Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma Lyrics

Is that Hamilton Morris holding the light in the beginning

Dope group I love it

2020 still here

Thanks for feeling the bern guys! 🔥

Just realized, is that Hamilton Morris holding the light in the beginning? ICONIC IF TRUE

Good ol' 480p.

this is still my favorite song about bad grammar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkN_qkN5JLQ

Dora the explorer

Everyone should give a fuck about the Oxford Comma.

I love this band

*of course* richard ayoade directed this

Sounds weird but this song is the reason why I thought comma was a swear word for years as a kid

GOOD ENOUGH!!!!!

Is this a reference to something

Wow this song is over 11 years old now...

the 2.8k people who disliked this give a fuck about oxford commas.

WHAT A FUCKIN MASTERPIECE

Showed this to my English teacher; it either goes one of two ways. One where you're right, and one where you get expelled for being right

First heard this song when I was 10 years old and fell in love with the sound, I'm now 22 and have fallen in love with the meaning.

cold mountain

Alguien más está aquí por Richie?👀

Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?
I've seen those English dramas too
They're cruel
So if there's any other way
To spell the word
It's fine with me, with me

Why would you speak to me that way
Especially when I always said that I
Haven't got the words for you
All your diction dripping with disdain
Through the pain
I always tell the truth

Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?
I climbed to Dharamsala too
I did
I met the highest lama
His accent sounded fine
to me, to me

Check your handbook
It's no trick
Take the chapstick
Put it on your lips
Crack a smile
Adjust my tie
Know your boyfriend, unlike other guys

Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's to the wall
Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth

Check your passport
It's no trick
Take the chapstick
Put it on your lips
Crack a smile
Adjust my tie
Know your butler, unlike other guys

Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's through the wall
Why would you tape my conversations?
Show your paintings
At the United Nations
Lil' Jon, he always tells the truth

ProFFessor Mosby

I hope I'm not the only one that noticed him saying "first it's to the window, then it's to the wall" near the end

wtf hamilton at 0:42

this song reminds me of simpler times.

I was searching for Richard Ayoade videos, and came across this by accident... but I’m glad I did!

ezra used to be my crush when i was 11 omg

5,001st Comment!

A Ford 8n is a damn good tractor

Good point Ezra

Anybody knows the name of that car ?

almost 12 years! woah time.

Ahhh, back when Vampire Weekend didn't suck. Whatever they did between their last two albums ruined their creativity.

*you spin me round the flea market*
mr f did this song better than u

That's an beautiful car

Best song for English homework

Oh shit this is one take I just realised

Why is this song my favorite song of all time??!!

Somebody please fact check me on this. Ezra is in an English class at Columbia University and is bored to death hearing a lecture on what an Oxford Comma is.....and under his breath he is muttering.....Who gives a fuck about an Oxford Comma.
Wha-la.....history in the making begins.

WOW! Is that Hamilton from Vice's "Hamiltons Pharmacopeia"!1?

But actually, I do give a fuck about oxford commas

your Wes Anderson is showing...

That useless @$$ @ 1:00 - I was wondering why he was still standing there, looking around so 'innocently' - haha (blammo!)

16, 957, 978. Love this song.

Your videographer was just showing off- even if there were a hundred takes, to get it all in a continuous shot is so difficult.

Rees-Mogg brought me here.

"you do realize they were lying right?"
No Ted, they don't realize they weren't lying

Oxford commas don't belong in every list you put in a sentence.
I could give you my poor explanation so you can poorly interpret it, you could look it up on the internet to get a better understanding, or you could just go about your day.
See what I did there?

Damn the last time I watch this was 8 years ago took some time learning the solo on guitar

0:38 is that hamilton morris

YEA BRO!

Erwin Ruczienski Everyone keeps saying it’s some guy named Hamilton Morris but I think it’s Josh Taylor from the band Half Alive. Or am I stupid?

Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?
I've seen those English dramas, too
They're cruel
So if there's any other way
To spell the word, it's fine with me
With me
Why would you speak to me that way?
Especially when I always said that I
Haven't got the words for you
All your diction, dripping with disdain
Through the pain, I always tell the truth
Who gives a fuck about an Oxford climber?
I climbed to Dharamsala, too
I did
I met the highest lama
His accent sounded fine to me
To me
Check your handbook, it's no trick
Take the chapstick, put it on your lips
Crack a smile, adjust my tie
Know your boyfriend, unlike other guys
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's to the wall
Little John, he always tells the truth
Check your passport, it's no trick
Take the Chapstick, put it on your lips
Crack a smile, adjust my tie
Know your butler, unlike other guys
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's through the wall
Why would you tape my conversations?
Show your paintings
At the United Nations
Little John, he always tells the truth

wow these guys really know how to make music i love it.

he said HEE HEE. okay i hate myself for that

I'm getting excited for their new tour and watching old music videos. I just got the best flashback from watching this in middle school and it not making any sense, but still being overwhelmed with love for the song. Here I am years after graduating high school still trying to make sense of the video and falling for their unique sound all over again.

11years !!! Cant wait to see you in November

The song was ok, a little too clean for my tastes 2.5/5

Ah yes I love " , "

2.7K people give a fuck about an Oxford comma

Who gives a fuck about an Oxford comma?
I've seen those English dramas, too
They're cruel
So if there's any other way
To spell the word, it's fine with me
With me
Why would you speak to me that way?
Especially when I always said that I
Haven't got the words for you
All your diction, dripping with disdain
Through the pain, I always tell the truth
Who gives a fuck about an Oxford climber?
I climbed to Dharamsala, too
I did
I met the highest lama
His accent sounded fine to me
To me
Check your handbook, it's no trick
Take the chapstick, put it on your lips
Crack a smile, adjust my tie
Know your boyfriend, unlike other guys
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's to the wall
Little John, he always tells the truth
Check your passport, it's no trick
Take the Chapstick, put it on your lips
Crack a smile, adjust my tie
Know your butler, unlike other guys
Why would you lie about how much coal you have?
Why would you lie about something dumb like that?
Why would you lie about anything at all?
First the window, then it's through the wall
Why would you tape my conversations?
Show your paintings
At the United Nations
Little John, he always tells the truth

Yeah I still like this thanks to Jill Riley at The Current.

anyone coming from how i met your mother ?

Vampire Weekend is the musical equivalent of Wes Anderson, this clip is the best example

I give a fuck about an Oxford comma. Please, for the love of God, use them.

Songs that take you back

Why the fuck would you lie about how much coal you had ,sublime song ,Love from Edinburgh

The grammar nerd in me geeks tf out over this song

For two years i was obsessed with finding this song after hearing it on how i met your mother, and Shazam didn’t helped

He is soo british Or the video is

I'm glad I did because funny story kids, your mom was in that classroom

Chapter 0: 0:00-0:07
Chapter 1: 0:08-1:03
Chapter 2: 1:04-1:57
Chapter 3: 1:58-2:23
Chapter 4: 2:24-3:13
Epilogue: 3:14-3:39

You guys are fab..
Toured New Zealand 10years ago and your album was played day after day.. 9 hour drive one day, and it was prob on at least 7hrs of it haha.. Near hit a cow that night as the dope was in the middle of the road but your music got us to the glacier wawhooo

Singing the song of my people.

I had to explain to my teacher what an Oxford comma was lol

Every English major in these comments: “my time to shine!”

Cant get enough of these guys lately <3

I'm only here for my no 1 boy Richard

This song makes me want to stop using the Oxford comma.

i was two years old lol 2019 ganggggggg

Congratulations, you found this song at the age a lot of us did 🤣

Is that Hamilton Morris holding the light?

#richardayoade

It’s rather intriguing that the video and audio are somewhat in a sense teaching us about how to create a song and music video.

I still sing why would you lie about how much coke you had lol

Still playing this in 2019

Richard Ayoade is the Wes Anderson of the music video world

This music is absolutely fucking retarded...along with every video. It takes no talent to play what they are playing. Music is such shit now...

god awful

Does anyone feel like the video for Childish Gambino's "This is America" borrows at least a little from this? The continuous tracking with the lead singer, the surreal and building cast of background characters, the random gun violence, the chase at the end... Are all these things super common in music videos, or did this video here maybe have a particular influence?

I don’t get why this silly band is famous. Their music just sucks..

What a erect penis I have now

0:42 is that hamilton morris??

Very nostalgic

Suits pilot anyone?

lead singer looks like young jay lenno at the end before he reaches the car

I dont get why this band has millions of views, theyre not very listenable.

RICHARD AYOADE 🙏