"I knew it was a great mistake for a man like me to fall in love" - Jay Gatsby -

I just love the deep melancholic tone of this song

FUN FACT: While the movie received polarizing critical reviews, F. Scott Fitzgerald's granddaughter saw the movie and had positive things to say about it, even going as far to say that "Scott would've been proud".

from 0:35 to 0:49 has got to be one of the most objectively enchanting and beautiful moments in music history. This whole song sounds so dreamy, but *that* bit especially makes me feel like floating.

I love how, in the movie, they play the piano part of the song in the background every time Gatsby seems to think of Daisy.

sometimes I think this song is more than just music.

This song summarizes how Gatsby didn't really love Daisy. The book/movie is suppose to be about the American Dream. When you read/watch it, it's easy to buy into the idea that Gatsby is that dream's physical representation: he's rich, he's beloved, he has the cars, the clothes, and the giant mansion -- more wealth than anyone could ever want or know how to spend, -- but he isn't the American Dream. Daisy is, because Gatsby simply isn't happy with what he has -- HE NEEDS MORE. HE NEEDS HER. People who believe in that Dream only see this ideal, to the point that nothing and no one else matters. They will do and sacrifice anything to get what they want, just like Gatsby. Everything he had was meaningless to him: all those people at his parties were pawns, even Nick; none of them really mattered to Gatsby. Only Daisy mattered. So if you look close enough, you'll see that Gatsby didn't really love Daisy because he loved the IDEA of her, he loved what she represented, for the same reason that people love the idea of the American Dream. They don't really want the house, the dog, the white picket fence: they want the perfect life and the perfect partner to live it with, when no such thing and no such person exists. That's why Daisy was deliberately written to seem so perfect herself: she's young, she's lively, she's wealthy and powerful - along with all the happiness that promises to bring. That's why this song is even sadder than it lets on: "will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful?" We don't know. It implies that even if they were together, Daisy and Gatsby wouldn't have been happy. Why? Because it's a lie. Because he doesn't love her. Because the American Dream is just that...it's a DREAM. The Great Gatsby (the person) wasn't that great. He was incredibly flawed, delusional, and callous, to the point that he was willing to ruin a family. I will always love him as a character, but just as Gatsby didn't deserve to die, no one deserves to be with someone who doesn't love them for who they really are. We are people, not someone else's fantasy.

[Verse 1] I've seen the world, done it all Had my cake now Diamonds, brilliant, and Bel Air now Hot summer nights, mid-July When you and I were forever wild The crazy days, city lights The way you'd play with me like a child [Chorus] Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me when I got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will, I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? [Verse 2] I've seen the world, lit it up as my stage now Channeling angels in the new age now Hot summer days, rock and roll The way you'd play for me at your show And all the ways I got to know Your pretty face and electric soul [Chorus] Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me when I got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will, I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? [Bridge] Dear Lord, when I get to heaven Please, let me bring my man When he comes, tell me that You'll let him in Father, tell me if You can All that grace, all that body All that face makes me wanna party He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds [Chorus] Will you still love me when I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me when I got nothin' but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will, I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? [Outro] Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? Will you still love me when I'm not young and beautiful?

That scene where Gatsby and Daisy were messing around the house and when the this song played, i almost wanted to cry.

Why this is a wonderful song don't you agree...old sport?

It was this song that made me Lana's fan. I still remember hearing it for the first time and faling in love with it. It speaks to me in a way I don't understand. It goes straight to my heart. Thank God I came cross it. Thank you lana for creating a masterpiece.

"He smiled understandingly-much more than understandingly. It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced--or seemed to face--the whole eternal world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey."

Seriously, Lana Del Rey would be perfect for a Bond song! She would set the tone perfectly like Adele did with Skyfall.

this is my jam old sport

“Will you still love me when I’m no longer young and beautiful?” Leonardo DiCaprio: 😶🚶➡️

This was the first Lana Del Rey song I ever heard and it sounds so beautiful.

I want a man who loves me like Gatsby loved Daisy ..

