Frank ocean gay lyrics
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R&B saint Frank Ocean told a lot of lies in his 2012 song “Thinkin Bout You.” His whimsical lyrics cheekily spoke of having beach houses in Idaho and fighter jets he couldn’t fly. But the one lie that struck the most dissonant chord within me was denying his feelings for the man he was in love with, which he later rectified in the song’s chorus.
Ocean’s ode to a life-changing adore made me realize that I was trying to tell a similar rest to myself. It also made me reflect more on my sexuality than any piece of art had ever done. With “Thinkin Bout You” marking its 10-year anniversary in 2022, I can’t facilitate but ponder even more how one song changed the entire course of my life and gave me the strength to be someone I mind I could never be.
2012 was one of the most formative years of my life. I was approaching my senior year of college and struggling to figure out which direction to go professionally. I was also having a hard time coming to terms with my sexuality. After a establish of tumultuous flings, I was finally in a rel
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For much of music history, it was far too rare to overhear a woman vocalize a love ballad using female pronouns, or a packed album exploring the ups and downs of a gender non-conforming relationship.
And while there's still a hefty imbalance in favor of straight devote stories, that rarity is beginning to fade.
From label-eschewing artists like Kehlani and Frank Ocean to proudly gay creators like Kevin Abstract and Hayley Kiyoko, queer music is tak
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I woke up Saturday morning to the buzz of Twitter set aflame and opened Apple Music to hear Frank Ocean warble the words “My guy pretty enjoy a girl.” As he repeated “I see both sides like Chanel,” I screamed.
This was it.
This was everything I’d been waiting for.
Aside from being an extremely enjoyable register, “Chanel” is Frank Ocean’s boldest bi-curious statement to date.
We’ve known for a while that Frank likes men after his 2011 Tumblr record revealed his first love was a man. He wrote that he had loved women before, but that none of those relationships compared to his “first love.” While people were speedy to label Frank as gay or bisexual, Frank has never put either label on himself over the past six years. From a hip-hop perspective, his version of coming out was historic, but that note proved it was obvious that Frank himself didn’t yet know how he felt.
Frank’s homosexual experiences have transferred over to his music, with songs about both men and women, but he always kept each song exclusive to one gender or neither. “Forrest Gump” is about a man. Songs appreciate “Novacane” and “Pyramids” are centered around women. Others, prefer “Th
Frank Ocean 'Novacane' lyrics meaning revealed
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For those who have been living under a rock, Frank Ocean is set to headline Sunday's spot at Coachella in his first public performance since 2017.
Rumours have been circulating over what songs Frank will play, and it is likely that he will be playing a lot of his older music.
The song 'Novacane' was Ocean's debut single way back in 2011, and here's a breakdown of the lyrics behind his groundbreaking track.
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"Novacane, baby, baby / Novacane, neonate, I want you"
Novacaine is a drug for numbing an area of the body, and makes a comparison of this feeling with the use of auto-tune in the business.
The ballad is used as an extended metaphor for the numbness Frank feels after this sexual experience, which the song seems to heavily imply.
Like the drug, Ocean is writing about having developed an addition and need on the woman's love.