4/9/2023 0 Comments Frank ocean blonde![]() Since “Nikes” is the first song of the entire album, and “Futura Fee” is the last one, both of them correlate with “Nights”. So I say, “I’m in front of you I don’t need to accept you on Facebook” She starting to be crazy She thought that because I didn’t accept her She thought I was cheating She told me like, uh, “It’s, it’s over, I can’t believe you” Nikes / Nights / Futura Fee Whereas, the second interlude is about lack of trust and communication, and it ends with a girl cutting the guy off and leaving. ![]() The first one is about a loved one deeply caring for you, and being afraid you might ruin your life it ends with “This is mom, call me, bye”. “Pretty Sweet” is the first fully developed song after “Nights”, and Frank takes a moment to remind us the album is all about two perspectives.īoth of these tracks are interludes and skits: “Be Yourself” is a voice message from Rosie Watson, the mother of one of Frank’s childhood friends, and “Facebook Story” is French producer SebastiAn recalling how his relationship fell apart over accusations of infidelity over Facebook.ĭon’t try to be someone else Don’t try to be like someone else Don’t try to act like someone else Be yourself, be secure with yourself Rely and trust upon your own decisions On your own beliefs This is also a reference to the fact we’re on the other side of the album. If “Pink + White” tells us to find peace in the mortality of our loved ones and the good itself, its mirroring song says “fuck the other side’’, live here and now. Unlike “Pink + White”, in “Pretty Sweet” Frank tells us that the dead are dead, they’re on the other side, whereas we are still here. What it means to be alive on this side (Said you wanna kill me now) On this side (Don’t let me down) On this side (Down, down) Fuck the other side I’m on this side, I’m on this side, I’m on this side Gimme something sweet Bitch, I might like immortality This is life, life immortality Pretty Sweet Basically, “Pink + White” is all about good times coming to an end and accepting the inconsistency of life. Mortality and death play a key role in the song, and it’s not only the mortality of an individual. In the second verse Frank mentions a hurricane that destroys everything in its path that is likely a reference to Hurricane Katrina, which hit Louisiana while Frank studied in New Orleans. “Pink + White” is about remembering the loved ones that passed away and the lessons they taught you. It’s the change in tempo in “Nights”, after the chaotic distorted electric guitar riff, when music turns somber and slow. If you listened to the album at least once - you definitely remember that one moment that is confusing, yet so satisfying it gives you goosebumps. The entire album is exactly 60 minutes long, and there is something that marks 30 minutes of album, splitting it in halves. ![]() The duality of it can be seen not only by the dynamic of love and hate, but also by the fact album’s title comes in two spellings (“Blond” and “Blonde”), and even more, by the order of the songs. These themes intertwine to create a complex and nuanced project, which stands as Ocean’s most vulnerable.īesides more or less evident interpretations of the album, the idea of falling in an out of love can be explored through the way the track list is composed. The album’s concept explores heavily on falling in and out of love themes of self-love and hate, failed relationships, family, drugs, and depression can be found throughout. ![]()
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