This is genuinely the most beautiful song I’ve ever heard. Its so angelic and seductive at the same time. Her voice is so versatile.

Lana doesn’t just make music, she makes art

I love the way that Lana always make her songs sound like they belong in movies

The story about Gatsby is super sad to me. I watched the movie a few years ago and boy did I cry puddles. The way he loved Daisy, the way he loved what life with Daisy would look like was so dangerously beautiful to me. He didn't deserve to die the way he did but it just proves that you can't live for someone else. He lived for her. Just to get to her. Then died and she didn't even bother to show up to his funeral. No one did.

The first time in many many years when I have heard a sincerity in the voice of a pop singer.

This song is like the definition of Elegant….It’s beautiful, it gives me this feeling of being rich, wearing beautiful, elegant, floor length dresses and living in a different era like the 30’s. Which works because it’s in a movie set in the 20’s! But it’s just so…Lovely

may I say that this was the most perfect song they could possibly choose for The Great Gatsby

The reason The Great Gatsby is a classic is because it is a tragedy. Nick was the only person who saw that Gatsby was a great man, but sadly with a singular blinding devotion to a fault for his true love. Lana's haunting style is a perfect fit to this timeless literary masterpiece.

How come he didn't win an Oscar on this movie Old Sport?

This was going to be the first dance song with my fiancé at our wedding. He’s now in the cancer ward with stage 4. But he’s been the best chapter in the book of life, and yes you can still love someone with nothing left but an aching soul ❤

This song makes you cry even when you arent sad even though it represents everything we search for

This movie is so underrated.

How didn't Lana win an Oscar for this song is the better question?!

I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER LANA

Eight years on and this song still gives me damn goosebumps!!!

“Hot summer nights” “mid July” “ when you and I were forever wild” Gives me goosebumps every time my favourite line! ❤️✨

And he finally did it old sport. he got the Oscar

This song sounds like heaven. It makes me feel like I’m in Italy during the summer, just enjoying life without a stress about anything

My favourite Lana del Rey's song, I could listen to it all day without getting tired of it

Every time I listen to this song, I tear up. It reminds me of this one woman. This woman's life was terrible. She died at only 36. Some think she was murdered, some think suicide. No one really knows. She was a beautiful smart woman. She was born on June 1. 2 weeks later she was taken to an orphanage because her mother was mentally ill. She would be in 9 different foster homes from then till she was 16. She was raped twice during this episode of her life, both times by a different foster parent. Once at the age of 9, and another at age 11. At the age of 16, her new foster parents, whom she liked, couldnt have her live with her anymore, so it was either the orphanage or marriage to a boy she had been dating for a couple months. She chose marriage. During her marriage to her husband, named James, she wanted nothing more then a family, and to began her always wanted career as a model and actress. Her husband didn't support either of these. They ended up divorced. She was once again all alone. She had no money. Her car was towed, power turned off, and she was in desperate need of money. That was when she decided to get a quick "buck" by posing nude in a photo shoot, called the Red Velvet shoot. These would later become the first cover of Playboy magazine. She began modeling. She had her brown hair lightened to a gold color. She modeled for a while until she was offered a career in the movie business. She changed her name and had her hair cut short and died platinum. Her career was all she had until she married Joe DiMaggio. however he would beat her and call her a whore. They divorced only 9 months after there marriage. She then would marry a third time to Arthur Miller, in this stage she became pregnant 3 times, but sadly resulted in 3 miscarriages. She was diagnosed with endometriosis and could not have children. He blamed them on her causing her to go into depression. She had tried to commit suicide multiple times already. They divorced. On August 5, 1962 dead laying flat down on her bed at 2 am. It was done by an overdose. She was carried away. The real question is that would people "love her when she is no longer young and beautiful?" In God's eye she will forever be young and beautiful. This woman's name is Marilyn Monroe. R.I.P. June 1, 1926 - August 5, 1962 Age: 36

No one can cover this song.... Lana Del Rey's voice and singing style was meant for this

I want this song as my wedding march. Walking down the aisle, seeing the man of my dreams happy and smiling waiting for me at the altar.

