Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma

[brischs7]

bonita cancion

[gggaaatttiiinnnaaa]

Why would you speak to me that way

Especially when I always said that I

Haven't got the words for you

All your diction dripping with disdain

Through the pain

I always tell the truth.

[StevO1942]

I'm blue

[panamajack7X]

You know you're beholding a true work of art when neither the video nor the lyrics make any sense.

[theMuranosBand]

@panamajack7X Except they both do make sense. Your not thinking far enough. You can only see as far as you think. One interpretation regarding the pretentious people using oxford commas. it is solely about another person who lies about there sense of self or possibly even someone condescending in such a manner that causes someone enough of an annoyance to write such a song. The recurring theme on formality is shown in the video with the suits and formal gestures.

[johnsoneal]

You are not making sense ("you're", NOT "your" which is a possessive). And "there" is a location, as in "over there" as opposed to refering to people, "their". Don't comment on language usage if you don't understand the language. lol!

[o0katiekins0o]

Richard Ayoade amazes me!

[colmosul]

''Why would you lie about how much coal you have? Why would you lie about something dumb like that?'' :D Brilliant line! :D

[123paramoreaddict123]

My mum used to like Vampire Weekend untill she heard the first line of this song. She's an editor.

[dday12597]

if it wasnt for that one little word he says in the start i would be able to play this in art class .. D:

[mvm92]

@dday12597 Play it anyway! just yell some minced oath when they say that word :P

[heisjared]

Lil Jon, he always tells the truth

[brolomo965]

i dont get the video...

[skatepunk217]

lolwut

[royals1985brett]

haahaha a random statement about being a black guy. that really is good

[999TheNick]

the duck song sent me here ????

[LopsidedBalance]

I think complaining about Vampire Weekend has become more trendy than the band itself.

[pandatomor]

Reddit got me here :P

[greenwitte]

Wait... MORRIS MOSS DIRECTED THIS??

[BruceLeDouche]

God this is fucking awful. No talent.

[EagleRafter]

@BruceLeDouche you can't say that

[MrGersonnnnnnn]

@BruceLeDouche you should get smacked for saying that

[deathtobuy1get1free]

@BruceLeDouche u jelly?

[Ninjaginja482]

im in this video, pause at 2:25 im in the red shirt! this was made at the end of my street

[yuckiyduckify]

@Ninjaginja482 there r alot of people in red shirts

[WeAreMUForever]

@Ninjaginja482 with a cow? yeah I'm sure...

[dday12597]

@Ninjaginja482 which one the dude with the cow or one of the kids?

[GreyLabyrinthine]

The strippers, JFK, and Stalin give a fuck about Oxford commas :)

Damn, what a catchy tune.

[42hailstorm]

I hate 518 people. Why watch a video just to dislike it? I dislike you.

[tibiasuckness]

@42hailstorm

Man fuck you, people heard the song and didn´t like it, what the fuck is the problem? Is the song perfect? No. Do people HAVE to love it? No. Then shut the fuck up and enjoy the fucking music and don´t fucking bitch about YouTube likes/dislikes. FUCKING FUCK.

[TheRighteousMrM0J0]

im a black guy

[MisterDubelina]

@TheRighteousMrM0J0 great!

[goatmilk09goatmilk]

@TheRighteousMrM0J0 dude, nice

[MrRitzpak]

@TheRighteousMrM0J0 awww, im so sorry to hear that

[yateslucy]

@TheRighteousMrM0J0

C.O.O.L!

[ToyotaGuy88]

@TheRighteousMrM0J0 Possibly one of the greatest comments ever. Hands down.

[KidEatingClown]

0:26-0:40 is the best part of the song.

[shinysquid]

( ,  )

[michellekeee25]

so cute <3

[ToughFilTSK79]

Attention Everybody!

How I Met Your Mother is taking over!

[CastorClasser1716]

I think this one and Giving Up the Gun are my favorite of them ^_^

[Snubber18]

if someone actually understands this could you explain it to me?

[sk8teallday1]

like if your listening to this in 2012!

[deesmateen]

An Oxford Comma sent me

[jackbauer12321]

@deesmateen who gives a fuck :P

[KosakKovich]

@deesmateen Sorry but a Harvard comma sent me

[19amf95]

wes anderson anyone?

[Mrlebricabrac]

HEY !!! WATCH JELLY PLANE on  YOUTUBE !!!

[nicocaraput]

Thumbs up if you listened it in how i met your mother...

[jovifcp]

I hope we never found who the Mother is... such a beautiful story shouldn't have and end.

[Rocketeer65]

I use oxford commas...

[MsNerdacity]

I kind of really like Oxford Commas.

[jmfoley90]

Lil' Jon always tells the truth. YEEAH!! OKK!!



[foooock]

Professor Mosby sent me here!

[Electroianer]

@foooock

Proffesor!:D

[123ada321]

@foooock T-Dogg!!!

[foooock]

@123ada321 Pls dont call him T-Dog! xD

[eyrewalk]

@foooock Oh yeah.

[scoby8888]

whats moss doing making music videos

[97wasabadyear]

Aw, Ezra is so cute!

