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Watch: Vampire Weekend Cover Springsteen Live

From pitchfork.com at 30/08/10 03:30 PM. 1 comments.

Photo by Soren Solkaer Starbird

When we spoke with Vampire Weekend leader singer Ezra Koenig recently for our 5-10-15-20 feature, he talked about his recent infatuation with Bruce Springsteen's Born in the U.S.A. "I've gone through a lot of favorite songs from the album," he said. "For a while, 'I'm Goin' Down' was my favorite, and I listened to that constantly. It had this happy feel, but somewhat depressing lyrics about going down. That one really stood out for me."

Proving his point even further, Vampire Weekend covered the song at a show in Vancouver, British Columbia on Saturday night. Check out a good-quality YouTube of it below (via Consequence of Sound):

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  1. I think that is what makes the song. I love how it is all happy feel but the the lyrics are actually contrasting. I think the contrast makes the song more unique and cool sounding. Vampire Weekend sound is going int he right direction I can’t wait till they come out with a new album.

    By Vampire Weekend Lover at 30/08/10 11:11 PM

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