Lana Del Rey Becomes Marilyn Monroe In New Music Video

Lana Del Rey has released a near-11-minute art film as the music video for her track, Candy Necklace, featuring Jon Batiste, from her latest album Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd.

Throughout the Rich Lee-directed video’s runtime, Del Rey dresses up and dons the wigs of numerous Hollywood stars, including the one and only Marilyn Monroe.

“I just don’t know how to not be like a robot,” Del Rey says as she sits before a camera, wearing a wig that resembles Marilyn Monroe. Decrying the fake and fickle lifestyles Hollywood careers inspire, she adds, “I just need to shoot, shoot, shoot. It’s not working anymore for me.”

Candy Necklace is one of Del Rey’s most beautiful compositions. Looking lost and upset, she sings, “Sittin’ on the sofa, feelin’ super suicidal/ Hate to say the word, but, baby, hand on the Bible, I do/ Feel like it’s you the one who’s bringin’ me down.” Check out the music video below.

In February, Del Rey dropped an uncensored clip for A&W. Instrumentally, the song is sparse until the electronic drums take over. Lyrically, Del Rey explores her childhood ("I haven’t done a cartwheel since I was nine") before entering adulthood.

As A&W approaches its hook, she sings, "Call ’em up, come into my bedroom / Ended up, we fuck on the hotеl floor / It’s not about having someone to love mе anymore / This is the experience of being an American whore."

Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is Del Rey’s ninth album to date and her fifth to reach #1 in Australia.

In the UK, Del Rey nabbed her sixth #1, beating Depeche Mode with their new record, Memento Mori, and tied with Radiohead, Blur and Arctic Monkeys on the list of artists with the most UK #1 albums. She also topped the UK vinyl releases chart.

Lana Del Rey previously scored #1 albums in Australia with Born To Die in 2012, Ultraviolence in 2014, Honeymoon in 2015 and Lust For Life in 2017. Her best album, 2019’s Norman Fucking Rockwell!, hit #4 in Australia.

Del Rey's new album is the follow-up to her 2021 records Chemtrails Over The Country Club and Blue Banisters. It's produced by Jack Antonoff, Drew Erickson and Zach Dawes, engineer Laura Sisk, and features guest vocalists Jon Batiste, Father John Misty, and Tommy Genesis. 

You can listen to Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd here.