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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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“Step” Is Inspired By “Step To My Girl” By Souls Of Mischief. Per The Band “Souls Of Mischief I’ve Always Loved. I Kind Of Associate Them With The First Time That I Really Started Become A Music Fan As A Young Teenager. This Song Apparently Was Recorded Around The Time Of Their First Album Which Was Called "93 ‘til Infinity" But It Never Made The Record And It Floated Around As A Bootleg For Awhile. I Only Discovered It Five Or Six Years Ago But It Always Really Stuck With Me Especially The Chorus. I Didn’t Know Where It Came From But They’re Kind Of Like Scratching Somebody Saying "Every Time I See You In The World You Always Step To My Girl.” Slowly As I Listened To This Song I Found Myself Kind Of Writing This Alternate Song Based On That Phrase." Souls Of Mischief However Also Recycled This Line Which Appeared First In YZ’s “Who’s That Girl.” The First Verse Is Almost A Parody Of The Early Vampire Weekend Lyrics As They’re So Dense And Knotty That They Are Really Superfluous And Unnecessary To Advance The Melody. That Was Part Of Their Charm If You Are Into That Kind Of Thing But Could Be Alienating As Well. This Narrator Rejects That Knowingness For Deeper More Primitive Truths. Given The Recurring References To An Ex From Northern California On "Contra" It’s Possible That This One Might Have Been Written During Or Cut From? That Album. The Official Lyrics Video Shows Scenes Of New York In A Black-And-White Scheme Reminiscent Of The Iconic Opening To Woody Allen’s "Manhattan".
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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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“Step” is inspired by “Step to My Girl” by Souls of Mischief.
Per the band:
“Souls Of Mischief I’ve always loved. I kind of associate them with the first time that I really started become a music fan as a young teenager. This song apparently was recorded around the time of their first album, which was called "93 ‘til Infinity", but it never made the record and it floated around as a bootleg for awhile. I only discovered it five or six years ago but it always really stuck with me, especially the chorus. I didn’t know where it came from but they’re kind of like scratching somebody saying, "Every time I see you in the world, you always step to my girl.” Slowly as I listened to this song, I found myself kind of writing this alternate song based on that phrase."
Souls Of Mischief, however, also recycled this line which appeared first in YZ’s “Who’s That Girl.”
The first verse is almost a parody of the early Vampire Weekend lyrics, as they’re so dense and knotty that they are really superfluous and unnecessary to advance the melody. That was part of their charm, if you are into that kind of thing, but could be alienating as well. This narrator rejects that knowingness for deeper, more primitive truths. Given the recurring references to an ex from northern California on "Contra", it’s possible that this one might have been written during (or cut from?) that album.
The official lyrics video shows scenes of New York in a black-and-white scheme reminiscent of the iconic opening to Woody Allen’s "Manhattan". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.