Vampire Weekend — Horchata
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In December drinking horchata
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
Winter's cold, is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
In December drinking horchata
Look down your glasses at that Aranciata
With lips and teeth to ask how my day went
Boots and fists to pound on the pavement
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
You'd remember drinking horchata
You'd still enjoy it with your foot on Masada
Winter's cold, is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh, you had it but, oh no, you lost it
Looking back, you shouldn't have fought it
In December drinking horchata
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
But winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Years go by and hearts start to harden
Those palms and firs that grew in your garden
Are falling down and nearing the rose beds
The roots are shooting up through the tool shed
Those lips and teeth that asked how my day went
Are shouting up through cracks in the pavement
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh, you had it but, oh no, you lost it
You understood so you shouldn't have fought it
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
Winter's cold, is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
In December drinking horchata
Look down your glasses at that Aranciata
With lips and teeth to ask how my day went
Boots and fists to pound on the pavement
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
You'd remember drinking horchata
You'd still enjoy it with your foot on Masada
Winter's cold, is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh, you had it but, oh no, you lost it
Looking back, you shouldn't have fought it
In December drinking horchata
I'd look psychotic in a balaclava
But winter's cold is too much to handle
Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals
Years go by and hearts start to harden
Those palms and firs that grew in your garden
Are falling down and nearing the rose beds
The roots are shooting up through the tool shed
Those lips and teeth that asked how my day went
Are shouting up through cracks in the pavement
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Oh, you had it but, oh no, you lost it
You understood so you shouldn't have fought it
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
Here comes a feeling you thought you'd forgotten
Chairs to sit and sidewalks to walk on
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do not want!
Giving this an 8 to counteract the grumpiness found here.
I really don't understand the popularity of these guys. Utter crap. I'm surprised RP would even bother to play it.
Grammarcop wrote:
East Coast darlings, I think. They've been the "next big thing" for a couple of years now. NPR (not to mention, *erp*, "Gossip Girl") loves to give em coverage, too.
Article on these guys in this morning's New York Times.
East Coast darlings, I think. They've been the "next big thing" for a couple of years now. NPR (not to mention, *erp*, "Gossip Girl") loves to give em coverage, too.
Oh GAWD, Feist has a brother!
1-2-3-4, BLECH!
Sounds like the soundtrack to a Terry Gilliam kid's movie....
1-2-3-4, BLECH!
Sounds like the soundtrack to a Terry Gilliam kid's movie....
Just plain unbearable.
bloodless song for a vampire ;-(
I keep thinking he is saying Hot Chowder 
Great little song.
Great little song.Article on these guys in this morning's New York Times.
Every bit the flash-in-the-pan that they've been made out to be. Bored. Moving on..
...hey, this is interesting...
since I love me some horchata, I'll give this a 7...
finally!
Surprised to see the "college kid" band here, I would have uploaded some tunes to the LRC but my previously uploaded 79% approval (shot down) on "M79" from their debut album kinda told me vampire was not for RP!
Vampire Weekend - M79 sorry 31/8 (79%)
From Allmusic:
Describing their sound as "Upper West Side Soweto," New York City's Vampire Weekend mix preppy, well-read indie rock with joyful, Afro-pop-inspired melodies and rhythms. Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, and Chris Tomson formed the band early in 2006, when they were finishing up their studies at Columbia University. Taking their name from a movie Koenig made during his freshman year, the band started out by playing gigs at the university's literary societies and at parties. Word spread about Vampire Weekend's unique sound and lyrics ("Oxford Comma," one of the band's earliest songs, referred to comma use in a list of three items), buoyed by the band's self-released EPs, which they recorded in locations spanning their Columbia dorm rooms to a family barn. The buzz around Vampire Weekend reached a peak in 2007: that summer, the band embarked on its biggest tour yet, made several appearances at that year's CMJ Music Marathon, and signed with XL Records that fall. The Mansard Roof EP was Vampire Weekend's debut release for the label, followed by their self-titled first album early in 2008. Debuting within the Top 20 of both the American and U.K. album charts, the eponymous record proved to be one of the year's most popular indie releases. Vampire Weekend celebrated its success by hitting the road for the better part of two years, and keyboardist Rostam Batmanglij gathered additional accolades by releasing an album with Discovery, his electro side project with Ra Ra Riot's Wes Miles. Amidst this flurry of activity, Vampire Weekend found time to return to the studio for the creation of Contra, which was readied for release in early 2010.
coding_to_music wrote:
Really. I've seen all the buzz but this is the first I've heard of their songs.
It's ok, I guess. A little bland.
What the kids are listening to
Really. I've seen all the buzz but this is the first I've heard of their songs.
It's ok, I guess. A little bland.
Cool, not what I expected from this band.
NPR is streaming the full album from VP here
Interesting... I'll refrain from further comment until a couple more listens.
Nicely inspired by Mexico (at least for the song title)
it's definite that everyone looks psychotic in a balaclava...
What the kids are listening to
Thanks Bill, for playing new stuff! RP is consistently where I hear soon-to-be-released music, which gets me excited for Tuesdays!