Thing of Beauty: Blonde by Frank Ocean

[@altheclipper_]

I hope one of your homies tucked you in bro

[@Fish-cj4ub]

Dear god, I read that as fucked ;-;

[@SillyZillian]

And gave him a goodnight kiss

[@matty_daddy]

@@Fish-cj4ub I could change that

[@zackjeannotte9127]

Everybody gangsta til Frank makes you and the homies sing “my guy pretty like a girl”

[@yousseflakbirate6131]

Zack Jeannotte Sir, no offense but I change that to my girl pretty like a bird 🤣😂😂

[@notpatrickfrench]

Youssef lakbirate you gay

[@vxlticpsn1364]

Youssef lakbirate hella gay, bro

[@gatsu6906]

Man fuck how gay that line is, Chanel is a fucking masterpiece. I said that shit and didn’t feel the slightest bit of gay in me.

[@asapGooby]

@@yousseflakbirate6131 bruh, that's hella gay

[@TheGreatCooLite]

Everybody gangsta till Makascus uses the ASMR mic

[@goozygunk8687]

You need Jesus 🙏😇🙌✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️.

[@angrykidwithinternetaccess9862]

I love your music taste But especially i like your taste in blankets Nice blanket bro

[@goozygunk8687]

👿Nobody freaking ask u 👿

[@mikasacus]

thank you man, I like your taste in identifying taste in blankets

[@Mossy-yk2cr]

bros being bros

[@leena4212]

"Blonde" sounds like a drug in this video but I completely understand why, it's beautiful.

[@goozygunk8687]

Drugs are illegal DID YOU DROP YOUR BRAIN

[@leena4212]

Aaa please no mr mario goozy

[@leena4212]

Owo oh no

[@goozygunk8687]

Yeah be scared 🏋️

[@thegondola9877]

@Ryoshikari hope u fall on hard times and get hooked on some shit with that heartless attitude bullshit

[@alceedus]

very happy i opened this video this morning while still in bed. i am 20 and have been going through the same feelings of apathy and loneliness and emptiness. love blonde and i love my bed.

[@mikasacus]

bed boiz

[@2Jonny]

Dude you’re like 24 now goddamn

[@dovydasgrigas441]

I always hate my favourite albums on the first listen. An album that i jam to straight away usually gets old fast. I love albums where every listen brings something new to the table. You're Dead! by flying lotus is one of those albums for me. It didn't make sense the first two listens, but those 3rd-6th listens are always magical with these albums. Like all of the pieces of the puzzle come together right before your eyes. The only other medium that works in a similar way to me is poetry, it's a lot like exploring a large room in the dark.

[@noeliaurquizo4620]

omg this i disliked blonde the first time i listened to it and now is legit my fav album, it's amazing

[@ddude1212]

YO I’m not the only one!! All of my fav albums/artists definitely had to grow on me. The biggest example of that would be either maybe Swimming by Mac Miller, Loveless by MBV, Dark Side of the Moon, or maybe To Pimp a Butterfly.

[@Cambino7]

I've got the blonde album cover tattooed on my arm, this album saved my life

[@luismartinez7964]

Father can you dm me the outcome? Or link to a place where you’ve posted it?

[@evanmcdon]

I wanna get it too. do you have a pic?

[@Cambino7]

@@evanmcdon for sure man, I've got a pic of it on my insta: Fresh_dad__

[@evanmcdon]

@@Cambino7 yo, thanks!

[@miceinvenus]

Father i’ve been wanting to do that once i’m old enough, such a great idea

[@pacificlamprey]

Your presentation and art style is really awsome.

[@goozygunk8687]

This really piss me of IRL 😡👿😡😠😠

[@pacificlamprey]

@@goozygunk8687 why?

[@Andrew-tp9jb]

@@pacificlamprey this really got me pissed off! goddamnit...

