A preview of Vampire Weekend’s Contra song :: Giving Up The Gun???

Well if you are obsessed with Vampire Weekend like me, you have traced their roots pretty deep. Ezra’s first journey into the music scene was with  his old hip-hop duo “L’Homme Run” which was with his college friend Andrew Kalaidjian. They had a few tracks on their myspace that got them some moderate love, but nothing to the level of Vampire Weekend (obviously).

However, there is good reason not to forget about L’Homme Run. As far as I can remember they had a select few tracks on their myspace. I have 4 of them as mp3′s in itunes. They are “Bitches”, “Interracial Dating”, “Pizza Party” and the aforementioned song “Giving Up Da Gun”.

If you take a look at the track listing for Contra, you can see that one of the songs on the album is titled “Giving Up The Gun”. It just so happens that the song got taken down from L’Homme Run’s myspace. Hmm……

The L’Homme Run “version” is probably best compared to “I Stand Corrected”. It is a pretty good song, executed pretty well considering how young and inexperienced Ezra was at the time.

You can only wonder what they did with the song now. Reworked it, cleaned it up, put some spit and shine on it.

Although, it could just be one big fat coincidence. A pretty fat one at that.

[mp3] : L’ Homme Run – Giving Up Da Gun XL Recordings asked me to take it down! VW doesn’t want this version to be heard!

-A thank you to Hunter Lombard for bringing this connection to my attention!

-Also, if you guys want the rest of L’Homme run’s songs email me or leave a comment below! If there is some demand for it, I will make it happen!

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56 Comments

  1. Posted October 6, 2009 at 1:10 pm | Permalink

    Some pretty good detective work right there, props!

  2. Isabel
    Posted October 6, 2009 at 2:13 pm | Permalink

    I would very much like to hear more of them…………

  3. Jack
    Posted October 6, 2009 at 2:13 pm | Permalink

    Way interested; would be way pleased if you posted the rest of them!
    thankies!!

  4. fred hawley
    Posted October 6, 2009 at 4:42 pm | Permalink

    i want dem in my mouf!!!

  5. Posted October 6, 2009 at 4:51 pm | Permalink

    haha, good detective work

  6. andrea
    Posted October 6, 2009 at 6:13 pm | Permalink

    i want to lsiten to those :)

  7. Josh
    Posted October 6, 2009 at 7:12 pm | Permalink

    I would like to have these. Can you send?

  8. steve b
    Posted October 6, 2009 at 8:13 pm | Permalink

    hey will, in true me style, i missed the l’homme run track, is there any chance you could mail it to me?? i think you have my email….
    respect..

  9. Posted October 6, 2009 at 9:20 pm | Permalink

    Hook me up! I gotta hear this!

  10. andrade
    Posted October 6, 2009 at 11:38 pm | Permalink

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put them up! i’ll straight up send you money for you to put them on the blog! i HAVE to hear them!! please && thank youuu :)

  11. Carly
    Posted October 7, 2009 at 12:27 am | Permalink

    I love to hear it!! Unfortunately I didn’t have a chance to see this before the link got taken down, any chance you could email it?? : )

  12. Jacob
    Posted October 7, 2009 at 12:39 am | Permalink

    Send me some of that, sounds pretty ace.

  13. Dylan
    Posted October 7, 2009 at 11:16 am | Permalink

    id love to hear the song. can you still send them?

  14. Jeff
    Posted October 7, 2009 at 11:24 am | Permalink

    I’d also like to hear. Can you send it me as well? Thanks

  15. miriamwavv
    Posted October 7, 2009 at 11:38 am | Permalink

    gooooood detective work right there, props! [2]
    please send me ”Giving Up The Gun” to my e-mail adress: karlaflip@live.com
    pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

  16. Mark
    Posted October 7, 2009 at 4:05 pm | Permalink

    Nice! Thanks, man.

  17. Danielle
    Posted October 7, 2009 at 5:20 pm | Permalink

    im sooooo glad this got out…who made the find… hunter lombard or we all want someone to shout for ?

  18. miriamwavv
    Posted October 8, 2009 at 1:10 pm | Permalink

    manythanks for the private e-mail!!! cheers xxx

  19. Chab
    Posted October 9, 2009 at 2:46 pm | Permalink

    Pleaaaaase send it to me at Chabosson@live.fr, i so need to hear those.

  20. Posted October 9, 2009 at 4:18 pm | Permalink

    it’s no coincidence. i had a interview with Christopher Tomson of VW yesterday, and he said that the song on Contra, while not EXACTLY like the old one, is sort of similar. It’s a brand new song, but has some ties to the L’Homme Run track

  21. Chab
    Posted October 10, 2009 at 11:36 am | Permalink

    Thks

  22. keahi
    Posted October 10, 2009 at 6:09 pm | Permalink

    sweet find! i would love to hear more!!

  23. Posted October 11, 2009 at 9:16 pm | Permalink

    hey!

    if you could get me both ‘bitches’ and interracial dating’
    i’ll be forever grateful.

    VW has been throwing down some interesting work
    and its great to sleuth around to see how they’ve
    been influenced and where they came from.
    I can’t wait till the new album in Jan!

  24. SpikeLee3000
    Posted October 14, 2009 at 5:40 pm | Permalink

    I’ve been looking for an mp3 of Giving Up Da Gun for months now! If you have a copy and you could send it to me, my email is Spikelee3000@yahoo.com. Thanks!

