The greatest

"The Greatest" finds Lana Del Rey missing her ex and the particular period of her life she spent with him in California. She looks back fondly on that era, inserting various pop cultural references to make her point. I miss Long Beach and I miss you, babe I miss dancing with you the most of all I miss the bar where the Beach Boys would go Dennis's last stop before Kokomo Del Rey also misses her friends in the Big Apple. I miss New York and I miss the music Me and my friends‚ we miss rock 'n' roll The singer spent her early career in New York, playing clubs in Brooklyn.

The song title comes into play during the chorus when Del Rey expresses her frustration at how the world has changed since the "good old days." I'm facing the greatest The greatest loss of them all The culture is lit and I had a ball I guess that I'm burned out after all

During the outro, Del Rey makes some further pop cultural references that invoke feelings of loss; these include the 2018 California wildfires, Kanye West's embrace of President Trump, and the late David Bowie's song "Life On Mars?" LA is in flames‚ it's getting hot Kanye West is blond and gone "Life on Mars" ain't just a song Oh, the live stream's almost on Del Rey performed at Kanye West's wedding to Kim Kardashian in 2014, and once praised the rapper for his influence on music. However, she feels like she lost Ye after seeing him bleach his hair blond and meet with President Trump in the White House.