Vampire Weekend - Harmony Hall (Official Video)

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  • Father of the Bride available 5/3: smarturl.it/fat...
    Harmony Hall/2021 available everywhere now: smarturl.it/HH2021
    Directed By Emmett Malloy
    Lyrics:
    We took a vow in summertime
    Now we find ourselves in late December
    I believe that New Year’s Eve
    Will be the perfect time
    For their great surrender
    But they don’t remember
    Anger wants a voice
    Voices wanna sing
    Singers harmonize
    Til they can’t hear anything
    I thought that I was free
    From all that questioning
    But every time a problem ends
    Another one begins
    And the stone walls of Harmony Hall
    Bear witness
    Anybody with a worried mind
    Could never forgive the sight
    Of wicked snakes
    Inside a place
    You thought was dignified
    I don’t wanna live like this
    But I don’t wanna die
    Within the halls of power lies
    A nervous heart that beats
    Like a Young Pretender’s
    Beneath these velvet gloves I hide
    The shameful, crooked hands
    Of a moneylender
    Cuz I still remember
    Anger wants a voice
    Voices wanna sing
    Singers harmonize
    Til they can’t hear anything
    I thought that I was free
    From all that questioning
    But every time a problem ends
    Another one begins
    And the stone walls of Harmony Hall
    Bear witness
    Anybody with a worried mind
    Could never forgive the sight
    Of wicked snakes
    Inside a place
    You thought was dignified
    I don’t wanna live like this
    But I don’t wanna die
    -
    Written by Ezra Koenig
    Produced by Ariel Rechtshaid & Ezra Koenig
    Additional Production by Rostam Batmanglij

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  • @aetharf
    @aetharf 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3076

    director: so what kind of vision do u want for the video?
    ezra: a cooking show but with snakes
    director:
    ezra:

    • @JDfromTBC
      @JDfromTBC 5 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      ezra: and a Haim sister whipping her hair back and forth

    • @peelslowly28
      @peelslowly28 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@JDfromTBC and a lot of obscure images that may or may not contain clues to the next album

    • @emerald_archer
      @emerald_archer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Whats more dignified than a cooking television program?

    • @cicciobambino
      @cicciobambino 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      director: you can't just have a snake on a table.
      ezra: we'll need some green fruit.
      director: ughh...fine. kiwi, granny smith, honeydew...
      ezra: CANTALOUPE. Honeydew is the jared leto of fruits.

    • @branditaylor4072
      @branditaylor4072 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cicciobambino XD XD XD

  • @De_La_Soto
    @De_La_Soto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2384

    "I don't want to live like this, but I don't want to die"
    - Quarantine anthem 2020

    • @ellefox3372
      @ellefox3372 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Alex S been waiting for this comment

    • @b00jen81
      @b00jen81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Lol literally just now listening to my "Liked songs" Spotify que so I can sort thru it while I'm telecommuting today, and this is like the 8th song I'd saved several months ago that is just waaaay too fitting for life in these pandemic times. Came here to grab the video to share in group chat as Quarantine Jam of the Day 👍🏽

    • @rogelandiaghost
      @rogelandiaghost 4 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      “Everytime a problem ends, another one begins”... 2020

    • @HahaHaha-zb8ym
      @HahaHaha-zb8ym 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Add a public reply... Hahahaha no shit ; looks like he's all at home too ; during quarantine xD

    • @joshosterman5227
      @joshosterman5227 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fuck, I was going to make this comment!!

  • @AfterPartyAlex
    @AfterPartyAlex 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    This song has been stuck in my head for a week. Love the main line. "I don't want to live like this, but I don't want to die." Simple yet profound.

    • @randallsample1005
      @randallsample1005 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Wow, that's the line that gets me every time, too.

    • @kdarko88
      @kdarko88 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah definitely. Reminds me a bit of the lyric in their song Capricorn off their new album, Only God Was Above Us: "Too old for dyin' young. Too young to live alone."

    • @randallsample1005
      @randallsample1005 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@kdarko88 Yes, I agree. And I think that Only God Was Above Us is a GREAT album.

    • @Sophie-ge7ti
      @Sophie-ge7ti หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@kdarko88 it reminds me of their line from Finger Back "I don't want to live like this, but I don't want to die".

  • @urfaveslasher5625
    @urfaveslasher5625 5 ปีที่แล้ว +756

    "hey it's ezra koenig and welcome to my cooking show, FOOD OF THE BRIDE"

    • @roberthardy5171
      @roberthardy5171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Noooi

    • @mariyoshikawa7688
      @mariyoshikawa7688 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      omggg king princess

    • @Mendo_xd
      @Mendo_xd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      teacotts Legend has it Guy Fierri is somewhere in the video

    • @Mendo_xd
      @Mendo_xd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      umathuhrman Feed the bride

  • @teddy1431
    @teddy1431 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1340

    ezra: so what makes you think you're qualified to be in this video ?
    snake:
    ezra: i love that passion. you're hired.

