 Genius Meanings
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Bon Iver – Hey, Ma
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“Hey, Ma” is a nostalgia-evoking song with sentimental imagery of childhood and a mother’s affection. The song features subtle instrumentation behind Vernon’s gliding falsetto with
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The Vanns – Hey, Ma - triple j Like A Version
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[Verse 1: Jimmy] / I waited outside / I took it remote / I wanted a bath / Tell the story or he goes / Tell the story or he goes / [Chorus: Jimmy with Cameron] / It's full time
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Bon Iver – Naeem
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“NAEEM” is a song which, like “Hey Ma,” was first performed in Washington, D.C. in December 2017. Since then, it has been used in Bon Iver’s collaboration with TU Dance on “Come
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Bon Iver – Sh'Diah
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Sh'Diah is the twelfth track on Bon Iver’s upcoming album, i,i.
Prior to its surprise release on August 8, the lyrics were posted on the official Bon Iver website following a
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Bon Iver – U (Man Like)
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“U (Man Like)” is a piano-driven ballad that touches on modern social issues. The Gospel-influenced song features silvery backing vocals from Jenn Wasner, Moses Sumney and Elsa
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Cam'ron (Ft. Freekey Zekey, Juelz Santana & Toya) – Hey Ma
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“Hey Ma” was the second single off of Cam'ron’s 2002 breakthrough record Come Home With Me (after “Oh Boy”). This was also one of Juelz Santana’s earliest features, and remains Cam
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Bon Iver – iMi
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“iMi” is the fifth track to be released from Bon Iver’s fourth studio album i,i. The track was released on August 8th, 2019, the day after fans were able to hear i,i in its
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Bon Iver – Faith
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“Faith” is an ethereal and uplifting song in which Vernon sings about faith, both in a spiritual sense and within personal relationships. Vernon opens up about how the faith he
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Bon Iver – 29 #Strafford APTS
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“29 #Strafford APTS” is the fifth track on Bon Iver’s third album, 22, A Million. The track was first performed at Eaux Claires 2016.
Vernon is accompanied on the vocals by Bon
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Bon Iver – Salem
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“Salem” was the tenth track to be separately released from Bon Iver’s fourth studio album i,i and is the eleventh track on the actual album. The track was released on August 8
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Bon Iver – Jelmore
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Released with “Faith” alongside a general official album announcement for i,i, “Jelmore” is an near-apocalyptic commentary on climate change and social inequality. The discordant
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Bon Iver – Skinny Love
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Released as the first single from For Emma, Forever Ago, “Skinny Love” is a song about a failed relationship and the regret that stems from it.
The term “skinny love” has two
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver, JAY-Z, Nicki Minaj & Rick Ross) – Monster
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One of the most highlighted posse cuts of 2010, Kanye, Rick Ross, JAY-Z, and Nicki Minaj boast on how they’re a “Monster” on the mic. Fittingly, the song comes with a couple of
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Bon Iver – 715 - CRΣΣKS
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“715 – CRΣΣKS” focuses on the love of another person, the love of god, and a loss of faith.
The number in the title – 715 – is the Area Code of Central/North Wisconsin, which
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Bon Iver – Marion
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Marion was first performed in the ‘Come Through’ shows – Bon Iver’s collaboration with TU Dance.
The song was first named 1867, but Justin said on Twitter that it had been renamed
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Bon Iver – Yi
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“Yi” is the airy instrumental introduction to Bon Iver’s 4th studio album i,i. The intro has some foreshadowing, using chopped sounds that can be heard in other songs to follow on
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Baby Keem & Kendrick Lamar – The Hillbillies
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“The Hillbillies” is a collaboration between Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar on which they go back and forth, comparing themselves to Neymar and Messi respectively. The cousins rap
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Bon Iver – For Emma
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Boston-based musicians John DeHaven and Randy Pingrey add horns to “For Emma”; surprisingly, their company doesn’t break the album’s spell of isolation, but rather strengthens it
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Bon Iver – Holyfields,
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“Holyfields,” was the seventh track to be released from Bon Iver’s fourth studio album i,i. The track was released on August 8, 2019, the day after fans were able to hear i,i in
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Bon Iver – RABi
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“RABi” is the 13th and final track on i,i. The song’s title comes from the lyric “I could rob I”.
