Yo La Tengo |
Murder in the Second Degree |

Yo La Tengo — Murder in the Second Degree (Sept. 1, 2006, Nov. 2016)
°°° Murder in the Second Degree is an album by the band Yo La Tengo, released in 2016, consisting solely of covers the band performed on independent radio station WFMU during fundraisers for the station. It is a followup to their 2006 compilation album, Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics.
°°° The album cover was created by popular cartoonist Adrian Tomine.
°°° Writing on their website, the band said: “So impressive is Adrian Tomine’s cover art that it is entirely possible that you, the prospective purchaser, are unfamiliar with what will unfold for the next 76 minutes should you be so rash as to part with your hard~earned money.” They continued, “For the last 20 years (and counting), Yo La Tengo, accompanied by cub reporter Bruce Bennett, have performed live on WFMU during their fundraising Marathon, and in return for listeners’ pledges of support, we have attempted to play their requests, with no prior knowledge of what those requests will be, and without utilizing any of the many web sites that provide lyrics and chords. We rely instead on a lifetime of listening and the forgiveness of our audience.”
Location: Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Album release: November 8, 2011 / 2016
Recorded: WFMU studios
Record Label: Egon Records
Duration: 77:08
Tracks:
01 Alley Cat (Frank Bjorn) 1:12
02 New York Groove (Russ Ballard) 2:49
03 Bertha (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) 3:14
04 Add It Up (Gordon Gano) 2:53
05 To Love Somebody (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) 2:53
06 Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo) 0:35
07 Suspect Device (Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman) 1:53
08 First I Look At The Purse (Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson) 2:21
09 Jailbreak (Phil Lynott) 3:03
10 Popcorn (Gershon Kingsley) 1:37
11 Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan) 2:03
12 Build Me Up Buttercup (Mike D’Abo, Tony Macaulay) 3:07
13 I Wanna Be Free (Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce) 2:06
14 Rock And Roll Love Letter (Tim Moore) 2:55
15 Emotional Rescue (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 1:41
16 Some Velvet Morning (Lee Hazlewood) 2:29
17 The Low Spark Of High~Heeled Boys/Mr. Soul (Neil Young / Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood) 4:55
18 Pay To Cum (Bad Brains) 1:38
19 Never My Love (Don & Dick Addrisi) 1:50
20 King Kong (Ray Davies) 3:13
21 White Lines (Don’t Do It) (Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson) 2:07
22 Slurf Song (Michael Hurley) 1:58
23 Different Drum (Michael Nesmith) 3:19
24 Crazy (Willie Nelson) 0:59
25 Be My Baby (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) 3:20
26 Hey Ya! (André 3000) 3:03
27 Heart Of Darkness (David Thomas, Peter Laughner, Scott Krauss, Tim Wright, Tom Herman) 5:09
28 Chantilly Lace Chantilly Lace + Medley 8:47
28 Chantilly Lace
°°° Written by — The Big Bopper
28a Waterloo Sunset
°°° Written by — Ray Davies
28b Yo Yo Bye Bye
°°° Written by — Yoni Wolf
28c Fame
°°° Written by — David Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon
28d Another One Bites The Dust
°°° Written by — John Deacon
28e Afternoon Delight
°°° Written by — Bill Danoff
28f At Last I Am Free
°°° Written by — Bernard Edwards, Nile Rogers
28g Now You Know You’re Black
°°° Written by — Dennis Flemion, Jimmy Flemion
28h Girl Don’t Tell Me
°°° Written by — Brian Wilson
28i I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
°°° Written by — Burt Bacharach, Hal David
28j I’ll Keep It With Mine
°°° Written by — Bob Dylan
28k Plea For Tenderness
°°° Written by — Jonathan Richman
28l Ode To Billy Joe
°°° Written by — Bobbie Gentry
28m Macarthur Park
°°° Written by — Jimmy Webb
28n Tattooed Love Boys
°°° Written by — Chrissie Hynde
28o The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)
°°° Written by — Ritchie Adams, Mark Barkan
28p Boogie Wonderland
°°° Written by — Allee Willis, Jon Lind
28q Ain’t That Nothing
°°° Written by — Tom Verlaine
28r The Star, Spangled Banner
°°° Written by — Francis Scott Key
Personnel:
★ Georgia Hubley drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar, keyboard, drum machine
★ Ira Kaplan lead vocals, guitar, keyboard
★ James McNew bass, backing vocals, guitar
★ Dave Schramm lead guitar
Website: http://yolatengo.com/
James Rettig @jmret | September 20, 2016 — 1:55 pm
★↔★ http://www.stereogum.com/1900123/yo-la-tengo-announce-wfmu-covers-comp-murder-in-the-second-degree/news/
© Photo credit: Suzi Pratt/WireImage
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Yo La Tengo |
Murder in the Second Degree |
°°° The album cover was created by popular cartoonist Adrian Tomine.
°°° Writing on their website, the band said: “So impressive is Adrian Tomine’s cover art that it is entirely possible that you, the prospective purchaser, are unfamiliar with what will unfold for the next 76 minutes should you be so rash as to part with your hard~earned money.” They continued, “For the last 20 years (and counting), Yo La Tengo, accompanied by cub reporter Bruce Bennett, have performed live on WFMU during their fundraising Marathon, and in return for listeners’ pledges of support, we have attempted to play their requests, with no prior knowledge of what those requests will be, and without utilizing any of the many web sites that provide lyrics and chords. We rely instead on a lifetime of listening and the forgiveness of our audience.”
Album release: November 8, 2011 / 2016
Recorded: WFMU studios
Record Label: Egon Records
Duration: 77:08
Tracks:
01 Alley Cat (Frank Bjorn) 1:12
02 New York Groove (Russ Ballard) 2:49
03 Bertha (Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter) 3:14
04 Add It Up (Gordon Gano) 2:53
05 To Love Somebody (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) 2:53
06 Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo) 0:35
07 Suspect Device (Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman) 1:53
08 First I Look At The Purse (Bobby Rogers, Smokey Robinson) 2:21
09 Jailbreak (Phil Lynott) 3:03
10 Popcorn (Gershon Kingsley) 1:37
11 Girl From The North Country (Bob Dylan) 2:03
12 Build Me Up Buttercup (Mike D’Abo, Tony Macaulay) 3:07
13 I Wanna Be Free (Bobby Hart, Tommy Boyce) 2:06
14 Rock And Roll Love Letter (Tim Moore) 2:55
15 Emotional Rescue (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 1:41
16 Some Velvet Morning (Lee Hazlewood) 2:29
17 The Low Spark Of High~Heeled Boys/Mr. Soul (Neil Young / Jim Capaldi, Steve Winwood) 4:55
18 Pay To Cum (Bad Brains) 1:38
19 Never My Love (Don & Dick Addrisi) 1:50
20 King Kong (Ray Davies) 3:13
21 White Lines (Don’t Do It) (Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson) 2:07
22 Slurf Song (Michael Hurley) 1:58
23 Different Drum (Michael Nesmith) 3:19
24 Crazy (Willie Nelson) 0:59
25 Be My Baby (Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Phil Spector) 3:20
26 Hey Ya! (André 3000) 3:03
27 Heart Of Darkness (David Thomas, Peter Laughner, Scott Krauss, Tim Wright, Tom Herman) 5:09
28 Chantilly Lace Chantilly Lace + Medley 8:47
28 Chantilly Lace
°°° Written by — The Big Bopper
28a Waterloo Sunset
°°° Written by — Ray Davies
28b Yo Yo Bye Bye
°°° Written by — Yoni Wolf
28c Fame
°°° Written by — David Bowie, Carlos Alomar, John Lennon
28d Another One Bites The Dust
°°° Written by — John Deacon
28e Afternoon Delight
°°° Written by — Bill Danoff
28f At Last I Am Free
°°° Written by — Bernard Edwards, Nile Rogers
28g Now You Know You’re Black
°°° Written by — Dennis Flemion, Jimmy Flemion
28h Girl Don’t Tell Me
°°° Written by — Brian Wilson
28i I’ll Never Fall In Love Again
°°° Written by — Burt Bacharach, Hal David
28j I’ll Keep It With Mine
°°° Written by — Bob Dylan
28k Plea For Tenderness
°°° Written by — Jonathan Richman
28l Ode To Billy Joe
°°° Written by — Bobbie Gentry
28m Macarthur Park
°°° Written by — Jimmy Webb
28n Tattooed Love Boys
°°° Written by — Chrissie Hynde
28o The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)
°°° Written by — Ritchie Adams, Mark Barkan
28p Boogie Wonderland
°°° Written by — Allee Willis, Jon Lind
28q Ain’t That Nothing
°°° Written by — Tom Verlaine
28r The Star, Spangled Banner
°°° Written by — Francis Scott Key
★ Georgia Hubley drums, percussion, backing vocals, guitar, keyboard, drum machine
★ Ira Kaplan lead vocals, guitar, keyboard
★ James McNew bass, backing vocals, guitar
★ Dave Schramm lead guitar
Website: http://yolatengo.com/
James Rettig @jmret | September 20, 2016 — 1:55 pm
★↔★ http://www.stereogum.com/1900123/yo-la-tengo-announce-wfmu-covers-comp-murder-in-the-second-degree/news/
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