[@pacificlamprey]

Andrew why tho

[@Pluto-fz1lw]

Wtf why are they pissed off, his style is amazing

[@WeenieHut_Sr]

As an Odd Future fan since 2010, I didn’t care about Frank really. R&B or Soul music didn’t really move me as a teenager so I never cared about Frank or the Internet honestly. Fast forward to 2016 this hype of Frank dropping two albums in the same week break news and everyone who was a fan was going nuts. I listened to Blonde of course and it didn’t click with me. Didn’t understand what everyone was talking about. Although I was listening to and appreciating soul and R&B at the time finally. Thank you Erykah, D’Angelo, and Marvin! FYF 2017. Still the best year and best festival experience I had. Most of my favorite artists were performing and the vibe was just right. Frank Ocean of course was the headliner and I decided to go and see him because what the hell, right? I could’ve gone to see Sleep. But something was telling me,”You can see Sleep another time. Go and see Frank.” Figuratively speaking of course, I’m not implying that I have a voice in my head that I actually hear. Plus Frank was a rare performance to see I understood that. Sleep wasn’t. At least not anymore and I did catch them at one of their shows actually! Whatever, Blonde was kind of growing on me by that time anyway.... Bruh..... His performance was not only the best out of that year even though my main attractions were Björk, Tribe Called Quest, and Iggy Pop, but that intimate feeling of his gigantic set full of thousands of people, for some odd reason. That contrast made me understand what this artist is capable of. Not to mention his beautiful voice and his passionate way of delivering a good performance. His presence the first time he came up to the stage was unbelievable. Seeing him in the flesh and the visuals... Perfect. The aesthetic and his presence were amazing. The atmosphere..... I’m just rambling at this point. But the point I’m trying to make is Frank Ocean became my favorite artist of all time after seeing him live. I started to understand Blonde more and I related to everything he was saying and to this day I am still getting new perspectives off the album I hadn’t seen in the first place. And it’s not just Blonde, his entire discography and artistry moves me. I’ve gone thru phases of favorite artists and some don’t really last as long, but I still appreciate their music. Frank though, I still listen to all of his music to this day for the past two years and never get tired of hearing Nostalgia, Ultra, Channel Orange, Endless, Blonde, and all of his other unreleased rarities, and singles FRONT TO BACK. Never shuffle. Only did a few times only by accident. Yep Frank is special, and I for one respect his privacy, time, and the effort he puts in to his artistry and music. Thank you Frank, for getting me thru tough times. Your complete honesty and ambitious music was what I needed in those tough times.

[@delipa5657]

Holy fuck this is a long comment

[@alexhaseler6751]

Was listening to nights when I saw this notification. Blonde holds a special place for me and so many others. Thank you for doing it justice like you do for so many of my favourite albums

[@goozygunk8687]

Reported

[@jasp9661]

I completely agree here, blond is an emotion that slowly grows on you, like how sadness is built over time or how rage manifests into rage. The retro-type editing you did here was amazing. Great video.

[@shaderblue2555]

I really liked this concept for a video so I was thinking you could do a series called ”changing tune” or something like that where you talk about songs that have changed meaning throughout your life whether it be for the better or the worse. Love your content keep it up!

[@mikasacus]

that would be a great idea, I can look into doing something like that, thank you!

[@ConorOG]

Your video style is so different and I love it so much. Great video man

[@johnpaulcross424]

Everybody gangster until Self Control comes on

[@sanevng]

I love the cosiness this videos gives off and your taste in blankets. Your artwork has improved a lot in my opinion. I’ve only heard pink + white and a few others, but now I’m going to try the whole album out!

[@halleksz]

dude it's July how am I supposed to drink hot chocolate

[@TheKoNoGuN]

not if you live in the south hemisphere :)

[@lukefisher1779]

Ocean makes you feel for something or someone that doesn't quite exist. Through his own story, he tells you something about yourself that you never realized you could reach and he let's you know that often times it's out of our control what we should and shouldn't feel. It's a bitter sweet feeling of the intangible things that we simply can't reach because often times we don't like to put our trust in things greater than ourselves and we leave ourselves alone in the dark until once again there's a larger will to live

[@maximdupuis5455]

i doubt youll ever see my comments, however, youve help me put my life together and your videos have a been a huge part of my teenage years. Nothing but love brother

[@reesescameraroll]

heavy on this

[@pillowheadd]

Ur videos are some of the most beautiful on KZbin no joke. I love Ur style so much man

[@ee6753]

I personally hated this album. The title is Blonde, but Frank Ocean has green hair on the cover!? That's like false advertising. I'm feeling a light zero to a strong ten on this one honestly.

