Oh noes! You've angered Vampire Weekend. Run!

They still don't give a fark about an Oxford comma.

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! WE'RE UNORIGINAL AND PEOPLE ARE CALLING US ON IT!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

"What does that mean, I really remind you of money Paul Simon?"

I said who am I to blow against the wind...

Angry? What are they going to do? Choke you with a sweater?

JerseyTim: Angry? What are they going to do? Choke you with a sweater?

I'm not familiar with the band, but they look quite capable of crying on you, or maybe shaking their tiny little fists.

They look like they're going to get into a gay slap fight with the Jonas Brothers.

Winner gets to plow Zac Efron

Peter Gabriel recently covered one of their songs. They must be doing something right.

They look how I imagine 55% of Farkers look.


The other 44% are fat.

RichieLaw: They look how I imagine 55% of Farkers look.


The other 44% are fat.

Fine, I'll ask, what's with the other 1%?

Play that 'Call Me Al' song!

and to think I liked them...well fark you, vampire weekend! Simon is infinitely more talented.

dholway: Peter Gabriel recently covered one of their songs. They must be doing something right.

Link?

/love Peter Gabriel

emocomputerjock: Fine, I'll ask, what's with the other 1%?

Chicks. It happens, just rarely.

Please note, this actually works at all concerts, with the only known exception possibly being PAUL SIMON shows.

PC LOAD LETTER 2009-01-13 02:54:38 PM
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! WE'RE UNORIGINAL AND PEOPLE ARE CALLING US ON IT!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Same goes for Simon. He didnt write (or wrote very little of) the music he used for Graceland and Rhythm of the Saints; he took existing music and added lyrics.

First off, if you are going to have the word "Vampire" in the name of your band, isn't it a federal requirement that at least 1/2 of your members look Goth in some shape or form?

Secondly, who cares? They're tools.

Third, Suck it, poseurs!

Can someone explain to me how Vampire Weekend sounds even remotely like Graceland?

/Graceland's way better
//Vampire Weekend doesn't have the abortion that is You Can Call Me Al

This is one of the only bands who are on "instant station change" status for me. Absolutely awful and derivative. And no, I'm not a music snob- I can listen to just about anything but they really suck.

Sybarite: Oh noes! You've angered Vampire Weekend. Run!

I love how bands like this enjoy the success of being in movie & TV soundtracks, commercials, magazines, clothing store music backgrounds, countless websites and being the darlings of music critics, but still get to pretend like they're clandestine, off-the-grid indie artists just barely getting by on mixtapes and homemade albums.

siva: //Vampire Weekend doesn't have the abortion that is You Can Call Me Al

I remember when that came out; that video was the only reason to watch VH1.

sonnyboy11: dholway: Peter Gabriel recently covered one of their songs. They must be doing something right.

Link?

/love Peter Gabriel

Hot Chip and Peter Gabriel Cover Vampire Weekend (new window)

I like "A-Punk", which puts me in the minority here I suppose.

These guys had so much hype that the backlash began almost before the album even came out. If they get this pissed off over dumb comments, they might not have the stones to keep it going.

"PLAY FREEBIRD... LIKE PAUL SIMON!"

/runs

Wow, the douche is strong with those guys. Kind of like Fall Out Boy with less guyliner.

Marisyana: Wow, the douche is strong with those guys. Kind of like Fall Out Boy with less guyliner.

Dude, they wrote a SONG about punctuation. It's like grammar nazis here forming a band. First hit: "That's NOT Irony!" with their follow up smash "Beg the Question."

But they look more like they have more in common with Carly Simon.

PC LOAD LETTER: WAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! WE'RE UNORIGINAL AND PEOPLE ARE CALLING US ON IT!! WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

Originality is overrated. I don't understand why the wheel needs to be constantly reinvented. Can you not just enjoy music as music and not some contest?

ricewater_stool: This is one of the only bands who are on "instant station change" status for me. Absolutely awful and derivative. And no, I'm not a music snob- I can listen to just about anything but they really suck.

Incidentally, if you were a "music snob," you would enjoy them - like me!

ricewater_stool: Dude, they wrote a SONG about punctuation.

PROTIP: That's not what the song is about.

They remind me a lot of early Talking Heads, too.

/not that that's a bad thing...

I hope they play Coachella this year JUST so I can try this...

Everybody knows Paul Simon invented Afropop.

And the Peruvian flute.

I saw Vampire Weekend at Monolith last year. It was an alright show. Not as good as Devotchka, Mickey Avalon, or Atmosphere, but decent.
\great show
\\only blacked out a little bit

Screw you, Fark. I like their brand of inoffensive pop.

Wait, who are these guys? Poor Paul Simon, being compared to some band actually called "Vampire Weekend". I bet the music is as great as their name.

God I hate Peter Gabriel, he butchered that song.

What kind of idiot band discuss what they do NOT want in interviews...first, its just going to instigate people doing just the opposite
and #2- it makes you look like a pussy. The only thing that could have rattled Keith Richards, is if someone set his dope on fire. Not much else

They're like a weird cross between the Police, the Clash and the Talking Heads.

Ultimately, catchy but not lasting. It'll be a fun album to bust out every once in a year, like Cracked Rear View or Jagged Little Pill 10 years ago.

DrowningLessons: They're like a weird cross between the Police, the Clash and the Talking Heads.


Look, it's okay if you like Vampire Weekend, but don't drag The Clash into this.

Wasn't there a funny FARK headline recently at Rostam Batmanglij's expense? That sounds awfully familiar. I laughed my ass off, anyway.

Just listened to them for the first time while reading through this thread. They don't sound terrible, but what a horrible name for their band.

dholway: sonnyboy11: dholway: Peter Gabriel recently covered one of their songs. They must be doing something right.

Link?

/love Peter Gabriel

Hot Chip and Peter Gabriel Cover Vampire Weekend (new window)

I thank you sir/ma'am.

How is it PG still sounds the same after all these years?

mekkab: "What does that mean, I really remind you of money Paul Simon?"

I said who am I to blow against the wind...

Listen, I know what I know. I'll say what I've said: We come and we go, that's the thing that I keep in the back of my head...


/whooop whooop whooop whooop

T.M.S.: Everybody knows Paul Simon invented Afropop.



Mr. Diamond would like a word with you.

/Released a successful African-themed album a full 15 years before Graceland

The Russian Futurists - Paul Simon (new window)

Mr. Chainsaw: DrowningLessons: They're like a weird cross between the Police, the Clash and the Talking Heads.


Look, it's okay if you like Vampire Weekend, but don't drag The Clash into this.

Or the Police. Let's call them Paul Simonish and leave it at that.

I like the album, but a lot of it does sound like Paul Simon.

Did they not know that when they were making it?

Heaven forbid somebody enjoy a good guitar pop album, amirite?!

ten thousand miles that way: Heaven forbid somebody enjoy a good guitar pop album, amirite?!

What's that got to do with vampire weekend?

AAAAARRRRRTTTTT's got a new face!