    • @RubbelisPro
      @RubbelisPro 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      The funniest part of this comment is that we can all totally picture him saying that

    • @michaelandr3
      @michaelandr3 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😂🤣😂🤣😂

    • @JamesThomas-wf6qm
      @JamesThomas-wf6qm 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@RubbelisPro 110% I'm reminded of that TC where Jake's like "you're so diplomatic"

    • @WiloPolis03
      @WiloPolis03 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🐍🐸🌻🌷🌙

    • @whatwillmakebethebestforev8556
      @whatwillmakebethebestforev8556 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wilo Polis 🖕

  • @jasonronk6922
    @jasonronk6922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    This song helped to save my life, literally. I was suffering immensely from alcoholism and addiction when this song reached that place inside of me that I thought was dead. I called out to the Devine and was answered. I didn’t want to keep living that life and knew I was heading to the grave if I kept going. Soooo much gratitude that music can break us wide open 🙏❤️😊

    • @gabbywayne7921
      @gabbywayne7921 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      So grateful to read this. I heard this song the year it came out, trying to sleep on my first night in treatment. It was a sign from God, and I went on to have a long period of sobriety before falling on my face yet again...as I write this I'm waiting to get into a sober house and to pick back up where I left off once and for all. I wish you the best in your journey ❤

    • @jasonronk6922
      @jasonronk6922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@gabbywayne7921 you can do my friend!! You’ve had that experience now it’s time for a new one! Complete surrender…go get it!

    • @iaincooper6164
      @iaincooper6164 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gabbywayne7921 @jasonronk6922 Good luck to you both and remember, even after a setback you're starting from a stronger place. Good things don't generally happen the first time you try. ❤

    • @dereksmith348
      @dereksmith348 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It's all about mastering the first day, and sticking with it.

    • @markgolden154
      @markgolden154 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      ​@@gabbywayne7921 just wanted to check on you. We love you and are pulling for you!

  • @jlsvideos5990
    @jlsvideos5990 5 ปีที่แล้ว +619

    Vampire Weekend have such a sweet, nostalgic sound that brings you back to a time in your life where you remember being happy. Utter bliss

    • @regularlife88
      @regularlife88 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I discovered them by accident shortly after Contra was released. I totally agree with you

    • @littlefoot_1444
      @littlefoot_1444 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      You should try to put yourself in a place where you are happy again :)

    • @mr.r_r7199
      @mr.r_r7199 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      do you mean that feeling you thought you´ve forgotten?

    • @mus1c106
      @mus1c106 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Amazons don’t like them

    • @mikelord9860
      @mikelord9860 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ezra reminds me a little bit of a young Neil Finn - same vocal range, albeit American dialect. Groovin' to this!

  • @snehalmane
    @snehalmane 5 ปีที่แล้ว +551

    it's unreal how much y'all still have an influence over me

    • @dmrsk1899
      @dmrsk1899 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Right?! Even after all these years

    • @roberthardy5171
      @roberthardy5171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      for example?

    • @saranohmusic57
      @saranohmusic57 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      As a songwriter, they influence me so much... Ezra's writing gives me tingles. They're not afraid to go into issues like class, history, philosophy, religion... But they do it with such a light & personal touch. I wish Ezra would listen to my songs and give me feedback

    • @TheSodapops1001
      @TheSodapops1001 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Snehal Mane right?? Hahah

    • @stevemark5864
      @stevemark5864 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Snehal Mane they should go on a tour with the band TWIN XL

  • @beanamonster
    @beanamonster 4 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    As somewhat of a musician myself, I can confirm that this song is way better than it has any business being.

    • @ikisolde1
      @ikisolde1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Great laugh, friend!

    • @tarionmarsden157
      @tarionmarsden157 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I did not know an indie band could be so good

    • @backbonz
      @backbonz ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tarionmarsden157 whoda thunk it?

    • @jitkajankovska2507
      @jitkajankovska2507 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well put :)

  • @ms.dreavus2446
    @ms.dreavus2446 5 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    Ezra: _makes himself breakfast in 5:4 aspect ratio_
    me: wow, I love this

    • @bruhfish4075
      @bruhfish4075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      but also
      S N A K E S

  • @smadzney
    @smadzney 5 ปีที่แล้ว +805

    DROP THE HARMONY HALL PANCAKE RECIPE

  • @tmwaster8044
    @tmwaster8044 4 ปีที่แล้ว +270

    I don't wanna live like this but I don't wanna die
    Anxiety and depression mixed

    • @grifn
      @grifn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      How?

    • @grifn
      @grifn 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Have you ever had either of those disorders?

    • @englishatheart
      @englishatheart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@grifn If you have to ask, you clearly haven't. I have had both basically all my life, and I understand exactly what this person means. The depression is wanting to die, but the anxiety, a.k.a. the fear, that things may be far worse in death, keeps me here.

    • @lexcreed
      @lexcreed 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly what I thought

    • @AxExRx
      @AxExRx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm taking the meaning to be the opposite, it's a defiance with a clarification. "This world is wrong, but I'm not giving up or abandoning it."
      Especially considering the two lines before, "anyone with a worried mind can never forgive the sight of wicked snakes. Inside a place you thought was dignified." That fairly clearly makes it a a political statement imo, "your ruining the country and our life style and you have no right!"