Justin Vernon(Writer) from Apple Music: “Just some ‘life feels good now, don’t it
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Taylor Swift – Playlist by ME!
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Swift created this playlist for Apple Music following the release of her April 2019 single “ME!”
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Bon Iver – We
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We was the sixth track to be released from Bon Iver’s fourth studio album i,i. The track was released on August 8, 2019, the day after fans were able to hear i,i in its entirety at
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver, Elly Jackson, John Legend & The World Famous Tony Williams) – See Me Again
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[Intro: Kanye West] / And it'll be a long time, before you ever see me again, me again / [Verse 1: Kanye West] / They want me, hold my head in shame / So I hold 'em on, holding
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Playboi Carti – F33l Lik3 Dyin
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On the closing track of Whole Lotta Red, Carti updates his audience on the current status of his mental health and aspirations.
The song’s soulful instrumental, which samples Bon
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Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
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As the opening song and fourth single of Thriller, “Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'” picks up where Off the Wall left off and begins the new phenomenon of Thriller. According to Epic
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Kanye West – Never See Me Again
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“Never See Me Again” displays a spotlight for Kanye West’s mental state, being recorded before his infamous self exile out of the United States.
Leading up to the songs eventual
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Mixtapes – I'll Give You A Hint, Yes
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You think you're close to figuring me out / And I can tell you've got a ways to go / I'm passing that place I like to be when I'm alone / But I'm not alone right now / I used to
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Kanye West – Hold My Liquor
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This song represents Kanye’s inner demons fighting for control. In Justin Vernon’s hook he’s trying to hold everything in, but in Chief Keef’s hook he’s exposing himself for the
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Manu Dibango (Ft. Youssou N'Dour) – Soul Makossa
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Originally an obscure release by the then-unknown Manu Dibango, Soul Makossa is now often recognized as one of the first disco records. After some lucky recognition and radio
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Francis and the Lights (Ft. Bon Iver & Kanye West) – Take Me to the Light
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This song was released on the “francisandthelights” YouTube account on September 4th 2019 with the following description: “Produced by Kanye West, BJ Burton, Benny Blanco, Cashmere
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Chance the Rapper (Ft. Francis and the Lights & Jeremih) – Summer Friends
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“Summer Friends” finds Chance reminiscing about growing up in West Chatham, while experiencing all the violence that happens every summer in Chicago. The song is a cry out for
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Kanye West (Ft. Alicia Keys, Bon Iver, Charlie Wilson, Drake, Elly Jackson, Elton John, Gil Scott-Heron, John Legend, Justin Vernon, Ken Lewis, Kid Cudi, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Rick James, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, Selita Ebanks, The-Dream & The World) – Runaway (Full-length Film)
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[Intro to Film: Lacrimosa by Mozart] / [Song 1 - Dark Fantasy] / [Intro: Nicki Minaj] / You might think you've peeped the scene / You haven't, the real one's far too mean / The
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Kanye West (Ft. Cam'ron & Consequence) – Gone
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In the closing track off 2005’s Late Registration, Cam'ron, Consequence, and Kanye West himself deliver some of their best verses ever over a classic sample of Otis Redding’s “It’s
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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home
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This country folk song released in 2010 initially had modest commercial success on the US Billboard Alternative Songs chart, reaching number 25.
After fronting a Peugeot car
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Gorillaz (Ft. Del the Funky Homosapien) – Clint Eastwood
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“Clint Eastwood” is the phenomenal debut single from “virtual band” Gorillaz, dropped in 2001. The funky aesthetic of the video and the song’s menacing, mellow beat made it one of
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Kanye West – Take Me to the Light (Demo)
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“Take Me To The Light” is a collaboration between Francis and the Lights, Kanye West and Bon Iver that was released as a YouTube loosie on September 4, 2019. This is an early, solo
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Eminem – Fall
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“Fall” continues Kamikaze’s main theme of criticizing the current state of the rap game while also responding to critics of his then-previous album, Revival, which was—and remains—
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