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Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

Amazing by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

Music

4.8692 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2021

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

Kanye says that he's "amazing" like 50 times on the song Amazing. But...does anyone ever once believe him? Chris and Travis sure don't. There's duality to Kanye's bravado on the fourth track of 808s & Heartbreak, and we're going to break it down as we dissect the song line by line. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Listen up.

0:01.0

Huh? That means you.

0:02.0

Yes, you. We know you're pointing at yourself. When it comes to Paddy Power Games, we've got a place made for all sorts. From the experts to the Drama Queens. It's me, the JC. The finance bros. Look at those stocks, lads. We'll stick with slots. It's what we're good at. And not forgetting you. Yes, you, the one listening. Because at Paddy Power Games, we've got all sorts of games for all sorts of treacles. Eligibility rules in terms and conditions apply. Please gamble responsibly. 8 plus gamblerware.org. Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win. I guess we'll never know.

0:42.3

So keep your life, I don't get enough up it.

0:48.3

Jesus just rose again. Listen to the kids.

1:03.9

Welcome to watching the throne.

1:06.2

A lyrical analysis of Kanye West.

1:09.3

Oh, cool.

1:11.3

My name is Chris Lambert.

1:12.9

And I name is Travis Bean and Chris, I got to admit, I'm fucking hyped.

1:17.4

Yeah, this is a song we're about to cover that you're interested in.

1:22.5

Absolutely.

1:23.2

And you know why?

1:24.9

Why is that?

1:26.1

I lately, I've been getting into, I've been playing some pickup games, basketball games.

1:33.8

You're a basketball player, right?

1:34.8

You can relate.

1:37.6

Last time I played basketball, I tore my ACL.

1:40.2

There you go.

1:40.7

So you get it.

1:41.6

Yeah.

1:41.9

And I just like, I had this itch to play basketball when I heard the song. It really got me pumped up here. I'm going to play it for you. Like I heard this and I was like, yeah. Yeah, here we go. This is, wait for the lyrics. So that monotonous tone, like how sad it is. Like all that really got me going and I was like, I got to go play basketball.

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