[titleist4459]

quinquin เห็นคอมเมนท์นี้ปะ อิอิ

[glowful22]

these lyrics are genius! they sound weird at first and then when u think about it they totally make sense and are actually making a point unlike some artists of these days.....

[717paddy]

Can we shout out to Richard Ayoade (Moss from the IT Crowd) for directing this? Awesome.

[jpbaloga]

at the ending, think of it as a zombie apocalyptic marathon.

[millicentbistander]

Watch this comment slip aw a y . . .

[peaceflowersandlove]

Ezra cleans up nice

[ShadowKey101]

I think people who say "I give a fuck about an oxford comma herp" are missing the point of the song.

[StevO1942]

I don't know what a Oxford Comma is.

[StevO1942]

@Rinlits thank you very much, I understand it now : D

[gurgleflob]

@Rinlits No, in the second one you know how much coal you have, but in the first one you do not.

[aFuckingNuts]

Hello, I want a link to download this clip ,please(sorry for my english, I'm french )

[StevO1942]

@aFuckingNuts /torrent/4926305 (put "thepiratebay" in front of that code) but you need to have utorrent to download that, and don't click the big Download button, that's an add.

[aFuckingNuts]

@StevO1942Thank you anyway, but I wanted the link to the video

[taangerineeee]

oh god, I picture him as my grammar teacher. I would be so much better at it.

[TheBroderboy]

i love grammar

[jackbauer12321]

Ezra Koenig was an English major at my University (Columbia). Thumbs up for irony... :P

[delphiote]

@jackbauer12321 Irony?  Who the fuck else would know what an Oxford Comma is?

[jackbauer12321]

@delphiote thanks for your caustic remark. it is ironic in the sense that someone who voluntarily chooses to be an english major would show disdain and apathy for the discipline. an ironic event is defined as that which results in the *opposite* of what is expected. IE you would expect an english major to show respect for the particulars of the field but it is ironic that ezra doesnt. @PamelaFlitton.

[delphiote]

@jackbauer12321 Thanks for your boring remark. Use fewer words to say more next time.

P.S. THIS is a caustic remark. The previous one used "fuck" in the same way as the song. If I was a pompous asshole like you, I'd probably waste my time explaining parallel structure on YouTube at this point. Instead, I'll just keep laughing at you.

[jackbauer12321]

@delphiote My previous comment also used "the" in the same way as the song! good going dumbass - you're wrong again: parallel structure refers to consistency in grammatical construction. for example: I want to shit, piss, and vomit on delphiote's face. All verbs were conjugated in the same tense (I threw in an oxford comma because I give a fuck about shitting, pissing and vomiting on your face).

[delphiote]

@jackbauer12321 tldr

[KosakKovich]

@jackbauer12321 Jack... change your tampon you're ruining the video for everyone else with your pissyness.

[PamelaFlitton]

@jackbauer12321

You must be an American. They never really understand irony :)

[xjtbarnesx]

@jackbauer12321 But apparently you were not. That isn't irony, it's happenstance.

[YoshiTrips]

@jackbauer12321 Columbia...lol

[jackbauer12321]

@YoshiTrips y lol?

[catachresismonkey]

Considering that Ezra Koenig used to be an English teacher, I would think that he of all people would give a fuck about the Oxford comma.

There is a difference between "I thank my parents, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jon Stewart," and "I thank my parents, Jimmy Kimmel and Jon Stewart."

[theclinger]

@catachresismonkey Best example ever.

[DenAffektiert]

@catachresismonkey

Or you could rearrange it and have the sentence read "I thank Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart and my parents."

The order is not static.

[TheFrancoPhiler]

Is this what hipsters see when they trip on party drugs?

[poosmc97]

youtube these:

the police

bear cavalry

redneck manifesto

foster the people

[Eranmane]

@poosmc97 You're a Redneck Manifesto fan? Check out Enemies and the other bands on the Richter Collective label. You might like And So I Watch You From Afar too, they're a bit heavier though.

Oh, and their bassist has a solo career under the name "Jape"

[poosmc97]

@Eranmane

cheers mate

[jiffinbigles]

@poosmc97 not a big fan of foster the people (overrated), I'll check out the other bands

[fakelegsrealfeet]

this looks like a wes anderson film

[magicmagininja]

2:16 for two weirdys

[magicmagininja]

:50 for epic roadie

[diegoa142]

THIS BAND IS FUCKING STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!! let the hate comments rooooollllll! TROLLOLOLOLOLOL

[magicmagininja]

@diegoa142

no

[diegoa142]

@magicmagininja ok : (

[AbsolutelyAimeex]

this is directed by moss from the IT ccrowd

[bunnyhop1426]

This is stupid. why whould anyone commpare them to FTP?

[timmy010289]

@bunnyhop1426 because ftp is influenced by vampire weekend.

[Holycrap27]

Who doesn't give a fuck about the Oxford Comma? Me, myself and I!

[jordan12253]

i love LMFAO it's a really good band but not as good as vampire's everywere!!!!!!!!