[@jacobferguson8084]

Lukewarm jar of tomato sauce thanks for sharing your opinion! I was about to form my own opinion before reading this comment.

[@og1743]

Hi guys is thanosy fantano. Im feeling a light blonde to a strong endless on this one

[@Soundsbadbro]

You got us in the first part, I'm not going to lie

[@Mossy-yk2cr]

@@jacobferguson8084 yes but his is far superior as a random man on the internet

[@Jerrywave_]

It's honestly remarkable how well you put into words the feeling of listening to Blonde. I had this video pulled up for so long and I finally watched it. I can barely begin to explain in words how much of an impact Blonde has had in my life, and exactly how similar our situations were in listening to it. When I first heard it, I didn't think it was terrible but it wasn't amazing to me either. What I realize now is that I just wasn't ready for what it was about to give me at the time. Like you said, that feeling of it clicking to you is relatively universal. Once it finally "clicked" to me, it opened my eyes to what my Blonded life was. Thank you for such an incredible video friend. I'm sure I will return to this as time goes on.

[@autmarthegrand8224]

the first time i really got into this album was when my ex fell in love with it. i was never a big fan of channel orange but she constantly played it in the car and i fell in love with blonde. it is a shame now that every time i hear any song from it i think of her. regardless though i dont blame her. it was my fault on why we broke up... great video and one of the greatest albums ever made.

[@jackwiegmann]

Autmar The Grand same here. blonde was most likely my ex's favorite album. I never did a full listen until this summer, where blonde became seemingly the best late night, solo drive soundtrack. the album is evolving past my ex and it's finding it's own meaning, albeit rooted in nostalgia for my past relationship

[@gardoonyo]

this is one of my favorite videos. you perfectly surmise how i feel about that album, and probably how a lot of other people feel about it too. no body is the same person they were before they listened to blonde

[@Elo.1717]

Everybody gangsta till Seigfried starts

[@overpricedonion8562]

When the video comes out at 11:30pm in Australia so you’re already in bed. EPIC WIN.

[@mint2709]

i sat down 3 years ago and watched this video and i listened to blond for the first time. I remember initially not liking it too. it helped me through everything the past 3 years and its been beautiful, since then ive listened to blond thousands of times, thank you mika

[@manuterrors]

“if reflecting on life had a sound”

[@tym4857]

So nice hearing someone else’s experiences with this project, especially when they are so similar to your own. Blond is special, and it takes time. For those who give it that time, you will be rewarded in a beautiful way. Awesome video, thanks.

[@justinhenry744]

This was one of the best videos I've watched on youtube in awhile, I appreciate it

[@buster4605]

Just discovered this amazing channel and blonde is literally my favorite album ever, the most important album to me ever!

[@epicweedskrrt9563]

Straight up almost Made me cry man, love your videos

[@sulokuuler]

god bless you. your videos are everything i need because you know how to describe artists that i love

[@Connor-es5ry]

Great visuals, great music taste. Keep it up my man

[@yokie8472]

this video and your blanket is absolute fire seriously this is a great video. good job

[@mikasacus]

thank you :)

[@billyjames78]

I really like this video, much more relaxed and personal than some of the boring 'tributes' I've seen

[@anlmurathan5944]

All of my friends keeps asking me “What does blonded mean?”, “Why are you so addicted to this album?”. This video is gonna be my answer, thank you so much for expressing my feelings in 8 minutes.

[@13vargas]

I saw this video, and went directly to listen to the album. Now it's one of my favorites. So I just subscribed.

[@Leo-fz7kz]

This video is so good. I could listen to you in talking about about things while laying cozilyin bed for hours

[@theweebnd2033]

this is my favorite video

[@brianz3691]

Dude, you and I went thru the exact same things while listening to blond, blond helped me a lot, thank you for this amazing video.

