Video Description:
Kanye West shared two new songs on his official Soundcloud page.
One is a new version of "Say You Will," with an appearance from Caroline Shaw, and the other is his own version of the Weeknd's "Tell You Friends" which Kanye renamed "When I See It."
OG:
The first track off Kanye West’s album 808s & Heartbreak. Sung primarily in autotune, and seen as a departure from old school Ye.
Kanye has explained in concert that this song is “about an ex-girlfriend you call on Friday nights just to have sex” and she “says she’ll come over but you wait all night and she still doesn’t come knocking on your door”
This song is highly criticised because of the prominent use of the auto-tune effect. This song (and album) was groundbreaking for Kanye West as an artist. As he demonstrated something totally different to what he usually did, people became worried that Kanye West pandered to the mainstream music audience in producing and writing this album.
On October 19th, 2015, Kanye released a remastered version, featuring violinist Caroline Shaw.^[[1] https://genius.com/Kanye-west-say-you-will-lyrics]
Say You Will - Kanye West [06:17 | https://youtu.be/d9BMPmfxaoM | Rap, Electronic, Pop, R&B, In English, USA, Downtempo, Synth-Pop,Alternative R&B, Art Pop]
Remix:
This remastered version of the introductory track to Kanye’s fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak was released on October 19th, 2015, via his official SoundCloud account. The release accompanied a remix of The Weeknd’s “Tell Your Friends.”
This version of “Say You Will” features strings by renowned violinist Caroline Shaw and is most notably used in live performances – most recently his September 25th/26th, 2015 performance at Hollywood Bowl.
Interestingly, the artwork found on SoundCloud is the same art used to promote the show.^[[2] https://genius.com/Kanye-west-say-you-will-remix-lyrics]