  25. s
    Posted October 18, 2009 at 2:46 pm | Permalink

    id love to hear all the tracks, including ‘giving up da gun’

  26. eric
    Posted October 19, 2009 at 5:05 pm | Permalink

    i want to hear it… haha i am interested in hearing this

  27. Jeff Geller
    Posted October 19, 2009 at 5:11 pm | Permalink

    Oh please send the song to jcg414@gmail.com. I would love to hear it man, thanks so much :D

  28. Chris Szmurlo
    Posted October 19, 2009 at 6:38 pm | Permalink

    Hey could you please send me those L’Homme Run songd?! I’d truly appreciate it, thx!!! my email is ceszmurlo@hotmail.com

  29. Patrick
    Posted October 28, 2009 at 11:00 pm | Permalink

    Please send me the four songs that you have!

  30. Posted October 29, 2009 at 10:37 pm | Permalink

    hey i would love to hear these songs
    could you send them to me?
    my email is elopez393@gmail.com
    thanks

  31. Chris
    Posted November 4, 2009 at 7:38 pm | Permalink

    Please send me the song!!!!

    :o )
    Thanks!

  32. Dustin
    Posted November 12, 2009 at 2:51 am | Permalink

    I’d love to hear those tracks, been in great anticipation for this new one. Cheers for the heads up I never knew their backstory or anything.

  33. Tom
    Posted November 12, 2009 at 8:09 pm | Permalink

    L’homme run was the best… feel free to send me any l’homme run songs you have, they’re pretty hard to come by these days, thanks

  34. Jamie
    Posted December 1, 2009 at 9:15 pm | Permalink

    I’m a huge Vampire Weekend fan, and the L’Homme Run songs on myspace sound really great too. Could you send them to me at: jamiemaccormackmason@hotmail.com

    Thanks

  35. andrey
    Posted December 3, 2009 at 3:15 pm | Permalink

    awebb@mail.ru send me one please

  36. Peter Jackson
    Posted December 10, 2009 at 6:31 am | Permalink

    sorry to bother you but could you email me the L’Homme Run stuff via email?? peter_iata@hotmail.co.uk

    thank you

    :)

  37. Colston
    Posted December 18, 2009 at 10:27 am | Permalink

    ahh i cant find any L’homme songs up for download! if you could please send me their songs it would be super appreciated!! thank you thank you thank you

  38. Colston
    Posted December 18, 2009 at 10:28 am | Permalink

    my email is
    cjbyrd@ncsu.edu

  39. Mary
    Posted December 23, 2009 at 11:35 am | Permalink

    I’m excited for Contra, even more so knowing that Giving Up Da Gun will be featured. It used to be on YouTube, but XL Recordings removed it from there, too. Is there any way you could send me the L’Homme Run songs at MaryJackInTheBox@aol.com? I’ve been desperately searching the internet for downloadable versions, but to no avail.

  40. alex
    Posted December 23, 2009 at 6:06 pm | Permalink

    please please give meeee a song of l homme run i have only but i want more i obsed whit vampire weekend and i love white skyy
    pklasee

  41. Ike
    Posted January 6, 2010 at 8:23 pm | Permalink

    Any chance you could email me those L’homme run Mp3s? It would be much appreciated!

  42. Ike
    Posted January 6, 2010 at 8:27 pm | Permalink

    my email is ickitman@aol.com by the way. Send it please.

  43. Mark
    Posted January 7, 2010 at 9:30 pm | Permalink

    Please email me any L’Homme Run tracks you have – mtressle@gmail.com. Very much appreciated. Thanks!

  44. Agalea
    Posted January 13, 2010 at 1:25 am | Permalink

    Could you possibly send me all the tracks from that hip-hop project including Giving Up Da Gun?

    aidangalea@gmail.com

  45. Oksy
    Posted January 13, 2010 at 11:39 pm | Permalink

    no way, no way o:! i love them lawl. i can to hear it ;D

    p.s. coolio detective works :D

  46. Steven
    Posted January 15, 2010 at 10:36 pm | Permalink

    Could you please send them to me Here: Steverice1077@gmail.com

  47. Megan
    Posted January 21, 2010 at 2:15 am | Permalink

    i would love any lhomme run tracks if you have any. thanks!

  48. Andy
    Posted January 26, 2010 at 2:43 pm | Permalink

    The76ersrdabest@aol.com , if you could send those to me I would appreciate it!

  49. Angemk@gmail.com
    Posted January 29, 2010 at 2:14 pm | Permalink

    ooooooh please send me the track if you could..thx!!

  50. Jade
    Posted February 23, 2010 at 3:32 pm | Permalink

    It would be amazing if you could send me them! x-jadechao-x@hotmail.com

    Or post the ones you can.

  51. Posted February 25, 2010 at 8:05 pm | Permalink

    I used to have L’Homme Run’s 4 tracks on my old laptop before it freaked out, broke down and I lost them (and a lot more besides, sadface). Would be incredibly grateful to be reunited with them! x

  52. Rachel
    Posted March 13, 2010 at 12:05 pm | Permalink

    Break me off a piece of that please. I’d love to hear it.

  53. alexis
    Posted April 14, 2010 at 8:17 pm | Permalink

    I’d love those mp3′s if you still have ‘em!

    My email is old and embarrassing, but it’s piggygirl360@gmail.com

  54. Sophie
    Posted April 27, 2010 at 6:42 am | Permalink

    I would LOVE L’Homme Runs songs to be sent to me, if you wouldn’t mind sending them to: sophielaw1@hotmail.co.uk

    I would be so greatful, I have been searching for a download of these songs for some time!

    Thanks!

  55. HES
    Posted May 11, 2010 at 4:54 pm | Permalink

    Can you please send them to me as well? I have looked all over for them. Thanks!!

  56. HES
    Posted May 11, 2010 at 4:55 pm | Permalink

    it’s 500helen at sbcglobal.net

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