 Genius Meanings
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Vampire Weekend – The Kids Don't Stand a Chance
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“The Kids Don’t Stand A Chance” reflects on the machinery of capitalism, the remnants of colonialism that underlay privileged life, and the death of innocence thus engendered. It
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B.o.B (Ft. Janelle Monáe) – The Kids
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In “The Kids”, B.o.B gives us some insight into his childhood while at the same time posing the issues that face our future generations.
The melody of the chorus and the bassline
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Neil Cicierega – The Kidz are Taking Over
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[Intro] / Kidz Bop has sold over 16 million albums to date, and the best part is Kidz Bop is currently on a national tour in celebrating the release of their latest album, Kidz Bop
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Vampire Weekend – Obvious Bicycle
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“Obvious Bicycle” depicts the life of a man who has lost hope in life while growing, believing he is so small in a vast world, and that he has no importance.
One could see this
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Vampire Weekend – Oxford Comma
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“Oxford Comma” is full of anything and everything from slick guitar riffs to Lil Jon references, and appears as the second track on Vampire Weekend’s eponymous debut album.
When
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MoMilli – Young Money: Rap, "Step," and V-Dubs (And the Vampy Weeks Rap References You Missed)
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Last week, Vampire Weekend covered “Blurred Lines” on the BBC. A lot of listeners said they’d never heard Ezra Koenig rap to T.I. before–or rap ever !–which got them asking how
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Vampire Weekend – M79
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“M79” features orchestral strings, name-drops whose ability to be understood directly correlate with the number of polo shirts you own (read: preppy), and a hint of surf-rock
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Vampire Weekend – Bryn
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“Bryn” is one of the earliest VW songs. It begun at the end of Ezra Koenig and Rostam Batmanglij’s freshman year at Columbia (they formed the band senior year)
The song is about
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Vampire Weekend – Walcott
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“Walcott” is the named after the main character in Ezra Koenig’s college attempt at an East Coast version of The Lost Boys entitled Vampire Weekend. Sound familiar?
The name
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Vampire Weekend – Ladies of Cambridge
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“Ladies Of Cambridge” is based off of E.E. Cummings 1922 sonnet, the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls, which negates the idea of privileged women living an insular life
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Vampire Weekend – One (Blake's Got a New Face)
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Whether the subject of “One (Blake’s Got A New Face)” is a friend of the band’s who went to Stanford, William Blake the poet, or something else entirely, there’s no denying that
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Vampire Weekend – I Stand Corrected
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Although “I Stand Corrected” doesn’t feature any of the Afropop beats that frequent the rest of Vampire Weekend, nobody said going soft was a bad decision for the album.
In fact
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Vampire Weekend – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
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“Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” is a weird class-parable type song, and the fourth track on Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut.
Remember when people used to call Vampire Weekend’s style
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Vampire Weekend – Campus
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Rostam Batmanglij, the primary writer of the song, based “Campus” on “Cruel Professor,” a short story in Ezra Koenig’s collection Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa from his senior honors
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Vampire Weekend – A-Punk
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“A-Punk” clocks in at just over two minutes, but its awkward, reference-filled narrative, guitar, prep, and diversity with instruments like the chamberlain allow it to be
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Vampire Weekend – Mansard Roof
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“Mansard Roof” was the first single ever released by Vampire Weekend, and as the opening track, sets the tone for the entire album.
A mansard roof is a type of roof typically
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Vampire Weekend – Arrows
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Based on scenes from Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, “Arrows” was apparently too hot for the American release and was only included on the Japanese version of the debut album
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Michael Jackson – Heaven Can Wait
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“Heaven Can Wait” is the fifth track from the album Invincible by Michael Jackson.
Co-written and produced by Teddy Riley, the song was originally intended for his group
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Ronnie Radke (Ft. Andy Black) – Asshole
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Track one from Watch Me. The song’s intro references some of Ronnie Radke’s encounters with the law. The song was released after assault charges from Ronnie’s ex-girlfriend were
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The Weeknd (Ft. Daft Punk) – I Feel It Coming
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Inspired by house-and ‘80s pop, “I Feel It Coming” is about wanting more from a relationship. The song differs from The Weeknd’s usual attitudes towards love, which revolve around
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DizzyEight (Ft. 954mari, BlvkDivmonds, Ciyo, CJ DACHAMP, Darnell Bradley, Dedboii Kez, Delta Deez, Diggz Da Prophecy, Geno Five, Gr3ys0n, IAMCHRISCRAIG, InternetAaron, InternetMikey, Mix Williams, PE$O PETE, Politicess, Sivade, Synsei, DA-WOLF, VI Seconds & zZzSleepyAsh) – BLACK AIR FORCE ENERGY CYPHER
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A cypher containing some of anime’s most badass characters, also sixteen minutes long, making it one of the longest anime cyphers on YouTube.
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Nicki Minaj (Ft. Drake) – Moment 4 Life
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Released as the fourth single from Nicki’s debut album, Pink Friday, “Moment 4 Life” is about the whirlwind success of becoming a rapper, and not taking moments for granted.
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Kendrick Lamar – Auntie Diaries
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“Auntie Diaries” is the sixth track on disc two from Kendrick Lamar’s fifth and final studio album with Top Dawg Entertainment, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers; it is the fifteenth
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Kendrick Lamar – LUST.
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“LUST.” can be seen as Kendrick Lamar’s perspective on the repetetive nature of life. Centered around themes of sexual intimacy, Kendrick explores the monotonous routine of daily
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The Genius Community’s 100 Best Albums of the 2010s
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Pusha T, Lana Del Rey and J.Cole all made the list, but who will be at the top?
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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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M4ths – M4ths CD Collection
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This is my CD collection. It’s split into two parts. The first part is physical CD’s (I do not own any LPs) and the second part down at the bottom is digital downloads/buys.
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