Yo La Tengo Play Requests in Exchange for Pledges Tonight!

It's an annual WFMU Marathon tradition! Yo La Tengo plays requests in exchange for pledges live on WFMU TONIGHT, Friday March 2nd, (9pm - midnight, EST) on Pseu's Thing with a Hook, hosted by Pseu Braun and Gaylord Fields.

Pledge $100 and have your request ready to fire! You can use this link to submit your pledge and song request in advance.

We'll be hosting a live video stream of the performance at wfmu.org, but the show won't be archived, so don't miss out!

WFMU's 2012 Fundraising Marathon continues through March 4th!

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Comments

[Chonky McChonkerson]

Hey, why not archive these jonks? Is it Yo La's legal-legals gumming up the process? I gotta work, so's I can't tune in! :(

[Ken Katkin]

Once again, I kept score at home this year as Yo La Tengo performed another All-Request WFMU Marathon Set. This year, YLT played more oldies and obscurities than in past years, and I was unable to identify two or three of the songs. Any help would be welcome! YLT's performance was nonetheless heroic and exciting, as usual. Here's what I wrote down:

Yo La Tengo - WFMU All Request Marathon
March 3, 2012

Bent Fabric - Alley Cat
Every Mother's Son - Come On Down To My Boat
Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me
Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn ( & Yo La Tengo) - I'm Your Puppet
Tall Dwarfs - Crush
Bent Fabric - Alley Cat (reprise)

Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman - Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo) (from the Broadway musical "Angel in the Wings," originally sung by Elaine Stritch)
NRBQ - I Want You Bad
Bonzo Dog Band - I Want to Be With You
Monkees - I Wanna Be Free
Monkees - Daydream Believer

Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
Shangri-Las - Leader of The Pack
Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me
Misfits - Hybrid Moments

Kinks - King Kong
Kinks - Apeman
Electric Trains???? I'm going?? (couldn't hear vocals)
Talking Heads - Pulled Up
Rutles - Cheese and Onions

Big Star - Blue Moon
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
The Clean - Tally Ho
Troggs (and Condo Fucks) - With A Girl Like You
Monkees (and Minor Threat) - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

Devo - Uncontrollable Urge
Neil Young - Powderfinger
Richard and Linda Thompson - Wall of Death
Derek and the Dominoes - Layla (instrumental)

Neil Hefti - Batman TV Show Theme
"When You Hear The Little Whistle Blow Rock"? "Feel That Beat"?
Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You
Sparks - Angst In My Pants
Searchers ( and Neil Young) - Farmer John (w/ Ramones - Gabba Gabba Hey intercut)
Children In Adult Jails - Crispin Glover Can I Come On Over? Christian Slater Can I See You Later?" (Pseu Braun on vocals)

Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band - Born To Run
Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
Nick Lowe - Marie Provost (Gaylord Fields on vocals)
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
Replacements - Nightclub Jitters (medley) included: Dinosaur Jr - The Wagon; Townes Van Zandt - If I Needed You; Bruce Springsteen - Bobby Jean; Dillard & Clark - Why Not Your Baby; George Jones - The King Is Gone (So Are You); Moody Blues/Peter Gabriel/Pink Floyd; Tim Dog - Fuck Compton (Gerard C's request); Neil Young - Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Vicky W's request); The Sweet - Little Willy; Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes; Michael Bolton; Fleshtones - Please Mr. Custer; Verlaines - Death and the Maiden (Steven B's request); Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual To Be Loved By Anyone; Taylor Swift - Safe and Sound; Unrest - I Do Believe You Are Blushing; Hee Haw Song; Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday; Haircut 100 - Love Plus One; Break Even - Falling To Pieces; Rocky Horror Show - Dammit Janet; Big Star - Back Of A Car; Big Star - For You

Highlights IMHO: Tall Dwarfs - Crush; The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman; Misfits - Hybrid Moments; Derek and the Dominoes - Layla (instrumental); Nick Lowe - Marie Provost (Gaylord Fields on vocals); Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane.

My request that was not played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7LS_x_px48

[Chonky McChonkerson]

DAMN, what a setlist! Why can't these be saved? My fault for checking in on what I missed out on I guess!

