Yo La Tengo 2018 WFMU All-Request Marathon Set List
March 10, 2018, 3pm to 6pm
Co-Hosts: Todd-O-Phonic Todd & Gaylord Fields
As in past years, I once kept score at home again this year as Yo La Tengo performed their 22nd annual all-request Marathon to raise money for WFMU. As always, this Marathon was a marvel that combined everything I love about radio and music. I can't thank YLT and WFMU and Todd-O-Phonic Todd and The Great Gaylord enough for keeping at it!
Set One
Iggy & the Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
The Honeycombs - Have I The Right?
Nico - These Days (Jackson Browne)
Richard & Linda Thompson - Wall of Death
Hair OST - Let The Sunshine In
Set Two
DEVO - Whip It!
Isley Brothers - It's Your Thing
Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues
Flamin' Groovies - Yes, It's True
The Sonics - Cinderella
The Clean - Point That Thing Somewhere Else
Set Three
Close Encounters of The Third Kind theme
Neil Young - Winterlong
Elvis Presley / Frank Sinatra / Ricky Nelson - Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread) (Johnny Mercer & Rube Bloom)
The Move - I Can Hear the Grass Grow
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel
Set Four
Shirley & Company – Shame Shame Shame
Monkees / Paul Revere & the Raiders - (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
Bruce Springsteen - Dancing in the Dark (w/ Pat Byrne on vox)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Down by the River
Set Five
Tommy James & the Shondells - I Think We're Alone Now
Spinal Tap - Gimme Some Money
The Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs
The Replacements - Bastards of Young
Set Six
Jon Benjamin - I Can’t Play Piano
Electric Light Orchestra – Evil Woman
Lonnie Donegan's Skiffle Group / Johnny Cash - Rock Island Line (traditional)
Mark Markham & His Jesters – Goin' Back To Marlboro Country
T. Rex - Children of the Revolution
The Who - My Generation (w/ Evan Funk Davies) medley w/
INXS - Don't Change; Dead Moon - Dead Moon Night; REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine); Tom Petty - Free Fallin'; Jimi Hendrix - Manic Depression; Flamin' Groovies - Second Cousin; Nick Lowe - Cruel To Be Kind; Beatles - Helter Skelter; The Hollies - Look Through Any Window; Sweet - Fox On The Run; Lou Reed - Satellite of Love; Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action; Smash Mouth - All Star; Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers - I Need To Know; Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device; Lyres- She Pays The Rent; The Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her; Badfinger - Baby Blue; and Buffalo Springfield - Do I Have To Come Right Out And Say It.
Highlights IMHO: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Down by the River; The Clean - Point That Thing Somewhere Else; Spinal Tap - Gimme Some Money; Richard & Linda Thompson - Wall of Death; The Honeycombs - Have I The Right?.
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Yo La Tengo 2017 WFMU All-Request Marathon Set List
March 18, 2017, 3pm to 6pm
Co-Hosts: Todd-O-Phonic Todd & Gaylord Fields
As in past years, I once kept score at home again this year as Yo La Tengo performed their 21st annual all-request Marathon to raise money for WFMU. As always, YLT stumped me
with a handful of the shout-outs and quotations, but the list below has
been corrected by Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley and thus should now be authoritative.
Set One
Huey "Piano" Smith - Don't You Just Know It
Paul McCartney - Baby I'm Amazed
The Cosmic Rays (Sun Ra) - Daddy's Gonna Tell You No Lie
Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song (Day O)
The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
Set Two
Dion - