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Frank Ocean – Forrest Gump
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“Forrest Gump” is the sixteenth and penultimate track on Frank Ocean’s debut album, Channel ORANGE.
The song makes considerable reference to the 1994 comedy-drama film Forrest
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A Lyrical Analysis Of Queer Themes In Frank Ocean’s Music
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“Chanel” is just the latest example of his boundary-pushing lyrics.
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Malanee Grant – AP Lit - Frank Ocean - Forrest Gump
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Come on, come on / [Hook] / My fingertips and my lips / They burn from the cigarettes / Forrest Gump you run my mind, boy / Running on my mind boy / Forrest Gump / [Verse 1] / I
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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 – Bad Religion
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Frank Ocean initiates a makeshift therapy session in the backseat of a cab on this sorrowful track.
The night channel ORANGE was released on iTunes, Frank premiered this song on
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SoMo – Frank Ocean Medley
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A tornado flew around my room before you came / Excuse the mess it made, it usually doesn't rain / In Southern California, much like Arizona / My eyes don't shed tears, but, boy
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Genius Traductions françaises – Frank Ocean - Forrest Gump (Traduction Française)
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[Intro] / Je veut te voir m'applaudir des tribunes / Allez, allez / [ Refrain ] / Le bout de mes doigts et mes lèvres / Ils brulent a cause des cigarettes / Forest Gump / Tu dirige
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Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
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“Thinkin Bout You” is the first single on channel ORANGE. Frank Ocean originally wrote it for Bridget Kelly, but after his reference track leaked, he recorded a higher-quality
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Frank Ocean – Lost
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“Lost” is the eleventh track of Frank Ocean’s critically acclaimed debut studio album, channel ORANGE.
The protagonist in the song is a drug supplier who uses his girlfriend as a
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Frank Ocean – Crack Rock
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On the 9th track off channel ORANGE, Ocean speaks about a man overcome by an addiction to crack cocaine, and comments on the issues of the so-called “War on Drugs” in America. In
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Forrest Gump (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Forrest Gump (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro] / Quiero ver tus pompones desde las gradas / Vamos, vamos / [Coro] / Mis yemas y mis labios / Arden por
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Frank Ocean – Sierra Leone
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In “Sierra Leone,” Frank talks to a (fictional) younger version of himself who fooled around and got a girl pregnant.
He uses the extended metaphor of Sierra Leone’s “pink skies
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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 – Sweet Life
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The fifth track off of Frank Ocean’s full length debut, channel ORANGE, “Sweet Life” provides a reflective look into the effects of wealth.
In the song, Frank explores the idea of
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Frank Ocean
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With his new album coming in the summer, I was wondering if we could revisit his debut, Channel Orange, both in discussion and annotation. So, I have some questions:
What did you like about CO?
What do you not like?
What is your favorite song, and why?
Which of the interludes did you like most?
What did you think about the concept of the album?
What is your favorite line?
Now on Frank himself:
1. How does he compare amongst the slew of new school R&B artists (Jhene, Weeknd, Tinashe, etc)?
2. Did his sexuality ever turn you off from his music at one point? (I hope not!)
What are your expectations for this new album?
And my final question is for me! Does anyone have a download link/think they can email me the file for this album? I haven’t revisited it in a while and was shocked to find I didn’t even own it, and I wanted to revisit it before the summer; couldn’t find it online bc it’s been 3 years lol. Thanks! @r-and-b-genius @genius-editorial-board
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Frank Ocean – Pilot Jones
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In track 8 of Frank Ocean’s 2012 Channel Orange album, he discusses the topic of first love and compares it with a drug by using the double entendre Pilot Jones. This is because a
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Frank Ocean – Monks
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Frank discusses the relationship he had with a female groupie he had met on a tour. He continuously compares the audience at his tours to Buddhist monks and their spiritual idol (
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Frank Ocean – Fertilizer
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A short cover of the song “Fertilizer” by James Fauntleroy. As written in Rap Genius' piece for Esquire:
[Fertilizer is] A short interlude that opens up the darker themes on the
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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 (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – Super Rich Kids
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Continuing a major theme on the album, Frank evokes the lux and glamorous like no other (see “Sweet Life” and “Lost”). Only “Super Rich Kids” is a bit more harrowing—there’s
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Frank Ocean – Not Just Money
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“Not Just Money” is a recording of Rosie Watson (the mother of Frank Ocean’s friend, Jonathan, and known to Ocean as “Auntie Rosie”) providing Ocean with some stern advice about
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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 – Movie List
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This is a collection of some of Frank Ocean’s favorite movies, ranging from horrors to comedies, found on page 102 of his 2016 magazine Boys Don’t Cry.
