Song List Lyrics

"Crosstown Traffic," Jimi Hendrix

"How Insensitive," Frank Sinatra

"Scarborough Fair," Simon & Garfunkel

"Alina," Arvo Part

"I Feel Love," Donna Summer

"To the Last Whale," Crosby & Nash

"Prints Tie," Bobby Hutcherson

"Jardim dos Deuses," Joyce Moreno

"Fade Into You," Mazzy Star

"No More Shall We Part," Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

"I Never Learnt to Share," James Blake

"One Mo Gin," D'Angelo

"The Last One to Be Loved," Gabor Szabo
"Shadows," Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes

"Images Live in 1964," Nina Simone

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," Roberta Flack

"It's Gonna Rain," Steve Reich

"Stardust," Willie Nelson

"Nós e o Mar," Tamba Trio

"$," D.R.A.M

"When I Die," Goldlink

"The Man-Machine," Kraftwerk

"Asiko," Tony Allen

"Earth Bound Hearts," John Mclaughlin feat. John Surman

"Simply Beautiful," Al Green

"Mr. Bojangles," Nina Simone
"Flamingo," Todd Rundgren

"The Medley of Praise," Daryl Coley

"Claire de Lune," Isao Tomita

"Calls," Robert Glasper feat. Jill Scott

"Your Smile," Chaka Khan and Rufus

"Bitch Please," Death Grips

"Anthrax," Gang of Four

"I Am the Walrus," The Beatles

"Jesus Children of America," Stevie Wonder

"Garden of Linmiri," Caustic Window

"Home (YouTube Rip)," Kim Burrell

"Vibrate," OutKast

"12 Aisatsana," Aphex Twin
"Mis," Alex G

"Right Down the Line," Gerry Rafferty

"Anytime," Ray J

"Jesus," Curtis Mayfield

"Something About Us," Daft Punk

"Your Daddy Loves You," Gil Scott Heron

"Portrait of Tracy," Jaco Pastorius

"Rusholme Ruffians," The Smiths

"When U Were Mine," Prince

"Road to Nowhere," Talking Heads

"Boys Don't Cry," The Cure

running time: 276 minutes

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Frank Ocean shared a list of his favorite songs on pages 104–105 of Boys Don’t Cry magazine, published on August 20, 2016, accompanying the release of Blonde. The list features songs from various artists & genres totaling 276 minutes of music that served as inspiration while composing his 2016 albums. The pages include album artwork, text stylized in all lowercase, and an image of record executive & producer Rick Rubin’s house in Malibu, California.

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The song list appears on pages 104–105 of Boys Don’t Cry magazine.

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Song list, pages 104–105 of Boys Don't Cry.

Song list, pp. 104–105 of Boys Don’t Cry.


Song list, page 104 of Boys Don't Cry.

Song list, p. 104 of Boys Don’t Cry.


Song list, page 105 of Boys Don't Cry.

Song list, p. 105 of Boys Don’t Cry.

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Recorded At
Rick Rubin's Home, Malibu, California
Release Date
August 20, 2016
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