Koenig retains his own signature vocal sound while perfectly mimicking the cadence of Swae Lee in the verses. It takes on a bit of a classic rock, Bruce Hornsby-style vibe while staying true to the original’s song structure and melodies. It was written specifically for the film and became a major hit for the singer/rapper.Īccording to Rolling Stone, Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig panicked when he heard about the song, which shares a name with what would be one of the tracks his band wrote for their long-awaited new album Father of the Bride. He told the magazine that he knew “we have to get this out!” The song was released earlier this month along with “Big Blue” as the second package release of songs from the new album.Īdditionally, the band took to the BBC 1 studios to record a cover of that Post Malone and Swae Lee “Sunflower,” and the results are brilliant. Vampire Weekend ft.One of the most surprising things to come from the recent animated film Spiderman: Into The Spider Verse was the excellent Post Malone and Swae Lee song “Sunflower,” that was featured at the beginning of the film as Miles Morales awkwardly tries to sing along. You can also listen to the original studio versions of Post Malone’s “Sunflower”, Vampire Weekend’s own “Sunflower”, and the Grateful Dead’s “China Cat Sunflower” below: You can watch Vampire Weekend’s cover of Post Malone’s “Sunflower” featuring a clever nod to the Grateful Dead’s “China Cat Sunflower” below: On multiple occasions in recent months, Koenig has mentioned his affinity for Twiddle, even inviting the band’s guitarist, Mihali Savoulidis, to join him on his radio show, Time Crisis. Frontman Ezra Koenig has never been shy about his love for the jams. Though Vampire Weekend comes from more punk/indie/new wave roots, their newer material has drifted farther toward the psychedelic sonics of bands like the Grateful Dead. Later in the song, more guitar lines flirt with “China Cat Sunflower”, though not as explicitly as the lick in the intro. But in a new session on BBC Radio 1‘s Live Lounge, Vampire Weekend did their best to bring the worlds of all three artists together.įor their second of two songs on the session, Vampire Weekend offered up a rendition of “Sunflower”-not the “Sunflower” that appears their forthcoming album, Father of the Bride, but rather the hit single of the same name by Post Malone and Swae Lee from the Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse soundtrack.Īt roughly 30 seconds into the track, yet another notable “Sunflower” rears its head: the recognizable guitar riff from the Grateful Dead‘s “China Cat Sunflower”. What do Post Malone, The Grateful Dead, and Vampire Weekend have in common? Well, not much.
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