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Vampire Weekend — Taxi Cab
Album: Contra
Avg rating:
6.2

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Total ratings: 202









Released: 2010
Length: 3:54
Plays (last 30 days): 0
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Unsentimental
Driving around
Sure of myself
Sure of it now

You stand this close to me
Like the future was supposed to be
In the aisles of the grocery
And the blocks uptown

I remember
Remember it well
But if I'd forgotten
Could you tell?

In the shadow of your first attack
I was questioning and looking back
You said, "Baby, we don't speak of that"
Like a real aristocrat

Compound to compound
Lazy and safe
Wanting to leave it
Wanting to wait

When the taxi door was open wide
I pretended I was horrified
By the uniform clothes outside
Of the court yard gate

You're not a victim
But neither am I
Nostalgic for garbage
Desperate for time

I could blame it on your mother's hair
Or the colors that your father wears
But I know that I was never fair
You were always fine

Unsentimental
Driving around
Sure of myself
Sure of it now

You were standing this close to me
Like the future was suppose to be
In the eyes of the grocery
And the blocks uptown

I remember
Remember it well
And if I'd forgotten
Could you tell?

In the shadow of your first attack
I was questioning and looking back
You were standing on another track
Like a real aristocrat
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My office suggests that both the track and the cover art are flimsy.
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Love that 8 bit Nintendo intro!


Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
 yodasan_magoo wrote:
Another swing and a miss for Vampire. 
 
For sure! SPIN mag calls this one of the albums of year. Pretty pathetic if this is the best that bands could put out this year.{#Puke}
Posted 13 years ago by grungepuppy    [ Reply ]
The japan Import version of the album is worth picking up {#Mrgreen}
Posted 13 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:

.... she should sue her plastic surgeon - he missed some serious flaps.... 


{#Think} {#Ask} {#Ask} {#No} {#Stupid}
Posted 14 years ago by fingerpin    [ Reply ]
Another swing and a miss for Vampire. 
Posted 14 years ago by yodasan_magoo    [ Reply ]
 Mandible wrote:

Careful, Bill! Next she'll sue you.......

 
Who the frell IS that? And if she's gonna sue someone, she should sue her plastic surgeon - he missed some serious flaps. Um, not that I'd know... {#Bounce}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
They do capture NYC really, really well. My favorite of their albums by far...
Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
No sir, not for me! First time i say this.. Please make it stop!!!

Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
 BillG wrote:


Even weirder:


 
Careful, Bill! Next she'll sue you.......

Posted 14 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
 lysisphere wrote:
I hate this cover "art."
 
So did the chick on the cover. The model just sued the band for $2 MILLION for using her picture!!!!!!!!
Posted 14 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
twitterpated wrote:

From Cloud Cult to this - cool.  Love this CD.  It would be great to hear some of the other songs some time.


 

Puking {#Puke} 

Posted 14 years ago by Photo-John    [ Reply ]
Does not sound like Slayer
Posted 14 years ago by Photo-John    [ Reply ]
 sirdroseph wrote:

Side boobage alert!!!!!!!!{#Dancingbanana_2}
 
oh for the long lost days of when women were natural...
Posted 14 years ago by muse_Kidd    [ Reply ]
I hate this cover "art."
Posted 14 years ago by lysisphere    [ Reply ]
Accurate guys.{#Meditate}
Posted 14 years ago by Zurke    [ Reply ]
 twitterpated wrote:

From Cloud Cult to this - cool.  Love this CD.  It would be great to hear some of the other songs some time. 


I think Cousins is my favorite tune off the CD.

Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Aaaaand, dropped to a 1 for repeated plays just destroying anything I felt for this song before.

 dggeek wrote:
Agreed, but I gave it a -4.  Those things are getting on my nerves.

Frater_Kork wrote:
7 for the song, -1 for the casio handclaps.
 
 


Posted 14 years ago by dggeek    [ Reply ]
huh...usually i find these guys a little obnoxiously upbeat and superficial. this song seems to have a bit more depth than usual. i like, i like.
Posted 14 years ago by topherg87    [ Reply ]

From Cloud Cult to this - cool.  Love this CD.  It would be great to hear some of the other songs some time.


