Cover art for Jonathan Low by Vampire Weekend
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Jonathan Low Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Last born of the clan, first one to be free
Lived inside a house beneath the hanging tree
Londonderry nights that chilled him to the bone
Words were cried at night in unforgiving tones

[Chorus]
Blood of his men was gone beneath snow
He picked up his knife and his bow
Killer of Jonathan Low

[Verse 2]
Violence from without and anger from within
Crawling through the fields, informing next of kin
They all turned their backs, but they all knew his name
And if he could return, they'd probably do the same

[Chorus]
Blood of his friends was gone beneath snow
For all that I know, he died
Killer of Jonathan Low

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
The blood of his friends was gone beneath snow
For all that I know, he died
Killer of Jonathan Low

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Jonathan Low marks a divergence from Vampire Weekend’s usual sound, owing to its fast-paced 80s' guitar and rocking drums. There seems to be great deal of Peter Gabriel influence here. Wouldn’t be surprising, seeing as Gabriel has been mentioned explicitly in Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa and Ottoman

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Electric Guitar
12-String Acoustic Guitar
Bass Guitar
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Recorded At
Brightstreet Recorders (Los Angeles, CA) & Treefort Studios (New York City, NY)
Release Date
May 27, 2010
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