[@jakereynolds8897]

I've just found your channel and I've watched a few videos, but I've just found this video...I think I found my new favourite channel

[@kelanicurtis7472]

I actually really related to this video. Especially when you said "it takes time to truly appreciate things". For most of the music I listen to actually, I don't really like it at first but over time I just start to love it. I don't know what that means but it's just how I am with music ya know?

[@marcelbricman]

weird that your experience is so different than my own. i instantly connected on a level with the album where i almost teared up every time i listenened to it. and still do.

[@jonathanburnett2181]

BRO, i feel this video so much. Blonde and My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy have become the soundtrack of deep thought while im working 8 hours a day and each day it feel like im gonna get through to something better. I cant wait for them to become like a past life for me and can look back and see how far ive come. Kind of how Goblin and bastard are for me now.

[@blackjackie2960]

For me, it all started when everybody went offline from gta online and i was alone once again at 3am, While its night time in the beautiful world of gta while im gazing at the stars, driving high on top of the mountain in my batmobile and ivy starts playing on the newly introduced blonded radio and thats when it all started, Couldn't ask for a better inrtroduction.

[@fabiooliveira8940]

I love to play this when I'm in the shower. And dude, I was like you at first. And now, despite of liking certain tracks more than others, I catch myself really enjoying the album as a whole, from beginning to end.

[@basil-li1jw]

can i just say, your voice, the pixilated digital images, the bad handwriting, and miscellaneous topic choices. Perfection

[@pnw8836]

Memories of driving through the city in blue hour with rain pouring down and nights playing. What a feeling

[@scarface50377]

Huh the first time I went through a break up was this past year. Never had a relationship and I was completely destroyed after all of it. Mentally and emotionally broken. I never appreciated blonde till I listened to it again. Even now listening to it I tear up a little. It’s such a magical album that touches you to the soul. Nothing compares. This album really has helped me to blossom into a new person.

[@alco1069]

This video was the one that convinced me to give Blonde another listen and I can't thank you enough for that.

[@jordantorus8035]

You just earned a new sub! I'm 21 going through the motions like everyone else. I can def relate to every single word you're saying (not done with the vid) you're the truth bro, keep spreading it!

[@coreyroberts856]

you exactly described how IGOR is for me. good video man

[@jacobstarling5397]

so i’m writing this about 40% into the video but i love the aesthetic of this video and also your points. I agree it’s almost transformative to the point of it not just being a sound but a ‘vibe’, and not a shallow one either. Also - I was very much on the hype train for a new frank album when blond came out and i listened to it the day it came out and didnt like it. I didnt revisit til approx december 2018, during a difficult time, and it soundtracks the entire of that into january for me and I still go back to it constantly. excellent stuff

[@williamgoats3315]

Your blonde is my twin fantasy. Love to hear your thoughts on Car seat.

[@dummyhard603]

I almost didnt finish my first listen but I pushed through after hearing people praise it so much. I finished and didnt really get it, but some songs really stood out. A few days later I was listening to the song that I liked and decided to give some others another try and now I love the whole album.

[@jacobferguson8084]

Dummy Hard I stopped listening to future free halfway through the song because it was just silent. I had no idea there was a whole other part lmao

[@MikeXiL]

I just want to say, thank you for making this video. I love this album so much, it helped me get through a dark period of time in my life. Thank you for mentioning the blonded lifestyle, I use that everyday if I can. Again just thank you for this video.

[@Alinnus1]

yo thank you for sharing your experience with this piece of art. Frank really made me cry like a baby and it was exactly what i needed in that period of time. I love this album so much and i wish to y'all to find something that resonates with your soul as Blonde does with mine

[@mariadelmar5526]

Crazy how relatable this video is to me, thanks for making it. Blonded totally became my companion all the time.

[@nickheimbigner]

Blonde makes me feel like I’m not alone, and so did this video. Thank you.

