Elton John Weighs in on Lana Del Rey's Iconic 'SNL' Flop - PAPER Magazine
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Lana Del Rey's "SNL" rendition of "Blue Jeans" nearly killed her career before it had even begun, Now, in conversation with Elton John for Rolling Stone's "Musicians on Musicians" issue, she's reassessing whether that fateful performance was even as bad as people said at the time.
“It wasn’t terrible at all.”
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans (Live on SNL)
“It wasn’t terrible at all.”
Lana Del Rey - Blue Jeans (Live on SNL)
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Lana Del Rey talks SNL performance with Elton John: It wasn't terrible
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