  • @reneeharvey1160
    @reneeharvey1160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    The best part of this video is Ezra flipping pancakes

    • @divya27776
      @divya27776 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Hell naw, it's Ezra eating the pancakes xD

    • @LilacJackk
      @LilacJackk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Renee Harvey he’s truly a dad these days 🥰

    • @reneeharvey1160
      @reneeharvey1160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Divya Himatsingka true that is still a great part 😂

    • @reneeharvey1160
      @reneeharvey1160 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      S Jackson it’s so wholesome ❤️

  • @snehalmane
    @snehalmane 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2579

    so that's why it took so long.... Ezra was growing out his chest hair
    aight

    • @lindsayswaim7066
      @lindsayswaim7066 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Snehal Mane pretty much yeah

    • @songarinsk
      @songarinsk 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ahahahaha

    • @aunthaumv3711
      @aunthaumv3711 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I saw a similar kind of comment on one of the new arctic monkeys videos, but it was on alex turners beard? Is ur comment by any chance in reference to that?

    • @juno8286
      @juno8286 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You deserve the top comment dude

    • @Robinsekto
      @Robinsekto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It went pretty long to get themselves a snake.

  • @MichaelELambert
    @MichaelELambert 3 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    This song is like waking up early in the morning. Sun peeking above the horizon, birds chirping and during the day, you meet all kinds of people. Good, evil, content, unrested, so many different elements, and they all work together to shape what day you will have, then at the end of the day, it's time to rest. The sun is going down and it is getting dark, Time to sleep.

  • @spiffyendo
    @spiffyendo 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2715

    I don't wanna bake like this, but I don't wanna fry.

  • @willsisskind
    @willsisskind 5 ปีที่แล้ว +220

    This is extremely mid-to-late-90s in execution and I'm here for it.

    • @sebavrr
      @sebavrr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      and it has jonah hill, the director of mid90s xddddddddddddddd

    • @willsisskind
      @willsisskind 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sebavrr Welp. That explains a lot.

    • @mackkorris5736
      @mackkorris5736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      those slow-mo band shots are so killer lol

    • @taylerthompson7559
      @taylerthompson7559 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      can we give the early 00s some credit too

    • @worrywirt
      @worrywirt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In sound too, let’s be honest

  • @coleOKeefe
    @coleOKeefe 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    i typed "i dont wanna live like this but i dont wanna die" into the search bar for this song and youtube tried to direct me to the suicide hotline 😂

  • @reneeharvey1160
    @reneeharvey1160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +252

    Omg Rostam still helps with the songs that brings me joy

    • @samsharpe3501
      @samsharpe3501 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh hell yes I didn't even notice that

    • @jonmarc11
      @jonmarc11 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What's significant about this? I'm new to VW (I was a fan of their singles before, but I wanna get to really know their music).

    • @reneeharvey1160
      @reneeharvey1160 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      jonmarc11 Rostam left the band in 2016 so it’s nice to see that he is still helping out with the band

    • @spacegalaga7678
      @spacegalaga7678 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      jonmarc11 rostam was a huge part of the band musically but went solo. Glad he’s still a part of the music but I’m really missing him in the video tbh!

    • @Rubberfooted
      @Rubberfooted 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It’s not certain whether this song was done back when he was still an active member of the band but yes, he did say he would still collaborate with the band in the future. Either way, Rostam rules and it’s great that he’s still present in the new material, no matter when it was worked on. VW would not be what they are and wouldn’t have a signature sound without him.

  • @FudgeForEveryone
    @FudgeForEveryone 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    I feel like Ezra has spent the last 5 and a half years in his dressing gown trying to perfect his pancake game. Also, happy to see those Baio moves again! Welcome back, I can't wait to hear the new album

    • @andygb55
      @andygb55 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Miss Bluewhale I agree!!

  • @kenneld
    @kenneld ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Father of the Bride is so incredibly underrated. I hope it gets its due someday.

    • @euro51116
      @euro51116 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      i was a punk teen very much NOT into VW when they peaking in the late 00's, but i agree. This was the first song by them that deeply spoke to me, got into the rest of the album and then learned to appreciate of their stufff.

    • @kdarko88
      @kdarko88 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely.

    • @Albanian_Accountant
      @Albanian_Accountant 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I have listened to music extensively my while entire life and it's my favorite album from front to back, and I honestly don't listen to a lot of their music. And it's not nostalgic I just found it cleaning the house one day, and ended up gett9ng divorced and and having the best life. Somehow this album and me fully opening my eyes to the potential of my life coincided perfectly, but aren't related still, although impossible

  • @ryansedig7925
    @ryansedig7925 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1518

    I can't believe they actually forgot to release this music video when they originally made it in 1993! And it's still sooo good!!

