Did You Know That Ivy Almost Never Sounded Like Ivy?

In 2013, Frank Ocean walked on stage in Munich and performed a track called "It's All Good." It had drums. It had a jazzy feel. It sounded like a completely different song.

Then somewhere over the next three years, he stripped everything away. The drums went. The jazz went. What stayed was just voice and guitar and that gut punch of a feeling. Three years of living with a memory before he figured out exactly how to tell it.

That song became "Ivy."

"I thought that I was dreaming when you said you loved me."

Anyone who has heard this line knows exactly where it is from. Knows where they were when they first heard it. And most probably, that one person.

There are very few tracks that come close to being the love and heartbreak anthem that "Ivy" is. On the track, Frank tells a story. Not everyone may relate to the specifics, but the feeling, deep down, is universal. It is painful. It is lovely. It is "Ivy."

This track has transcended the status of just a song. It has become a late night companion for so many of us. The reminiscent lyrics, the beautiful guitars, all building to that raw, emotional, angry outro. This is not just a song. It is a capsule of a time, of an emotion, of a love.

"Ivy" talks about the ups and downs of a relationship but never once fails to remind you of the beauty in all of it. There is no shortage of classics in Frank's tiny catalogue, but when it comes to real love, "Ivy" stands apart.

What is that one lyric that lives in your head rent free?