To coincide with the release of his new album, Blonde, Frank Ocean's highly anticipated Boys Don't Cry zine launched this weekend. There's a lot of interesting material in there, including a pretty incredible rap about McDonald's from Kanye West among other things. Perhaps one of the coolest parts of the zine, however, comes from Frank himself in the form of a list of his favorite songs.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the list is an eclectic mix of artists from carious genres. The list features Jimi Hendrix, James Blake, Prince, Simon & Garfunkel, GoldLink, Kraftwerk, Death Grips, and Aphex Twin. It's a very interesting and impressive list, and thankfully someone has put together a convenient Spotify playlist of the songs.
Listen to a Spotify playlist of the songs below, and check out the full list of the songs below that via Fact.
Frank Ocean’s favorite songs:
"Crosstown Traffic" – Jimi Hendrix
"How Insensitive" – Frank Sinatra "Scarborough Fair" – Simon & Garfunkel
"Alina" – Arvo Part
"I Feel Love" – Donna Summer
"To The Last Whale" – Crosby & Nash
"Prints Tie" – Bobby Hutcherson
"Jardim Dos Deuses" – Joyce Moreno
"Fade Into You" – Mazzy Star
"No More Shall We Part" – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
"I Never Learnt To Share" – James Blake
"One Mo Gin" – D’Angelo
"The Last One To Be Loved" – Gabor Szabo
"Shadows" – Lonnie Liston Smith & The Cosmic Echoes
"Images Live In 1964" – Nina Simone
"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" – Roberta Flack
"It’s Gonna Rain" – Steve Reich
"Stardust" – Willie Nelson
"Nós e o mar" – Tamba Trio
"$" – D.R.A.M.
"When I Die" – GoldLink
"The Man-Machine" – Kraftwerk
"Asiko" – Tony Allen
"Earth Bound Hearts" – John Mclaughlin feat. John Surman
"Simply Beautiful" – Al Green
"Mr. Bojangles" – Nina Simone
"Flamingo" – Todd Rundgren
"The Medley Of Praise" – Daryl Coley
"Claire De Lune" – Isao Tomita
"Calls" – Robert Glasper feat. Jill Scott
"Your Smile" – Chaka Khan and Rufus
"Bitch Please" – Death Grips
"Anthrax" – Gang Of Four
"I Am The Walrus" – The Beatles
"Jesus Children Of America" – Stevie Wonder
"Garden Of Linmiri" – Caustic Window
"Home (YouTube Rip)" – Kim Burrell
"Vibrate" – OutKast
"12 Aisatsana" – Aphex Twin
"Mis" – Alex G
"Right Down The Line" – Gerry Rafferty
"Anytime" – Ray J
"Jesus" – Curtis Mayfield
"Something About Us" – Daft Punk
"Your Daddy Loves You" – Gil Scott Heron
"Portrait Of Tracy" – Jaco Pastorius
"Rusholme Ruffians" – The Smiths
"When U Were Mine" – Prince
"Road To Nowhere" – Talking Heads
"Boys Don’t Cry" – The Cure