Genius Lyrics
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Frank Ocean (Ft. James Fauntleroy) – American Wedding
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The climax of Frank Ocean’s mixtape/album nostalgia, ULTRA. This song’s sample of “Hotel California” created a major controversy when the Eagles demanded to be paid for every time
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Frank Ocean – American Wedding Samples
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See all of “American Wedding” by Frank Ocean’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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How Frank Ocean’s Favorite Movies Influenced His Lyrics
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He devotes a page of the ‘Boys Don’t Cry’ zine to his favorite flicks.
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Daryl. (UK) – The Infidel Samples
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See all of “The Infidel” by Daryl. (UK)’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Ziyaad Luceo – The Outro to a Glorious Beginning
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The outro to ‘The Tranquility EPish’ by Ziyaad Luceō. This is a perfect ending to the project because it pieces all the theories, emotions and stories together. By the usage of the
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Street Fighter (Traducción al Español)
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[Sonido de varias pistas de un cassette]
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Soul Calibur (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Soul Calibur (Traducción al Español)"] / [Cambio de cassettes]
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TravizWILDE – Can't Do
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Don't let 'em front you to saying you can't move / Without 'em, fuck 'em I tell 'em this ain't new / We been some hustlers since it began dude / Ain't gon' be tripping over some
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Frank Ocean – Lovecrimes
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Lovecrimes is about the crazy behavior and situations that love and lust can often lead to. Frank repeatedly sings about “murder”, which seems to refer to abortion in this extended
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Tyler, The Creator) – End/Golden Girl
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The last song on Frank Ocean’s debut studio album channel ORANGE. While rain pours outside, a couple talks in a car as Ocean’s track, “Voodoo,” plays in the background.
On the CD
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Eagles – Hotel California Covers
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See all of “Hotel California” by Eagles’s covers
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Frank Ocean – Strawberry Swing
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“Strawberry Swing,” the first actual song on Nostalgia, ULTRA., immediately introduces the theme of the entire mixtape – nostalgia.
Now that he’s grown up, Frank reminisces upon
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Frank Ocean – Nikes
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“Nikes” is a critique of the trappings of materialistic hedonism, with a frequent mention of Nike shoes, shiny gold and glitter, and fantasies of pleasure. The video version of
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Eagles – Hotel California Samples
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See all of “Hotel California” by Eagles’s samples
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Daryl. (UK) (Ft. James Fauntleroy) – The Infidel
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[Intro] / My nigga, fuck are you?! / I hear that you are new / Stopping fucking with this bitch / She ain’t no good for you / Nothing she says is true / I ain’t hating I’m just
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Dust (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Dust (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / ¿Quién es esa hablando en la biblioteca? / ¿Quién es esa hablando en mi biblioteca? ¿Eres tú? / No, no te
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Bitches Talkin’ (Metal Gear Solid) (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Bitches Talkin’ (Metal Gear Solid) (Traducción al Español)"] / [Hablado: Mujer & Frank Ocean] / Detente! ¡Detente! Deteeeeente! Déjame hacerlo! / (Bien
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Frank Ocean – Songs for Women
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On “Songs for Women,” Frank Ocean can’t decide whether to rue or revel in his conflicted feelings about women. On one hand his musical talent gives him leverage with the ladies
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Knowledge Drop: Frank Ocean Named ‘Nostalgia, Ultra’ 5 Minutes Before Mastering
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“The only big debate was whether I was going to use the slash or the comma.”
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squiishyoongi
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king of over-analysing things.
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Odd Future – Oldie
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The OF posse cut on the mixtape.
To consider Odd Future a viable franchise going forward, listeners needed reminding why they demanded such attention in the first place. Answering
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Frank Ocean – Pyramids
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This is Frank Ocean’s near 10 minute long tale of the ancient history of the Black woman, and her gradual decline from a Queen in her homeland to her now degrading role in the
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Frank Ocean – Novacane
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“Novacane,“ the lead single from Frank Ocean’s debut mixtape nostalgia,ULTRA., describes what it’s like to have sex while on drugs, and it details the relationship between Ocean
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Frank Ocean – Street Fighter
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This introduction to Frank Ocean’s debut mixtape, Nostalgia, ULTRA, is titled after the Street Fighter game series. The first game in the series came out in 1987, the same year
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Frank Ocean – Dust
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“Dust” is a love song. Frank is letting his guard down and allows himself to move forward with his life.
“Dust” appears on the nostalgia, ULTRA mixtape.
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Frank Ocean – Goldeneye
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[Cassettes changing]
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Frank Ocean – Swim Good
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This is the tenth track on Frank’s debut mixtape, nostalgia,ULTRA.
It also bears remarkable similarities to Kanye West’s album 808’s and Heartbreak, even referencing it at one
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Frank Ocean – There Will Be Tears
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Frank sings about the emotional heartache he suffered from his absent father growing up and the death of the only father figure he ever had, his grandfather.
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Frank Ocean – Nature Feels
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Frank soulfully warbles to us over the trippy production of MGMT’s song “Electric Feel.”
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Frank Ocean (Ft. André 3000) – Pink Matter
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A play on the term “gray matter,” the substance that makes up the brain, “Pink Matter” is a meditation on the female anatomy, desire, and fantasy.
The song features OutKast member
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Jason Ivy
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Music, Film, Neuroscience, Linguistics
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Frank Ocean – We All Try
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On “We All Try,” the conflict presented is between optimism and cynicism. Two verses: what he believes (verse one) and what he does not (verse two).
Frank affirms the optimistic
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