“Blue Jeans” is about an ex-boyfriend whom Lana compares to James Dean. The relationship started off well, but soon “the bad boy” up and left. Eventually he became caught up in chasing money and selling drugs, leaving her in the dust. But all in all, she refuses to let him forget that she will always love him.

It is a single from Lana Del Rey’s second studio album, Born to Die. The music video was released on March 19th, 2012. Watch it by pressing the play button above!

With “Off to the Races”, “Blue Jeans” and “Video Games”, we progress through three romances, each characteristic of a different stage of life, in reverse order. “Off to the Races” shows us a relationship focused on drinking and nightlife, likely corresponding to someone in her 20s. “Blue Jeans” depicts a relationship with a James Dean figure which likely seems set in high school or college. “Video Games” is a song about first love, the most innocent of all, and the feeling of love being reciprocated for the first time.