Vampire Weekend - "Oxford Comma" 06/17/07 Roosevelt Island

[tunittin]

is this place middleburg holland?

[89reasons4steeze]

Douche 1: guy playing maracas, for shaking to loud and singing over every f***in instrument at the end.

Douche 2: lady with cell phone, for talking on cell phone while god was making music for us.

Douche 3: me, for not being there!! D=

[ChelseaWon3nil]

prepsters. can I patent that?

[spidermansupersexy1]

mmmuuaaa! so beautiful! suckish quality... but i still love ezra

[wooldollycoat]

I think if they get any more talented I might just explode

[The8347135]

6 months before their first was released?

[crazypoptarts09]

if these guys were around in the last gen, they could've done woodstock. i dunno, there's just a certain essence about them that really says "60's" to me.

[EzraK100]

manhattan is so beautiful (: aww this was when no one really knew them,right ?

[TheOdderOne]

I care greatly for the oxford comma.

[AvatarHomeTree]

Sorry some good music and stuff. I don't give a fuck about no stupid oxford comma.

[AvatarHomeTree]

That is some good stuff, and music.

[BeccaBomb2]

The guy in the back makes me laugh =D

[CookieShizxx]

Loving the random maracas guy

[Laurathediscojockey]

Just look at the randomer shaking those maracas. I love him!

[eeleezabeth2]

FUCK! I can't believe i missed that. Right when I moved there. Come again!

[childrebel2]

rostam reminds me of a real live shroeder from charlie brown

[zerosidedbox]

I met the highest llama, his accent sounded fine to meee. tooo meee

[biggsphotos]

the 5th guy is a deuche.

[Samodrei]

does anyone give a fuck about an oxford comma?

[crazytaxi1000]

@Samodrei yes



[crazytaxi1000]

yes!



[crankthetoto]

whos the 5th dude

[johnvan12]

I was in NY that whole summer. Where the hell was I on that day, I wonder?

[qggfed]

well considering that their album came out early 2008, and this is June 2007, you probably didn't know of them.

i give a fuck about oxford commas, I've used 3 so far, now four.

[mattdean62]

sorry to be that guy, but you actually didn't use any at all

[qggfed]

i messed that up because i haven't been in school for a while, i thought it was a regular comma, and i didn't check first to make sure.

there i think i used one according to my little sister.

thanks for telling me, never would have realized otherwise.

[Eatthefat]

I'm sorry...I'm only in high school. What is an Oxford Comma?

[maggieandmichelle]

oh, the things i would to do see that in person!

[seanconnery4]

this is like those lablogotheque videos.

those are so awesome

[matthewm0311]

yeah the take out shows haha I love them especially the Beirut ones.

[matthewm0311]

take away shows*

[baseballhockey94]

yooo...this is so sweet. does anyone know if vamp. weekend jus goes to random places and play....i friggin love these guys!!! they are like the best band ever. tell me if they come to RI or something close...i would love to see theM!

[fabricates]

Ahahaha that girl and her cell phone.

[Kipfan410]

thats brill. you could just chill on some grass with vampire weekend! thats certainly my dream!

[AnnaThatShibby]

Hah. Was that Rostam hitting that note at 2:06? It was quite lovely.

And dude with the sticks is .....?

[okossally]

whose that guy with the sticks???

[ANov314]

They're claves I think.

[CaptinRedRibbon]

they are South American Instument I think.

[Molkosforo]

Very well

[N00DL313]

ahh man i wish i was there... i would be like sitting so close to them :)

[pe33oa]

Great video, style like Dylan's 1964 "Mr Tambourine", just love it.

[momohead35]

lol who's that 5th dude? but i'm really starting to LOVE this band! and they're from NYC baby!

[saraj12]

new york = the strokes + these guys + the empire state building.

[paulbanks999]

go the strokes! and vw of course...

[jackysnailart]

ilove these guys xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[conwycc]

Paul Simon meets Bomb and Dagger!!!

The best band to come out of New York since The Strokes. But way better.

[SUSHIrollz49]

THEY ARE SO GOOD. can you imagine how much talent they must have if they're able to sound this amazing with just basic instruments and equipment? brilliant!

