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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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! :(
Posted by: Chonky McChonkerson | March 02, 2012 at 03:06 PM
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
Posted by: Ken Katkin | March 03, 2012 at 01:40 AM
DAMN, what a setlist! Why can't these be saved? My fault for checking in on what I missed out on I guess!
Posted by: Chonky McChonkerson | March 03, 2012 at 02:40 AM
show not archived at the band's request.
Posted by: No la tengo | March 03, 2012 at 08:39 PM
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.
Posted by: Ken Katkin | March 04, 2012 at 01:34 PM
Ken - A-Bomb Bop is originally by Mike Fern and was actually requested as such by "Robin and Andy" from "Manhattan."
Posted by: Bruce Bennett | March 06, 2012 at 09:33 AM
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!
Posted by: Ken Katkin | March 06, 2012 at 09:41 PM
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.
Posted by: Bruce Bennett | March 07, 2012 at 08:54 AM