 Genius Meanings
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Vampire Weekend – 2021
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With its melancholic reflection on the passing of time, “2021” is one of six singles from Vampire Weekend’s fourth album Father of the Bride.
The song features a refrain from
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Vampire Weekend (Ft. Goose (Band)) – 2021 (January 5th, To Be Exact)
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[Intro] / Boy / Boy, boy / Boy, boy / Boy, boy / [Verse] / 2021, will you think about me? / I could wait a year, but I shouldn't wait three (Boy) / I don't wanna be (Boy) / 2021
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Vampire Weekend Returns With Its First Songs In Nearly Six Years & Announces Its New Album Title
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“2021” samples Japanese musician Haruomi Hosono, while “Harmony Hall” contains subtle political messages.
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Vampire Weekend – 2021 (Live in St. Augustine)
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[Intro] / Boy, boy / [Verse] / 2021, will you think about me? / I could wait a year, but I shouldn't wait three (Boy) / I don't wanna be (Boy) / 2021, will you think about us
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Vampire Weekend – Harmony Hall
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Along with the track “2021,” “Harmony Hall” is the first single released from Vampire Weekend’s fourth album Father of the Bride, their first since 2013.
The song breezes along
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Vampire Weekend (Ft. Sam Gendel) – 2021 (In the Space Between Two Pieces of Wood)
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[Verse] / 2021, will you think about me? / I could wait a year, but I shouldn't wait three / I don't want to be / 2021, will you think about us? / Copper goes green, steel beams go
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Vampire Weekend’s “Hold You Now” Samples A Melanesian Choral Song From ‘The Thin Red Line’
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The band has also used samples on songs like “2021” & “Step.”
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Ezra Koenig Explains The Southern Roots At The Heart Of Vampire Weekend’s “Harmony Hall”
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“There was always something dissonant about the history or the place.”
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Vampire Weekend (Ft. Danielle Haim) – We Belong Together
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“We Belong Together” is the third and final Danielle Haim/Ezra duet on Father of the Bride. Koenig set out to write a simple love song, and described it as the “most wholesome
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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 – This Life
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“This Life” was released with “Unbearably White” on April 4th, 2019 as the third and final pair of singles before Father Of The Bride was officially released.
In his Soundcheck
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Vampire Weekend – Big Blue
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“Big Blue” was released alongside “Sunflower” in the second of three early two song releases for Vampire Weekend’s Father of the Bride. It talks about the emotion felt when around
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Vampire Weekend – Unbearably White
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The title “Unbearably White” plays with Vampire Weekend’s reputation as a group of milquetoast Ivy League grads, but the lyrics avoid discussions of race or privilege to focus on a
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Vampire Weekend – Bambina
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Another track off Father of the Bride that covers religion, the upbeat “Bambina” describes an old chant that translates to
bye, bye, baby
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Vampire Weekend – Houston, Dubai
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“Houston, Dubai” is one of the three bonus tracks featured on the Japanese version of Vampire Weekend’s 2019 album, Father of the Bride.
The track features the story of someone
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Vampire Weekend – Jerusalem, New York, Berlin
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“Jerusalem, New York, Berlin,” references three cities that are important to world history, but are especially important to Jewish identity. Jerusalem is the holiest city in
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Vampire Weekend – Stranger
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Speaking to Pitchfork, Koenig said
With a song like “Stranger,” even the name of it compared to “Oxford Comma” or “Mansard Roof”—it’s inexpensive. No expensive words. I still
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Vampire Weekend (Ft. Danielle Haim) – Hold You Now
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“Hold You Now” describes the intensity of a promising but unstable relationship and the love shared between two people. It is Vampire Weekend’s first collaboration with HAIM member
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Vampire Weekend (Ft. Steve Lacy) – Flower Moon
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[Verse: Ezra Koenig & Steve Lacy] / Flower moon cursed the night / If the sun don't make things right / Then it's gonna take a year / Gonna take a year / Flower moon, sacred sign
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Vampire Weekend (Ft. Steve Lacy) – Sunflower
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“Sunflower” was released alongside “Big Blue” as the third and fourth singles from Vampire Weekend’s album Father of the Bride.