[No la tengo]

show not archived at the band's request.

[Ken Katkin]

After corresponding with Ira Kaplan, I filled in the remaining blanks in my draft set list and corrected a few errors. This corrected list should be a complete and final record of Yo La Tengo's 2012 WFMU All-Request Marathon Set, which aired live on Pseu Braun's show on WFMU on Friday March 2, 2012:

Yo La Tengo - WFMU All Request Marathon
March 3, 2012

Bent Fabric - Alley Cat
Every Mother's Son - Come On Down To My Boat
Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me
Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn ( & Yo La Tengo) - I'm Your Puppet
Tall Dwarfs - Crush
Bent Fabric - Alley Cat (reprise)

Bob Hilliard & Carl Sigman - Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo (I Don't Want to Leave the Congo) (from the Broadway musical "Angel in the Wings," originally sung by Elaine Stritch)
NRBQ - I Want You Bad
Bonzo Dog Band - I Want to Be With You
Monkees - I Wanna Be Free
Monkees - Daydream Believer

Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows
The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman
Shangri-Las - Leader of The Pack
Sam Cooke - Bring It On Home To Me
Misfits - Hybrid Moments

Kinks - King Kong
Kinks - Apeman
Byrds - Goin' Back
Talking Heads - Pulled Up
Rutles - Cheese and Onions

Big Star - Blue Moon
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
The Clean - Tally Ho
Troggs (and Condo Fucks) - With A Girl Like You
Monkees (and Minor Threat) - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

Devo - Uncontrollable Urge
Neil Young - Powderfinger
Richard and Linda Thompson - Wall of Death
Derek and the Dominoes - Layla (instrumental)

Neil Hefti - Batman TV Show Theme
A-Bones - A-Bomb Bomp
Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You
Sparks - Angst In My Pants
Premiers (and Neil Young) - Farmer John (w/ Ramones - Gabba Gabba Hey intercut)
Children In Adult Jails - Crispin Glover (Pseu Braun on vocals)

Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band - Born To Run
Blues Magoos - (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
Nick Lowe - Marie Provost (Gaylord Fields on vocals)
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
Replacements - Lovelines (medley) included: Dinosaur Jr - The Wagon; Townes Van Zandt - If I Needed You; Bruce Springsteen - Bobby Jean; Dillard & Clark - Why Not Your Baby; George Jones - The King Is Gone (So Are You); Moody Blues/Peter Gabriel/Pink Floyd; Tim Dog - Fuck Compton (Gerard C's request); Neil Young - Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Vicky W's request); The Sweet - Little Willy; Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes; Michael Bolton; Fleshtones - Please Mr. Custer; Verlaines - Death and the Maiden (Steven B's request); Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual To Be Loved By Anyone; Taylor Swift - Safe and Sound; Unrest - I Do Believe You Are Blushing; Hee Haw Song; Monkees - Pleasant Valley Sunday; Haircut 100 - Love Plus One; Break Even - Falling To Pieces; Meatloaf - Paradise By The Dashboard Light; Big Star - Back Of A Car; Big Star - For You

Highlights IMHO: Tall Dwarfs - Crush; The Marvelettes - Please Mr. Postman; Misfits - Hybrid Moments; Derek and the Dominoes - Layla (instrumental); Nick Lowe - Marie Provost (Gaylord Fields on vocals); Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane.

My request that was not played: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7LS_x_px48.

[Bruce Bennett]

Ken - A-Bomb Bop is originally by Mike Fern and was actually requested as such by "Robin and Andy" from "Manhattan."

[Ken Katkin]

Bruce--Thanks! You're probably not surprised to learn that I could not identify either an A-Bones original or an obscure cover within the A-Bones repertoire. So I am especially grateful for the correction. And thanks for playing another fantastic set!

[Bruce Bennett]

Ken - Thanks for putting the words "A-Bones" and "original" in the same sentence. Doesn't happen too often. Also, thanks for doing the thankless and compiling the set-list every year. Lends dignity to an otherwise awkward enterprise.