I do.”
19. “All of my love, and half of my kisses. Superstar, go do the dishes.”
20. “You’ve got a Thunderbird. My daddy had one, too. Let’s rewrite history. I’ll do this dance with you.”
Red Hot Chili Peppers covering Siouxsie & The Banshees.
21. “There’s a Karmann Ghiah parked out back and we believe.”
22. “Bangin’ hard with those daddy issues, hangin’ out with that Chevron dude.”
23. “Blonde hair with lemonade tea. There’s so much to learn and so much to see.”
24. “And the smell of tangelo, I know.”
25. “Like Sun Ra, feel small. But I had it under control every time.”
26. “Need a minute to prepare. Sonny’s side was always Cher.”
27. “Ella Fitzgerald in the air. Feelin’ hella rare.”
28. “Killin’ it, talkin’ shit, Joan said she was gonna quit.”
29. “I breakdance to the backbeat, and, God, does it sound sweet.”
30. “9:00, I turn my heels and sigh for one last time. 10:30, I tied my chi and died up on the vine.”
Lana Del Rey, "Venice Bitch"
31. “You got the best of my Yoko.”
32. “I lost you at the Vegas Louvre, but we don’t need no rings to prove.”
33. “Yeah, I’m gonna take mine of you with me. Like Rocky Mountain High, the way John Denver sings.”
34. “Come from the sun in San Marino. Guess that makes me Angeleno.”
35. “George got arrested out on the lawn.”
36. “Bruce and George, singing for their own reward.”
37. “We could get lost in the purple rain, talk about the good ol’ days.”
38. “Baby, I run like a wildflower. I live on sheer willpower.”
39. “The flower’s pink on the tree. But if you pick it to see, will it be wild and free?”
40. “Let’s move like the Tchoupitoulas do. I’d be down to wallow in New Orleans.”
Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Venice Queen"
41. “Parking lot of the old Starwood, where the Misfits like to go.”
42. “How deep was the canyon that you came from?”
43. “There’s a hole that’s in my heart all my women try and heal.”
44. “And when I see my little sis - a middle western genius - she’s got peace and love for you somehow.”
45. “I’m sweet. Bare feet. If you wanna go where nobody goes, that’s where you’ll find me.”
46. “They were a perfect pair - a clash of two beauties and a rash of fame.”
47. “Take me in your warm hand and I’ll be there. I’ll be in your evening chair.”
48. “Grenadine, quarantine. I like you a lot. It’s LA, “hey” on Zoom, Target parking lot.”
49. “Sunbather, moon chaser, queen of empathy.”
50. “If you don’t believe me, my poetry or my melodies - feel it in your bones.”
Don't scroll further down until you're ready to see the answers!!
Red Hot Chili Peppers: 2 (“Fake As Fuck”), 3 (“Bella”), 5 (“Afterlife”), 7 (“Bastards Of Light”), 8 (“Shoot Me A Smile”),11 (“Whatchu Thinkin’”), 13 (“Handful”), 15 (“Veronica”), 17 (“Let ‘Em Cry”), 19 (“The Great Apes”), 21 (“White Braids & A Pillow Chair”), 22 (“Here Ever After”), 24 (“Tangelo”), 26 (“Tippa My Tongue”), 30 (“Bag Of Grins”), 31 (“Poster Child”), 32 (“La La La La La La La La”), 34 (“One Way Traffic”), 36 (“These Are The Ways”), 39 (“She’s A Lover”), 40 (“The Drummer”), 41 (“Aquatic Mouth Dance”), 44 (“Peace And Love”), 46 (“It’s Only Natural”), 47 (“Copperbelly”)
Lana Del Rey: 1 (“A&W”), 4 (“Candy Necklace”), 6 (“Arcadia”), 9 (“Margaret”), 10 (“Nectar Of The Gods”), 12 (“Living Legend”), 14 (“Not All Who Wander Are Lost”), 16 (“Peppers”), 18 (“Beautiful”), 20 (“Text Book”), 23 (“Cherry Blossom”), 25 (“White Dress”), 27 (“Fishtail”), 28 (“Dance Till We Die”), 29 (“Violets For Roses”), 33 (“The Grants”), 35 (“Breaking Up Slowly”), 37 (“Let Me Love You Like A Woman”), 38 (“Wildflower Wildfire”), 42 (“Yosemite”), 43 (“Blue Banisters”), 45 (“Sweet”), 48 (“Black Bathing Suit”), 49 (“Fingertips”), 50 (“Grandfather please stand…”)
Think about it, won't you? Thank you.
How did you do? Share the quiz with your friends and compare! I might make another concerning earlier lyrics from Tony & Lizzy, we'll see. Feel free to contact me at anthonyisright at gmail dot com, but I didn't offer any opinions on either act's music in this post. Don't pretend I did!
