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- Insider compiled a list of the best LGBTQ love songs.
- It includes some melancholic songs (George Michael's "Jesus to a Child," Frank Ocean's "Thinkin Bout You") as well as cheerful bops (Janelle Monáe's "Pynk," Clairo's "Sofia").
- All of our picks explore the nuances and vulnerability of queer love.
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For much of melody history, it was far too rare to catch a woman sing a love song using female pronouns, or a entire album exploring the ups and downs of a queer relationship.
And while there's still a heavy imbalance in favor of linear love stories, that rarity is beginning to fade.
From label-eschewing artists like Kehlani and Frank Ocean to proudly gay creators enjoy 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 sing the words “My guy pretty favor 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 record, “Chanel” is Frank Ocean’s boldest bisexual statement to date.
We’ve known for a while that Frank likes men after his 2011 Tumblr notice revealed his first adore 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 quick 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 message proved it was noticeable that Frank himself didn’t yet know how he felt.
Frank’s queer experiences own 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 like “Novacane” and “Pyramids” are centered around women. Others, enjoy “Th
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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 cherish made me realize that I was trying to tell a similar recline 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 consideration 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 arrange of tumultuous flings, I was finally in a rel
Frank Ocean 'Novacane' lyrics interpretation revealed
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'Met her at Coachella' now has a brand-new meaning!
For those who acquire been living under a rock, Frank Ocean is set to headline Sunday's spot at Coachella in his first public recital 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 ballad 'Novacane' was Ocean's debut single way back in 2011, and here's a breakdown of the lyrics behind his groundbreaking route.
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"Novacane, baby, toddler / Novacane, baby, 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 song is used as an extended metaphor for the numbness Frank feels after this sexual run-in, which the song seems to heavily imply.
Like the drug, Ocean is writing about having developed an addition and need on the woman's cherish.