Vampire Weekend "I'm Going Down" Acoustic Springsteen Cover

[stillilllife]

Maybe I'm the only one who've noticed, but when he says "okay, this one's a cover" at the beginning he sounds more or less exactly like Bono. :D

[walterbrob]

Karioke?did i spell that rite?

[jewfronium5723]

hey does anyone know the chord progression to this? I freaking love this version , Vampire weekend rocks

[jewfronium5723]

@jewfronium5723 nvm, i've figured it out

[jem919]

@jewfronium5723 haha yea i was gonna say it's just the magic pop progression (I-V-vi-IV).

[DinosaurM1911]

These hipsters capture the feel of the song. I can't lie, as a hardcore Bruce fan... This is pretty good...

[lucasperrin1000]

This is awful..

[Conte21]

bad taste :\

[GuitarSupernova]

How to kill a great song in only 3 minutes!

[maknoish]

une reprise original du boss très classe je ne connais pas ce groupe en plus la chanson est celle que j'aime plus que tout , elle est tout pour moi

[tomsmurrihy1]

best band ever and love this song so much, bit of a dontstop believing moment 1.25 to 1.40 too

[IdiotSlayer]

That was depressingly bad. That was just unbelievably astonishingly wimpy, ineffective and dull. Total palette swap. Everyone who liked this video is going to feel so embarrassed when they finally turn 14.

[Ironman374]

@IdiotSlayer Haha. YES!!

[doowopsnhooligans]

@IdiotSlayer no.



[theJillster32]

@IdiotSlayer Absolutely!!!! LOL



[Nettie1210]

@IdiotSlayer

You're a funny one aren't you?

[mscurlyfries73]

Nice!

[rareflorence]

florence did it better

[andrewforthenguyen]

@rareflorence Seriously? There is no "better"; these covers are the artist's own interpretations of the song. I love Florence + the Machine and Vampire Weekend and I've heard both covers, I like them both equally. Oh, I like your "RARE" videos, by the way. Nice finds.

[joseplopezguitartful]

2:25 Is Marley alive?

[fataxe1]

1:25-1:40 is the bass part from dont stop believing. i know this because in some arrangements i get that part for the baritone. still a good song even if a few rhythms are stolen

[Stungun48]

@TheOfficialKkroseneB lol. Dude they are just singing a song. Not trying to reinvent it or something. ITs just a fan show showing appreciation for the original song. Calm down. I'm sure you sang the song too. Did you say all this stuff about yourself when you sang it? Probably not. Again, they are just singing a song. thats it.

[SamWakefield117]

@TheOfficialKkroseneB "I'm a bruce fan." Pathetic. So am I and I think this cover is pretty good. So stop bitching and clicking on videos you KNOW you are going to dislike.

[devante993]

This is pathetic and embarrassing!!! Who told this kid he was talented and could sing. Way to butcher a song. Does anyone really fall for this garbage? Please go back to playing video games!!!

[taxreturnsmeon]

@devante993 shhhhhhh don't be so rude!

This is a nice cover. Stop spreading hate on the internet it won't get you anywhere.

It's very very unattractive!!!!!

[LadyJammyDodgers]

@devante993 you are obviously a stupid old man/woman/trannie who is small minded and stuck in the past. THINGS HAVE MOVED ON, wheres your precious Brucie now?

[xwakingthefallenx]

@devante993 goddamn ignorance is funny, i literally laughed so hard Springsteen woke up from the grave, heard this cover, realized hed been outdone and quickly decided fuck it and went back where he came from... a really nice guy actually

[18emmabe]

nahh

[colonelerotic]

Horrible.

Way to sully what was originally a fantastic song by the BOSS!

These guys may as well just play covers though, as they are incapable of writing any decent songs of their own.

[Annihiluzz]

@TheOfficialKkroseneB true that

[LadyJammyDodgers]

you might as well say this is a completely different song, different theme, everythin, they have bruce we have vw

[psychedelicsun]

I seriously have yet to see them fuck up something. anything. their perfection is unreal.

[Greengirl616]

i. am. in. love.

[44444443333333366666]

this is great i think his voice suits this song more than bruces

[Danieliyo1401]

@44444443333333366666 Man, WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU SAYING? WITH THE BRUCE'S VOICE, THIS SONG STOOD UP. THERE'S NO SONG WITHOUT BRUCE.

[44444443333333366666]

@Danieliyo1401 man what i am saying is ezra's voice is more suited to this type of song then bruces and the lines im going down down down down sound much more intresting when ezra sings it then when bruce does

[Musicfan5ft8]

This version sounds very... Rainy, it's the sort of thing you listen to when it's raining.

