Song contest of Miriam and Mari Jose

VAMPIRE WEEKEND- A-PUNK

Early days and debut album (2006-2008)

Ezra Koenig, Chris Baio, Rostam Batmanglij, and Chris Tomson formed the band on February 6th, 2006 when they were finishing up their studies at Columbia University. Vampire Weekend's name is derived from lead singer Ezra Koenig's amateur film of the same name Koenig, Chris Tomson and Andrew Kalaidjian started the rap group "L'Homme Run". Vampire Weekend was signed to XL Recordings by Kris Chen, of which the band said in an interview: "Before any labels had contacted us, we actually mentioned XL as the kind of label we'd ideally like to end up on. Just going on their roster alone, they obviously have good taste and support their artists well."They are managed by Ian Montone, who also manages The White Stripes. In 2007, Vampire Weekend's song "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" was ranked 67th on Rolling Stone's list of the '100 Best Songs of the Year'.In November 2007, they toured the Netherlands with The Shins. They were declared "The Year's Best New Band" by Spin magazine in the March 2008 issue, and were the first band to be shot for the cover of the magazine before releasing their debut album. Four songs from the band's first album also made the Triple J Hottest 100, 2008. The band's debut album Vampire Weekend was released January 29, 2008. It was a success in the US and UK, peaking at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart and number 17 on the Billboard 200.

DISCOGRAPHY

Vampire weekend

1. Mansard Roof

2.Oxford Comma

3.A-Punk

4.Cape cod Kwassa kwassa

5.M79

6.Campus

7.Bryn

8.One(Blake´s got a new face)

9.I Stand Corrected

10.Walcott

11.The Kids Don´t Stand a Chance

12.Ladies of Cambridge

13.Arrows

Contra

1.Horchata

2.White sky

3.Holiday

4.California English

5.Taxi Cab

6.Run

7.Cousins

8.Givig up the Guns

9.Diplomat´s son

10.I think Ur a contra

11.Giant

Lyric of A-Punk :
Johanna drove slowly into the city
The Hudson River all filled with snow
She spied the ring on His Honor's finger
Oh-oh-oh

A thousand years in one piece of silver
She took it from his lilywhite hand
Showed no fear – she'd seen the thing
In the Young Men's Wing at Sloan-Kettering

Look outside at the raincoats coming, say OH

His Honor drove southward seeking exotica
Down to the Pueblo huts of New Mexico
Cut his teeth on turquoise harmonicas
Oh-oh-oh

I saw Johanna down in the subway
She took an apartment in Washington Heights
Half of the ring lies here with me
But the other half's at the bottom of the sea.

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