Vampire Weekend - Rich Man (Official Audio)

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[@TheAndrewj96]

Those violins, though, especially mixed with the synth bass... _ugh._ So good.

[@taylz1200]

When you get a chance, check out Black Dialogue by The Perceptionists. Nice violin there too...

[@boblofblad8802]

I'm obsessed with them!

[@ronin6158]

contrasty w the tin-can phono kwassa rhythm parts. so, so, so, good.

[@killerkimm]

this whole album feels like a happy and sad love letter. it's beautiful.

[@elinorboese5818]

Lovin the violin in this

[@zhoulennon]

I think this one is a love letter to Donald Trump ;)

[@jarrydlinwood6607]

Best description!!

[@izdotcarter]

I really didn’t enjoy the song with Haim. Just wasn’t my style at all.

[@samj8197]

I only now realized that as the song goes on the numbers keep increasing.

[@WiloPolis03]

Holy crap you're right

[@janusgraves007]

This song got me interested in S.E. Rogie who I listen to routinely now. Thank you.

[@annigolle9976]

melody based on "Please go easy on me" by S.E. Rogie - wonderful adaption, thanks Ezra

[@rovegav]

Violins part would totally fit in a movie

[@renz6634]

0:54 BEST PART AND U KNOW IT

[@adamlalik8179]

Ezra Koenigs Lonely Hearts Club Band

[@Batman_Fan]

the african influence, the violins, the themes of wealth: this sounds like something straight off their first album. I LOVE it.

[@angelinap.3840]

sounds like M79's lost sibling

[@nwmposula9814]

Yes, it has that South African Mbaqanga music feel, Its the same sound that influenced Paul Simon's Graceland album.

[@andrewvictor881]

@@nwmposula9814 thank you. I’m 29, grew up listening to vampire weekend my whole life. My dad is very music oriented and he once played me Paul Simon. My automatic thought was that VW sounded exactly like him. There’s no vampire weekend without Paul Simon. More people need to realize that.

[@ghostgraft3rr95]

@@nwmposula9814 it’s Sierra Leonean palm wine music and the sample comes from se rogie

[@JavaScripting64]

@@nwmposula9814 I just found out today that it actually samples Please Go Easy With Me by S.E. Rogie

[@SJSJSJ77182]

BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM!!

[@mickang22]

Steven Azza i agree . Top 3 with this life and unbearably white imo

[@advancedyodeler8220]

Indeed

[@eliaskarago5610]

I think it retains the original vampire weekend we all love, right? Deep stuff.

[@drewbocop]

Every track so far has had somebody saying that track was the best track on the album. That's a good sign.

[@bossman-jk9tl]

Anthony Fantano would like to have a word with you.

[@vanshikarathore5513]

It takes my breath away, THE VIOLIN!! SENDING LOVE FROM INDIA

[@walternate2914]

Favorite track on the album. Reminds me of my childhood somehow-feels nostalgic and out of our time. Hard to categorize it.

[@CeeJayDee94]

I'm glad I'm not the only one that feels this way. A lot of this album makes me feel nostalgic about the 90's even though I was only 6 by the end of them. This album takes me back to a place I hardly knew yet feels so familiar.

[@leticiacristina3888]

It reminds me of Spongebob Squarepants

[@WiloPolis03]

@@leticiacristina3888 Lol I was thinking that

[@robpreece4694]

its about all the sounds you absorb throughout your life. they come into your head again when you hear certain pieces. then you try to patch them to a era of your life. difficult to deduce to an actual event

[@justbank5007]

That background reminds me of Fleetwood Mac's "Never Going Back Again". Pure bliss. 😁

[@MrJameswingham]

S.E.Rogie...''Please Go Easy With Me'...

