Diana M I have a distinct memory of the first time I heard them early morning getting ready for 7th grade and I had MTV videos playing on TV in the background while getting ready and my mind was BLOWN been obsessed since-the song was Cousins❤️ 22 now so that’s pretty crazy
Hannah Hunt is such a tremendously beautiful song, it's not even fair. Like, I loved Step (actually, everything in Modern Vampires), but Hannah Hunt just has that _something_ . That album as a whole is just a masterpiece.
The song has so many components and they're all near perfect. It's just one of those coming-togethers of moving parts that all somehow end up fitting perfectly
One of the most beautiful songs in existence in my opinion. The moody low-fi intro, the lyrics, the piano and vocals when the course hits... I think you're right Austin Rico
Ezra Koenig is just like his music. He speaks effortlessly and looks so cool doing it, yet everything he says is smart and calculated. It's captivating. I'm eternally envious of his vibes.
Hannah Hunt is just one of those songs that never leave you. It grows with you and stays with you as you move through life. I first listened to Hannah Hunt when I was 13. Now at 21, I am still learning and discovering new layers to that song. Every year I grow older, I always find something different in the song that I didn’t hear or understand before. Truly one of the best VW songs. A true masterpiece of art.
rike94 it’s crazy cause I’m a huge VW fan but I never listened to contra haha, doing it tonight though. Heard all the other albums but none of the songs from contra are downloaded in my phone, pretty strange
Wisdom's a gift, but you'd trade it for youth Age is an honor -- it's still not the truth We saw the stars when they hid from the world You cursed the sun when it stepped to your girl Maybe she's gone, and I can't resurrect her The truth is she doesn't need me to protect her We know the true death -- the true way of all flesh Everyone's dying, but girl -- you're not old yet
Hannah hunt feels like a wave is crashing over your head and you’re just holding your breath eyes closed in the water underneath the wave where everything is quiet
I feel the need to comment about the production of this video. It's so simple but it's clean af. I can hear Ezra speak even when you show us the samples of song clips that he's talking about. Nice job mr editor
@@R7Sports It took me awhile to realize you're maybe pointing out my "celebrity look-alike" - I've never had one yet, but not sure how to feel if she's over 4 years younger than me lol...
I saw Vampire Weekend live not to long ago, and they played Hannah Hunt almost at the end of the concert, it was just incredible, the whole place went from loud and hyped to calm immediately, no words to describe the feeling. That was a moment I will always treasure, too beautiful to be true.
I swear when Vampire Weekend started playing Jessica out of nowhere at the concert I went to see them in, my brother and I started freaking out. This guy is a down to earth talented musician, we need more people like him in the world.
Hannah Hunt defo one of the best pop songs of this century, at least IMHO. When I first heard it I was convinced it was some lost track of The Walkmen. Very pleased with myself when years later I read that Ezra had interned with The Walkmen.
Lol, I love how on Time Crisis he was all cryptic about that one line in This Life and he was like “well, people are gonna think it’s about whatever they think it’s about” and it turns out he just straight jacked it from a Makonnen song.
I saw him when I was working in West Hollywood in a cafe and he was just facetiming someone walking down robertson blvd and i completely lost it and almost walked outside to go freak out.
I remember some friends and I were sitting around my parents dinning room table ready to play a board game and my buddy slapped their first album into the disc player and my mind was blown when I heard Mansard Roof…then Oxford comma comes on followed by a-punk. I immediately burned his cd onto my computer 😂
hannah hunt is a song that i discovered late into my vampire weekend exploration and i remember just being mesmerized by it it just has an ethereal and timeless feeling to it
I have so so much love for Ezra and vampire weekend in general, I exactly remember first listening to them and especially modern vampires and it just blowing my mind and instantly falling in love, step is just an unreal work of art to be honest and I don’t think I’ll ever get over it no matter how many times I listen to it!