[conwycc]

Paul Simon meets Bomb and Dagger!!!

The best band to come out of New York since The Strokes. But way better.

[paulbanks999]

to conwycc. i think the strokes r better but barely

[topcat619]

It's so funny that no one likes the mirraca player. Saw these guy with about 20 to 30 other people at Slowdown in Omaha about a year ago, maybe longer. Great show...amazing to see them blow up like that. Talked to a couple of them in the pisser. Oh great times

[jungleterrorkrew]

yah ! that was dope ! THE WEEKEND KICKS ASS!

[madavidz]

These guys are awesome!

[nicadeo]

god i love this band

for the longest time i wanted to like them and i didnt

but i got their whole cd and havent stopped listening to them and every song is amazing to me now

and i basically want to marry Ezra

[wickedluva]

which one's Ezra? and I agree

[MUrrrrD]

Wow, theyre so good, i really do hope they get massive ere in uk, the singer sounds well like the guy from the strokes, but theyre both from NY arent they?

[iluvfergie]

i love the note hit at 1:06

(L)

vampire weekend is amaazzzinggg

[edesp]

this is so 60s in every way. this band are in the wrong decade. good though.

[Beatles9956]

the style is not 60s at all, but the setting of their impromptu concert is...

[edesp]

ahh well i recon oxford comma sounds pretty 60s. so do quite a few of their songs. it aint a bad thing.

[nantinkspink]

yay! i love this song.

oxford commas do suck XD

[tofud00d]

wow- their just palying in public 4 nothing- their so free...

[koolflick]

thats how they should stay.....FREE. as in nobody paying to see this regurgitated period music.

[leebtheloser]

....your crap gets old real fast....

[xXGENEbyGENEXx]

It's so weird, when I first heard their songs I thought that they wouldn't sound that good live but I was wrong!

I think I like them.

[hrrsn1]

i think i love them. this song is so catchy. almost too catchy...

[nicadeo]

ahahahahahahahah

i agree.... hahah

[juicebox1620]

wow.

even good live.

=)

love 'em.

[bxeboy2]

amazing band!

[thisgurlthatgirl]

i love how they just perform like anywhere. like in the mtv comercial theyre playin on the bus and everyone on the bus is just ignoring them!

[sprogsprig]

i know, its hialrious :P

[RutMuggler]

that is rather cool, doing a perfromance on a rug on an island, just there! and because they aren't hugely famous at the moent, they can afford to do it without making it a publicity stunt or trying to prove something! lovely!

Album is superb btw too!

[eamonnnnomae]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh....you know when you read comments to see what people think and then realise that they dont?....they should fire the guy with the maracas though....massive insight...aaaaaaaaahhhh..youtu­be should be banned just because of the people that post on it.

[cmmlaw]

who's the fifth guy?

[ieojama07]

love this song

[ArcticGirli]

this song is well good.

adore it!

[engelani]

OMG! I lived on that island and I went to visit just 12 days after that gig!!!!!! Daaaaaamnnnnn...... that really sucks :(

[EletricalMonkey]

I personally find this band kick ass.

[chgopride33]

haha the guy with the maracas is worthless vampire weekend is awesome!

[lfceleven]

Definitely more hype than hash. At first I thought they could try and do a Timberlake boy-band type thing but I don't think they are even good enough for that. Never, ever, mention this group in the same sentence with the Kinks. You could have bad karma for eternity. Reform. Retool. Reboot.

[xruthx101]

well keep that thought to urself plees

[redvinesandmrpibb]

they're so......eeeeeeeee.....i love them

[orionfalls]

if you watch the video of apunk on letterman...i think they did fire the guy with the maracas.

[ElStraight]

Actually they have many instrumental players, and since they only have a limited drum set, they probably just took one of their instrumentalists to play that sound.

[turboyerbo]

Fire the guy with the maracas. He sucks at singing and at playing the maracas. He's good at hitting those two sticks together, but that task can just be passed-on to a random from the crowd.