[@florencarrenorodriguez7759]

Yes, maybe

[@sebastienhirel1226]

Palm wine music sample from S.E. Rogie

[@alrayahalrehima6567]

Thank you for giving the credit to whom it is due😢

[@isaacdiaz4668]

LYRICS When I was young, I was told I'd find One rich man in ten has a satisfied mind And I’m the one 100 to one says I wouldn't react But I'm the 1 in 100 who would swing right back Yes, I’m the one Thousands of steps and staircases to climb Thousands of men you'd most likely decline And yet I'm the one 10,000 to 1, could I possibly bet? I'm compelled by your love and I haven't lost yet Clearly, you're the one One in a million don't mean what it meant And these millions of gold coins don't gleam when they’re spent You’re left with none Ten million dollars could win the whole lot But if ten million dollars is all that you got You won't be the one Hundreds of millions of papers to sign Hundreds of millions of souls left behind And yet, we’re the ones A billion to one, don't the odds make you sick? To be one in a billion's a terrible trick You're the wretched one When I was young, I was told I’d find One rich man in ten has a satisfied mind And I'm the one

[@jpkillmeyer]

Thank you!!

[@temitopes7066]

hmmm. I counter that the line is "thousands of men you're most likely to climb... and yet im the one"

[@catherinelimbada2573]

Sounds like something you'd hear in a Wes Anderson film 😍😍😍

[@Kingken16]

Catherine Limbada the violin definitely reminds me of one of the tracks off Darjeeling Limited!

[@pietropes1322]

Yep...always thought that they are the musical version of a Wes Anderson movie.

[@madiskorey]

I’d like but it’s at 69 likes.

[@luked.4131]

Take it back

[@PeterPiper86]

@@Kingken16 Got Darjeeling Limited vibes from this song, too. Anderson's movie featured, among others, tracks composed by Satyajit Ray and the violin here really does sound like it came straight out one of those pieces. Great stuff!

[@bacchante1]

This sounds to me like a kid's song for learning multiples of 10 -- it's simple, and catchy. And I mean that in a GOOD way.

[@bessc3358]

my favorite song off the album. it sounds like their first album with the production turned up x1000

[@bessc3358]

shoutout ariel

[@toeey14]

Heard this tune for the first time today. Already a favorite of mine

[@dt3sh]

I cannot properly put in to words how much I love this band

[@BigStupidFingers]

Same

[@Samuel_Buckley]

Same this band is so underrated

[@marley.laughlin]

same

[@WiloPolis03]

I like how Modern Vampires of the City and Father of the Bride take their baroque & afropop elements and make them more like samples or subtler elements, and focus more on just making really solid, emotional art pop.

[@baconArchitect]

that's because it is a sample. it's from S.E Rogie's "Please Go Easy With Me". there's quite a few samples on the album; 2021 is also based around a sample of Haruomi Hosono's "Talking"

[@WiloPolis03]

@@baconArchitect Yeah ik, this album has a bit more hip hop influence than their other albums

[@chriswilson6630]

Rich man blows my mind as a piece of music it’s just a very special song

[@raniayasmine497]

This song really make me comfy

[@glenaladar]

This and Unbearably White are my favorites from the album.

[@martinbrando1924]

leaving a comment because its just so great

[@3mjulia]

I learned to multiply x10 with this song. thanks Ezra!

[@4ltd3l]

Hello my fellow late night VW fans.

[@jaxonwilliams6640]

the violins mixed with the bass, so good

[@11dubs30]

The sound on that guitar is perfect. Old and new all in one.

[@paulholyfield]

Well said.

[@moonlightfitz]

Love it😭

[@thewhatness]

Anyone else notice how the lyrics cleverly increase by a base power of 10?

[@dormnuke]

*screams in hundred thousand*

[@michaelleonmcdonough4951]

Obviously.

[@alecperrotto8499]

IM SO GLAD THIS ALBUM IS OUT!!!

[@florencarrenorodriguez7759]

This song is fantastic, the violins remind me of certain Moroccan music, this differnt mix of music is perfect

[@tmsn6668]

Because that song when I heard it from my eyes

[@Louis-uj6yy]

Awww yes this is the sound we want from Vampire Weekend! A timeless tune that makes you nostalgic.

[@Samuel_Buckley]

Beautiful

[@cesaralbavalverde39]

Thanks for the great music Vampire Weekend! See you in another 10 years till the next album 😂😂

[@deadbutterfly7846]

prolly 2021

[@Sophie-ge7ti]

@@deadbutterfly7846 we can hope. Make it happen Ez.

