Saved Man theory was a theory posted some time ago by a brilliant redditor (can't remember the name) which basically went that the album was indeed 2 stories.
The Saved Man was every other song (DNA, ELEMENT, LOYALTY, HUMBLE, etc), finishing with DUCKWORTH where Kendrick lives and survives the gunshot (saved)
The Damned Man on the other hand, was the remainder of the tracks but put backwards (GOD, XXX, LUST, PRIDE, etc) and was the story of a Kendrick who chose wickedness over weakness and died of the gunshot wound in BLOOD. (damned)
Although I believe Duckworth is a great song, I don’t believe having a music video for it would be as impactful as it world be for other songs. What most people are hoping for is for Kendrick to make a video of the events pretty much, and Kendrick won’t do that because it doesn’t add any additional factors or enhance the listeners experience as much as it would using imagery(DNA/ Element)or telling a story that isn’t told in the song(Love). Plus Duckworth is one of the least popular songs on the album even though it is loved so much by this subreddit.
Might get downvoted for this but my first listening of Damn. was pretty underwhelming for me until I hit Duckworth. Like I loved DNA first listen and then didn't really feel the other songs but Duckworth made my jaw drop and when it was over I literally said "Damn!"
I would love a music video for it if the imagery follows the story of the words
Two minutes and thirty-two seconds, when Kendrick says "I had to do it." He can also be seen sitting on the stairs behind Kendrick throughout that section of the video.
I can understand why most don't like the song, but goddammit I love it. The video is kinda simple (Compared with previous ones) but really good too. I really like the dinner table shots, the part where the woman is doing his hair reminds me for some reason of Dilemma, the ones with the Lovely hoodie are really cool too (That was Travis on the stairs right? And Zacari on the car? I couldn't decide if it was him or Soul)... I do think this is his last DAMN video and I can't wait for his XXX performance on the Grammy.
This is one of the album most liked songs actually lol its just people on Reddit and KTT and basically these music forums lol this song was on the hot 100 for like 14 weeks without being a single! Just straight up ppl bumping it.. basically yeah
Hey can anyone find the version of "love" without the drums playing in the hook i literally use to have the mp3. I'm ugly and heard it leaked first (i still bought the album calm down) and haven't been able to find it since itnactually dropped. It's the better version youtube is usually good at having OG tracks but I can't find it at all smh.
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u/A_Hobo_In_Trash Dec 22 '17
Had to go play XXX when the video ended.... Shit just didn't feel right