  • @joehall2671
    @joehall2671 5 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Ayyyy Dev Hynes is in this, I hope they collab in the album

    • @tomharding
      @tomharding 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      WHAT. I'm surprised but kinda not surprised since he's massive on the NYC circuit.

    • @drewkatchen805
      @drewkatchen805 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would the record then be called 'Vampire Blood' or 'Weekend Orange'?

  • @EtaGrayIzardWay
    @EtaGrayIzardWay 5 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Singing into a fish angle lens in the corner of a seamless white room is peak nostalgia and it makes me tingle with joy

  • @daveteves
    @daveteves 5 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Ezra still looks babyface but that chesthair reminds me he is now 34 years old.

    • @roberthardy5171
      @roberthardy5171 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      when guys have chest hair they usually have it by the time they are at least 18 and vampire weekend was formed some time after that. chest hair is not a 34 years old kind of thing lol

    • @6alitadechicken7
      @6alitadechicken7 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      And a dad

    • @mackkorris5736
      @mackkorris5736 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i feel like he's just been hiding it lmao

    • @noanproduction3300
      @noanproduction3300 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Wait a minute ... HE IS 34 ... holy shit I still feel like he just left university! Time goes by so fast.

    • @timishere1925
      @timishere1925 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You really should seriously consider deleting your comment. Like someone else already commented, chest hair starts at 18 or younger. WTF are you thinking?

  • @WippleNut
    @WippleNut 5 ปีที่แล้ว +283

    Watching this I get mixed feelings between a guy who's inducting me into an environmentalist cult, a guy who secretly wants to murder me, and a guy who's been high for his first time so he wants to cook cosmic pancakes with his pet snake. I like it...

    • @JoryStultz1234
      @JoryStultz1234 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The symbolism is derived from satanic mysticism.

    • @user-ys1mb9ho2m
      @user-ys1mb9ho2m 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@JoryStultz1234 oh that's nice

    • @JoryStultz1234
      @JoryStultz1234 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @NÉHÉMIE BEN ISOCRATÈS Khabala.

    • @TrinidadJamesWoods
      @TrinidadJamesWoods 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JoryStultz1234 I was getting that vibe myself. That same imagery is in the majority of music videos these days.

    • @letsomethingshine
      @letsomethingshine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TrinidadJamesWoods The rich want to push forward a certain narrative that supports their lifestyle: manipulatable Christianity and it's narrow-minded view of opposition.

  • @willykastilahn
    @willykastilahn 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    I love this tune.
    It's like Hanson is singing a Dead tune, with a little Phish Heavy Things thrown in, in the best possible way!!
    Lyrics took me a long time to appreciate .

    • @smartaMartini
      @smartaMartini 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I just saw them play that eclipse show in Austin, and they did the song during soundcheck and at the end. And I've been listening to it non-stop since then! So good!

    • @willykastilahn
      @willykastilahn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@smartaMartini This tune makes me think of the people that think I don't think of them.
      But I do - more than they know...

  • @jmultiply
    @jmultiply 5 ปีที่แล้ว +100

    vampire weekday it is

  • @michaelhope007
    @michaelhope007 5 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    So many hooks in this I can't untangle myself from it.

  • @josephcanning7288
    @josephcanning7288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +480

    “Every time a problem ends another one begins.” 2020 in a nutshell.

    • @kristinedavis8922
      @kristinedavis8922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Except none of the problems are ending :(

    • @WiloPolis03
      @WiloPolis03 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@kristinedavis8922 Lol yeah we're just postponing or ignoring them

    • @abstractgamer925
      @abstractgamer925 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True

    • @tortasdepapaya4298
      @tortasdepapaya4298 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajajaja But the problems don't end, they only get worse
      F

    • @mihaelanegritu1709
      @mihaelanegritu1709 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's called LIFE !

  • @AnotherGradus
    @AnotherGradus 5 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Got a song about corruption eroding society, imbued with a general unease on how imminent it feels--
    "let's go back to the 90's and flip some atom pancakes"

    • @ecoRfan
      @ecoRfan 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Paul Keefer that’s how nostalgia works. Look to the future, look to the past.

    • @WiloPolis03
      @WiloPolis03 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I see it as more of a song about escaping a cult

    • @daishoryujin95
      @daishoryujin95 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Or ivy league colleges. Same thing, really.

    • @JackieBurhans
      @JackieBurhans 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@daishoryujin95 Vastly underrated comment.

  • @BambaBurrito
    @BambaBurrito 5 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    "Additional Production by Rostam Batmanglij". AH HA!

    • @adamking7380
      @adamking7380 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I knew he had to be in there when I heard the classical piano breakdown

  • @GroovyLisa
    @GroovyLisa 4 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Congrats to Vampire Weekend on your album of the year nomination at the grammy. Father Of The Bride is my favorite album of 2019.

    • @jerrylorosae2690
      @jerrylorosae2690 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are nominated for 2 grammys and a third grammy for Ezra Koenig for Best Rock Song "harmony hall"

    • @CalamityJane031
      @CalamityJane031 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AMEN!! 👌🙌 Not to mention landing in the top 100 worldwide for album sales! They're killing it.