Haha, rain. I miss the rain when it's summertime...

[iris1412]

@Musicfan5ft8 Come in Belgium : it's summertime and it keeps raining. It's awful !

[Musicfan5ft8]

@iris1412 Haha, I know the feeling, I live in England, but we haven't had rain for like a week and a half, and for us that's kind of a long time lol

[greeneyes8D]

@Musicfan5ft8 (and anyone else) go to google , type in 'rainymood' , clink on the on the 1st one , and play at the same time with this song.

Hope that was helpful to anyone it is sooo cool lol and it only works with certain songs :P

[JordanBurnzzz]

@greeneyes8D You're a genius.



[Lena60980]

I love its cover ^^

[blessthisscouse]

Love them so much..

[ziggy2316]

So damn good. The best type of vampires

[budibausto]

it's a great tune, and this is one of the best covers I found. Kinda surprise these days young band are so effected by Bruce's spell!

[plutofatelli]

Did anyone notice that the solo from 1:27 - 1:40 was Don't Stop Believin' by Journey?

[mp3Cali]

@plutofatelli on the itunes version they use the "waka waka" melody tune! it's a great fit! rostam is such a genious!

[EppcoFan51]

@plutofatelli

obviously lol



[yfiok]

good job..



[PaulaHaa]

I love it.

[Fraseandfable]

If you like Vampire Weekend then check out Jacques by Party Snobs, hope you like it :).

[turquoiseharmonicass]

EZRA IS WEARING A VAMPIRE WEEKEND T-SHIRT

[EaBullockXO]

EZRA IS WEARING A VAMPIRE WEEKEN T-SHIRT.

[EarEb]

Hey, he worked in the riff from don't stop believing! Awesome!

[armsofdelmar]

hey bubs, since I know you'll be reading my comments. fuck i love this cover, we will practice it on the GEETAR demain soir, d'accord?

[maknoish]

je trouve que pour une reprise elle est bonne

[armsofdelmar]

@maknoish je suis d'accord

[CooptheSnoop21]

I bet most of the people hating on this are just teenagers pretending to be Bruce fans and trying to look old and mature sticking with the old original version. Their cover is probably not as good as the original, I wouldn't know I never heard the original.

[lazer59882]

@CooptheSnoop21 instead of reveling in your own ignorance, look up the original, and youll realize this cover saps the song of most of its power and emotional punch. its just a bunch of hipsters covering bruce, no feeling, no power no soul. i happen to love bruce and vw, but the two just shouldnt mix, as i can tell here.

[ThePolecatz]

@lazer59882 I hear what your saying, I do, Bruce always seemed to be on the edge of hitting something. But this is nice, and (aside from being a great song thats hard to ruin) I think it captures the mood.

I like to think this is the first first to the original, liek a first realization, and the original is the end result of mulling it over and working himself up.

[CooptheSnoop21]

@jonnygb4 Jeez you seem angry. I can't believe one comment ruined your whole weekend bud. It must be a hard life

[TheDolph100]

Good lord, where did these losers put all the power of the original songs? I'm sorry, but these guys didn't understand the song.

[ToniVictoriaWalker]

@TheDolph100 Actually, mostly music is open for interpretation.

[RemoWest]

horrible...

[UltraBob619]

really dont like this version at all

[swimfreak430]

@UltraBob619 same his voice is no where near as powerful as bruce's

[hellbentbliss]

@swimfreak430 uhuh, go listen to horchata live and tell me his voice isnt powerful

[CAYOMluver]

Ezra is so hot

The original is unbeatable though

[drprinto]

this is one of the shitest things i have ever seen.

[89reasons4steeze]

The guitar riff and piano are the parts that sound like dnt stop believing

[seaweed555]

really good



[MrSuperDigsby]

Ezra's voice + classic emotional lyrics = makes me feel as if Ezra can see into my soul. Not a complete ruin of the original cover at all! Unique spin, love it!

Would be way better live though...

[myvampireweekday]

@schmerikful no way! Just that ezra looks really cute from then onwards ;)

Vampire weekend is my religion!!

[adhuston]

way to turn a great song into a whiney wussfest.

[MrMistermoges]

@adhuston both are great, get over it

[revulvas]

Yeah...this sucks. Totally drained of any visceral emotion. Like listening to a bunch of sensitive girls.

[thingstogether]

they're amazinggggggg

[myvampireweekday]

fom 2:40 onwards = EZRAGASM

[Kaboomerz03]

@myvampireweekday From the beginning onwards=EZRAGASM(nice new word)

[jkdriscoll]

doesnt really compare favourably with the Florence Welch and Kid Harpoon cover, but still kinda fun, a good band covering one of my favourite songs.

