Vampire Weekend “Ruby Soho” (Rancid Cover)

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True story: I heard “Ruby Soho” at a sushi bar last week and I instantly thought that Vampire Weekend would sound great performing this. And they do.

Everyone’s favorite chart-topping indie darlings stopped by a popular radio show, and covered Rancid’s “Ruby Soho”, an event to which I will ascribe cosmological significance to, given what happened at the sushi bar.

I’ve always felt that the best covers are those that wouldn’t sound or feel misplaced in an artist’s body of work. Vampire Weekend’s rendition “Ruby Soho” sounds like it would fit perfectly between “Campus” and “Bryn” on their self-titled debut — and that’s the highest praise I can ever give it. Download and listen to Vampire Weekend do “Ruby Soho” below:

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pmablog February 9, 2010 at 8:17 pm

New Vampire Weekend “Ruby Soho” (Rancid Cover) http://prettymuchamazing.com/mp3/vampire...

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pmablog (L) February 9, 2010 at 2:19 pm

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New Vampire Weekend “Ruby Soho” (Rancid Cover) [link to post]

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Aiden February 9, 2010 at 3:24 pm

Totally agree, this would have sounded great in VW. Thanks for the mp3!

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notrightn0w (Jesse Denis) February 9, 2010 at 4:34 pm

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RT @pmablog: New Vampire Weekend “Ruby Soho” (Rancid Cover) [link to post]

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Mara February 9, 2010 at 4:41 pm

As a longtime Rancid fan, words cannot express how much I hate this. VW is okay, but…turning Rancid’s broken-truck-axel sound into Ivy League lounge music? What the fuck?

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allison February 9, 2010 at 8:35 pm

that’s funny, what sushi bar were u at?? i can’t imagine listening to this while eating sushi….

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Luis Tovar February 10, 2010 at 3:27 pm

hah, it wasn’t a traditional sushi bar, i’ll tell you that. it was more like a BAR that offered some spicy tuna rolls on the side.

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lundy February 9, 2010 at 10:08 pm

Gotta side with Mara on this one. It’s as if they stripped the song of its energy and enthusiasm.

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Luis Tovar February 10, 2010 at 3:28 pm

Totally get that. I guess it helps that I was never a really big Rancid fan.

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BobbyGzus February 10, 2010 at 6:53 pm

I just don’t think it possible for me to tire of Vampire Weekend – thats it!

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Jaymee Brown February 12, 2010 at 6:33 pm

Jaymee Brown likes this.

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Rackve (Rackve) February 15, 2010 at 9:57 pm

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@AlexBuentono aqui esta la pagìna que te debìa de el cover de vampir [link to post]

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marctcameron (Marc Cameron) February 15, 2010 at 10:31 pm

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Vampire Weekend’s “Ruby Soho” cover sounds like a less enthusiastic version of Bedouin Soundclash. There, I said it. [link to post]

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amateurhour (Mark Higgins) February 15, 2010 at 10:33 pm

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Entirely blown away by how good this Vampire Weekend cover of Ruby Soho is. [link to post]

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