  • @LaGuerre19
    @LaGuerre19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    i don't want to live like this,
    buddai doh wunnuh dah

    • @hi-yi9gc
      @hi-yi9gc 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      LaGuerre19 deep

  • @ionantoniou8831
    @ionantoniou8831 5 ปีที่แล้ว +140

    I love these kind of bands that use their creativity and sense of art to create something beautiful. Most people have forgotten what the art of singing is really like

  • @Mizzle420420
    @Mizzle420420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Their songs are timeless, like when I first heard them I assumed they were way older. There is something primal about them like they have been around forever

  • @M_Lev
    @M_Lev 5 ปีที่แล้ว +218

    Having a kid with Rashida Jones would put hair on anybody's chest. Great song.

  • @gel_oh
    @gel_oh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Vampire Weekend notifs always instantly make my day it's unreal

  • @itsscar960
    @itsscar960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Known this song for a while but brought it back with Ted Lasso. Thanks once again tv

    • @jamestonbellajo
      @jamestonbellajo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I lost my shit when this song played in on Ted Lasso.

    • @akshatrupapara6580
      @akshatrupapara6580 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      John Mayer had posted this song on his story a year back and since then it was my everyday morning jam. Kinda faded with time and I hadnt heard it for at least a year until i saw Ted Lasso! What a show man!

    • @barryallen6775
      @barryallen6775 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      "Football is life."

    • @Pete_Finch
      @Pete_Finch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In an already emotional scene, this song truly brought it home.

  • @nathanb5994
    @nathanb5994 5 ปีที่แล้ว +269

    Loving the 90s Brit-pop vibe from this one

    • @daniellekernan2052
      @daniellekernan2052 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      with some elements of 70s piano

    • @thepepperpot3809
      @thepepperpot3809 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      There's a "Touch Of Grey" in that acoustic guitar solo, too (and RIP Robert Hunter).

    • @thepuredrop79
      @thepuredrop79 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The piano has a definite 80s baggy vibe. Think Happy Mondays.

    • @madmarkc275
      @madmarkc275 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Shades of Primal Scream methinks 🤔!

    • @ngarrido1
      @ngarrido1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Heavy rolling stones and grateful dead vibes imo

  • @wilhelmtaylor9863
    @wilhelmtaylor9863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    71yo white guy here - I positively LOVE this music. Has elements of classical (piano, 3:04) and it's not the usual brain blender. Thanks.

    • @wilhelmtaylor9863
      @wilhelmtaylor9863 5 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      @@thomas79marshall - Because old white guys probably are not generally interested in this music.

    • @pochita8275
      @pochita8275 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I only want to say, the snake is so cute

    • @btsjiminface
      @btsjiminface 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hehe maybe you'd like Euphoria by Jungkook (from the HBO Euphoria finale). It has elements of Debussy.

    • @kurtbaty9576
      @kurtbaty9576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      There's an interesting episode on Song Exploder explaining their creative process on this song. Fwiw

    • @EminentKnight
      @EminentKnight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dad, it's me, Ezekiel. Your son. You went to the supermarket about 10 years ago and mum and I were just wondering when you were going to return with the orange juice?
      Also, we're out of eggs. So yeah. Eggs as well pls.

  • @juk5555
    @juk5555 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Honestly lyrics hit harddd af

  • @mosquitomilk9877
    @mosquitomilk9877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    God that snake was so adorable. I love emerald tree boas

    • @bonnieabbzug
      @bonnieabbzug 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I was thinking the same thing, especially at 5:02.

    • @WiloPolis03
      @WiloPolis03 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bonnieabbzug This made me smile

    • @Mendo_xd
      @Mendo_xd 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mosquito milk I hate snakes, Jock!

    • @averyamadeusjacobson2650
      @averyamadeusjacobson2650 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      not 100% on it being an ebt, no white lightning bolts.

    • @WiloPolis03
      @WiloPolis03 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You're not a true VW fan unless you know the exact species of snake they use in Harmony hall

  • @samheap3561
    @samheap3561 5 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Much like the jamflowman this song makes my body move all around

  • @sophistanonym1703
    @sophistanonym1703 5 ปีที่แล้ว +321

    I don't wanna swim like this,
    but I don't wanna dive.

    • @mystychrysmthehumanprism3507
      @mystychrysmthehumanprism3507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sophist Anonym Now that's smart and funny. Nobody said anything yet? What a shame!

    • @elrabeechum5180
      @elrabeechum5180 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That's GREAT. (Speaking as a wuss who's scared of diving lol)

    • @guyvandermire4146
      @guyvandermire4146 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dragon snake replica for sale only one billion dollars!

    • @megadownable
      @megadownable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @mcktbfl
    @mcktbfl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    "I don't wanna live like this, but I don't wanna to die." Way too close to home for me personally. Always love VW lyrics.

    • @junenye
      @junenye 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you were really a fan you'd know its from an older song of theirs lol

    • @mcktbfl
      @mcktbfl 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@junenye ... I've been a fan of VW since their first album in 2008. What does that have to do with my comment? Your reply is a complete non sequitur.

