Hey! I'm making this comment to clarify a few things that have been brought to my attention by viewers in the comments :) - Frank's first love in Ivy is actually a man. The letter (I mention in the video) he wrote to him contains he/him pronouns. That wasn't done with any ill intent. I didn't notice that and just blindly assumed it was a girl (which was definitely wrong, I'm sorry about that) so thank you to the people who brought that up! - The music that's heard in the beginning is called Ambiance #003, it was used on blonded radio I think. Thank you so much for watching really means the world to me ;)

love how the analysis of blonde is almost the length of blonde itself

This guy is one of my new favorite KZfaqrs

Firstly I wanna say I love these videos. but also another thing I noticed in the album is the motif of "swimming pools". Every time frank mentions a swimming pool, he is referring to love, which ties into the album cover and name. He dyed his hair blond/e (symbolizing purity) and then dived into a swimming pool (his relationship with Nikea). The chlorine in this swimming pool (Nikea herself) turned his hair green and removed his purity. Genius album writing and storytelling.

I like how when he mentions the 30 minute mark of the album, it’s at 30:30 of the video. The attention to detail is crazy

idk if you knew this but the length of futura free relates to the last question of "how long is a light year?" the song is 9 minutes and 24 seconds and a light year is 9.24 trillion kilometers

holy shit im so glad your visuals have colour now. it looks amazing. please never change the artstyle its one of the best parts about your vids

Best video for my personal favorite album of all time. Thank you for making this 💚

This video is amazing, just a thought: In my perspective, white Ferrari is not about them physically riding in a Ferrari, but rather a metaphor, the car is the lover and the ride is the relationship, Frank is driving without any words, as he knows it’s the end of the “ride”. It also shows Frank’s progress throughout the album, in “Nikes” he sings about his materialistic nature, literally talking about shoes, while in this song, he talks about a physical object but as a metaphor for love, a spiritual thing.

Never in my life would I thought I can cry to a KZfaq video. I’m 19 years old and I think I’m at the lowest point in my life, in the last 6 months I had my life turn around 180 on me, have broken up with a person I thought I could live forever for, had to come back to my country after 4 years of high school when I already built relationships and friendships with people, and overall just regretted everything I did in the past years. Now I have no clue where I’m going with my life and it’s really hard. This video made me realise how much I feel connected to the album and made the songs even better for me, the last three songs genuinely made me cry, but I felt better. And after your message at the end, I really did feel hopeful, and hopefully I can continue moving forward thanking for what had happened to me in the last several years and not regretting it

"who is this girl, Tron Cat?" is so funny if you watched the wolf trilogy

I also feel like the track Siegfried questions his masculinity and sexuality. He dissociates himself with his past lover but also what he’s attracted to. There’s many ways to perceive this track.

Give this man an award for this video that I've watched twice

In Siegfried, the part where he says "this is not my life, it's just a fond farewell to a friend" he is actually reprising the song "A Fond Farewell" by Elliot Smith

I love your analysis's cuz you don't just interpret the lyrics vaguely and give general meaning to them like everybody else. You actually try to create a story and piece everything together.

franks first love was about a boy in his younger years. i think ivy is about that, and how frank wrote to him before he moved and the boy told frank he loved him back.

Song timestamps - - - - - - - > Nikes - 2:35 Ivy - 7:13 Pink + White - 10:29 Be Yourself - 13:17 Solo - 15:45 Skyline to - 19:35 Self Control - 21:38 Good Guy - 24:47 Nights - 27:31 Solo (reprise) - 32:11 Pretty Sweet - 33:48 Facebook Story - 36:13 Close to you (my personal fave) - 37:59 White Ferrari - 39:23 Seigfried - 43:16 Godspeed - 48:52 Futura Free - 55:45

Blond has been my all time favorite album and impacted my life in such a massive way since I first heard it. While some songs took some time and replays to understand, I believe every song is still a masterpeice of storytelling. Each song has been prominent in my life no matter what emotion I was feeling at the time because each song has a perfect vibe to fit any mood, If i'm sad Seigfried or White Ferrari are my go-to's, Happy I put on Pink + White and Pretty Sweet, ect. Like you said at the end of the video this is how we'd tell others about our past relationships, that's what I think makes this album so universal for anyone. Each song speaks to a different time in everyones lives and tells of experiences that almost anyone can relate to. I've dissected Blond many times trying to understand each lyric, I've seen lots of video essays on Blond but I don't think any of them come close to this video. This video was beautifully done and went over every detail and more in this masterpiece of an album, I hope more people see the amazing work you made and can understand Blond a little more with the help of this video.

“Basic takes it toll on me eventually, eventually yes” basic here refers to how he’s living and experiencing a basic life now with no relationship or a partner as a focus. And it’s eventually taking a toll on him. It isn’t necessarily a diss at the girl but I like your perspective!

