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Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You
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“Thinkin Bout You” is the first single on channel ORANGE. Frank originally wrote it for Bridget Kelly but after his reference track leaked he recorded a higher-quality version and
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Frank Ocean – Thinkin Bout You Samples
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See all of “Thinkin Bout You” by Frank Ocean’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Kaash Paige – Frank Ocean
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[Verse 1] / What got you thinkin' this type of way? Yeah / You've been on my mind all of the fuckin' time / Uh, oh, oh / So slow mo' (Uh, oh, oh) / Writin' all these love songs for
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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 – Thinking Bout You Pt. 2
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Song two off of Lonny Breaux, Pt. 2, the sequel to 2012’s Thinkin Bout You.
Ocean speaks of a girl who is oblivious to her lovers lies and all she has to do is look up to see them
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Twista – Thinkin bout You (Remix)
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Twista adds a verse in his remix of Frank Ocean’s 2011 slow jam.
While taking a turn at a slower beat than usual, Twista raps about what Frank sings about – immense love for
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Frank Ocean – Thinkin bout you - spring sampler / 2012
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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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Edwin Raphael – Thinking About You
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I've been thinking about you / Oh, na na na / I've been thinking 'bout you / Oh, na na na / Do you think about me still? / Do ya? / Do ya? / Cause I've been thinking 'bout forever
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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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Rhyon Brown – Frank Ocean, Thinkin Bout You (Rhyon Brown Cover)
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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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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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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 – In My Room
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“In My Room” is the second single released by Frank Ocean in 2019, following “DHL” released in October. The track came as an unannounced surprise to his fans early Saturday morning
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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 – 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 – 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 (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 – 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 – 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 – At Your Best (You Are Love)
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Originally released under the title “You Are Luhh,” “At Your Best (You Are Love)” was released on what would’ve been Aaliyah’s 36th birthday. The song ended up being on Frank Ocean
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Frank Ocean – Lens
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“Lens” is the third song to premiere on Frank Ocean’s Beats 1 “blonded RADIO” show, following the releases of “Chanel” and “Biking” on previous episodes.
Ocean also premiered a
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Frank Ocean – Bedtime Story
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Christopher “Lonny” Breaux (now known as Frank Ocean) offers a very heartfelt apology to a girlfriend and likens her to a bedtime story because she is the only way that he will be
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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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Morgan Wallen – Thinkin’ Bout Me
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[Verse 1] / Don't know where you at, don't know where you've been / Don't know nothin' 'bout that boy you're into / Don't feel bad for you but I feel bad for him / And all the hell
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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 – 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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Conan Gray – Thinkin Bout You - Frank Ocean
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[Verse 1] / 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
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Bridget Kelly – Thinking About Forever
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“Thinking About Forever” is the opening track on singer-songwriter Bridget Kelly’s debut EP Every Girl.
The track was later renamed “Thinking About You” and taken back by the song
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Billie Eilish – Thinkin Bout You (Cover)
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In 2017, Billie Eilish performed a piano-led acoustic cover of Frank Ocean’s single; “Thinkin Bout You”, with her brother Finneas O'Connell. The cover was then uploaded to YouTube.
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Frank Ocean – Not Just Money
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This is actually just one of Frank’s friend’s mom, Rosie Watson, scolding him. The homie recorded it (cuz it’s just too damn funny) and gave it to Frank to use on the album
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JAY-Z (Ft. Frank Ocean) – Caught Their Eyes
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This is the fourth track off of 4:44, featuring Frank Ocean. Frank Ocean is no stranger to collaborating with JAY-Z as he previously appeared on “No Church in the Wild,” “Made in
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Frank Ocean – Non-Stop
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“Non-Stop” is a track by Frank Ocean, released as a part of the informal mixtape The Lonny Breaux Collection.
“Non-Stop” is about Frank’s attempts to win his girl back. She is
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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 – Frank Ocean's Open Letter on Tumblr
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He was an integral part of “No Church in the Wild,”, which featured a hip hop first; Jay-Z rapping about the “Euthyphro Dilemma!” Here, however, Frank is the only exponent of a far
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Beck – Thinking About You
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[Verse 1] / I pull the curtains / And lay in bed / I've got fifteen movies of you / Playing in my head / [Chorus] / Chasing the moonlight / Watching the ocean turn blue / Just
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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 – DHL
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“DHL” is Frank Ocean’s first original track since 2017, which debuted at the end of the first blonded RADIO episode of the year, on October 19, 2019. It was originally teased on
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Frank Ocean – Lost
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“Lost” is the fourth single from 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 – 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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