[SupernovaofChampagne]

@jordan12253

You're a fool. I'm glad you appreciate Vampire Weekend, but lmfao? Really? lmao, the suck

[hazzaPtotheR]

The advertisement before this was for LMFAO.. Really YouTube? Really?

[megahotgluegun]

where can i find chapter 5?

[funkymcmunky]

UNLIKE THE NEW THE NEW LOOK YOUTUBE VAMPIRE WEEKEND AREN'T SHIT

[junynho108]

maneiro

[treetopnigga22]

:28 they left their headlights on.

[MysteriousMuncher98]

who really cares about the oxford comma.Probably Joe,Bob,and Jake

[robie180]

@MysteriousMuncher98 well i mean one of them are bouuuund to

[megapunkboy]

To the window! To the wall!

[6646greendayfan]

wow i looked at the comments about 2 days ago and no one liked this song they all said how much it sucked and i was the one person who liked it

[TheBirdofTokyo]

This song is so good

[meatballeatter]

Vampire movies are so popular these days huh

[Varaxis]

More interested in the f'ing awesome work done on the video than the music.

[LongLiveToDystopia]

@Varaxis agree it is amazing, but the song is just so happy

[NatsieH]

Hooray, Moss directs such good music videos!

[lover132513]

all in one shot. <3 <3<3

[yesitsemily1]

I used to give a fuck about an oxford comma, until I took an arrow to the knee.

[FlutterDash12]

509 people gave a fuck about the oxford comma

[thenaefin]

im sorry i just don't understand how any one could not like this song.

[6646greendayfan]

@thenaefin at least ur nice about it so thank u unlike zoiethtiger -_-

[zoiethetiger]

wow go listen to some real music. Justin Bieber<3

[MrVibroshock]

@zoiethetiger ? whaa?

[MrCooperdog222]

@zoiethetiger haha Are YOU calling Justin Bieber real music wow you are super confused.

[6646greendayfan]

@zoiethetiger no one likes justin bieber except for all of his mindless teen minions

[ajengsoebekti]

Moodbooster (Y)

[borregoarchuleta]

Not the usual type of music i listen to.. But i like it.

[colmosul]

I like how they had a low budget video yet it works so perfectly.

[theonewiththeface922]

Like this if you give a fuck about an Oxford comma.

[lelestewy]

So f'n cute.

[avkid27]

this song has been played on suits and himym, 2 of my favorite shows ever :D

[TheDrumsAreForever]

:O my dream college is Oxford University

[oibrjeff]

fuck yeah england

[mattaki]

weak.

[AshayUCD]

507 people give a fuck about an oxford comma

[educationalnut]

Vampires are scary

[crazybadfishfool]

what movie is this on?? i know ive heard it on one but i cant remember

[Mattnumbers]

I like how "AboveMeIsARetard" posted twice in a row. Aw shit I posted above him didn't I? Damn it.

[BijanRamezani]

The guitar sounds like Paul Simons Graceland.

[donaldeda]

how i met your mother

[LexiLemons]

@donaldeda WHEN?! Which episode??!?! :D

[donaldeda]

@LexiLemons the intro song of the season which ted is starting as a teacher.. i think its season 4or 5---

[NVX4444]

@LexiLemons 1st episode of season 5. "Definitions"

[santanaincubus]

This video is very hipster lol.

[TheAngelValerie1]

haha i was in english class and we were doing silent work, so we could use our ipods.. i accidentally sang along "who gives a fuck about oxford commas".. apearantly my english teacher gives a fuck about oxford commas.. she gave us this speech about oxford commas and how they should be used and all this stuff... after like, 5 or 10, minutes i raised my hand and said "... it was in a song.. :P" and she was like "oh.... ok then.." woopsies X)

[willschmidguitar]

The singer has a good taste in guitars! Epiphone Sheraton II FTW!!! Just as good as a 335 for thousands less!

[CharyaJay]

If i'd didn't give a fuck about oxford comma's i'd be failing my English papers too ouhh..yes its truee ouhh.. =)

[mervertmoon]

@CharyaJay

Looks to me like you'll be failing anyway

[CharyaJay]

@mervertmoon naahh not really =P

[ElSchneids]

these bastards have crafted one addicting style of music

[str8breetha]

@ElSchneids dont call them bastards they are good people

[WhiteTiger225]

@ElSchneids It's called "The Police" which they admit they were heavily inspired by. I love these guys, but hate when people give credit where it is not due. This style of music was heavily popular in the late 60's - late 70's.

[crhodes2100]

I am thoroughly impressed that Vampire Weekend made a song about an oxford comma

[senorretard]

/wiki/Serial_comma

[cody6890]

"Lil John always tells the truth...." lol

[thinkerofstuff]

504 people here do give a fuck about an oxford comma

[mousen]

sweet tune

[5hak3itup]

I like the part where he says "who gives a fuck about an oxford comma?"

[bowtiesarebrilliant]

This is the Grammar Nazi anthem. <33

[Int3rGalactic12]

Who was irritated that they didn't shut the damned car doors?

[TTHOIBEY]

and*

[TTHOIBEY]

listening for the 10th time at a stretch ans not bored of it till now.

this would've been so awesome to be a part of.