[gotobygo1975]

I'm a big Bruce fan. This is one of my favorites songs of his. I give them credit for doing this song. I'm not overly fond of it but, the harmony in the chorus is cool.

[mycluskey]

great cover! love it! completely new twist to the song! hey it's almost as if you could take away the words and replace them with the words from "Don't Stop Believing"

[TheJohnny990]

@mycluskey now that u mention that this song kinda duz sound like don't stop believing

[TheJohnny990]

@mycluskey i just looked up the chords for dont stop believing and this song is almost the same chords but in a different key. 

[jplbch19]

Vampire Weekend=anti-frat.

[starvingartistkei]

As a huge fan of both Bruce Springsteen and Vampire Weekend, I found this... really boring. Where is the energy? The funky vocals? The character? I feel like it misses out on the best that both Springsteen and VW have to offer.

[revulvas]

Word. Spoken like a sage.

[itabuttrose]

im a huge springsteen fan and i dont like covers but this is the shit best springsteen cover

[SeaBearisNumber1]

I like it. Didn't try to out-do Bruce but just did a humble cover. Learn from that every hip pop artist ever.

[MaxwellGoldwaterIII]

I'm not sure about that. I know I'm a HUGE Springsteen fan, and I certainly don't consider this a "sin." It doesn't compare to the original, but that's hard to do. This is a great cover because they change it up. It's boring when a Springsteen clone covered a Springsteen song. So before you make blanket statements about a group like Springsteen fans, actually consult a source of any kind. (For example, the EddyDraks's comment in the highest rated section, RIGHT ABOVE the post a comment box.) OK?

[jplbch19]

I feel awful a bunch of hipster scum just did a cover of probably the greatest singers ever. Bruce Springsteen fans would agree: to have his song played by these donkeys is a sin. What does "vampire weekend" even mean. Their songs are literally about nothing.

[elilaful]

@jplbch19 Well...I think in a different way about this. I think that Vampire Weekend's version is better than the original. But it's just my opinion . I understand it , if people think different.

I would like to excuse my english. I'm from germany.

[Fishinpastein]

@jplbch19 How do these guys even resemble hipsters other than a kooky bandname?

[ncmmorris]

@jplbch19 wouldn't it suck for you if you found out bruce was a vampire weekend fan

[TheEnglishRoseGirl]

falling in love

[Melissaa69]

Ezras voice is absoloutely perfect.

[beetlejuice957]

The small percussion break in the middle sounds just like Journey's Don't Stop Believing

[cruz1390]

is ezras mic a beta 58 with the blue rubber band off?

[moduran17]

cutie ezra ;)

[vampireweekendloverr]

EZRAAAAAAAAA.<3

[r0bophonic]

Did anyone else notice them throwing in the keyboard riff from Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" at 1:26? Now who is going to make the mashup?

[daniebananiee]

@r0bophonic FOUR CHORD SONG!

[codaroxs]

Wow.. That was absolutely Amazing! :)

Ezra, You look So damn gorgeous! LOVE

[bringmealexandria1]

this is amazing. probably my new favorite.!!

[spidermansupersexy1]

EZRA HAS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL VOICE EVER!

[Momothebean]

<3 like another side of vampire weekend

love it :D

[AaMmEeRrIiTtEeNn]

This is beautiful , and i mean that :')

[Hannahsbigestfannahs]

I am really to much of a fan-girl :( I paused at 2:53 and stared at it for about about 10 minutes :) I love this cover mor than I love the sun btw

[AaMmEeRrIiTtEeNn]

@Hannahsbigestfannahs LOL ! i did the same , Ezra is so cute :') 

[Nurinuur]

Aaaagh love them, they're too good.

Anyone could tell me how could I download this video?

[Hannahsbigestfannahs]

@Nurinuur To your computer? IF so go to zamzar . com / url ( youtube is stuipd so I had to sperate the link) what you do is copy the link for this video and take it there, choose what format you want to change it to, then put in your e-mail address and then press convert. then go to your e-mail and download it :) did you notice I didn't use an oxford comma? haha sorry back on topic or you could go to iTunes and buy it for 99 cents, but who pays for music anymore haha :)

[Nurinuur]

@Hannahsbigestfannahs Thank you very much! :D

[TheWho250]

Hm... This version is mellower than the original. It could use just a little more guitar.

However, without the impact of the instruments, I find myself more able to focus on the lyrics (which are particularly good in this song).

Bottom Line: I like it, but I wouldn't pay money to have it forever on iTunes.

