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Childish Gambino – Boogieman
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Gambino conjures a new version of the traditional ‘bogeyman’ used to scare children into behaving. The “boogieman” is a portmanteau explained here. He uses this image to illustrate
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Childish Gambino – Boogieman Samples
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See all of “Boogieman” by Childish Gambino’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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KC and the Sunshine Band – I'm Your Boogie Man Samples
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See all of “I'm Your Boogie Man” by KC and the Sunshine Band’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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KC and the Sunshine Band – I'm Your Boogie Man
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[Intro] / (One, two, three, four!) / [Verse 1] / I'm your boogie man, that's what I am / I'm here to do whatever I can / Be it early morning, late afternoon / Or at midnight, it's
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Insane Clown Posse – Boogie Woogie Wu
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[Intro] / "The beast lives out of the raging storm. In the dead of night, the ravenous, blood-sick creatures searches for it's sacrifice. Through the hideous darkness, it lurches
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Funkadelic – Hit It and Quit It Samples
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See all of “Hit It and Quit It” by Funkadelic’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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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 – Have Some Love
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In “Have Some Love,” Gambino calls upon his fellow brothers to appreciate and love one another, as times are getting rougher.
This song seems to be very clearly influenced by
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A Guide To The ’70s Classics That Inspired Childish Gambino’s ‘Awaken, My Love!’
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Sly Stone, Funkadelic, Shuggie Otis, and more.
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Ski Mask the Slump God – OOGA BOOGA!
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“OOGA BOOGA!” is a playful standalone single and Ski Mask the Slump God’s first solo release since December 2021’s “Alien Sex.”
Ski initially previewed the song through his
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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 – 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 – 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 – Me and Your Mama
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On November 10th, 2016, following an elongated reprieve from the musical world, Childish Gambino premiered “Me and Your Mama” on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio with Zane Lowe. The
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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 – California
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The 7th track on “Awaken, My Love!”, “California” comes in with an upbeat mood and a decidedly Caribbean-inspired delivery from Gambino. It was originally performed on Gambino’s ‘
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Funkadelic – Hit It and Quit It
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I want you to hit it, good God / Hit it and quit it / I want you to, oh, oh, yeah / Oh, mama, hit it, good God / Hit it and quit it / I want you to, oh, mama, ooh, yeah / Oh, mama
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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 – The Night Me and Your Mama Met
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After addressing his son in “Baby Boy,” this instrumental track is a sensual depiction of the night Donald met the mother of his newborn child.
The guitar licks and lush choirs
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Read All The Lyrics To Childish Gambino’s ‘Awaken, My Love!’ Album
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He draws heavy inspiration from ’70s funk music.
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Willie Hutch – Midnight Dancer
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[Verse 1: Willie Hutch] / Yeahh / My, my my, my my / I got the boogie / I got the boogie / I got the boogie / I got the boogie / I got the boogie / I'm a midnight dancer / Another
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