Good Life by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

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4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2021

⏱️ 114 minutes

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Welcome to the good life! Where everything is wonderful and there's no irony to be had whatsoever!! Today, Chris and Travis tackle the fifth track on Graduation, which feels uplifting when you first hear it...but then takes on a whole new meaning in the context of the album narrative. 50 Cent, Michael Jackson, Dr. Dre, Gylan Kain, and John Legend join us for this epic breakdown of Good Life. If you'd like to hear the show ad-free, then support us over on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KanyePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.3	I don't get enough of it.
0:47.3	Yeas just rose again.
0:57.7	Listen to the kids.
1:04.1	Welcome watching the throne.
1:06.9	Oh, I thought you were going to say something else.
1:49.8	A future, or a future, a lyrical analysis of Kanye West from the past. My name's Chris Lambert. My name is Travis Beating, and you said welcome to, and I thought you were going to say the good life, Chris. I had you there for a second. Man, I was on the edge of my seat and I was like, oh my God, it's a good life. But no, it's just watching a throne. No, which if you're listening to this podcast, some might say that you are living the good life, though others might say your life has taken a dark and horrible turn. Yeah, I'm personally concerned for you. Yeah. Welcome, though. You are listening to the good life episode. I mean, we're glad to have you yeah happy happy to have you because usually it's just me and christen here and it's pretty weird just being in this room alone with you yeah
1:56.7	it's a little uh it just made me we're watching a good place and just made me think of a janet void
2:02.7	which i don't know if a lot of people get that reference but just imagine sitting in a janet void
2:08.2	with you uh i've never been to the janet void and i haven't seen this episode but i i feel like
2:13.7	i know what you mean yeah you get it It's just something people understand intrinsically.
2:20.8	Like the good life.
2:22.5	I mean, everybody has their idea of what the good life means, you know?
2:26.6	Right.
2:27.1	But do we think the good place was inspired by good life?
2:33.2	Oh, man.
2:34.6	Now, that is a level of influence
2:36.6	that we have to think Kanye has.
2:40.3	Hmm.
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