[@cosmomcfloso5820]

Great video man. Hope your doing better now then before fr. Haven’t listen to every song but I think this album is alright

[@Animatonworm]

i think Blonde and Twin Fantasy are the two works of art that, throughout my youth, have touched me in the most sincere way. i constantly see life reflected in different ways through both albums as it continues to happen around me, and i'm glad there are others who share my sentiment :)

[@Uncultivated_]

Little Dark Age has given me a similar vibe- not necessarily in tone, but in the sense of there's something that makes me go back and appreciate it constantly. Also, I have you to thank for that, because I found it through your channel!

[@sacr3dseeker]

i fell in love with this album in 2019 after trying to get into it several times since it came out, and now im obsessed 😔 love this album so much

[@tarowood7907]

this video is so genuine - thankyou

[@afx1200]

thing of beauty: your art style

[@goozygunk8687]

Change your profile picture NOW 😠😠😡😡😡😡👿👿👿👿

[@SloneDecays]

I know I’m late an no one will probably notice this, but I’ve felt this loneliness, emptiness, and just fear of life being useless since I was in middle school when I realized I was pretending to be what others wanted. I wasn’t really friends with anyone. I kinda accepted that I might be lonely for a while and that it’s my fault, but KZbinrs have helped a lot and recommending this... the first few songs already got me thinking too much My pfp might say otherwise, but it’s a optimistic facade of a pessimistic me. Mika thank you

[@name_error8880]

i relate to this so much bro, there is no need to explain why, but i agree that blonde life is past life. Being nostalgic about "that" life that i was in. Even after 2+years i keep finding new sounds in the album

[@HexStickman]

This album means so much to me. It couldn’t have come out at a better time in my life.

[@ohvvee]

I relate so much to your perceptive of this, it really has been my soundtrack

[@BlahMmmBlah]

I couldn't agree with you more. Frank Ocean has a way of making you attach nostalgic emotions to certain songs in his albums. Channel Orange was like that for me 100%. That f**KING album is a masterpiece and love it. I could put that album on any time and just fall back into the nostalgic vibes of those songs. Whenever I listen to certain songs from that album . . . it just takes me back to my early college days of summer, where I would chill and play some Majora's Mask, haha. This is my personal example, but I'm sure certain songs from that album has taken other people back to some event in their past that they treasure as well. Also, idk If I'm the only one who does this, but I tend to attach certain visual pictures (kinda like a movie in my brain lol) in my head to alot of the songs of Channel Orange. For example, the last song of album, "End/Golden Girl" , at the beginning of the song I picture in my head a couple just getting out of their car at night time and arguring about their relationship issues. One of the spouses storms into their house and then later turns on the radio to play Golden Girl. Then when I think of Golden Girl, I imagine Frank and this island girl running in the bright sun and enjoying the tropical island in bliss. I know this may sound strange and weird, but that's what I personally feel when I hear one of Frank's songs and how I tend to connect to some of his songs. The fact he caused this type of response to me by his songs, I think really shows just how amazing of an artist he truly is.

[@emjunkins1298]

Bro you just explained everything I never could. Needed that thanks.

[@bunbebop]

Man these edits! Top notch bruh keep it up!

[@Kaisoazion]

I started listening to the album daily because it calms me down. I go through a lot emotionally now realizing my place in reality and the amount of stress. It’s a scary world as I move forward but I always can move forward with a sense of peace, sorry if that’s weird or doesn’t make sense ut that’s just it feels💀 I cried listening to Godspeed on repeat while off a tab, finding out I have anxiety and my depression is real. Might have been the tab or the song but life altering experience.

[@Hunter-xn7yo]

I love how genuine this video is

[@dbjack1992]

i see a frank video i click, great video, i remember when i first heard Ivy and the rest and it took me a second listen to appreciate too

[@getupnsk8]

This exact same thing happened to me with this album. It took me a minute to fall in love with it.

[@happyvalleyroses8145]

Blonde is a genius album born out of sadness and love and heartbreak. I didn’t care mcuh for it when it came out in 2016 and I was like 17-18 But In my twenties When life became what it is now Blond defined my life It’s hard to say Until I went through first love, heartbreak, grief and loss I couldn’t see the beauty of Blond And now I do It’s bittersweet

[@Angie-fc5we]

The first time i listened to Frank Ocean and to this album was about 2 months ago. I have cried to this album so many times. I really loved it.

