Moon by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

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4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2021

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

How can I get through? It's a question many of us face when confronted with grief, with longing, with a desire to move forward—which is why so many people relate to the song Moon. As one of the standout tracks on Donda, Moon represents an important, heavy shift for the album's narrative, as Kanye tries to push beyond dark thoughts and move towards something more positive. Kid Cudi and Don Toliver jump in on this track to help move along that journey with their astoundingly beautiful vocals. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community. You can also watch this podcast in video form over on our YouTube channel. 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 up here. Jesus just rose again.
0:21.6	Listen to the kids.
0:33.6	Welcome to watching the throne.
0:35.6	A lyrical analysis of Kanye West.
0:41.2	My name's Chris Lambert.
0:43.0	My name's Travis Bean, and today's our special Halloween edition of the show.
0:48.0	Yeah, it's pretty fitting, is it?
0:50.2	Yeah, you know, you got the moon, it reminds you of werewolves, you think of the night time.
0:54.9	It's just like, who fucking the shivers just thinking about it.
0:58.0	Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun, dun.
0:59.4	Gonna get copyright claimed for me just doing a beat.
1:02.9	Oh, man.
1:03.7	Speaking of Halloween, and I know this is not pertain to the subject matter today, I watched Kerry last night for the first time and it keeps making me feel
1:12.1	so old to say this kind of thing, but in like 12 years, have you ever seen that movie?
1:19.3	Years ago, probably more than 12 years ago. Then you're in the same boat as me and you need to
1:24.7	watch it again because holy crap it's amazing really
1:28.4	okay it's incredible you're talking about the uh oh it would have been nice if i remembered her name
1:35.0	not the chloe gyrre smiratt's version yeah the cissy's basic version okay okay the brian de palma
1:42.5	version ah yes a de palmanite yeah let's have a de palmanite together Okay, okay. The Brian De Palma version. Ah, yes, a De Palma Knight.
1:46.4	Yeah, let's have a De Palma Night together in our respective homes.
1:50.8	The De Palma Nights have a De Palma Night?
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