Vampire Weekend é uma banda indie pop com influências de afro-beat. Os colegas de banda Ezra Koenig (vocal/guitarra), Rostam Batmanglij (teclados, piano e guitarra), Christopher Tomson (bateria) e Chris Baio (baixo) tocaram juntos desde fevereiro de 2006, em New York, até ao anúncio de saída de Rostam da banda, em janeiro de 2016. A partir daí, a banda tem continuado como um trio.
O seu álbum de estreia (Vampire Weekend) foi lançado em 29 de Janeiro de 2008 pela gravadora XL, um sucesso de crítica.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
Verse:
B You torched a Saab like a pile of leaves
I'm gonna to find some better wheels
Gb Four-five meters running on around the bend
B When the government agents surround you again
E If Diane Young won't change your mind
GbB Baby baby baby baby right on time.
Verse:
B Out of control but you're playing a role
DO you think you can go to the eighteenth hole
Gb Well, you flip-flop the day of the championship
B Try to go it alone, you roll for a bit
E If Diane Young won't change your mind
Gb Baby baby baby baby right on time.
Chorus:
E Baby baby baby baby right on
B Baby baby baby baby right on
E Baby baby baby it's a light on
B Baby baby baby it's a lifetime
EB Baby baby baby baby right on time
Time time time time.
EB Baby baby baby baby right on time
GbB Uh let 'em go
E If Diane Young won't change your mind
GbB Baby baby baby baby right on time.
Interlude: BEGb
Verse:
B Irish and proud baby naturally
But you got the luck of a Kennedy
Gb So grab the wheel, keep holding it tight
B 'Til you're driving off in the black of the night
E If Diane Young won't change your mind
GbB Baby baby baby baby right on time.
Chorus:
E Baby baby baby baby right on
B Baby baby baby baby right on
E Baby baby baby it's a light on
B Baby baby baby it's a lifetime
EB Baby baby baby baby right on time
Time time time time.
EB Baby baby baby baby right on time
Verse:
Nobody knows what the future holds on
Said it's bad enough just getting old
Gb Live my life, they say it's too fast
B You know I love the past, 'cause I used to spend
E If Diane Young won't change your mind
GbB Baby baby baby baby right on time