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Vampire Weekend – Hannah Hunt
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“Hannah Hunt”, according to Ezra Koenig’s interview with Carrie Battan of Pitchfork, is “named after a girl the singer sat next to in a Buddhism class in college (who also happens
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I'm With Her – Hannah Hunt
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[Verse 1] / A gardener told me some plants move / But I could not believe it / Till me and Hannah Hunt / Saw crawling vines and weeping willows / As we made our way from Providence
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Vampire Weekend – Hannah Hunt Samples
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See all of “Hannah Hunt” by Vampire Weekend’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Song Lyrics & Knowledge - Genius
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Hannah Hunt by Vampire Weekend · Count the seconds, watching hours. Genius Annotation. Genius Annotation 1 contributor. Most of the narrators on Modern Vampires ...
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MarkedSonofGrace
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Former English Lit. Major, Reluctant Reader of Laws, Knowledge Vaccuum, Gluttonous Curiousitist, Autodidact, Wishful Thinker.
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Rock Genius – Songs of the Year (2013)
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Rock Genius Editors pick their individual top 10 best songs of 2013 lists!
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Pitchfork – The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s
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1. Kendrick Lamar: “Alright” (2015) / 2. Grimes: “Oblivion” (2012) / 3. Robyn: “Dancing on My Own” (2010) / 4. Beyoncé: “Formation” (2016) / 5. Frank Ocean: “Thinkin Bout You” (
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Vampire Weekend – Run
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“Run” is essentially Vampire Weekend’s take on the themes of Drake’s “Over” (“I know way too many people here that I didn’t know last year–who the fuck are y'all?!”), which may be
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Vampire Weekend – Diane Young
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“Diane Young” seems to be the “fun” song (about death) on Modern Vampires Of The City, an album full of death. The title, “Diane Young”, is a play on words of “dying young.”
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Vampire Weekend – Finger Back
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“Finger Back” is about an Orthodox Jewish girl falling in love with an Arab falafel shop employee, as indicated in the bridge.
In this interview with Face Culture, Ezra Koenig
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Rock Genius (Ft. Vesuvius) – 5 best moments from "Modern Vampires Of The City"
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It’s the first anniversary of Modern Vampires Of The City. Rock Genius users suggested their favourite moments from the album, and we’ve compiled them here.
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Vampire Weekend – Young Lion
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The band’s multi-instrumentalist and producer, Rostam Batmanglij, wrote “Young Lion” about a real-life June 2009 encounter that lyricist Ezra Koenig had “with an older rasta at
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Vampire Weekend – Obvious Bicycle
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“Obvious Bicycle” depicts the life of a man who has lost hope in life while growing, believing he is so small in a vast world, and that he has no importance.
One could see this
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Vampire Weekend – Ya Hey
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“Ya Hey” has a distinct religious tone. The searcher narrative may allude to some personal testimonies from the band members on the press junket promoting this album. After the
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Vampire Weekend – Unbelievers
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“Unbelievers” is a ridiculously complex and witty take on where we stand in this world. What do our beliefs say about us? Do our commitments dictate our fate? Religious themes are
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Vampire Weekend – Step
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“Step” is inspired by “Step to My Girl” by Souls of Mischief. Per the band:
“Souls Of Mischief I’ve always loved. I kind of associate them with the first time that I really
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Vampire Weekend – Don't Lie
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To provide the most Genius-style explanation of the song possible, “Don’t Lie” is a song about not lying. Truthtelling, realkeeping, you could say “Don’t Lie” is also a double
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Vampire Weekend – Hudson
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“Hudson” is drawn from a poem Ezra Koenig once wrote about Henry Hudson. The Hudson River looms large over New Jersey and Westchester County, New York as the path into the city’s
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