00:10 Mansard Roof 00:38 Oxford Comma 01:52 A-Punk 02:32 Unbelievers 03:25 Cousins 04:20 This Life 05:50 Hannah Hunt 07:25 Jessica - Major Lazer 08:45 Diane Young 10:22 Hold Up - Beyonce 12:48 I Promise You - Peter Rabbit / James Corden
FLOAT FEST '22 VACAY'g finale HERE... I've been stayin' TRUE. SHE'n I ATx stolen still apart, they'll drown out our ACLFest'13 we happy together heard VP Wkd YOU..Ty, agapao
I wouldn’t say I’m a huge huge Vampire Weekend fan, but when I watched the video for cousins and saw Chris wearing the Chivas kit, I began listening more to them.
Bro seeing my name at all is uncommon but coming here and seeing a comment full of Ezra is weirding me out, i've looked up to this Ezra my whole life though and his music is what got me into guitars and the music and to this day i still listen to all the albums and they're up there with my favs. Thankyou Ezra, for the Ezra you made me
I am amazed!! hold up was such a HUGE song for me it made perfect sense to me when I found out that ezra wrote it now to learn that it stemmed from this silly tweet about a yeah yeah yeahs lyrics idk man it's all just so up my street
I took bass lessons when I was around 12-13 and the first song we played was A-Punk. I was crying half way through the song because I was tired. But man my teacher put me on
I Was Introduced To Vampire Weekend While I Was In Middle School During '07 While I Was In 6th Grade And They Became One Of My Favorite Bands To Listen To
Vampire Weekend blew my tiny little mind as a teenager.
Same. And there are moments on the new album that blow my mind as an adult.
Lol, nice. Deep, Rose.
Ever since I heard 'Holiday' on that car commercial as a kid, I was hooked
Diana M I have a distinct memory of the first time I heard them early morning getting ready for 7th grade and I had MTV videos playing on TV in the background while getting ready and my mind was BLOWN been obsessed since-the song was Cousins❤️ 22 now so that’s pretty crazy
wooooww the same)))When I was 17 and now here I am 25 year old adults still obsessed with them
Hannah Hunt is such a tremendously beautiful song, it's not even fair. Like, I loved Step (actually, everything in Modern Vampires), but Hannah Hunt just has that _something_ . That album as a whole is just a masterpiece.
The song has so many components and they're all near perfect. It's just one of those coming-togethers of moving parts that all somehow end up fitting perfectly
Hannah Hunt has been my favorite song for years now
the build up always gets me
Hannah Hunt is such a special song.
I can't imagine how my life would be different without Hannah Hunt.
I have been pronouncing his last name wrong since the beginning of time apparently
Same. Mind blown.
Even when I try to pronounce it right, I’m apparently still pronouncing it wrong.
Luckily I have a friend with the same last name lol
Same!
I pronounced it as Kinic all des time lol
dude has looked the same for ten years
marty mcdemarco ten years is just a vampire's weekend for him
well he is immortal so
I love your username
*fifteen now
Still does
"Ya Hey" is such a MASTERPIECE
Ángel Alvarado it’s in my top 5 songs of ALL TIME
Easily my favourite song ever written. It’s so beautiful and poignant.
Does anyone fell like This is that one band that makes a whole bunch of songs you didn't know they made
Hannah Hunt will be a song that surpasses time and space. I said what I said.
One of the most beautiful songs in existence in my opinion. The moody low-fi intro, the lyrics, the piano and vocals when the course hits... I think you're right Austin Rico
Love the breakdown at the end, wish they stretched it out longer but the brevity adds something.
I have glided on through Waverly to Lincoln quite a few times in my life
nah Austin u right fam
period
Ezra Koenig is just like his music. He speaks effortlessly and looks so cool doing it, yet everything he says is smart and calculated. It's captivating. I'm eternally envious of his vibes.
Does anyone fell like This is that one band that makes a whole bunch of songs you didn't know they made
I agree and I'd add, like his music, he never gets old!
🤯
I WANT THREE HOURS OF THIS
While Ezra and I sip on Oolong tea.
That’s overkill, get a hold of yourself. Lol.
Time Crisis podcast on Apple Music !!!
@@DustyC75080 bro who is your all-time fave artist. wouldn't you want to hear their thoughts and feelings on their songs?
@belatedbday69 - Hmmm, probably Rashida Jones. Lol. And happy belated bday!