Posted 14 years ago by twitterpated    [ Reply ]

"Unsentimental, Driving Around"

 

Fantastic {#Mrgreen}


Posted 14 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
9 {#Arrow} 10
Posted 14 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 yodasan_magoo wrote:
Bites...
 

You know, you're right. It bites indeed.
Posted 14 years ago by TimeWaster    [ Reply ]
Agreed, but I gave it a -4.  Those things are getting on my nerves.

Frater_Kork wrote:
7 for the song, -1 for the casio handclaps.
 


Posted 14 years ago by dggeek    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
https://www.leninimports.com/cheryl_ladd_gallery_29.jpg
 
Side boobage alert!!!!!!!!{#Dancingbanana_2}

Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
7 for the song, -1 for the casio handclaps.
Posted 14 years ago by Frater_Kork    [ Reply ]
Weird album covers don't bother me.  Please play it again.  This is a great song! 
Posted 14 years ago by DCFella    [ Reply ]
 BillG wrote:


Even weirder:


 
Bill, you're an odd duck ... and we like it
Posted 14 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
 jhorton wrote:
Wow! Ain't that horrible?

Just horrible. 
 
Most excellent, I'd say
Posted 14 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
Wow! Ain't that horrible?

Just horrible. 
Posted 14 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
 On_The_Beach wrote:
https://www.leninimports.com/cheryl_ladd_gallery_29.jpg
 

Wow! That's a lot of caffiene!
Posted 14 years ago by posworld    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This is cool...  very groovy...  this really is an excellent album...
 

Very true, very true.
Posted 14 years ago by Darlington    [ Reply ]
brilliant sound from them on this track {#Mrgreen}

Posted 14 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
https://www.leninimports.com/cheryl_ladd_gallery_29.jpg
Posted 14 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
The enigmatic and always interesting critic for the New Yorker, Sasha Frere-Jones, recently did a long write-up on this band for the Contra release.  I think his previous articles were about Jay-Z and Pink, go figure.  I would post the link but it is not posted on the web.  For fans of this band, it is worth checking out.
Posted 14 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Quite Likey-able  
Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
They seem to be channeling Paul Simon from the Graceland period - especially the song "White Sky".  There was a lot of hype around their first album released in '08, but I never bothered giving it a listen probably because of the annoying band name.  Someone I trust suggested I give Contra (new album) a listen, and I like!
Posted 14 years ago by adroc    [ Reply ]
 Kite_Flyer wrote:
suckage.
 
Vampires suck - are you clever or bitter?

Posted 14 years ago by smokey420    [ Reply ]
 Mandible wrote:
weird album cover
 

Even weirder:




Posted 14 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
 Mandible wrote:
weird album cover
 
awesome album cover, HOT!

Posted 14 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
Check out their song Horchata. Pretty cool also.
Posted 14 years ago by posworld    [ Reply ]
Casio?
Posted 14 years ago by Coaxial    [ Reply ]
weird album cover
Posted 14 years ago by Mandible    [ Reply ]
suckage.
Posted 14 years ago by Kite_Flyer    [ Reply ]
I'm taking on the haters for all those people that like this is as I do.
7

Posted 14 years ago by papaman    [ Reply ]
Recently found out about these guys. Worth looking into more, pretty cool.
Posted 14 years ago by posworld    [ Reply ]

hmmm, nice, really interesting

I don't give a 9 after hearing 30 seconds very often, but that's what I did, and I am sticking to it


Posted 14 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Bites...
Posted 14 years ago by yodasan_magoo    [ Reply ]
You can stream the entire album on NPR this week. I think it is considerably better than their first album, at least based on my first listen so far.
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122213523

Posted 14 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]
Yawn.

3

Two points off for the band name alone.
Posted 14 years ago by RadioDoc    [ Reply ]
Good to hear new music on RP.  Particularly when it's Vampire Weekend!

Posted 14 years ago by window    [ Reply ]