Legendary Lovers Is A Worldbeat And Folk Song Which Contains A Bhangra Beat And Draws Influence From Country Music While Its Instrumentation Is Composed Of Tablas Oriental Strings A Coral Sitar And A Double Violin. Its Lyrical Content Combines Eastern Philosophy With Mild Sexual References Expressing "eternal Passion" And Also Referencing The Romances Of Infamous Fictional And Historical Characters. The Dreamy EDM-Lite Tune Features Indian Percussion And Lyrics Focusing On Eastern Religious Concepts Such As Infinity And Karma. "I Think That We Had A Lot Of Fun On 'Legendary Lovers '" Bonnie McKee Told MTV News. "I Feel Like I Was Able To Pull A Lot Of Imagery From Really Early Eastern-Influenced Stuff That I Did When I Was A Kid And Young Songwriter And It Was A Lot Of Fun To Get Into The Bollywood Sort Of Theme 'cause I Know She's Always Had An Obsession With That To. I Think They're Pretty Classic Themes That She Goes Over. When You're Writing Love Songs It's Always Forever They Seem To Always Last Throughout Time."