[@Det.RichardDick]

@@Sophie-ge7tiit’s out

[@blkeyedbush]

The original is from Sierra Leone guitarist S.E. Rogie - Please Go Easy With Me

[@teelafia]

I feel like Rostam was involved in this song... the classical sound of Vampire Weekend is him.

[@andmoreagain5323]

eh ezra too

[@Skat9]

Nope he was not. He only co-wrote and produced we belong together and additional production on harmony hall. We been robbed.

[@chrimbus3442]

My thoughts exactly, i like ezras new side of things but I hope we ger more Rostam and Ezra collabs

[@cherybomber]

Considering his solo career isn't exactly setting the world on fire, he should rejoin VW.

[@Sophie-ge7ti]

@@cherybomber agreed

[@itzelpretzel]

this is one of those songs that makes me glad that music exists and im here for it

[@raleighjoyner5829]

Those strings are giving me so much Merchant-Ivory Indian cinema from the late 1960s

[@gabot397]

This album has helped me get through my heartbreak more than I could've thought hahaha, honestly, THANK YOU VAMPIRE WEEKEND! ❤, you guys helped heal me!

[@taylz1200]

Wow. Guarantee this all grows in popularity. This is so beautiful, and so are their other songs. Glad I've discovered them!

[@oliviahardgrove6165]

So warm and lovely ahhh what a gift !!!!

[@KC-ep6sg]

These lyrics are so sweet :')

[@eqsic]

sampled from s.e. rogie's please go easy with me

[@alrayahalrehima6567]

Yes. Credit where it is due😊

[@stanleywhitehughes]

johnny cash - satisfied mind

[@iLoveMyDog200]

This guitar melody is so sweet. It sounds like a Spanish love song you found on an old record

[@MrJameswingham]

S.E.Rogie...'Please Go Easy With Me'...

[@ghostgraft3rr95]

West African guitar Sierra Leone to be exact

[@JesusMorales-wc4hn]

I feel almost every song of this album can perfectly fit into a movie soundtrack

[@WiloPolis03]

This album just gets better and better the more times I listen to it

[@onnie9summers]

2:15 great humming Ezra

[@aidanpalmaccio9221]

If anyone likes the guitar riff sample as much as I do, consider listening to the original: Please Go Easy With Me by S. E. Rogie, a guitarist from Sierra Leone.

[@Sophie-ge7ti]

Bob dylan feels on this one. LOVE IT.

[@fromthemasses_tothemasses]

S.E. Rogie

[@Sophie-ge7ti]

I just mean that it gave me the feel of 60's folk songs/ bob dylan type vocals.

[@TheChetoo97]

This song sounds like it fits in perfectly in VW’s debut album

[@alyosha917]

Not their debut but definitely Contra in my opinion.

[@MrPenguinFingers]

Jose Rodriguez Can’t be Contra, it isn’t boring

[@davyroger3773]

@@MrPenguinFingers Is White Sky boring to you

[@DavidWilcox2283]

Great tune 👍... I’m taking my 9 year old son to red rocks in October for his first official “show”... please play richman on Wednesday... 😍

[@chrisstephens6673]

I hear a Penguin Cafe Orchestra influence in the music and there's nothing wrong with that.

[@anukritibahuguna9960]

In love!

[@josephgil8165]

Yes!

[@Pride317]

Lyrics When I was young, I was told I'd find One rich man in ten has a satisfied mind And I’m the one A hundred to one says I wouldn't react But I'm the one in a hundred who would swing right back Yes, I’m the one Thousands of steps and staircases to climb Thousands of men you'd most likely decline And yet I'm the one Ten thousand to one, could I possibly bet? I'm compelled by your love and I haven't lost yet Clearly, you're the one One in a million don't mean what it meant And these millions of gold coins don't gleam when they’re spent You’re left with none Ten million dollars could win the whole lot But if ten million dollars is all that you got You won't be the one Hundreds of millions of papers to sign Hundreds of millions of souls left behind And yet, we’re the ones A billion to one, don't the odds make you sick? To be one in a billion's a terrible trick You're the wretched one When I was young, I was told I’d find One rich man in ten has a satisfied mind And I'm the one

[@phoenixwright0]

This is my favourite Vampire Weekend song tbh, Vampire Weekend always gave me a different vibe.

