They also subtly worked in the guitar melodies from their own “Sunflower” (after the first chorus) and “Harmony Hall” (after the second).Ĭheck out the performances below, and listen to the interview here. The Vampire Weekend version is wispy and organic, more like jazzy gospel music than the original’s crisp digital daydream.
Sunflower (2 Hours) Post Malone, Swae Lee.
In August 2015, Malone landed a record deal with Republic Records. He first gained major recognition in February 2015, after the release of his debut single 'White Iverson'. Post Malone, Swae Lee - Sunflower (Lyrics) (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse). Austin Richard Post (born July 4, 1995), known professionally as Post Malone, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and guitarist. And after a run through Father Of The Bride’s lead single “ Harmony Hall,” they did Post and Swae’s “Sunflower” (which, if we’re being honest, is the superior “Sunflower”). Post Malone, Swae Lee - Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse). Vampire Weekend were there today, playing music and chatting with Clara Amfo. When performing in BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, it’s customary to cover another artist’s music. But in a radio performance today, Koenig and his band covered the other “Sunflower,” the chart-topping hit from Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse. Vampire Weekend do indeed have a “Sunflower” of their own, a Steve Lacy collaboration that recently got a Jonah Hill-directed video with appearances from Jerry Seinfeld and Fab Five Freddy. In one of the first interviews promoting Vampire Weekend’s new album Father Of The Bride, Ezra Koenig mentioned experiencing a brief moment of panic upon realizing that Post Malone and Swae Lee had released a hit song called “Sunflower.” Koenig remembers thinking, “We have a song on this record called ‘Sunflower.’ God, we have to get this out!”