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Lana Del Rey Sings Waylon Jennings’ “Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)” During Rehearsal Dinner Karaoke Session
Lana Del Rey is still embracing the country side of life.
Since announcing her forthcoming country record, Lasso, Lana Del Rey has gone full country. Throughout this year, she's not only made the statement that the music industry as a whole is going country:
“If you can’t already tell by our award winners and our performers, the music business is going country. We’re going country. It’s happening.
But she, too, has embraced the genre with multiple appearances on stage with artists like Paul Cauthen, Megan Moroney, Mason Ramsey, and more.
Outside of music, Lana Del Rey proved she was really committing to the slow and steady way of country living, too, as she met the love of her life this year, Jeremy Dufrene. After denying dating rumors, Del Rey and Dufrene tied the knot in September in Louisiana, where Dufrene works as a swamp and alligator tour guide. Needless to say, Lana Del Rey has swapped her flowy and fairy-like stage attire for camo and cowboy boots.
Shoutout to Jeremy too... man is giving regular dudes all across America hope.
While Lana Del Rey has said that she's not rushing the creative process for Lasso, fans have been eager to get an update on the record. While this blog is sadly not news of when the album will be gifted to fans, this blog is about a video of Lana Del Rey singing one of country music's classics.
Recently, Del Rey found herself in Mérida, Mexico, to celebrate her dear friend's wedding. During the rehearsal dinner, after the speeches were given and congratulations to the soon-to-be newlyweds were given, the party started, and the wedding party and the bride's family whipped out some good old-fashioned karaoke.
Karaoke is never the wrong choice, right?
The bride's father has one microphone, and Del Rey is next to him to help with a cover of Waylon Jennings' "Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)." While this might not be a Grammy Award-worthy performance from Lana Del Rey, watching this cover makes you smile from ear to ear. She's letting her friend's father take the lead with the vocals, and she jumps in to help with harmonies when she sees fit.
During portions of the song, when both parties are confident in their pitch and deliver, they sound amazing, but it's a little rough around the edges in other parts (as it goes with karaoke). But that's what makes impromptu karaoke like this so much fun.
This is not the first time we've heard Del Rey sing classic country, but there has been some time since fans have heard "Unchained Melody" or "Stand By Your Man" from her, so they are eating up the content.
Check it out.
@lanaboards.tiktok Lana Del Rey singing Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) by Waylon Jennings with her friend Valerie’s father as they celebrated Valerie’s wedding rehearsal dinner last night in Mérida, Mexico ? #lanadelrey ♬ original sound - LanaBoards
While you're here, read a few of the comments from fans asking for more classic country songs from Lana Del Rey.
"I need her to put out a Willie cover album so bad."
"Lana covering a Waylon song would be so so good."
"Nobody knows how much this means to me."
"Lana country girls, this is our time."
"Of course, she'd know this one."
"Lana del Rey’s existence feels like a fever dream. I don’t think she’s real."
That last one though... like... is she real?