The scene during this song was playing and I could feel everybody in my classroom was touch by this song

This song embodies “hauntingly beautiful”

Young And Beautiful - Lyrics I've seen the world Done it all Had my cake now Diamonds, brilliant And Bel Air now Hot summer nights, mid July When you and I were forever wild The crazy days, city lights The way you'd play with me like a child Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me When I got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? I've seen the world, lit it up As my stage now Channeling angels in the new age now Hot summer days, rock 'n' roll The way you play for me at your show And all the ways I got to know Your pretty face and electric soul Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me When I got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? Dear lord, when I get to heaven Please let me bring my man When he comes tell me that you'll let him in Father tell me if you can Oh that grace, oh that body Oh that face makes me wanna party He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me When I got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? Will you still love me when I'm not young and beautiful? Enjoy :)

We studied the original book in our second year in college there is so much details in the original book such a wonderful story written by F.Scot.Fitzgerald

I still can’t get over this song😔🤚

I see so many people say that Daisy never loved Gatsby, but I have to disagree. I think she loved him, but it was a selfish love. Real love is a give and take, but she just 'took' and it was entirely selfish. I think she loved him, but she wasn't IN love with him.

There is something about this song that reflects the morals and themes of The Great Gatsby in its novel form. It is beautiful just like the book and yet again, Lana is just effortless.

this song makes me cry every time, it perfectly embodies the sadness of that tragic story

*Not me home alone…3am…singing along like “ 🎶 Will you still love me when I’m no longer young and beautiful? 🥹” 🎶looking like a whole sack of Yukon Golds 😭😭😭*

How did Leonardo NOT get an oscar for this?

She makes it look so- so splendid, don't you think, old sport?

Everytime I comeback to this song I get chills like if it were the first time hearing it. I can't describe what this masterpiece makes me feel.

He’s my sun, he makes me shine like diaaaaamonnnddssss 😩

" You can't repeat the past...." Addition, You can't change the past, but you can stop ruining your present by not worrying about the future, old sport!!

This song makes me happy and sad at the same time! How is that even possible?????

I’ll forever remember a beautiful young girl that died in 2013 when this came out and her mother played this song at her funeral. Her daughter always told her to play a love song at her funeral and this was it…😢

This song has contributed so much to the making of The Great Gatsby for me, the story and editing and everything is amazing but when this version of Young and Beautiful was added it made the movie perfect.

Leonardo Dicaprio deserved oscar-s in Titanic, Catch me if you Can, Great Gatsby, Wolf of Wall Street

I've seen the world, done it all Had my cake now Diamonds, brilliant, in Bel-Air now Hot summer nights, mid July When you and I were forever wild The crazy days, city lights The way you'd play with me like a child Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me When I've got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? I've seen the world, lit it up As my stage now Channeling angels in a new age now Hot summer days, rock and roll The way you play for me at your show And all the ways, I got to know Your pretty face and electric soul Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me When I've got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? Dear lord, when I get to heaven Please let me bring my man When he comes tell me that you'll let him in Father tell me if you can All that grace, all that body All that face, makes me wanna party He's my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds Will you still love me When I'm no longer young and beautiful? Will you still love me When I've got nothing but my aching soul? I know you will, I know you will I know that you will Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? Will you still love me when I'm no longer beautiful? Will you still love me when I'm not young and beautiful? Songwriters: Elizabeth Grant / Rick Nowels

Goosebumps, it has such a hauntingly beautiful vibe. It blends beautifully with the movie and I love how this music is in the background a lot in it. I think of the movie scenes every time I listen to this song, such a masterpiece of movie and music 🥀😊

Even the moon knew we were in love.

"You remind me of a rose, an absolute rose."

not many people I know appreciated The Great Gatsby the way I did, what really moved me about the movie was the sheer hope that J Gatsby had, the love he had for the world, and the way he tried to make the best of his life. The one thing he needed to finally make him truly happy, was love, which he got for a short amount of time, before he met a truly sad and unexpected, unnecessarily, tragic end. The reason he died; he protected the one he loved.

i am inlove with this song, me and my friends did a project about lana for music class and the teacher who is also a lana fan loved it sm!!

