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Oxford Comma by Vampire Weekend
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Vampire Weekend Is An Indie Rock Band Which Formed In February 2006 In New York City New York United States. The Band Consists Of Ezra Koenig Vocals Guitar Chris Baio Bass And Christopher Tomson Drums . Rostam Batmanglij Has Left The Band In Early 2016 To Begin Solo Career But Will Continue To Collaborate With Ezra. The Band Has Released Four Albums "Vampire Weekend" 2008 "Contra" 2010 " "Modern Vampires Of The City" 2013 And "Father Of The Bride" 2019 . The Band Has Gained Positive Comparisons To Such Artists As Paul Simon Haircut 100 And The Walkmen. Vampire Weekend Received Much Buzz From Local Blogs Throughout 2007 During Their Rise To A Record Deal With Indie Label XL Recordings. Rolling Stone Placed Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa At Number 57 For The Top 100 Songs Of 2007. The Band's Debut Album "Vampire Weekend" Was Released On January 28. 2008. It Was A Surprise Success Peaking At #17 On The Billboard 200. Their Second Album "Contra" Was Released On January 12 2010. It Contains The Single "Cousins". The Album Debuted At #1 On The Billboard 200 Only The 12th Independently Released And Distributed Album To Achieve Such A Feat. They Are Self-Proclaimed "specialists In The Following Styles 'Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa' 'Upper West Side Soweto' 'Campus' And 'Oxford Comma Riddim.'" The Name "Vampire Weekend" Comes From A Movie That Ezra Koenig Made In The Summer Of His Freshman Year At College. You Can Watch The Trailer On Youtube Here. Their Official Site Is Http //www.Vampireweekend.Com/
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"Oxford Comma" Is The Third Single By Vampire Weekend Released May 26 2008 From Their Debut Album "Vampire Weekend". In This Number About Linguistic Imperialism The New York Band Appear To Be Criticizing The 19th Century English Intellectuals That Created And Enforced Such Rules Of Language As The Oxford Comma. As Far As Vampire Weekend Are Concerned Content Should Come Before Structure.
The Lyrics Refer To Lil' John Surely The Only Instance Of A Song About Punctuation To Reference The Atlanta Crunk Maestro. Singer/guitarist And Lyricist Ezra Koenig Admitted In An Interview With Aversion To Being A Fan Of Lil' Jon. The Vampire Weekend Frontman Said "I Love Him. Well I Specifically Like "Get Low" A Lot. I Like The Dance Where You Point Your Hands To The Window And To The Wall. I Don't Dance A Lot But I Did Have A Couple Of Experiences Dancing To It."
Vampire Weekend Have Been Criticized For Producing "lifestyle Music." Koenig Told About.Com This Is A Misconception Citing This Song As An Example. He Explained "With 'Oxford Comma ' To Me It's Very Obvious That It's About Elitism And Dealing With Someone Who Thinks They're Better Than You And Who Tries To Criticize You In Bulls--T Ways. I Know It's Not The Most Straight-Forward Song In The World But To Me It's Pretty Obvious That That's The Tone Of It. But Some People Would Say That By Even Naming A Song 'Oxford Comma ' All We're Doing Is Reinforcing Elitism Because In Theory Only The Privileged Classes Know What An Oxford Comma Is. That To Me Is A Classic Example Of How People Misinterpret Our Songs. Some People Just Hear Certain Words And Think 'these Guys Must Think They're So Smart!' But My Family History Has Pointed To The Idea That You Don't Have To Be Rich To Be Educated To Care About Books To Know Obscure Words."
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Vampire Weekend Is An Indie Rock Band Which Formed In February 2006 In New York City New York United States. The Band Consists Of Ezra Koenig Vocals Guitar Chris Baio Bass And Christopher Tomson Drums . Rostam Batmanglij Has Left The Band In Early 2016 To Begin Solo Career But Will Continue To Collaborate With Ezra. The Band Has Released Four Albums "Vampire Weekend" 2008 "Contra" 2010 " "Modern Vampires Of The City" 2013 And "Father Of The Bride" 2019 . The Band Has Gained Positive Comparisons To Such Artists As Paul Simon Haircut 100 And The Walkmen. Vampire Weekend Received Much Buzz From Local Blogs Throughout 2007 During Their Rise To A Record Deal With Indie Label XL Recordings. Rolling Stone Placed Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa At Number 57 For The Top 100 Songs Of 2007. The Band's Debut Album "Vampire Weekend" Was Released On January 28. 2008. It Was A Surprise Success Peaking At #17 On The Billboard 200. Their Second Album "Contra" Was Released On January 12 2010. It Contains The Single "Cousins". The Album Debuted At #1 On The Billboard 200 Only The 12th Independently Released And Distributed Album To Achieve Such A Feat. They Are Self-Proclaimed "specialists In The Following Styles 'Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa' 'Upper West Side Soweto' 'Campus' And 'Oxford Comma Riddim.'" The Name "Vampire Weekend" Comes From A Movie That Ezra Koenig Made In The Summer Of His Freshman Year At College. You Can Watch The Trailer On Youtube Here. Their Official Site Is Http //www.Vampireweekend.Com/ read less
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"Oxford Comma" is the third single by Vampire Weekend, released May 26, 2008, from their debut album "Vampire Weekend".
In this number about linguistic imperialism, the New York band appear to be criticizing the 19th century English intellectuals that created and enforced such rules of language as the Oxford comma. As far as Vampire Weekend are concerned content should come before structure.
The lyrics refer to Lil' John, surely the only instance of a song about punctuation to reference the Atlanta crunk maestro. Singer/guitarist and lyricist Ezra Koenig admitted in an interview with Aversion to being a fan of Lil' Jon. The Vampire Weekend frontman said: "I love him. Well, I specifically like "Get Low" a lot. I like the dance where you point your hands to the window and to the wall. I don't dance a lot, but I did have a couple of experiences dancing to it."
Vampire Weekend have been criticized for producing "lifestyle music." Koenig told About.com this is a misconception, citing this song as an example. He explained: "With 'Oxford Comma,' to me it's very obvious that it's about elitism, and dealing with someone who thinks they're better than you, and who tries to criticize you in bulls--t ways. I know it's not the most straight-forward song in the world, but to me it's pretty obvious that that's the tone of it. But some people would say that by even naming a song 'Oxford Comma,' all we're doing is reinforcing elitism, because, in theory, only the privileged classes know what an Oxford comma is. That, to me, is a classic example of how people misinterpret our songs. Some people just hear certain words and think: 'these guys must think they're so smart!' But, my family history has pointed to the idea that you don't have to be rich to be educated, to care about books, to know obscure words." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.