"This is n many ways the best known Vampire Weekend song" because 'A-Punk' is the first song that plays when you connect your car to bluetooth.
Brandon Moore haha every single time.
AHAHHAHAH
That still happens to my dad 😂
Thought it was just me lol
Your experiences are universal
I love how he talks about music, he’s so articulate, meticulous and clearly super proud of all his work (as he should!).
yeah, it's not like the usual "I hate my old songs" type of answer
I appreciate the lack of oxford commas here
you should listen to Time Crisis
yesss i love how technical he is and the way he speaks. i guess that's what u get from being an english major
I'd like to know about the song Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa
Me two, thought that’d be there, but not really any rhyme/read for the choices.
Seriously. Same here. Why all the collab talks? It’s already 14 min, just make it 20 and fit in more songs that are classics.
Same
Yessss it’s my favorite song!!!
THIS IS THE EZRA CONTENT WE DESERVE
Hannah Hunt is just one of those songs that never leave you. It grows with you and stays with you as you move through life. I first listened to Hannah Hunt when I was 13. Now at 21, I am still learning and discovering new layers to that song. Every year I grow older, I always find something different in the song that I didn’t hear or understand before. Truly one of the best VW songs. A true masterpiece of art.
Where is Diplomat's Son?? Or Taxi Cab?? I just love Contra so much
rike94 I think Rostam wrote Diplomat’s Son
I love Contra. Great album!
Taxi Cab is seriously my favorite song on contra
rike94 it’s crazy cause I’m a huge VW fan but I never listened to contra haha, doing it tonight though. Heard all the other albums but none of the songs from contra are downloaded in my phone, pretty strange
Where is horchata???
Wisdom's a gift, but you'd trade it for youth
Age is an honor -- it's still not the truth
We saw the stars when they hid from the world
You cursed the sun when it stepped to your girl
Maybe she's gone, and I can't resurrect her
The truth is she doesn't need me to protect her
We know the true death -- the true way of all flesh
Everyone's dying, but girl -- you're not old yet
Paul Pavich the gloves are off
the wisdom teeth are out
@@deagjokutaj1959 watcha on about
I feel it in my bones
I feel it in my booones
Diplomat's son gives me so much nostalgia for some reason, it's amazing
Alex Contreras i love this song !
I swear Hannah Hunt makes me so sad and happy, what a beautiful tragic roller coaster
its so nostalgic
disappointed this video didn't talk about Ezra Koenig's greatest piece, which is clearly "Pizza Party"
** pizza prty
YES
Glad likeminded people are around
Harmony hall**
Dangerous Nights
According to the subtitles his name is Esther Kanak
I had no idea he was a part of Hold Up by Beyoncé. Great tune.
Francesco G yeah! the demo's on youtube somewhere
Hannah hunt feels like a wave is crashing over your head and you’re just holding your breath eyes closed in the water underneath the wave where everything is quiet
I feel the need to comment about the production of this video. It's so simple but it's clean af. I can hear Ezra speak even when you show us the samples of song clips that he's talking about. Nice job mr editor
Hannah Hunt gives me chills every time I swear
I love you, you articulate Ivy League nerd. I’ve loved you almost 10 years.
"Something for the children" I'll pretend I'm not totally into Ezra's I Promise You demo as an adult
Breanna Yde is you ?
@@R7Sports It took me awhile to realize you're maybe pointing out my "celebrity look-alike" - I've never had one yet, but not sure how to feel if she's over 4 years younger than me lol...
@@allyson-- You are Beautiful as she too :)
In my opinion, the greatest and most powerful lyricist of his generation
He always tells the truth.
Alex Munoz even through the pain?
Little john?
I saw Vampire Weekend live not to long ago, and they played Hannah Hunt almost at the end of the concert, it was just incredible, the whole place went from loud and hyped to calm immediately, no words to describe the feeling. That was a moment I will always treasure, too beautiful to be true.
Gabriela Sélavy lucky!! I saw them live about a week ago and they didn’t play Hannah Hunt :( still an amazing show though
I swear when Vampire Weekend started playing Jessica out of nowhere at the concert I went to see them in, my brother and I started freaking out. This guy is a down to earth talented musician, we need more people like him in the world.
even being a very regular time crisis listener i learned a handful of new things
really glad Hannah Hunt made it on the album. It's one of my all-time favorites.