I don't think I've ever been this captivated by a youtube video before, the way you're painting the story is truly mesmerizing. One of the best videos I've seen on this platform for sure.

It’s crazy how all the albums you choose to talk about are the ones that had the biggest impact on my life. I genuinely appreciate you and your videos. Keep up the great content 🙏

100% honest this is one of the best KZfaq videos I’ve ever seen, can’t wait to re-listen to blond with all this in mind. 🔥

probably one of the best yt creators ive found in a while. i never thought there’d be someone that makes videos that just hit and impact so insanely hard, i cant for more of these album documentaries

i love that it isn’t just split up by songs, but something deeper. i had no idea about the seasons. this video is honestly so so so amazing

HE LIVES weve missed you thom ❤

holy youre the best video essayist for music ever keep this up

I love the fact that not only is the album a loop, but this video is one as well.

Not gonna lie that end monologue from you is gonna stay with me for a long time

i just watched both of your most recent deep dives and now im ready for another

so cool to see all these different polarizing perspectives coming from ONE album. great video essay, this subscription was earned

i love how you left your voice in even if it was shaky, it shows how much this album and story means to you. being voulnerable on the internet is hard but you made this video really powerful with your emotions.

throughout the few "deep dive" videos you've made so far, they have all been amazing. from my perspective you deserve more support and subscribers for all of the time, effort, and work you have put into these hour long videos. the amount of detail, explaining, jokes and quality these have are honestly the reason why i feel you deserve that. i hope you continue to make more on different albums and artists in the future and thank you for all of the hard work put into makes these videos.

This guy keeps making these insane album breakdowns. Love watching em, keep it up man.

Dude, your channel is so underrated, all of the videos you have made are so in depth and made with passion

This is such a well done video everything is PERFECT ! Thank you so much, it makes so much sense now after all these years 🙌🙌

I just want to compliment you on the audio design or rather control in this video, the way you let the respective songs for each section flow in and out of focus was extremely well done, genuinely one of the best viewing and listening experiences i've had with an essay video in a really long time.

been waiting sooo long for one of these the animations are 🔥🔥

Man you can't imagine how happy I was seing you uploaded a video about this album thank you for the great content its an inspiration for all of us !!

damn bro you don't even know how much ive been enjoying these videos, been a fan since the wolf trilogy one. something about the way you structure these videos; the pacing, storytelling, visuals, ur personality, etc. its just the perfect combination, and i'm loving every bit of it. keep these great uploads coming man!~

OMG IM SO GLAD YOU POSTED AGAIN I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG

Such a good breakdown. Both this and the damn video are some of the best breakdowns I’ve watched and made me appreciate these albums 10x more

Thank you for a breakdown on this album, tbh I never really understood how or why he wrote and organized it in what seems to be a very confusing way. I'm glad there's people like you who take time to truly try to understand where an artist's mind is at when creating their projects. It's a great way to assist in the growth of art, society, and comprehension of human feelings.

This was the first video i ever saw of yours and it became one of my favorites. You should keep doing these deep dives on music its amazing

i think i watched every video about blonde on yt but this is special, keep up the good work

I honestly love this channel because in every single one of his videos especially the Deep Dive into DAMN album, he explains the storyline and the concept behind the album clearly. I look forward to watching more of your videos about albums.🙌🙌Keep up the great work‼️‼️‼️

2 videos in a row of 2 of my top 5 albums is crazy I love this guy

your deep dive videos and analysis are so on point i hope you keep making more

Please never stop making these deep dive videos, this video was absolutely amazing

THE MAN COMES BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER

Bro I love your deep dives and bro that timing with the beat switch dividing the album AND YOUR VIDEO BROOOO LEGEND

The story telling of the video and the visual aspect are incredible to appreciate the album and the story around it, really great job

I genuinely can't describe how this series makes me feel. Please keep releasing this kind of videos🙏🏻

amazing video , have listened to the album several times didnt know there was so much to it

DUDE THESE VIDS ARE SO WELL MADE PLEASE DO ONE ON IGOR BY TYLER THE CREATOR. Seriously, Igor is such an in depth story and I would love to see u go over it

These videos are the best thing to come to youtube. Really showing what albums mean. Thank you thom.

Been looking for an in depth breakdown of this album for a while thank you

you finally uploaded 😭😭😭

This was one of the best things I’ve seen in a long time, thank you for dissecting this brilliant masterpiece in such a compelling way

I know that this stuff takes so much work and gets stressful sometimes, but bro... please dont stop, this video was amazing

you might genuinely be making some of the best damn videos on the platform right now.

We be going blonded with this vídeo Great vid tomtommy!! Great editing too,this video was worth the wait,cant wait to see your next deep dives and videos too!! :DD Wish you the best man!! Great vídeo as always!!

