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Young Lion by Vampire Weekend
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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The Band’s Multi-Instrumentalist And Producer Rostam Batmanglij Wrote “Young Lion” About A Real-Life June 2009 Encounter That Lyricist Ezra Koenig Had “with An Older Rasta At Dunkin Donuts” A Random Stranger Who Stopped Him While He Was Walking To The Brooklyn Studio During The Final Weeks Of Recording "Contra" And Said To Him “You Take Your Time Young Lion.” There Is An Infamous 1967 Photo Shoot Of Jim Morrison Of This Name. Coincidentally The Columbia University Mascot Is The Lions. All Four Members Of Vampy Weeks Went There And The Band Was Founded There. Coincidentally Also Ezra Koenig Mentioned Rap Genius At A March 2010 New York Public Library “Young Lions” Event With The Writer John Wray. He Said He Preferred The Original Name Which Was Rap Exegesis. The Young Lions Are A Fundraising Group For The Library And Catnip To The Kinds Of People Who Are Characters In Vampire Weekend Songs. Not Coincidentally Young Lions Are Discussed In The Tanakh Jeremiah 2 11-15 “Hath A Nation Changed Its Gods Which Yet Are No Gods? But My People Hath Changed Its Glory For That Which Doth Not Profit. Be Astonished O Ye Heavens At This And Be Horribly Afraid Be Ye Exceeding Amazed Saith The LORD. For My People Have Committed Two Evils They Have Forsaken Me The Fountain Of Living Waters And Hewed Them Out Cisterns Broken Cisterns That Can Hold No Water. Is Israel A Servant? Is He A Home-Born Slave? Why Is He Become A Prey? The Young Lions Have Roared Upon Him And Let Their Voice Resound And They Have Made His Land Desolate His Cities Are Laid Waste Without Inhabitant."
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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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The band’s multi-instrumentalist and producer, Rostam Batmanglij, wrote “Young Lion” about a real-life June 2009 encounter that lyricist Ezra Koenig had “with an older rasta at Dunkin Donuts”, a random stranger who stopped him while he was walking to the Brooklyn studio during the final weeks of recording "Contra" and said to him: “You take your time, young lion.”
There is an infamous 1967 photo shoot of Jim Morrison of this name.
Coincidentally, the Columbia University mascot is the Lions. All four members of Vampy Weeks went there, and the band was founded there.
Coincidentally, also, Ezra Koenig mentioned Rap Genius at a March 2010 New York Public Library “Young Lions” event with the writer John Wray. He said he preferred the original name, which was Rap Exegesis. The Young Lions are a fundraising group for the library and catnip to the kinds of people who are characters in Vampire Weekend songs.
Not coincidentally, Young Lions are discussed in the Tanakh (Jeremiah 2:11-15):
“Hath a nation changed its gods, which yet are no gods? But My people hath changed its glory for that which doth not profit. Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye exceeding amazed, saith the LORD. For My people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. Is Israel a servant? Is he a home-born slave? Why is he become a prey? The young lions have roared upon him, and let their voice resound; and they have made his land desolate, his cities are laid waste, without inhabitant." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.