Step will forever be my favorite, but “Don’t Lie” never gets enough love:(
for me obvious bicycle or young lion didnt get enough love
watching them live made my entire early teenage life
Layane Rizzo they were my first concert !!
i love being the type of fan that loves every single one of their songs
I find it hard to believe that he went to Columbia for English and had no idea what an Oxford Comma was prior to enrolling...
*American English?
Lol for real
I had no idea what it was either before enrolling at McGill for English but that's because I did my education in French prior to that point.
Until that song came out, it was much more commonly known as a "serial comma," so he might have known it by that name instead.
A degree in English is more to do with study of the literature in that language, not always to do with the fine points of grammar
6 years later and Hannah Hunt still gives me the chills every time I listen to it. One of my all time favorites from vw 🖤
Hannah Hunt defo one of the best pop songs of this century, at least IMHO. When I first heard it I was convinced it was some lost track of The Walkmen. Very pleased with myself when years later I read that Ezra had interned with The Walkmen.
Lol, I love how on Time Crisis he was all cryptic about that one line in This Life and he was like “well, people are gonna think it’s about whatever they think it’s about” and it turns out he just straight jacked it from a Makonnen song.
he said it on time crisis too! but just very briefly - it was definitely more in-depth here!
Hannah Hunt is pure gold. One of my all-time favs
I can’t believe this band hasn’t done KEXP or NPR tiny desk!
Favorite Vamp songs:
1. Unbelievers
2. Step
3. Wallcot
4. Hannah hunt
5. A- punk
He’s a super cool guy
Add Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa, Ya Hey, Step, Giving up the Gun and Holiday and you have a complete list
not complete, needs diplomats son
@@squelar844car seat headrest
Couldn't find a single comment for 'Giving Up The Gun'. Fantastic tune, my favourite of theirs.
I saw him when I was working in West Hollywood in a cafe and he was just facetiming someone walking down robertson blvd and i completely lost it and almost walked outside to go freak out.
He should have talked about “step” witch is one of my favorite songs of theirs
campus is the most underrated vampire weekend song send tweet
Um yes i agree
That aged well
He’s so articulate and it shows in his songwriting.
he said his name wrong
I remember some friends and I were sitting around my parents dinning room table ready to play a board game and my buddy slapped their first album into the disc player and my mind was blown when I heard Mansard Roof…then Oxford comma comes on followed by a-punk. I immediately burned his cd onto my computer 😂
Ezra breaking down his songs... instant click. Hoping for more from this series!
hannah hunt is a song that i discovered late into my vampire weekend exploration and i remember just being mesmerized by it it just has an ethereal and timeless feeling to it
Unpopular opinion but I think ‘Giant’ is one of their greatest hits. Love ‘Ya hey’ though.
Songs:
Mansard Roof 0:10
Oxford Comma 0:37
A-Punk 1:52
Unbelievers 2:30
Cousins 3:24
This Life 4:22
Hannah Hunt 5:52
Jessica 7:24
Diane Young 8:45
Hold Up 10:24
I Promise You 12:46
Thank you very much!)
Great interview. I love hearing artists speak about their work with such passion.
I have so so much love for Ezra and vampire weekend in general, I exactly remember first listening to them and especially modern vampires and it just blowing my mind and instantly falling in love, step is just an unreal work of art to be honest and I don’t think I’ll ever get over it no matter how many times I listen to it!
Omg thought it was only me 😭😭
00:10 Mansard Roof
00:38 Oxford Comma
01:52 A-Punk
02:32 Unbelievers
03:25 Cousins
04:20 This Life
05:50 Hannah Hunt
07:25 Jessica - Major Lazer
08:45 Diane Young
10:22 Hold Up - Beyonce
12:48 I Promise You - Peter Rabbit / James Corden
FLOAT FEST '22 VACAY'g finale HERE... I've been stayin' TRUE. SHE'n I ATx stolen still apart, they'll drown out our ACLFest'13 we happy together heard VP Wkd YOU..Ty, agapao
THANK YOU!!!!