[gordonmphillips]

Really glad he plays the "Don't Stop Believing" lead part.

[24ever7]

damn they sexy.... <3 VW nuff said

[Elz630]

sexiest bunch of people ever.

[Markemp89]

god damn. so much talent here, the song writer, and this wonderful Vampire weekend cover. LOVE IT!!!!!

[MarioGGarcia]

i consider myself a vampire weekend fan but i didnt know this song. after hearing it i realise they can do whatever and still be THE BEST

[marietguerrero]

eh, it's alright but i really love the Springsteen version. More soul.

[korman7]

@marietguerrero agree 100%

[bfburns41]

hype m dot com

[pinkpanda03]

I NEED THE MP3. obsessed with this.

[MarioGGarcia]

@pinkpanda03 ME TOO!

[meheartu002]

i really loved it at the paramount too!

and i'm glad they rescheduled; you could tell how strained his voice was and i'd prefer him at his best.:)

also, ezra needs to stop getting so close to the microphone! it's drowning out the music!

and i couldn't understand half of what he was saying at the show when he would stop and talk during the show because his mouth was so close to the mic...and i really wanted to:(

[TotallyAnnika]

did you ever notice that he has no earlobes? :O

[mrklenrd]

@TotallyAnnika Same thing with Paul Simon

[sungis]

@TotallyAnnika HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAH OMG YOURE RIGHT HAHAHAHAH

[sahar3333]

obsessed with this. they performed it at the berkeley show.

[DawnOfARevolution]

they played this at their concert - soooo goooood live!!!

[rcw1]

not a fan of springsteen but I am now a fan of this song because Vampire Weekend does a great job with it.

[obeisant8]

You can convert this or any youtube video to an mp3 at instantmp3s..com

[jaballet]

anybody know where I could download this?

[MrSewheatable]

@jaballet you can get it off stereogum, they have a link to it :)

[colin0836]

bruce version is way better

[coldplayluvr71923]

does anyone else think that drummer is cute??

[ellenhwng]

@coldplayluvr71923 his name is chris tomson, or CT

[coldplayluvr71923]

@ellenhwng i know his name but i just think he is cute:)

[isabologna]

Why can't I like this more than once?!

[elitec21]

I like how they played this set, but couldnt play Marymoor that night.....

[abberz07]

@elitec21 I can hear the strain in Ezra's voice though. This was an awesome cover at the Paramount the other day.

[elitec21]

@abberz07 I loved it at the Paramount, I really think they could have played that night at marymoor though!

[ellenhwng]

@abberz07 his vocal cords are tired from the tour. they had to reschedule their seattle concert cause he was rushed to the ER cause of his voice, where they found that he had inflamed vocal cords.

[abberz07]

@ellenhwng Oh I know. It was all over Twitter that night. 

[tmtulmm]

thumbs up

got love for Ezra!

[MsRhythmoflife1]

My friend just posted this as a link on facebook...what a cover!I love it, Go Vampire Weekend!

[summerlvr225]

SO FUCKIN HOT.

[penguin28269]

i love ezra's voice so muchhh, seeing them in december :)

[konsidoherty]

sounds like coldplay

[VanillaSwirlsOfDoom]

I just saw this in concert <3

[Veedstenn]

you're not replying to ME, are you? IF so, what am i hating?

i said it was fitting, relevant and respectful.

who or what am i hating? these are one of the new bands i've always wanted to check out...they're not necessarily 'new' anymore, but, i can dig 'em.

[AMI1193]

Haters gonna hate! I think Vampire Weekend is doing a commendable job! :)

[Veedstenn]

i mean....it's obviously an acoustic set. they're not rocking out a stadium...or even a theatre for that matter. it's nothing special, but, it fits the setting. plus; when a young band covers someone like bruce, you know the guy's still relevant. that's good to see. so in a way, it is respectful.

[vithuisfly]

@Veedstenn saw them play this live, even more intense live :)

[monsterdrink99]

I like how Ezra always sways his arms back and forth whenever he plays/sings. :)

[jaf119]

Offensive display. This is not showing respect to the BOSS.. They Blow

[jeanlalonde]

they suck - lame - bruce would cringe - has he ever shaved?

[thechaseforcatalano]

cannot stop listening to this. 

[shawskie95]

one of my new favorites from vampire weekend

[beefy142]

i dont like this. just saying.

[EddyDraks]

This wasn't bad. Big Springsteen fan and although I like the original better I have to say this is pretty good.

[callinator92]

@EddyDraks 100% agreed

[williamusic2]

Nice cover, guys!

[CHAOINGTON]

bruce springsteen doesn't quite suit ezra's voice :/