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Frank Ocean – Godspeed
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On “Godspeed,” the penultimate track from Blonde, Frank describes him leaving a lover, but doing so in a respectful way. The title is an exclamation used to give good fortune to
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A Track By Track Analysis Of Every Song On Frank Ocean’s ‘Blonde’
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The Genius community wrote bios for every song, breaking down themes of love, drugs, and depression.
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James Blake – Godspeed
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This is a cover of Frank Ocean’s “Godspeed,” the penultimate track from his 2016 album Blonde which James Blake co-produced. The song is about respectfully leaving a lover. The
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Frank Ocean – Godspeed Screenplay (Episode 1, Scene 5)
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Steely walks up to the parking structure of the corporate campus where Garten's car is located. Florence is manning the security desk. Looks on at Steely knowingly. This is one of
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Frank Ocean (Ft. dvsn & Kim Burrell) – Godspeed (dvsn remix)
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Keeping the tempo going after the release of his debut album, SEPT. 5TH, earlier in 2016, dvsn shares an upbeat remix on [Frank Ocean’s calming track, “Godspeed”, off his long-
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Frank Ocean – Godspeed Screenplay (Episode 1, Scene 1)
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Steely walks down a street with the pace of someone with some place to go but who has left early enough to get there. He holds a rectangular metallic card smaller than his palms
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Frank Ocean – Godspeed Screenplay (Episode 1, Scene 2)
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Steely is walking barefoot through a hardwood hallway into a kitchen space that is futuristic and primitive at the same time. The kitchen consists of a small pool of self-
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Frank Ocean – Song List
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“Crosstown Traffic” , Jimi Hendrix / “How Insensitive”, Frank Sinatra / “Scarborough Fair”, Simon & Garfunkel / “Alina”, Arvo Part / “I Feel Love”, Donna Summer / “To The Last
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Frank Ocean – Godspeed Screenplay (Episode 1, Scene 3)
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Steely and Matthew split up in a corridor and go into different classrooms that are stand-alone trailers. / In one class, a smooth but occasionally glitchy 3-D projection of a
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Frank Ocean – Seigfried
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“Seigfried,” the fifteenth track on Frank Ocean’s Blonde, might be called a metaphysical break-up song. Based on the mention of “a speckled face”, the song may be about male model
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Frank Ocean – Godspeed Screenplay (Episode 1, Scene 4)
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Steely's eyes are watering from the wind rushing in his face as he's smiling, then laughing, going full throttle on a speedboat with Shoobie, Matthew, Clark, Danny, Grad Girl #1
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Joseph Solomon – Godspeed
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I will always love you / How I do / Let go of a prayer for you / Just a sweet word / The table is prepared for you / Wishing you godspeed, glory / There will be mountains you won't
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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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Frank Ocean – Pink + White
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Produced by Pharrell Williams and featuring uncredited backing vocals from Beyoncé, “Pink + White” details Frank’s memories of his youth and someone close to him who passed away
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Frank Ocean – Nights
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“Nights” tells the story of Ocean’s previous relationship, detailing the highs and lows they both faced while dating. It also touches upon the events Frank faced while living in
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Frank Ocean – Boyfriend
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My boyfriend drives a lil bucket / When it rain it fills up with rain / My boyfriend he gon pick me up / Don't distract him at the wheel / In his lane / He's the only one / My
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Frank Overby – Lost all. Samples
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See all of “Lost all.” by Frank Overby’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Frank Ocean – Solo
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On “Solo,” Frank touches on various aspects of being alone, such as self-love or waiting for a call from your lover. It’s not entirely clear if this song is specifically about
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Frank Ocean – White Ferrari
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The heartbreaking “White Ferrari” features great emotional depth as the track speaks volumes about love and permanence.
In December 2015, Canadian DJ and producer A-Trak started
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Frank Ocean – Skyline To
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This track expels random thoughts Frank is having from sex to drugs, and acts as a sort of interlude between tracks, slightly altering the mood of the album in the transition
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A$AP Rocky (Ft. French Montana) – Brotha Man
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“Brotha man” is a term used for people who you consider good friends. By defenition in the Oxford Dictionary, It is also used by black men to address people, mainly other black men
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Frank Ocean – Good Guy
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“Good Guy” serves as an interlude and touches on the idea of loneliness and emptiness experienced from fruitless encounters.
The track outlines a quick story of Frank going out on
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Frank Ocean – Close to You
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“Close To You” is a cover of Stevie Wonder’s cover of “Close To You” by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. You can read more about Stevie’s cover here.
This brief track follows the “
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Frank Ocean – Ivy
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On “Ivy,” Frank reflects on his mistakes and explores a failed relationship. With Frank’s vocals laid over melancholic production, “Ivy” is a heart-breaker of a song that could be
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Frank Ocean - Godspeed (Tradução em Português)
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[Verso: Frank Ocean e Yung Lean] / Eu sempre vou te amar como eu amo / Deixo uma oração pra você / Apenas uma palavra doce / A mesa está preparada pra você / (Ooh, ooh, ooh
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Frank Ocean – Be Yourself
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“Be Yourself” is a voice message from Rosie Watson, the mother of one of Frank’s childhood friends.
When Blonde was released, many fans assumed the voicemail was left by Frank’s
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Frank Ocean – Futura Free
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“Futura Free” is divided into two sections broken by a silent interlude.
The first finds Frank reflecting on his life and accomplishments thus far in a stream of consciousness
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Frank Ocean – Solo (Reprise)
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An interlude reprising the themes from the earlier track of the same name, performed by the legendary and elusive André 3000 of OutKast. Frank and André have worked together before
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Frank Ocean – Facebook Story
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“Facebook Story” is a skit where real and digital life meet but cannot be distinguished from each other. French producer SebastiAn recalls how his relationship fell apart over
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Valerie June – Godspeed
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[Verse 1] / I will always love you / How I do / Let go of a prayer for you / Just a sweet word / The table is prepared for you / Oh-hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh / Oh-hoo-ooh, hoo-ooh
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Frank Ocean – Pretty Sweet
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“Pretty Sweet” marks one of the bolder moments on Frank Ocean’s sophomore album Blonde, with an initially unsettling change of pace where Frank is singing wildly over a chaotic
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Frank Ocean - Godspeed (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Frank Ocean - Godspeed (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso: Frank Ocean] / Siempre te amaré / Como ahora / Hago una oración por ti / Una simple palabra dulce / La mesa
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Frank Ocean – Self Control
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“Self Control” is a slow ballad which features Frank describing a relationship that is slowly falling apart. Throughout the song, Frank hints the reason their relationship fell
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Genius Swedish Translations – Frank Ocean - Godspeed (Svensk Översättning)
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[Vers: Frank Ocean] / Jag kommer alltid älska dig / Som jag gör / Släpper en bön för dig / Bara ett ljuvt ord / Bordet är förberett för dig / Önskar dig god fart, ära / Det kommer
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James Blake – Always
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‘Always’ is the 16th track on James Blake’s third LP ‘The Color in Everything’. This song was co-written by Frank Ocean and James Blake.
‘Always’ is in a dream like state, where
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There’s An Important Clue At The Exact Middle Point of Frank Ocean’s “Blonde”
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The 30-minute mark during “Nights” might explain a part of Frank’s mystery.
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Frank Ocean (Ft. Lil B) – Holy Combat (BasedGod Interview)
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This interview was originally published in Frank’s Boys Don’t Cry magazine, which he gave away for free to fans in a series of pop-up stores across the country in the summer of
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Mariah the Scientist – Beetlejuice
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[Chorus] / Bittersweet, beetlejuice / Bitter me, how sweet of you to / Ask if I'd be your muse / And go and paint me blue / You turned my one-of-one to our one-of-two / On Jamaica
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