[@3xcepti0n]

I feel similarly to you, actually. I did not like blonde, I think it was worse than Channel Orange, which is an album I love. But time went by and I just didn't notice the transition. I was listening to blonde on repeat, and I realized that yeah, I really loved this album. Nights resonates with me, although my life experiences are greatly different from Frank's, that song helped me get through some hard shit. Loved your video bruh.

[@natural20_]

I remember my late teen years and the idea of rewinding the clock. not to change anything but just to watch it; reliving my first love, crushes and just how I dealt with my hardest moments. I hated this album at the beginning too (coincidentally and honestly) but it's now my favorite album.

[@eray.1605]

I know this video for a year now but just really started listening to blonde during quarantine

[@antonio-ry9tc]

one of the best albums of all times nights and white ferrari are two of my favorite songs of all time. Theree soo good. And i feel that hypnotic vibe u talk about i use the album the same way u do. And Same as me i hated the album at first and it just grew on me.

[@iSmeeaa]

I remember I was on a drive back to Vegas from Reno. Perfect album for the road trip I was on

[@JorgeRodriguez-nt8mg]

God I feel like this is such a relatable experience. I hated the album at first and then heart break happened and all of a sudden that “wavelength” hit me. I was strolling through campus listening to this album spring semester 2017, that was my first listen

[@lamaj4909]

Idk why but I love that your thumbnails look like 3do games

[@MapleMilk]

Whenever I need to describe my favorite album I'll come back to this video

[@JustAnotherTom]

I’ve been going through what will most likely be the darkest time I’ll have in my life. Despite what’s been going on it’s been a time of growth. I’ll give the album a shot and see if I get the same vibe

[@HMZmash]

first time I listened to blonde was after a friend recommended it to me. it was like 2am so the pinnacle of sad boi hours and I decided to give it a try after watching a visual that someone had made with some scenes from ghibli movies and the Akira movie which the same friend had sent into the group chat. I listened to the entire album, the first time standing up in the pitch black in my bedroom. This first listen felt separate to all the other times as I was experiencing purely the sound of it, how it made me feel etc etc as opposed to the lyrics and such. my second listen which took place immediately after the first (one of many) I was lying in my bed for, face down in my pillow. this time I had become acquainted with each track to a degree and I was receiving an entirely different experience purely from the lyrics. shit the feeling it gave me was like no other and I felt like I was experiencing his same experiences. every track made me feel a certain way and each track painted a detailed picture in my head. I felt a weird sense of relatability which is weird considering I share like none of his experiences but I guess I have felt similar ways before and I think that's the beauty of art, how it can give someone else a glimpse into the thoughts and life of another. I proceeded to listen to the album many more times that night back to back and eventually fell asleep to it. no other album or piece of music or art has made me feel that way and I wish I could experience listening to it for the first time again.

[@ChampionGold]

Frank Ocean’s major appeal is just that: he appeals to everything. he covers all the bases on experiences everyone has had and everyone has something to relate to. a blonded life is a time of nostalgia. in a sense, Blonde is the real Nostalgia Ultra

[@_Solum]

I can bet a lot of people turned on the album after watching this, including myself

[@MikkelAidan]

The way this video described exactly how i felt the first time i listened to it

[@spencers3598]

Exactly my story... i listened to futura free last winter, didn’t understand, and now it has become a basic soundtrack to my life with futura free being my favorite song from the album

[@osonigell6]

that summer was sooo beautiful honestly:')

[@ricardocalmza]

that was beautiful and relatable man, thank you

[@user-vu9dh1xd8e]

Hot chocolate? It’s 115 outside you are crazy

[@chantel8889]

H A P P Y love your profile picture 😛

[@LittleMusicBoxes]

Everything about this video is perfect

[@fakebroomstick]

this album means the world to me

[@hanstonra]

❤ Blonded. Edit: Wait wtf, I discovered Blonde in November 2017, are you me?

[@jadenochoa2519]

So true I feel as though this album is a type of vibe that not other artists can do and understand like Frank ocean