Vampire Weekend - White Sky - Juan's Basement

The New York City indie rockers hit our subterranean performance show and play a track from their new album, Contra.
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[@youtuber58643]

This sounds way better than I expected it to.

[@sikguy9939]

An ancient business, a modern piece of glasswork
Down on the corner that you walk each day in passin'
The elderly sales clerk won't eye us with suspicion
The whole, immortal corporation's given its permission
A little stairway, a little piece of carpet
A pair of mirrors that are facing one another
Out in both directions, a thousand little Julias
That come together in the middle of Manhattan
You waited since lunch
It all comes at once
Around the corner, the house that modern art built
A house for modern art to keep it out the closets
The people who might own it, the sins of pride and envy
And on the second floor, the Richard Serra Skate Park
You waited since lunch
It all comes at once
Sit on the park wall, ask all the right questions
"Why are the horses racing taxis in the winter?"
Look up at the buildings, imagine who might live there
Imagining your wolfords in a ball upon the sink there
You waited since lunch
It all comes at once

[@jameswilliams-of3mv]

..who is juan? lol.

[@andresizquierdoybazeta4347]

The one with the basement duh

[@JoseHernandez-tq4nc]

@@andresizquierdoybazeta4347 obviously.

[@jeksixten5751]

Juan - One

[@littleriggs057]

It takes Juan to know Juan

[@victorislas8104]

Prolly my favorite version, of my favorite song of Vampire Weekend! Not probably - MOST DEFINITELY!!!

[@nickhughes4800]

Love the drummer! Such a dope style. Been listening to this performance for 12 years now!

[@Jeyonekk]

UUUH AAH UUH UUUUUUUUUUH UH UH UUUH AAH UH UH

[@TravisVarga]

are you kidding me how awesome this song is...

[@chrisgross5409]

Alternate version of Crazy Love by Paul Simon. And that’s just fine😀

[@Rrodfer]

"Uma empresa antiga, uma obra de vidro moderna
Na esquina que você caminha todos os dias
O balconista idoso não vai nos olhar com desconfiança
Toda corporação imortal deu sua permissão
Uma pequena escadaria
Um pedacinho de carpete
Um par de espelhos de frente aos outros
Em ambas as direções, mil pequenas Julias
Se interligam no meio de Manhattan
Você esperou desde o almoço
Tudo vem de uma vez
Ao virar da esquina, a casa feita em arte moderna
Uma casa de arte moderna para expor-las fora dos armários
Talvez as pessoas que sejam donas e todos os pecados de orgulho e inveja
E no segundo andar, em frente ao Richard Serra Skate Park
Você esperou desde o almoço
Tudo vem de uma vez
Sente-se na parede do parque
Faça apenas as perguntas certas
"Por que os cavalos correm de táxis no inverno?"
Olhe para os prédios, imagine quem pode viver neles Imaginando seus wolfords em uma bola de roupa suja em cima da pia
Você esperou desde o almoço
Tudo vem de uma vez"

[@c.ltinsley5648]

Manga tak!

[@elgrandesnipe]

Love this song.

[@mfb5642]

Paul Simon still rocks!

[@donavonmacallister3101]

No he doesn't either, this is terrible! What the world is wrong with people now?

[@fardd7288]

@@donavonmacallister3101 ur weird + ur opinion sucks

[@itmyowninvention]

would have been sick to hear that synth loop arranged for the string quartet. Would have been a bitch to perform but would have been cool to hear.

[@bootsnake69420]

Ezra is amazing. He sounds just like the album version!

[@fancyclown3593]

Goddam Rostam

[@rosaespinoza-britton2965]

My husband got me hooked on this band. Love their music!! Singer is hot 🥵

[@danktoast8004]

Excuse me but you have a husband

[@bobbykevil214]

who the fuck can dislike this?

[@abril1294]

Heartstopper

[@sexybossover9000]

its kinda cool to see them this way, almost gives an inspiration to have your own band.

[@lukadakovic7315]

Came here because of Petruska. Actually i am happy i've just discovered white sky, love it!!!

[@iriejones8292]

Homie on the drums tho!

[@jameswalsh1391]

Fr bro he went off

[@Quackster606]

so fuckin great

[@patvan2]

EPIC, MAGIC, I constantly repeat his songs on my playlist..

[@afechannel8339]

Petruska

[@tothdio]

:D

[@stevestreetly7505]

Magnifico

[@JesusGarcia-yy4qo]

2022 😃👍

[@renegarcia2]

I loved the strings ending :F

[@dienabagueye669]

❤❤

[@patvan2]

EPIC, MAGIC,

[@Killerjay117]

Ezra looks so bored haha

[@kakashilazycyclopsneegee882]

kinda cool having your own band and so much beat🙋🙋

[@aidenjaxlol]

Wait....Which juan?

[@Srelfo]

Somebody have the true video of this song? (The aerobics one)

[@PLK123]

TTR!

[@fyv551]

rip edub

[@didsthecat1503]

first song my dad plays on midsommar morning

[@adamskiyo]

Are his vocals live???

[@James_David]

I love the way this was filmed!

[@docholloway]

The RICHARD SERRA SKATEPARK

[@jackkelly7557]

phish shirt

[@snailagas9873]

u deserve more comments

[@moonlightfitz]

Amamos👏

[@devgm7724]

Nem lopott!!!

[@tothdio]

szerintem ők lopták a Petruskától... NYILVÁN :D

[@secondencounter6927]

Senki nem mondta hogy ez lopott. A magyar verzióra annál inkább. Tökvéletlenül ugyanez az ütem, dallam és refrén, összetétel jutott eszébe a magyarnak is, minimális különbséggel mi?

[@tiborlakatos1471]

Hát szalámit lehet hogy nem!

[@nikkoandjessi]

Én már csak a kommenteket olvasom, a dal az idegesítő😂😂

[@Bafnek]

cool

[@kakashilazycyclopsneegee882]

ezra koieng looks so bored not in the mood

[@victorislas8104]

Btw, one doesn't face mirrors in Mexican culture; it opens up a doorway para el diablo!

[@ExpectingtheSpanishInquisition]

I feel that it might be the point. It all sounds a little like comparing modern corporations to circles of hell.

[@darkorderofmagi]

#Toowhite

[@AkronistThe23rd]

Unbearably so, one might say

[@donavonmacallister3101]

Crap, absolutely crap.