[frankbrenner]

Cute stuff. But these guys can write amazing, diverse and wonderfully refershing pop songs. Kids under 30 should really look into the Kinks. Ask you mom and dad about the Kinks. I like how the girsl get up and walk away mid song, now those girls can;t get into the sold out Bowery Ballroom shows. Anyone hows ever been in a band can relate to that attitude. "I only pay attention to famous bands." Crap.

[AdamShanklyUK]

As much as I love this band and their style, and don't think they're up to the Kinks standard of songwriting just yet, let's be honest here! But I'm sure they'll get there.(I'm twenty by the way and I know the Kinks!)

[hieveryone88]

Oh and im 19, i have the Kinks albums! It must be something like the British kids are better bought up eh Adam? ;-)

[hieveryone88]

Wow this looks ace. Oh and the backlash will start when they start bailing on planned gigs in England, perhaps Manchester and Glasgow ones, just because they are the support band, not headliners... After everyone has bought a ticket to see them. Oh yeah, they just did that.

[AdamShanklyUK]

Lol, I take it this is in reference to them dropping out as support acts for the Young Knives (despite the dates all being sold out!). You're right, there is a slight backlash happening but I still love 'em!!!

[hieveryone88]

Your right, I'm slagging em here, yet I did sit on my computer at 9am Friday and get 2 tickets to see them at the exact same venue, in effect I paid £20 to see them! They better show this time!

[AdamShanklyUK]

Lol, hope they do, it'd promise to be a good gig. Good to see we share the same excellent tastes in music!!!

[scootilybootily]

what backlash is everyone talking about?

[nagare67]

¿El teclista lleva una camiseta del Mundial 82? Gran tema, por eso.

[wanky448]

i was good friends with them before they went to columbia and i went to rice

[Marko23Jela]

wow you are so cool...can i hang out with you sometime, pls?

[wanky448]

sure man! and ill let you play with my penis!!

[woof3x]

ha ha.  wat's next?: wank him?

[jamoonabum]

are you serious woof?

[woof3x]

see what the wanky guy said above me?

[Micahhhhhh]

Look at the people that just walk right by!!!  What a bunch of idiots...

[Vameon]

Would of been cool to be there.

[LeszekOrzeszek35]

Rewelacjaaaa!!!!!! :) 5 stars

[CsvlDaikun]

Loved the woodblock, but mayhaps it could have used more cowbell? :D

Great stuff from a great band.

[gabetvc15]

xtc?

[snager80]

*.* they are kinda like the new Beatles! kinda. ^_^ i like them!

[BDDave]

This is how it use to be. People who were in musical bands actually played the music on the songs and sung as well.

Now even I can be famous if I have enough money to hire enought people to write lyrics, play the notes, produce the song and then digitally alter my voice to song lke Brittney Spears!

It's about selling records and making money within the record industry. Good to see a real talented band! Good luck to them!

[quincy211188]

"nar"

[bluffah123]

have you just noticed? that was like ten years ago

[georgemusique]

yeah good music like the beatles its great to see new GOOD bands

none of that pop crap out today

[AndyDBZ]

hate to break it to you... this is pop. sorry to blow your mind. you probably don't get it anyway.

[indie6]

they have so optimistic music, it makes me happy

[cutelisha]

best video ever

[funkychimp94]

this is great. I SO want to see them live.

[jamesjen84]

they played a show in my friends garage. it was awesome

[turkishhippo]

if u like this u will like 'dem jeans' by chingy

[tyssiou]

It will be so nice to see them, here, in a square in Paris....

[RobotGirlCandySwirl]

I love this.

[hottdiggitydamn]

this band is like "paul simon and the beatles go to africa to play with tally hall"

[Vagabonding]

Awesome. Love that gal getting up to answer her phone too. Ha!

[aamidd]

they're one of the most innovative new bands out right now

AWESOME

[nolanpotter1]

Is this a cover or is that them?

[nolanpotter1]

Nevermind.

It just seemed a little weird that Vampire Weekend would play sitting on a blanket in a park.

[rkpetersen]

They've blown up really fast.

I hope the backlash doesn't happen just as fast.

[mastermerrr]

This is my favorite song by Vampire Weekend!!