 Genius Meanings
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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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Frank Ocean – Voodoo
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“Voodoo” is a short and somber track pondering the trials of the world, marriage, relationships, and family, released by Frank Ocean via Tumblr on January 29, 2012, devoid of much
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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 music video version
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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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“End” serves as the closer to Frank Ocean’s debut studio album channel ORANGE on streaming services, while the CD version includes the hidden track “Golden Girl,” featuring Tyler
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Frank Ocean – End
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“End” serves as the closer to Frank Ocean’s debut studio album channel ORANGE on streaming services; the CD version of the album includes the hidden track “Golden Girl,” featuring
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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 – 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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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 – 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 – Pyramids
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Frank Ocean’s “Pyramids” is a nearly 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
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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 – 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 (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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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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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 – 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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Eagles – Hotel California Covers
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See all of “Hotel California” by Eagles’s covers
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Frank Ocean – soul calibur
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Along with StreetFighter (1987) and Goldeneye (1997), Soul Calibur(1995) is another interlude referencing an old nostalgic video game.
Frank has referenced video games throughout
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Everything You Didn’t Know About the Eagles’ “Hotel California”
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Looking back on the band’s biggest hit after Glenn Frey’s death
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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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Frank Ocean – goldeneye
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[Cassettes changing]
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Frank Ocean – bitches talkin' (metal gear solid)
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“Bitches Talkin' (Metal Gear Solid)” is named after the popular game series Metal Gear, which was originally released in 1987, the same year Frank was born.
Other interludes on
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Hendersin – We All Try
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Frank Ocean Sample
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjrvfxNecMA
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Frank Ocean – nature feels Samples
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See all of “nature feels” by Frank Ocean’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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The Weeknd Vs Frank Ocean
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Both are talented singers/artists and make very good music. Of course its all subjective and comes down to personal feelings in the end but lets break it down and see for ourselves
using the following metrics
Voice
Lyrcism
Story-telling
Brand/Visuals
Versatility
Discography
impact
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1. Voice:
Abel takes the cake here, frank has developed a unique style and distinct sound that has influenced many, but from a technical aspect his voice doesn’t match up with Abel’s; only one of their voices have garnered comparisons to MJ. Frank’s voice is a signicant tool in his arsenal but his voice alone could never carry him, his voice has never been his main selling point as much as his out of the box unique creativity and emotional aesthetic has been. Where as with The Weeknd’s voice, it often overshadows the rest of his music’s finer details and beauty, most casual listeners find his voice so memorable that they don’t even pay attention to what hes actually saying in most of his songs. Prime example,
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A$AP Rocky Appears To Rap About His Ex-Girlfriend Chanel Iman On “Changes”
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The Harlem rapper also interpolates a famous André 3000 verse.
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Daniel Caesar – Japanese Denim
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The main idea of “Japanese Denim” is the comparison of Daniel’s feeling of everlasting love to a pair of jeans that last a lifetime.
The song was released as the B-side to the
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Billy Ocean – Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)
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“Caribbean Queen (No More Love On The Run)” was Ocean’s first release for Jive Records, and became that label’s first US chart-topper. In other countries, it was given other titles
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Frank Sinatra & Count Basie – Fly Me to the Moon
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“Fly Me to the Moon” is a popular standard song written by Bart Howard in 1954. It was originally titled “In Other Words,” and was introduced by Felicia Sanders in cabarets. The
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Frank Sinatra – The House I Live In (That’s America to Me)
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What is America to me / A name, a map, or a flag I see / A certain word, democracy / What is America to me / The house I live in / A plot of earth, the street / The grocer and the
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