My king 👑
I straight up geek out while watching this video lol Vampire Weekend was the first band I saw live so they will always have a special room in my heart
There is nothing more soothing than listening to this man talk about music.
I wouldn’t say I’m a huge huge Vampire Weekend fan, but when I watched the video for cousins and saw Chris wearing the Chivas kit, I began listening more to them.
It's funny the ways we seek out music nowadays
need one of these with Jack Antonoff
Tom yes!!!
Hannah Hunt is by far my favorite Vampire Weekend song. Makes me cry every time
where's step? :((
melovans right??? That’s my favorite song by them
And harmony hall!!
Step is based off of a rap song by Souls of Mischief. The song is named “Step to My Girl”.
Where's M79? I rode that bus almost every day for years, while listening to that song lol
I’m in a weird Chromeo/ Ezra wormhole at the moment. This was cool!
I’m amazed at the big brain energy emanating from Vampire Weekend. They have been a favorite since Contra
Hit. After. Hit.
Bro seeing my name at all is uncommon but coming here and seeing a comment full of Ezra is weirding me out, i've looked up to this Ezra my whole life though and his music is what got me into guitars and the music and to this day i still listen to all the albums and they're up there with my favs. Thankyou Ezra, for the Ezra you made me
I’m not a huge Beyonce fan but on my first casual listen of Lemonade “Hold Up” was the song that stood out in my brain. Makes sense now!
I have no favorite songs in all the vampire weekend albums. I love all the songs SO much and all the songs always bring me joy and inspiration.
Can’t believe he felt so unsure about Hannah hunt. It’s my favorite vw song ever. It’s so insanely beautiful.
When he played step live I cried.... during the whole song
i’m in love with his voice
He’s so intelligent and no wonder he was a teacher! I’m not surprised at all.
Brilliant guy and talent!
@SamuelEMPowell131 Not looking for new bands. I’m satisfied with the bands I know.
I am amazed!! hold up was such a HUGE song for me it made perfect sense to me when I found out that ezra wrote it now to learn that it stemmed from this silly tweet about a yeah yeah yeahs lyrics idk man it's all just so up my street
i would listen to this guy talk about music forever
Oh my gosh every time I heard that Beyonce song I thought of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song and now it all makes sense ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Hannah Hunt is my 2019 spotify top song
A Punk 5x in a row at Lollapalooza 2018 is one of my favorite concert memories of all time!
I met him last year in a book shop (obviously) I've listened to them 10+ years so I was an awkward mess but he was so cool and chill
im obsessed with Walcott, absolutely loveee that song 🥺 as soon as I heard it on skins I googled it and instantly fell in love 🦋
I literally worship this man and his incredible band I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t have Vampire Weekend ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
legend, i listen to their music every day since i first saw their take over on mtv
Love them so much. They were the first concert I went to as a teenager
This video has been useful mostly because I can now pronounce his surname
my middle school heart was so happy to hear their music
The Hold Up story makes me sooo happy
I took bass lessons when I was around 12-13 and the first song we played was A-Punk. I was crying half way through the song because I was tired. But man my teacher put me on
One day I’m going to go to Columbia like Ezra, and I’m going to visit it tomorrow
"Hey I'm Ramsey Bolton, and this is my song CV"
Shouts out to the other members of VW. Blessings to yall and yours :)
I Was Introduced To Vampire Weekend While I Was In Middle School During '07 While I Was In 6th Grade And They Became One Of My Favorite Bands To Listen To
HE BREAKS MY HEART IN TWO
Campus is my favorite or theirs. Has this cute, young lobe upbeat feel, and the hook and chorus is catchy.
His voice is so low!!! I didn't expect this!!! I started shrieking!!
His speaking voice does not match his singing voice
as a TC fan, these videos with Ezra are even better.
I saw them play Deer Lake Park in Vancouver recently and Ezra killed it he’s amazing
VW is one of those bands that grow with you. They've basically carried me through my teenage years and FOTB probably gonna carry me through my 20's.
i am in love with this man
Can we get Ezra to break down every Vampire Weekend song? Cause I need that
I missed vampire weekend in 2013 at coachella and have regretted it every single day since