Just set aside your generic allegiances and try to appreciate what Frank Ocean is achieving on this enigmatic, unpredictable song. from album: channel ORANGE (2012) Set the cheetahs on the looose Theres a thief out on the move Underneath our legions view They have taken cleopatra Run run run come back for my glory Bring her back to me Run run run the crown of our pharaoh The throne of our queen is empty.
Instead of trying to parse all of that (and more) in the space of a few paragraphs, it may be better to let the track speak for itself. “Pyramids” has so much going on that it’s overwhelming for a short-form write-up like this: the Michael Jackson lilt in Ocean’s delivery during the early section, the structural metamorphosis from thumping single into a restrained dissolve, its toying with Top 40 lyrical conventions, the extended and evolving titular metaphor, the layers of instrumentation. 'Pyramids' (NSFW video) By Josiah Hughes. While all of that is well and good, in the end it’s all beside the point because this track is its own star. He’s written songs for vocalists ranging from Justin Bieber to John Legend, is an associate of the trailblazing Odd Future collective, has thrown down a set at Coachella, and appeared on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne album last year. Includes Album Cover, Release Year, and User Reviews. Ocean started his career as a ghostwriter for artists such as Brandy, Justin Bieber, Damienn Jones, and John Legend. He realizes he wants her back so he tells her he wants her back by saying hes been thinking about her but she doesnt want him back. Features Song Lyrics for Frank Oceans Pyramids (Single) album. Christopher Edwin Breaux (born October 28, 1987), better known by his stage name Frank Ocean, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. Remember the first time you heard “Bombs Over Baghdad” and thought, “Whoa–what is this?” That’s how “Pyramids” feels: the unmistakeable sound of boundaries being redefined, of genres being pushed around.įor a twenty-four year old, Frank Ocean already has a ridiculous resumé. I think he song thinking bout you is about a man who was once with a girl a long time ago and never really thought of her until recently and he knows her still. Each spin of “Pyramids” moves my thinking more toward the latter option but either way, one can’t help but feel that the sound here is the sound of the future. Kelly or if he’s into something more insidious, exploding those conventions in an undercover operation. Now, many listens later, it’s still difficult to pinpoint whether Ocean is celebrating slow-jam forerunners like R. The first time I listened to Frank Ocean‘s nearly ten-minute suite–the first taste of his upcoming Channel Orange debut LP–I was intrigued the second time, I was sold on its genius. So, there you go.Is “Pyramids” an affirmation of contemporary R&B or a complete refutation of it?
UPDATE: Allegedly, John Mayer plays the guitar solo on “Pyramids,” which probably explains why he was in the studio with Frank a while back. It’s a funky, blown-out pop opus with multiple parts, a song that showcases Ocean’s brilliant, idiosyncratic vision. Hours after a new album announcement, Frank Ocean took to his Tumblr to post the nine-minute “Pyramids,” a slice of which we heard in the initial teaser.
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