    • @GunPercent
      @GunPercent 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@junenye imagine gatekeeping someone who never made any indication of not knowing a song's origin whatsoever

    • @junenye
      @junenye 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GunPercent You'll be fine.

    • @GunPercent
      @GunPercent 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@junenye Of course I will be, because I don't feel the need to validate myself by trying to make others feel stupid.

  • @samheap3561
    @samheap3561 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    THIS IS A VAMPIRE WEEKEND AND TIME CRISIS SWEET CHILLI HEAT WORLD PREMIERE BROUGHT TO YOU BY DORITOS SWEET CHILLI HEAT
    (Neither paid for by or affiliated with Doritos in any way)

  • @RocketeerAndRoll
    @RocketeerAndRoll 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    For me, this song is about survival. I played it after one of my best friends died in 2019. I couldn't think of any other more fitting song because it perfectly encapsulated my thoughts. Part of me wanted to die without him, but part of me wanted to survive. I've discovered many snakes in my life, hiding in plain sight. It has sent me to a place of darkness but this song sheds light on that feeling. This song is cathartic. I was stunned when I first heard the lyrics. Anger does want a voice, and we battle our anger so it doesn't control us. We can't let it spiral out of control or morph into a chorus of angry voices in a mob. Problems are eternally cropping up. But in the end, after all of it, you have to choose to survive in this world. What an amazing song.

  • @biandfurious
    @biandfurious 5 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    do you think they hired a pancake artist or did ezra learn how to do pancake art and practice flipping pancakes for this video? how many failed harmony hall pancakes were made?

    • @Carlos-ln8fd
      @Carlos-ln8fd 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      I believe pancake art is a mandatory class at Columbia

    • @acaciaenator
      @acaciaenator 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      at 1:43 he uses a device to make the pancake art. also he sucks at flipping them lol

    • @nina7910
      @nina7910 5 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      why do think it took so long for the video to come out? lol

    • @stephaniec853
      @stephaniec853 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I swear to god I was thinking the same thing while watching 😂

    • @joaopedroschuchter7790
      @joaopedroschuchter7790 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Carlos I go to Columbia and it really is a mandatory class

  • @markasbrown9120
    @markasbrown9120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    The lyric, "I don't want to live like this but I don't want to die." is also in the song Finger Back from Modern Vampires of the city.

    • @thomasmitchell4494
      @thomasmitchell4494 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Markas Brown welcome to the party. Finally.

    • @markasbrown9120
      @markasbrown9120 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@thomasmitchell4494 I have never actually listened to Finger Back before and when I heard that lyric, my mind was blown.

    • @MilwaukeeHaakon24
      @MilwaukeeHaakon24 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@markasbrown9120 finger back is such a fun song

    • @swanaguilar6975
      @swanaguilar6975 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you! I am so glad I'm not the one who remembers this lyric from Finger Back, very few seem to be talking about it!

    • @guyvandermire4146
      @guyvandermire4146 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes we all know that. Thanks for stating the obvious. By the way, the sky is blue and shoes are for wearing on your feet. See how it feels?

  • @brooke221
    @brooke221 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I’m gonna say it...
    Ezra Koenig is adorable the same way a puppy is adorable

  • @diggerfox7194
    @diggerfox7194 5 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    I was just saying to a friend today this song sounds like a 90s song. I love it

    • @guendymora9164
      @guendymora9164 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Right! 90’s vibes🙌🏼

    • @JoeJigsy
      @JoeJigsy 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I hear some Happy Mondays influence

  • @krishnasgirish
    @krishnasgirish 5 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    LYRICS:
    We took a vow in summertime
    Now we find ourselves in late December
    I believe that New Year’s Eve
    Will be the perfect time
    For their great surrender
    But they don’t remember
    Anger wants a voice
    Voices wanna sing
    Singers harmonize
    Til' they can’t hear anything
    I thought that I was free
    from all that questioning
    But every time a problem ends
    , another one begins

    Chorus:
    And the stone walls of Harmony Hall
    bear witness
    Anybody with a worried mind
    Could never forgive the sight
    Of wicked snakes
    Inside a place
    You thought was dignified

    I don’t wanna live like this
    , but I don’t wanna die

    Within the halls of power lies
    A nervous heart that beats like a young pretender’s
    Beneath these velvet gloves I hide
    The shameful, crooked hands
    of a moneylender
    Cos' I still remember
    Anger wants a voice
    Voices wanna sing
    Singers harmonize
    Til they can’t hear anything
    I thought that I was free
    From all that questioning
    But every time a problem ends
    Another one begins

    Chorus:
    And the stone walls of Harmony Hall
    Bear witness
    Anybody with a worried mind
    Could never forgive the sight
    Of wicked snakes
    Inside a place
    You thought was dignified

    I don’t wanna live like this
    But I don’t wanna die

    • @rachaelkp
      @rachaelkp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Society & depression...me thinks? Yum.

