There are a lot of iconic musicians out there, but a very, very tiny handful who could be said to have shifted the entire history of pop music. He made classic albums, too, like McCartney II - once a cult oddity, now seized upon as a major inspirational touchstone by younger generations of musicians. He wrote so many immortal songs after the Beatles. When the band fractured, McCartney embarked on what would become a five-decade post-Beatles career strewn with solo albums, Wings releases, and all manner of experiments and detours. The Beatles were, of course, built on the songwriting partnership/rivalry of John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Nobody really thought pop music was supposed to have a 60-plus year shelf life back then. All these decades later, they still influence up-and-coming artists new generations are still falling for them (on TikTok, they’re worshipped as if they were a currently active band) and their songs can still surprise and disorient no matter how long they’ve been in the atmosphere. Pop music and pop culture as we know it incubated in the ’50s, and then really blossomed in the ’60s - and the Beatles were at the very top of a feverishly, rapidly changing medium in tumultuous, transformative times. But at the same time, it’s sort of hard to be that hyperbolic considering the scope of the group’s impact.
Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness (Cedric Gervais Remix Edit)” appeared on 2013’s Now That’s What I Call Music! 48, alongside other pop hits like Katy Perry’s “Roar” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” Looking for more stories behind music’s biggest hits? Check out the Now! That’s What I Call Music page.Every time the Beatles come up, there’s the inevitable danger of hyperbole.
Following “Summertime Sadness,” she’s released 2015’s Honeymoon single “High by the Beach,” “Summer Bummer” featuring A$AP Rocky from 2017’s Lust For Life, covered Sublime’s “Doin’ Time” for 2019’s Norman F***king Rockwell, and covered George Gershwin’s “Summertime” a year later. Her nostalgic sound also became a Hollywood go-to, with Del Rey recording “Young and Beautiful” for 2013’s The Great Gatsby, a cover of “Once Upon A Dream” for 2014’s Maleficent, earning a Golden Globe nomination for her eponymous theme song to Tim Burton’s 2014 biographical drama Big Eyes, and covering “Season of the Witch” for Guillermo del Toro’s 2019 film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.ĭel Rey has also continued to record hits dedicated to the sunny season. I wasn’t thinking if it was going to be a hit or not, I just love and respect the artist that she is.”ĭel Rey has since released numerous Top 10 albums and scored multiple Grammy nominations. I didn’t even ask how much money, I just said, please send me the vocals right away and I did the track in one day. “To me, it’s not about the money, so I turned down a lot of people. “After the success of my track ‘Molly,’ a lot of people asked me to remix big artists,” Gervais told Billboard of the remix. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Del Rey’s biggest single to date. Nevertheless, the success of Gervais’ remix was hard to ignore. But 2013 saw an ironic turn of events: French house DJ/producer Cedric Gervais remixed “Summertime Sadness” into a sparkling dancefloor anthem, transforming Del Rey’s weariness into the same pop trends her music previously avoided.
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