PMA's Best Covers of 2008: Vampire Weekend - Everywhere

[GoldDustOrphan]

One of 2008's best reviewed albums, Vampire Weekend's full-length debut made countless top 10 year-end lists, including Rolling Stone.

Vampire Weekend performed its version of Everywhere in studio at Triple J. Several on-line publications have declared it one of the best covers of 2008.

Vampire Weekend - Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac Cover).mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?ienmg5mywmm

Here they are performing it live:

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[Chrislit18]

AHHH EZRA KOENIG!!!
TALKING ABOUT FLEETWOOD MAC!!


I love him <3

And Vampire Weekend is the best band of 2008. APunk and Ladies of Cambridge are worth buying. But I think they should cover a LBTusk song on thier next CD. Just saying :D

[GoldDustOrphan]

The fact that critic's darlings such as Vampire Weekend - whose debut CD released in Jan. 2008 was certified Gold - speaks to FM's continued relevance.

[michelej1]

From an interview with Vampire Weekend:

http://www.944.com/articles/big-sound-vampire-weekend-releases-their-much-anticipated-sophomore-album-contra-on-the-heels-of-a-hot-debut/

The musicians have also proven themselves quite an able cover band, taking on the likes of Radiohead, Tom Petty and an inspired take on Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere,” a song Batmanglij and Keonig bonded over one hazy night back at Columbia.

“Ezra and I got really high, and I played the Fleetwood Mac version for him. He was blown away,” Batmanglij chuckles. “Even though there’s a lot of heavy production going on, at the heart of it is a great song. That’s where it all connected.”

[Andy Man]

From an interview with Vampire Weekend:

http://www.944.com/articles/big-sound-vampire-weekend-releases-their-much-anticipated-sophomore-album-contra-on-the-heels-of-a-hot-debut/

The musicians have also proven themselves quite an able cover band, taking on the likes of Radiohead, Tom Petty and an inspired take on Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere,” a song Batmanglij and Keonig bonded over one hazy night back at Columbia.

“Ezra and I got really high, and I played the Fleetwood Mac version for him. He was blown away,” Batmanglij chuckles. “Even though there’s a lot of heavy production going on, at the heart of it is a great song. That’s where it all connected.”

I love the last comment about the over-production. I totally agree. I think that had Everywhere been produced more simplistically that it would have been an even bigger and classic song. The chorus is awesome to sing along to and I feel that LB just subdued it sooo much on the TITN version...mind you it was the 80s so that explains a lot haha

[TrueFaith77]

Well I consider The Dance version to be definitive. And if ONLY VW had officially released Everywhere. I'm seriously considering not buying their new album unless they include it as a bonus track.

[Janis_no1]

One of 2008's best reviewed albums, Vampire Weekend's full-length debut made countless top 10 year-end lists, including Rolling Stone.

Vampire Weekend performed its version of Everywhere in studio at Triple J. Several on-line publications have declared it one of the best covers of 2008.

Vampire Weekend - Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac Cover).mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?ienmg5mywmm

Here they are performing it live:

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Yeah they did do this on triple J radio station, this is the radio station i listen to, and like usual have it on in the morning as i get ready for work, they every few weeks have someone on for a cover, and guess what the song was! Perhaps all of us have this, that you have a little moment where you hope to hear them mentioned, or that someone is talking or singing a fmac or stevie song... yeah :rolleyes: