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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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Frank Ocean – Poolside Convo (Self Control Intro)
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During all of Frank’s live shows in 2017 he has performed an extended intro to “Self Control” called Poolside Convo. This title is known because of various setlists obtained by
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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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Cavetown – Self Control
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[Verse 1] / I'll be the boyfriend in your wet dreams tonight / Noses on a rail, little virgin wears the white / You cut your hair but you used to live a blonded life / Wish I was
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yeule – Self Control (Frank Ocean Cover)
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I'll be the boyfriend in your wet dreams tonight / Noses on a rail, little virgin wears the white / You cut your hair but you used to live blonded life / Wish I was there, wish we'
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Frank Ocean – Self Control (Demo)
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Lyrics from Snippet / Sometimes you miss it / Sounds make you cry / Sometimes you dancing / Tears in your eyes
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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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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 – 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 – 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 – 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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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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Justice Der – Self Control
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[Instrumental]
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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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What Does Frank Ocean’s “I Got Two Versions” Line Mean?
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Unpacking the multiple meanings of this “Nikes” lyric.
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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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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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Linying – Self Control
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[Verse 1] / I'll be the boyfriend in your wet dreams tonight / Noses on a rail, little virgin wears the white / You cut your hair, but you used to live a blonded life / Wish I was
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Laura Branigan – Self Control
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“Self Control” is the lead single and title track of Branigan’s third album. The song explores “losing your self-control to the night or to someone”.
It was an international smash
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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 – Self Control Covers
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See all of “Self Control” by Frank Ocean’s covers
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Frank Ocean – blonded 001 - Tracklist
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Just after Frank Ocean treated fans to the release of a new single called “Slide,” a collaboration with Calvin Harris and Migos, Apple Music announced the first episode of Frank’s
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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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JohnOsterberg
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Sufjan Stevens
I’m nothing but a privileged peddler
And did you think I’d stay the night?
And did you think I’d love you forever?
Joanna Newsom
Pa pointed out to me for the hundredth time tonight
The way the ladle leads to a dirt-red bullet of light
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Frank Ocean – Higgs
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“Higgs” is the penultimate track on Frank Ocean’s Endless visual album. The song, named after the Higgs boson particle that was theorized in 1964 but officially discovered in 2012
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Warren Hue – bye bye sugartown
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[Intro] / Why do I love you, why do you do love me, we both distant from each other, but you stuck by me / Sugar sugar town, baby come around to my place, we need to work this out
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Frank Ocean – Chanel (TWINSICK Remix) [Mixed]
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My guy pretty like a girl / And he got fight stories to tell / I see both sides like Chanel / See on both sides like Chanel / Swimmin' laps through pool water / Heated like I'm
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JayXander – Frank Ocean
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[Chorus] / You ruined Frank Ocean for me / 2 colors, long paragraphs of what we could be / A day full of struggle, my sigh of relief / I'm "fine" on my own, you know what "fine
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BROCKHAMPTON (Ft. Ryan Beatty) – THIS COULD BE A GOOD SUMMER (SELF CONTROL FREESTYLE)
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[Verse: Kevin Abstract] / Back to my roots, back to the booth / Back to the truth, back to the glue / Back to thinking I could be Superman / Baby hold my hand, baby burn a candle
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WOOM – Seigfried / Self Control / White Ferarri
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Seigfried / [Verse 1] / The markings on your surface / Your speckled face / Flawed crystals hang from your ears / I couldn't gauge your fears / I can't relate to my peers / [Verse
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again – Self Control
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“Self Control” is the fifth track from Baton Rouge rapper, YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s fourteenth mixtape, AI YoungBoy 2. The song features a catchy and heavy beat, with
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Travis Scott & CHASE B (Ft. Gucci Mane & Yung Lean) – .WAV RADIO EP 6 Tracklist
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Tracklist / [NEW] Gucci Mane - Drove U Crazy ft. Bryson Tiller / Meek Mill - Offended ft. Young Thug & 21 Savage / Travis Scott - lose / Migos - WOA / A$AP Mob - Runner ft. Lil Uzi
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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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Whip Appeal: A Crash Course In Frank Ocean’s Car Obsession
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Automotive imagery pops up everywhere in the singer-songwriter’s art.
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Josiah and the Bonnevilles – Self Control
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I'll be the boyfriend in you wet dreams at night / Noses on a rail, little virgin wears the white / You cut your hair but you used to live a blonded life / Wish I was there, wish
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sidenotes. – white ferrari (Originally by Frank Ocean)
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[Verse 1] / Bad luck to talk on these rides / Mind on the road, your dilated eyes watch the clouds float / White Ferrari, had a good time / (Sweet sixteen, how was I supposed to
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Frank Ocean - Self Control (Tradução em Português)
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[Intro: Frank Ocean] / Conversa ao lado da piscina sobre o seu verão na noite passada, ooh yeah / Sobre o seu verão na noite passada / Não vou te dar tempo pra brincar, mm / Eu
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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 – Chanel
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“Chanel” is the first solo track by Frank Ocean since the release of his projects Blonde and Endless in August 2016.
Ocean premiered the tracks during the second episode of his
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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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