I Wonder by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

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4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Do you know what it means to find your dreams come true? Kanye West sure does. But back in 2007, it came at a cost for Ye—and it all started with I Wonder. On this episode, Chris and Travis break down this beautiful-yet-tragic track that serves as a huge turning point on the narrative of Graduation. 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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0:00.0	Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win.
0:07.0	I guess we'll never know. I don't get enough of it. Jesus just rose again.
0:29.5	Listen to the kids.
0:33.7	Welcome to watching the throne.
0:35.8	A lyrical analysis of Kanye West.
0:39.1	My name is Chris Lambert.
0:41.3	And my name is Travis Bean, and I got a, I just noticed this for the first time.
0:45.4	We've been doing this show for, what, six years now, Chris?
0:49.0	Yeah, thereabouts.
0:51.4	All you have to say at the beginning is welcome to watching the throne, which isn't six
0:56.0	syllables.
0:57.0	And then I got to say a lyrical analysis of Kanye West.
0:59.0	There's a bunch of S's in there.
1:01.0	I have a list.
1:02.0	That's really not fair.
1:04.0	Uh, jeez, Travis.
1:08.0	I, uh, I didn't know this is something you were wondering about yeah we can swap
1:14.0	uh no I I feel like that would put a curse in this show yeah why are you why are you breaking the
1:21.4	formula man I don't know I just want everyone to be aware that I do a lot more work right at the
1:26.3	top of the show and And afterwards, too.
1:29.6	Yeah, but during the show, you more than make up for it. I just like to talk, you know.
1:35.5	Exactly. We're like, I don't know if you love editing. Hey, I don't mind it. Well, good. Good.
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