"China Palace" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was the first song written by Del Rey, who penned it when she was 11 or 12 years old. It is unlikely that the song was ever recorded.
Background and writing[]
During an interview on a Swedish radio station Del Rey revealed the existence of her first ever song, saying:
- "I can't remember writing a song until I was about twelve, and it was called "China Palace". I don't know why. So, yeah I remember that, I mean, uh, I remember that I used the words "strawberry daiquiri" which I thought was funny, 'cause I'd never had one. So obviously I thought that that was like a really cool thing."[1][dead link]
In a later interview with the Inquirer in 2015, Del Rey spoke more of the song, remarking that "it was about being a princess."[2]
References[]
- ↑ raffleh (2014). "Lana Del Rey talks about "China Palace" in a radio interview". SoundCloud. https://soundcloud.com/raffleh/china-palace.
- ↑ Nepales, Ruben V. (February 15, 2015). "Lana Del Rey: I was very wild". Inquirer. http://entertainment.inquirer.net/163131/lana-del-rey-i-was-very-wild. Retrieved April 7, 2024.