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Lana Del Rey has retired her song 'Cola' because of its connection to Harvey Weinstein
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BACK IN 2012, Lana Del Rey released an EP called Paradise, which featured a song called Cola.
The lyrics to the song (written by Del Rey and Rick Nowels) are about a relationship with an older, married man and they’ve come under scrutiny the past few weeks because of a perceived connection to Harvey Weinstein.
Around the 35 second mark, some lyrics websites claim she says “Ah, he’s in the sky” while others believe she says “Harvey’s in the sky”
Once the Harvey Weinstein scandal broke last month, PageSix revisited the song and wrote that it was originally about the disgraced mogul:
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On the issue of the supposed Harvey lyric in the chorus, PageSix claim that she no longer sings it live because of Weinstein’s original reaction to being referenced:
Del Rey addressed the claims for the first time in an interview with MTV yesterday – saying that she will no longer be singing it
She says that she didn’t have Weinstein specifically in mind when writing it, but someone like him:
Asked was the song an intentional reference, Lana said:
“It was in the ether, I suppose, but obviously I don’t feel comfortable with it now. I thought of that right away”
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Then pressed on whether she’d be retiring it, she said:
Don’t expect Cola to be popping up on a Lana Del Rey setlist any time soon.
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