    • @masonsnook2461
      @masonsnook2461 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It’s in the disciption but thanks eny way bro

    • @boodlesify
      @boodlesify ปีที่แล้ว

      ❤ĺ

  • @1875HIBEESFC
    @1875HIBEESFC 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    It’s cool how Rostam Batmanglij helped to produce Father of The Bride even though he’s not in the band any more

  • @hrishikkumardas69
    @hrishikkumardas69 5 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    This is my new favorite song.
    It sounds so old school.

  • @cacti-goon2995
    @cacti-goon2995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    Is anybody else here revisiting because they’re listening to the album in chronological order? it’s brilliant so far

    • @bannana77
      @bannana77 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What is the chronological order?

    • @zot93X
      @zot93X 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm actually listening to a bloomer playlist because I'm depressed. Sorry.

  • @jamisonelrod4806
    @jamisonelrod4806 5 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Ezra: “Jonah Hill, eat my science pancake.”
    Jonah: “ Can I get a plate?”
    Ezra:

  • @sensationalstation9138
    @sensationalstation9138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    That's Danielle from Haim flippin dat hair! ❤

    • @AJ-dw9or
      @AJ-dw9or 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nicole Zambrano how do u know? I didn’t see her face

    • @sensationalstation9138
      @sensationalstation9138 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AJ-dw9or you can kind of see her face towards the end, but vp also posted it on their instagram not too long after. I had a good feeling it was her tho because I heard they were good friends

    • @AJ-dw9or
      @AJ-dw9or 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nicole Zambrano ah that’s so cool!

    • @ambivalent1
      @ambivalent1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She should be in a hair commercial

    • @puremadness
      @puremadness 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Aziyah Javia no one else has hair like that

  • @HingiKajoomer
    @HingiKajoomer 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1704

    The most 90s video not made in the 90s

    • @Funnylovefunnylife
      @Funnylovefunnylife 5 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Get out of my brain!! Totally agree.

    • @jacobbrock443
      @jacobbrock443 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Bc Jonah Hill directed it

    • @kevinorozco1153
      @kevinorozco1153 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agree

    • @Markv11th
      @Markv11th 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I thought the same thing! It has a grunge vibe too 🤘

    • @br.2474
      @br.2474 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Boom! You are in my brain!

  • @mattdrutis6036
    @mattdrutis6036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +347

    he bake
    he cook steak
    he make milkshake
    but most importantly
    he snake

  • @ganeshsah9413
    @ganeshsah9413 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This song brings back 90s vibes. Feeling nostalgic :)

    • @2009kiera
      @2009kiera 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Does it remind you of the Charlatans?

    • @alicefru
      @alicefru 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@2009kiera YES EXACTLY!

  • @MKECBS1
    @MKECBS1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +126

    Very 80's Paul Simon style. Love it

    • @johndou423
      @johndou423 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      MKECBS1 i thought it was just me but this totally has paul simon vibes

    • @joybayer1244
      @joybayer1244 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Me too!

    • @mcktbfl
      @mcktbfl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ezra Koenig has always had Paul Simon vibes - great lyric writing and ridiculously catchy music. First time I noticed that was when I first heard Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa and it reminded me of Paul Simon's Graceland album.

    • @heragr2912
      @heragr2912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Actually, I would call it early 90s Brit pop influence (Blur, etc.)

    • @rarethen9
      @rarethen9 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mcktbfl exactly what I thought!!

  • @hamish7013
    @hamish7013 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The green snake is really cool

  • @claudiamoreira4400
    @claudiamoreira4400 5 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I like this new aesthetic 😊

  • @jakereprah
    @jakereprah 5 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Can I just wake up every morning to Ezra making pancakes and singing this song

  • @tomlukwiyalakony874
    @tomlukwiyalakony874 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    after all this time, i cant seem to know why i love this song so much.

  • @RodrigoVazquez91
    @RodrigoVazquez91 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Vampire Weekend has produced music for every season of my life since High School

  • @DL-eu9kb
    @DL-eu9kb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This has such a Greatful Dead vibe to it. I love it!!

    • @dianamiller3307
      @dianamiller3307 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robertneatherland1702 it *is* touch of grey

  • @jmmclai
    @jmmclai ปีที่แล้ว +8

    LOVE this song!! Gives me Simon and Garfunkel vibes.. Well done!

  • @shantasticize
    @shantasticize 5 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    This song and video bring me unspeakable joy.

  • @prop3297
    @prop3297 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This song gives me the feeling of a lover who found a better life long after me in the most bittersweet of ways

  • @davidkohli6117
    @davidkohli6117 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Vampire weekend brought me here
    Ezra is a genius
    Most big bands have one, but damn, this guy

  • @starxsirius1429
    @starxsirius1429 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Raisa Bruner says: " "Harmony Hall" is sweet and nimble, a welcome return to form for a group that always seemed to float atop the currents of pop and rock. Ezra Koenig isn't necessarily joyous here: "I thought that I was free from all that questioning / But every time a problem ends another one begins" he laments. But his often-cryptic lyrics find balance with a tune that is buoyant with rich guitar and piano riffing that will make old-school fans happy. "

  • @TheAdamsteve1984
    @TheAdamsteve1984 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Best song on the album, can’t stop listening

  • @theodorebennett7938
    @theodorebennett7938 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Cool. This song is pretty amazing. I admit to being an older cynic about new music, but Vampire Weekend restores my love of trying newer bands. Makes me feel a bit younger.