[@MS-he3wz]

Blissful sound. Just blissful.

[@oooo4861]

Sounds like a soundtrack to a cartoon for some reason... but its cool anyways ;)

[@raleighjoyner5829]

The Vampire Weekend-Wes Anderson-Merchant Ivory Films Expanded Musical Universe - Self-Titled: M79 Contra: Horchata MVOTC: Finger Back FOTB: Rich Man

[@The_Butter_Man]

Goes by multiples of 10 but skips 100k

[@heather3037]

Happiness and pain in one beautifully constructed album.

[@prrrang]

Wonderful!

[@alexwillard6455]

se rogie wants his royalty

[@alrayahalrehima6567]

Yeah and now.😑

[@hrishikkumardas69]

Atleast there still some singers who makes old school music.

[@rubengalvan497]

OH FRICK YES

[@calypco]

tasty jam

[@sophiaanderson3064]

sweet sweet sweet sweet

[@jamiestainer9389]

The sample here is from Sierra Leonean legend S.E.Rogie. Rogie's music is superb! The piece sampled in this song is called 'Please Go Easy With Me'.

[@alatasam215]

super duper cool

[@rhn6075]

ok I like this one

[@asmundkuttulu]

Excelent Song! Its amazing to find bands that stay creative and loyal to their style! Great Job! was waiting for your album for years. Please dont try to make mainstream music, a big mistake many bands do, because they dont understand that being different makes you unique! Sorry my bad English =D

[@bocelott]

Best song on the album by fucking far

[@eliaskarago5610]

I love you vampire weekend! Hope Rostam comes back.

[@mastodonfarm]

Damn those strings though...

[@thegaminghammy5794]

First ever comments I love You VAMPIRE WEEKEND!!

[@LydiaSuMusic]

Fave track! Honestly reminds me a lot of Gentleman Jack

[@guzik74]

Ironically, even with this title, serious Beatles vibes on this one

[@josephgil8165]

guzik74 A White Album, experimental, longer than usual, several short songs

[@fromthemasses_tothemasses]

S.E. Rogie

[@michellesteinkraus788]

Their music needs to be in a Wes Anderson film already.

[@AlbyTheMovieCreator]

it fucking got stuck in my mind. best band ever on earth

[@yukeshrai]

Sounds like old classic movie music

[@brunossantos0327]

Muito daora

[@sierrasmith5732]

y e s, f i n a l l y

[@LolaLavonda]

Reminds me of the song Papa Hobo by Paul Simon

[@theodoreastor3443]

This one reminds me of those old black and white cartoons

[@rebeccar689]

AHHHHHHH

[@paulholyfield]

Does this remind anyone else of the theme song for the TV show "Pinwheel"? It's not the same obviously, but something in the sound connects the two.

[@matthewshafer9545]

This album is the background music to every commercial that i wonder what the name of the song was in it ....spooky .

[@sergiomarcossantiago6687]

A no ma, me recuerda a los hermosos huapangos, buena canción, contiene mucha alegría.

[@brunakbarni1]

am i the only one who think this song reminds snow white and the seven dwarfs? ahhahah

[@sigh868]

We got 2hrs of harmony hall guitars now I want 2hrs rich man violins

[@TheCesarmiento]

¿Paul Simon vibes?

[@zhoulennon]

Not just vibes - the lyrics in the refrains are almost identical to the lyrics in the refrains of Simon's song "You're The One." I think Koenig is heavily winking at the Simon comparisons here...

[@fromthemasses_tothemasses]

I mean its a direct sample of S.E. Rogie

[@dannymoulton4829]

Yep, aping Paul Simon's Africanisms

[@federicotoscano]

a Paul Simon le gusta esto

[@emmieXbear]

Does that violin give anyone else Wizard of Oz vibes?

[@0axel078]

This reminds me of the opening song from Disney's Robin Hood, the one the rooster sings.

[@iLoveMyDog200]

Reminds me of Andrew bird

[@Junioeboice]

like feat.rostam. some part of song sound like "Wood, Rostam"