The track features guitarist Steve Lacy from The
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Vampire Weekend – Sympathy
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The flamenco-tinged “Sympathy” is at times loud and crowded, at times quiet and understated, mirroring a world “where alliances are forged over shared resentment”, ending in a fast
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Vampire Weekend – My Mistake
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[Verse 1] / Skin under sun / Summer breeze, summer break / Oh, I was young then / Hadn't made my mistake / Unaware of the fall / Unaware of my fate / There was peace in the valley
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Vampire Weekend (Ft. Danielle Haim) – Married in a Gold Rush
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“Married in a Gold Rush” is the second duet between Ezra and Danielle Haim from Vampire Weekend’s fourth studio album, Father of the Bride.
The song is about a married couple who
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Vampire Weekend – How Long?
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[Verse 1] / Tough choice? Don't make me laugh / My life's a joke, your life's a gas / You broke my heart at midnight mass / Now I'm the ghost of Christmas past / The only choice
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Genius – February 2021 Album Release Calendar
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WELCOME TO GENIUS' FEBRUARY 2021 ALBUM RELEASE CALENDAR!!!
For February 2021 singles releases, visit this page
This page highlights the notable albums, EPs, mixtapes, etc
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Vampire Weekend – How Long? (Live in St. Augustine)
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[Verse 1] / Tough choice? Don't make me laugh / My life's a joke, your life's a gas / You broke my heart at midnight mass / Now I'm the ghost of Christmas past / The only choice
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Vampire Weekend – Spring Snow
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[Verse 1] / The snow fell last night / Your flight couldn't leave / Come back to the bed / Let's take this reprieve / It felt like the end / The end's been delayed / You're here in
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Vampire Weekend – I Don't Think Much About Her No More
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“I Don’t Think Much About Her No More” is one of the three bonus tracks featured on the Japanese version of Vampire Weekend’s 2019 album, Father of the Bride.
The song is a cover
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Vampire Weekend – Sunflower (Live in Miami)
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[Verse 1] / Sunflower in the morning / Standing in the garden / All before you wake / No power can compel you / Out into the daylight / Let that evil wait / [Chorus] / Strange
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Wallows – Missing Out
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[Verse 1: Braeden Lemasters] / We'll ignore but we cannot deny / We say a lot without speaking our minds / When we try, we end up runnin' circles / Then collide and just keep it
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Vampire Weekend (Ft. Jude Law) – Lord Ullin's Daughter
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Exclusive to the Japanese Edition of the album, this song features Jude Law reading Thomas Campbell’s poem “Lord Ullin’s Daughter”.
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PLAYWITHGUNS (Ft. Hi-C) – vampire weekend
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[Intro: Hi-c] / Vampire Gang / Hi-c / Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go / Hi-c, yuh, go / Go, go, go / Go, go, go, yuh / [Verse 1: Hi-c] / Party boy Hi-c, rockstar / Walked in
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Vampire Weekend – A-Punk (Live in St. Augustine)
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[Spoken] / Alright! / [Verse 1] / Johanna drove slowly into the city / The Hudson River all filled with snow / She spied the ring on His Honor's finger / Oh, oh, oh / A thousand
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細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono) – Talking
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[Instrumental]
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Quinn XCII – Look How Far We've Come
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[Verse 1] / Why don't we sleep on / On your psychology professor's Nissan? / Play some Vampire Weekend, have a threesome / Watch the stars in Cambridge / 'Cause you're way too
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Vampire Weekend – White Sky (Live in Miami)
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[Verse 1] / An ancient business, a modern piece of glasswork / Down on the corner that you walk each day in passing / The elderly sales clerk won't eye us with suspicion / The
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