  • @clint68
    @clint68 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    So, going through some stuff and I hear, “I don’t wanna live like this, but I don’t wanna die”. For some reason it made me a little bit happier…

  • @yoshiandherty3971
    @yoshiandherty3971 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    My favorite song in the world right now!!!

  • @internalpowers3823
    @internalpowers3823 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This playing at the end of the Michael J Fox STILL was a great finisher. The lyrics just fit so well what with him living with Parkinsons disease but soldiering on! Great song!

  • @saifsolo6681
    @saifsolo6681 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    From Ted Lasso 😌😌❤ ❤

  • @euri3159
    @euri3159 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This was honestly worth the wait, but thanks for not making us wait until 2021.

  • @enmenergy
    @enmenergy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Best song of theirs

  • @thekillershuman2333
    @thekillershuman2333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My favorite band of all time

  • @GloomySunset
    @GloomySunset 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Gorgeous song, deserves billions of views

  • @danieloshea3326
    @danieloshea3326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love that their videos don't start with an ad. That gets my respect.

  • @MaybeWeAintUs
    @MaybeWeAintUs 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    I just love this band! They are so innovative. Their sound is so unique. They never disappoint.

    • @lilnut2388
      @lilnut2388 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you like this song, you will definitely like Way Back When by Jamison Faulkner‼️‼️

    • @Gaurav-kw8xb
      @Gaurav-kw8xb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lilnut2388 Bro do they pay you to write this ?

  • @thistime1483
    @thistime1483 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I just heard this on the radio tonight and instantly loved it. I can't believe I ignored this band for so long.

  • @jsaving773
    @jsaving773 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This song is about absolutely everything. Tragic.

  • @whatsinmywonderland7858
    @whatsinmywonderland7858 5 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    I think I listen to this song atleast once a day. Last year I was left housebound with severe anxiety and I've been trying to build my life back up after several break downs, and I really do relate to the lyrics of this song. I really dont want to fucking live like this, but I sure as hell dont want to die. I am alive and I love living. 💞

    • @aparichitsharma1909
      @aparichitsharma1909 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Bonded with a girl couple of weeks over anxiety attacks, breakdowns and et.al She introduced me to Vampire Weekend few days ago. I think we have become good friends. She also loves living. I can see it in her face whenever I meet her in the morning. Peace and health to you too.

  • @TamaraDeems2011
    @TamaraDeems2011 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Perfect for my PlaguePlaylist. The instrumentation is beautiful.

  • @CharlieND
    @CharlieND 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Discovered this song in late 2023. Love at first listen. Really has that feeling of summer and traveling for me.

  • @SunshineSanji
    @SunshineSanji 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This song has a very 90's R.E.M , Talking heads, vibe to it. Just love ,love, love it!

    • @kregan1986
      @kregan1986 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think it sounds like a Grateful Dead jam

    • @graphixch
      @graphixch 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Counting Crows came to mind.

  • @gingerAV
    @gingerAV 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Watch mid90s wherever streaming platforms are sold.

    • @dazeofheaven
      @dazeofheaven 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Heading over to Circuit City rn...

  • @elizabethriffe2031
    @elizabethriffe2031 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I asked Pi app to help me understand the lyrics. Pi says: the stone walls of Harmony Hall are a symbol of strength and permanence, but they also bear witness to the corruption and deceit that can happen within these institutions.
    Thanks Vampire Weekend for crafting a very danceable tune that addresses a very real existential threat. Brilliant!

  • @BB-kt5eb
    @BB-kt5eb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    These lyrics strikes a chord with where I am in life.

  • @lauralou0
    @lauralou0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Heard this on Radio 1 and thought it was Fun for a moment then when I googled it found this! official new fan!

  • @bravenose
    @bravenose 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Just watched "Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie". I'm touched. The song tops off the movie perfectly! Thumbs up! :)

  • @ErnestCalderon
    @ErnestCalderon 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I've listened to this song an ungodly amount of times

  • @bogerr0
    @bogerr0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The layers on this video are incredible. Forget the Paul Simon comparisons, there's big time Peter Gabriel vibes here.

    • @aherrmie
      @aherrmie 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ryan Bogert More Grateful Dead.

    • @bogerr0
      @bogerr0 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aherrmie I was thinking more sledgehammer video. But I can see the dead shining through too

  • @daddybateman8411
    @daddybateman8411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Man, this song is two years old. Time fucking flies.

  • @MaxDayTrading
    @MaxDayTrading 5 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    This is a bit of a mind fu@k. Heard this for the first time today. Sort of nostalgic, haunting, and strangely addictive. A mixture of wonderful emotions that you can't explain. And I can't stop playing the dam thing !!! ;-)