This was incredibly well done, I have a whole new appreciation to one of my favorite albums

THANK YOU for putting the time and effort to make these videos 😭😭😭

☝️🤓 this isn't a tennis video this is frank ocean

I personally think that maybe the 'white ferrari' mentioned in the song is not actually about a white ferrari. The song is about the duality of the relationship, and i think the white ferrari symbolizes the innocence and fun of the relationship, and then goes on later to say how he hopes his relationship worked out in another dimension

this changed my life, thank you TennisThom.

dude this video is pure beauty thank you for bringing such a detailed explanation with so much quality. you’re a hell of a storyteller!

I've never liked a youtuber this much to watch 1 hour videos to the end

i’m wondering how you consider the letter at 8:36 and the song ivy to be connected. he only ever addresses his first love with the pronouns “he” but you portray the visual character for ivy as a woman. in ivy frank never mentions his first love by pronoun so ivy could either be about the person he wrote the letter about or it could be that the letter is not connected to it at all. i’d say it’d be more accurate to portray the character of ivy as a man or i’d recommend mentioning that the gender of the character isn’t known. it’s such a small detail but just something i noticed !

I didn't think I'd be able to love this album even more but now I do. Thank you so much. This is such an amazing video.

genuinely such a good video man cant wait to see whats next for u

Ever wondered if frank himself watched this?

This is beautiful

Need more of these asap, great work

Your videos are amazing, there is nothing quite like them on this website and I really hope you continue making these

i absolutely LOVE your videos summarizing albums!! Keep this shi up dawg 💯💯

You gotta make one of these type of videos around (MBDTF) by Kanye West It is a amazing album with a beatutiful story behind it, and inside the album!

I'm not even joking when i say this is a beautifully crafted video, the editing, the palette and voice over is perfect. You should be proud of this content!

These videos make me appreciate albums I already love even more!! :)

deep dive into channel orange when

perfect video

LOVE YA VIDS MAN! keep it up!

these deep dives are so good you gotta do more

What happened to the new video?

PLEASE DO A DEEP DIVE ON "BECAUSE THE INTERNET"

I literally never heard this album, saw you done a breakdown of it and knew it was gonna be worth it

More album analysis bro!! You’re killin it !! Love the content !!

Some of y’all are gonna hate to hear this but this is a queer album. I’m not saying all of it is about his relationships with men bc Frank left the gender of who he’s singing about pretty ambiguous in most of the tracks, but considering that the album references much of his love life from his adolescence onwards, and the fact that he posted on Tumblr that his first love was with a man, it’s slightly inferred that at least a few, if not most, of the songs were written about a man/men. That doesn’t make the music any less relatable, I just think it’s important to note bc this video implies that almost every song in the record was about a woman/women

idk what happened with the Kendrick and Drake video but i didn't even have time to see it ;-;

This video made me appreciate the storytelling of Frank even more, made me extremely emotional. Great job man.

your last videos have been amazing. i am really looking forward for more deep dives into albums. ty

Why did you private that Drake and Kendrick video?

i believe ivy is actualy about a man as he says in the" hall of your hotel arm around my shoulder..." this is typically in a gay relationship with public affection to show how much they mean to them that they are willing to show their relationship except for that great video

Primarly, I wanted to say that I love your videos and especially this one. One thing I believe perhaps may be also interpreted in a different way is the title of "White Ferrari". You interpretation of the title is a literal car ride, yet I also believe that the title could also potentially symbolize the 'rarity' and 'valuableness' of the relationship he had with Nikea. I bellieve that Frank compares the relationship to a very valuable and rare object rather than describing a car ride. Love the vids bro !!!!

Bro bro, please make more deep dives like this like this is incredible content that is SUPER underrated

couldn't it be a possibility frank decided to be honest with nikea about cheating on her and that's why she got so mad? i mean if he was starting to communicate, and the other girl in the facebook story interlude was suspecting the guy of cheating... i'm sure they both acted in ways that wasn't good for their relationship but some of this seem to only paint nikea as the villain

8:35 kinda insane how you represent ivyianna as a woman and then compare ivy to the love letter frank shared as him coming out, ivy the song has queer themes too.. and yet you don't talk about that, once....And then in skyline too you literally ignore the third line of the song which is about the person hes making love too...being hard. "you got your metal on" like??? atp its just intentional

bro these vids are amazing, cant wait for the next one

Made me rediscover the album. Thank you, it was amazing !

The way you break down albums is superior to anyone else on the platform. The way you go over each song in detail and breakdown lyrics to make the album make more sense as a whole is such a good way to do things. After watching your damn video I went to find a good video on Tpab but I just never found one that made me get it. Keep up the good work man I can’t wait to see which album you do next.