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5 Things We Learned About Lana Del Rey's Man In 'Shades of Cool' Video

5 Things We Learned About Lana Del Rey's Man In  'Shades of Cool' Video
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5 Things We Learned About Lana Del Rey's Man In 'Shades of Cool' Video

By Raphael Chestang

12:56 PM PDT, June 17, 2014

Lana Del Rey released her Shades of Cool video today from her Ultraviolence album, featuring a laconic older gentleman standing in as her 'baby.' Now, we've dissected the lyrics and the video to put together some clues about this mystery man.

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5 Things We Learned About Lana Del Rey's Man In 'Shades of Cool' Video

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Lana Del Rey released her Shades of Cool video today from her Ultraviolence album, featuring a laconic older gentleman standing in as her 'baby.' Now, we've dissected the lyrics and the video to put together some clues about this mystery man.

White is His Color

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He lives in shades of cool, but he exclusively wears shades of white.

He's Not Super Good at Buttoning Shirts

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Seriously, he did like two buttons and gave up.

He Has a Neck Tattoo

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Homeboy's clearly got a past.

'He Loves His Drugs'

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Explains the neck tattoo.

She 'Can't Help Him'

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He's set in his ways.

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