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Childish Gambino – Bonfire
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On Friday, July 22nd, 2011, Childish Gambino released the first song off of his album, Camp titled “Bonfire”
This track contains some of CG’s most hilarious, genius, and
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Childish Gambino – Redbone
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“Redbone” is about paranoia and infidelity in a relationship. As a slang term, “redbone” distinguishes a lighter-skinned black person of mixed race. Bino fears that his efforts to
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Childish Gambino – Death By Numbers
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Track to go along with The Boy’s failed suicide attempt in the screenplay of “because the internet”.
The title might be interpreted as “Death by (Numb)ers”, or death by
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Childish Gambino – Dial Up
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In the context of the script, “Dial Up” takes place when the Boy and his family are coming home from the club. The Crew is getting ready for a party (the subsequent track “Worst
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Childish Gambino – Kids (Keep Up)
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[Chorus] / If we were kids, I'd want to give / You everything that you would want / Those other boys, they give you toys / But all they wanna do is / Keep up, keep up, keep up
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Childish Gambino – Feels Like Summer
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“Feels Like Summer,” later released as “42.26,” is the tenth track on Gambino’s fourth studio album 3.15.20.
Bino first released the track, alongside “Summertime Magic,” on the
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Childish Gambino – Playing Around Before the Party Starts
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In a segue from 3005 to “The Party,” The Boy would rather play his piano than socialize at the party he threw at his mansion. It shows his antisocial attitude, but this piece
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Childish Gambino – We Ain't Them
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“We Ain’t Them” originally appeared in raw form during one of Gambino shows and was later reworked in-studio by Donald Glover and Ludwig Göransson for Royalty
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Childish Gambino – V. 3005
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Because the Internet’s lead single houses some of Gambino’s existential thoughts with a catchy hook and beat.
He said of the song:
Everybody’s like, ‘It’s a love song,’ it’s kind
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Childish Gambino – The Library (Intro)
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The first song on the album, and according to the official screenplay at becausetheinter.net, it is a prelude. It also plays at the end of the final song on the album, “III. Life
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Ariana Grande) – Time
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“Time” features Childish Gambino and Ariana Grande wrestling with a lack of direction and trying to find meaning in the world. Gambino expressed similar themes of uncertainty on
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Childish Gambino – 19.10
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On “19.10” Gambino explores what it means to be Black, and the beauty and baggage that comes with it. The first verse has him imparting the wisdom of his father unto the listener
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Childish Gambino – Be Alone
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“Be Alone” is the first song off Childish Gambino’s EP.
Gambino uses this song to express the loneliness and isolation his fame has brought upon his life.
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Childish Gambino – 47.48
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“47.48,” also known as “Don’t Worry About Tomorrow (The Violence),” is an experimental funk track that features Gambino emphasizing living in the present, while contrasting it with
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Childish Gambino – Stand Tall
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“Stand Tall” sees Donald Glover recount some advice his parents gave to him as a child. It is a reminder to stay positive in times of hardship and uncertainty; and most of all, to
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Childish Gambino – Terrified
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“Terrified” describes Gambino’s realization of the fact that the woman from “California” is the one for him, and the fear of falling in love while he pleads the girl not to run
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Childish Gambino (Ft. kai & Mystikal) – I. Crawl
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The true beginning of the story.
This is fifteen years after the prelude (The Library). The Boy and his friend Fam go and pick up their friends Swank, Steve, Marcus (Chance the
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Childish Gambino – Baby Boy
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On “Baby Boy,” Donald addresses his son, born earlier in 2016. He expresses joy at this new chapter in his life, but also has fears as a new father, whether from external pressures
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Childish Gambino – Algorhythm
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Originally released as part of a 2-song collection available for some fans who purchased tickets to Gambino’s “This is America Tour,” the title “Algorhythm” is a play on ‘Algorithm
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Nipsey Hussle) – Black Faces
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Second official track off his upcoming mixtape. This (along with his first track off the mixtape) was released on his then-website “iamdonald.com.”
Childish teams up with Nipsey
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Childish Gambino – 39.28
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Originally performed as an intro to “Human Sacrifice,” this was revealed to be a separate song on the Donald Glover Presents stream.
Track name from metadatas: “Why Go To The
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Ab-Soul & ScHoolboy Q) – Unnecessary
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Childish Gambino teams up with TDE stars ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul for the fifth track on Royalty, “Unnecessary.”
The three discuss the unnecessarily lavish lifestyles they live.
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Childish Gambino – 53.49
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“53.49“ is featured as the final track of Gambino’s 2020 album 03.15.20, and has him rejoicing about life, and what it means for both him and his children. Gambino previously
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Childish Gambino – II. No Exit
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Through two short, yet very complex verses, “II. No Exit” presents the hopeless, contradicting cycle of life for an introverted loner.
The title is likely an allusion to the 1944
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Azealia Banks) – II. Earth: The Oldest Computer (The Last Night)
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The second to last track of the album, “II. Earth: The Oldest Computer”, presents Donald reaching the climax of an existential crisis: He feels that human life is far too short for
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Bibi Bourelly) – Die With You
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“Die With You” made its debut in the beginning credits of the film Guava Island. The sentimental lyrics are representative of the relationship between two characters in the film
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Childish Gambino – Riot
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The song itself sounds like songs directly from the post MLK Jr, Sly and the Family Stone era with very big guitar and screaming sounds from Childish Gambino during the singing
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Childish Gambino – Zombies
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“Zombies” details how others around you can be vultures and eat off your success. The zombies are mindless creatures trying to take what you have, namely, a brain that can think
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Jhené Aiko) – I. Pink Toes
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Gambino teams up yet again with very close friend Jhene Aiko for an upbeat, Camp-esque track.
This is the part where they kinda fall in love a little bit.
BTI Screenplay: Since
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Childish Gambino – Sober
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The first track dropped off of the Kauai EP side of Childish Gambino’s STN MTN/Kauai project.
Before he deleted all of his tweets, Gambino tweeted a link to a page that contained
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Childish Gambino (Ft. Bun B) – R.I.P.
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“R.I.P.” samples “Nightcall” by Kavinsky, a song that was featured on the soundtrack for the 2011 film Drive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV_3Dpw-BRY
This comes as no surprise
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Childish Gambino – II. Worldstar
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The third track off of Childish Gambino’s 2013 album Because The Internet.
Keeping the titular theme of the album alive, this song heavily references the popular entertainment
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Childish Gambino – Outside
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“Outside” is the opening track to Gambino’s album Camp released on November 15th, 2011.
It could be said that this song relates to Plato’s Cave Allegory. CG draws a parallel
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Childish Gambino – Hold You Down
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“Hold You Down” deals with Gambino’s experiences with racism in school and neither fitting in with the black nor the white demographic.
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Childish Gambino – Babydoll
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This is a song in which Gambino expresses a conflictuous love between a special female and his career. In the end of the day, he realizes he needs both in order to carry on!
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