This song gives me several goosebumps...How they manage to create such echo... The Great Gatsby movie is a masterpiece as well as this song...

“You see, I usually find myself among strangers because I drift here and there trying to forget the sad things that happened to me.” - Jay Gatsby ♡

Hauntingly beautiful song.

“And I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you.”

THIS SONG GIVES ME CHILLS. IT'S SAD & DEEP. THAT'S JUST ME.

“the moon knows we’re in love.” :’)

This song's beauty and what it did for the Daisy & Gatsby love/reconnecting scene almost makes up for the anachronistic train wrecks that were the rap songs Jay-Z shat across the movie. They completely jarred me out of the Roaring '20s in the worst way possible.

Makes me cry but in a good way ..this song is forever beautiful

So many years later....this song still hits different... My God...the haunting beauty in Lana's voice, and lyrics...speak to my soul ... Absolutely beautiful

i wish this song was nominated in oscar for best song

If you're thinking about someone while listening to this song, just forget it, you're in love.

Her voice is magic...beautiful.. The bassline shows true power and the brilliancy of Gatsby... The instruments show pure beauty and pull you in a way nothing else can.... This song...is true love.... This song...is what I want my crush to sing to me....right before I tell her I love her... Because, despite what anyone may say, she will always...be young and beautiful to me..

Lana was ahead of that “would you still love me if I were a worm” trend

I happen to hear this song on Pandora first before watching The Great Gatsby, when I finally watched the movie last night & it started playing it... I couldn't stop the tear rolling down my cheek. He did, and would have done anything to have her. Everything he had meant nothing because she was his everything.

this song is so beautiful, it makes me cry every time I listen to it

Stunning piece of music. Very melodic

I always loved the book the great Gatsby, I've read it a million times, I remember reading it in English in 6th grade all the way to now. It gets me every time, the movie felt so much different, but the love was still so true, Leonardo DiCaprio is my favorite actor and he beautifully portrayed the love Gatsby felt for Daisy and the extent of it's truth. But this song is so beautiful it almost doesn't feel like music, more like a beautiful scene to be imagined, and I love it so much.

I hope I'm not the only one who starts getting teary eyed just hearing this song

Omg this song is so.. Perfect ! This movie breaks my heart

Gatsby 🥺😢 you deserved so much more its not fairr 😭

If you dont fucking love this song I don't love you.

This woman is brilliant, as a male I have more respect for this woman than any other mainstream female artist, she's unique and has an ability to tap into my emotions which is something that is actually very difficult for me to do normally.

This song is hauntingly beautiful....

Her voice is just so soothing!!

This song is too good I get chills...every time.

Have been listening to this for 5 months straight

It's the fear that leads to many tragedies. The fear that, no matter how much you have in life, and no matter how much they make you happy, even if you KNOW some of it will still be there as you grow older, you can't help but feel like it could all just up and disappear from your life at any moment. It's the kind of fear that makes you desperate to hold onto what you can while it's still there. While you're still young.

Seeing Lana performing this song during her concert in Brazil was by far one of the most memorable and unforgettable moments of my life. The crowd of people was singing along with her with so much spirit and passion.

i’m convinced this song is more than music, this is what you hear when entering heaven.

Dammit Leo dies in the in end, in the water again. When will he win lol?.. (titanic)

Released a year ago today! Lets take a moment to appreciate one of Lana's best pieces of work :)

Seven years after, it’s 2020 and I’m still listening to this beautiful masterpiece... Lana’s music will never be boring...

He’s my sun, he makes me shine like diamonds ✨✨✨

I love this song so much, I don't even know why. Every time I listen to it, I just feel like it's my favorite song ever.

this is one of those songs that will go down in history. absolutely love it

It truly is a haunting song. Makes you still and present. True love always wins. He waited and Daisy did call.

This movie/song got me into Lana and she’s been in my top 5 of all time ever since