Some say “Burning Love” is an Elvis Presley song — and, well, they’re right — but its mix of Lord-Almighty religious imagery and infernal lust suits Lana Del Rey just fine in her latest Tropico teaser. Previous trailers for the Born to Die singer’s December 5 short film have given us doppelgangers for John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, and Jesus Christ. In a 60-second promo released over the weekend, an Elvis lookalike drawls about feeling “my temperature rising” to start a clip that’s heavy on T&A.
“I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness,” Del Rey whispers, quoting Allen Ginsberg’s classic Beat poem “Howl.” Surely there’s a way she could bring Phosphorescent’s love-isn’t-burning-it’s-fading “Song for Zula” into this.