Film evidently has had a
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Frank Ocean – Start
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Every track on Channel ORANGE is a different program on our journey with Frank who is channel-surfing through his memories, and the intro features the TV and PlayStation being
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Genius Traduzioni Italiane – Frank Ocean - Forrest Gump (Traduzione Italiana)
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[Traduzione di "Forrest Gump"] / [Intro] / Voglio vedere i tuoi pom pom dagli spalti / Dai, dai / [Ritornello] / I miei polpastrelli e le mie labbra / Bruciano per le sigarette
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Steph Durry (Ft. You-C) – I Gotcha Open
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First single from Steph Durry (of Corner Kings) featuring You-C (of Shaz Krew) going on his upcoming sophmore EP.
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K1LLWH1TEY – Potty Mouth
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[Intro] / Kill Whitey, you need to stop saying swear words, okay? You need to grow up, you're almost 23 years old / [Chorus] / Yeah you know I got a potty mouth, I say bad things
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Frank Ocean (Ft. John Mayer) – White
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This cut from Channel Orange is a relaxed instrumental version of Frank’s song “White” from The Odd Future Tape Vol. 2
https://youtu.be/GagOHHNobn8
The song features a guitar
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Forrest Frank & Hulvey – No Longer Bound
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[Chorus: Forrest.] / You came to set us free (You came to set us free) / I am no longer bound (Oh, Lord) / You came to set us free / I am no longer bound (Oh, Lord) / [Verse 1
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SZA (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Doves in the Wind
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In a song “dedicated to vaginas,” SZA enlists fellow TDE mate Kendrick Lamar to talk about how there is so much more to offer than sex and things people do to go out of their way
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The 15 Best Annotations of 2017
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Genius contributors explained Kendrick Lamar’s complicated narratives, Frank Ocean’s esoteric symbolism, and more in 2017.
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Crack Rock (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Crack Rock (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / No te das cuenta de lo insignificante que eres hasta que te quedas completamente solo / En Arkansas con
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Pilot Jones (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Pilot Jones (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro] / Hubo un momento en el que teníamos cosas en común / Ahora lo único que compartimos es la nevera / Bien
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No Suits – Woah Nelly
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I just wanna love ya / And show ya who I am / I just want to show ya / Whatcha missin fam / Woah Nelly how my belly got big / On a diet but I'm dipping off quick / Love my lady
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Frank Ocean - Start (Tradução em Português)
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[Intro] / Eles parecem gêmeos / Aquilo foi constrangedor
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Frank Ocean - Lost (Tradução em Português)
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[Verso 1] / Duplo D / Seios grandes e fartos na minha mina / (Yo, estamos indo para a Flórida) / Peso triplo / Não pude pesar o amor que tenho pela garota / E eu só quero saber
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Not Just Money (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Not Just Money (Traducción al Español)"] / [Sketch: Rosie Watson] / Deja de ver el dinero así / “No tiene importancia, acabaré ganando más” / No, no, no
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Sierra Leone (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Sierra Leone (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / (Pasamos mucho tiempo solos) / Pasamos mucho tiempo solos / (Y se me acabaron los condones) / Caballos
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Fertilizer (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Fertilizer (Traducción al Español)"] / [Intro] / (En verdad, creo) / [Verso] / Fertilizante / Aceptaré mierda si eso es lo que tienes / Un poco de
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - End (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - End (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso: Frank Ocean] / Los tiempos oscuros / Cuentan grandes mentiras / Parece que solo podemos confiar en nosotros / La
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