“Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” is a weird class-parable type song, and the fourth track on Vampire Weekend’s self-titled debut.
Remember when people used to call Vampire Weekend’s style
“Ottoman” was included as the B-side to “Holiday”. It was on Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist OST.
Decline and fall – in a Vampire Weekend song?! Surely you jest! (In other
Rostam Batmanglij, the primary writer of the song, based “Campus” on “Cruel Professor,” a short story in Ezra Koenig’s collection Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa from his senior honors
[Verse 1] / Last born of the clan, first one to be free / Lived inside a house beneath the hanging tree / Londonderry nights that chilled him to the bone / Words were cried at
The first track off of Adam WarRock and Vince Vandal’s October 2012 EP release, OXFRD CMMA. The entire EP uses samples from Vampire Weekend.
“STRT CRD” samples “Cape Cod Kwassa
“Walcott” is the named after the main character in Ezra Koenig’s college attempt at an East Coast version of The Lost Boys entitled Vampire Weekend. Sound familiar?
The name
Last week, Vampire Weekend covered “Blurred Lines” on the BBC. A lot of listeners said they’d never heard Ezra Koenig rap to T.I. before–or rap ever !–which got them asking how
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Unbelievers is an EP released after the band’s third album Modern Vampires of the City. The EP features remixes of the tracks “Unbelievers” and “Step”, as well as a live version of
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Is your bed made, is your sweater on? Do you want to fuck like you know I do? ... Can you stay up to see the dawn? ... Is your bed made, is your sweater on? Do you ...
Lyrics for Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Radio Edit) by Vampire Weekend. As a young girl, Louis Vuitton
With your mother on a sandy lawn
As a sophomore with reggae...
Letra de Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Radio Edit) de Vampire Weekend. As a young girl, Louis Vuitton
With your mother on a sandy lawn
As a sophomore with reggae...
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Q:When did Vampire Weekend release “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa”?
Vampire Weekend released “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa” on June 16, 2007.
Vampire Weekend is an American indie rock band known for their complex lyrics and unorthodox production. Consisting of Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, and Chris Tomson, they have released
The album hit the Top 20, and the single “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” with its name-checking of Peter Gabriel, was wryly covered by Gabriel himself. With hits like ...
Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa Vampire Weekend. Sunflower (feat. Steve Lacy) Vampire ... Performer. Ben Holmes. Trumpet. Maria Christina Eisen. Saxophone. Michael Irwin.