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Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

Pinocchio Story by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

Music

4.8692 Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2021

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

Pinocchio Story may just seem like a live freestyle that doesn't fit into the narrative of 808s & Heartbreak. But it's actually a perfect ending for the album's themes and commentary—and an indicator of what Kanye West would do with his music moving forward. In this episode, we unpack what may in fact be the most important song of Kanye's career. 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.

0:25.6

Listen to the kids.

0:33.9

Welcome watching the throne.

0:36.1

A lyrical analysis of Kanye West.

0:38.8

My name is Chris Lambert.

0:40.4

And my name is Travis Bean and, oh, this is going to be a tough one, Chris.

0:47.5

Are you ready for this?

0:49.0

I have been ready for this since the last time we did it.

0:52.5

No, I haven't recovered since the last time we did it.

0:55.1

Have you been reading up on Pinocchio?

0:58.0

You know, I watched the Disney movie. I read the original story. No, I didn't either of those things.

1:06.4

Pinocchio, the Disney movie. That was a big one for me as a kid. Is that one, you watched a lot?

1:13.6

Yeah, I was watching that one. Little Mermaid came out when I was, like, same with you, like when we were really young.

1:18.6

So I was going, I wasn't getting as much into the classics as I was starting to get into some of the, like, late 80s, early 90s, Disney movies.

1:33.9

But I still remember having a little bit of a Pinocchio phase, snow white phase.

1:40.4

Yeah, I had Snow White myself, Sleeping Beauty, Bambi.

1:43.3

Oh, yeah, I had them all on VHS and watched them all the time.

1:44.6

That, I had like all those and Aladdin. Yeah, rescuers down under. Oh yeah. And then Fival was another big one.

1:52.3

Yeah. That was one I never really watched actually, although I've seen parts of it.

1:58.0

I feel like you would still love Fival Goes West.

2:01.8

TBD. We'll have to find out someday.

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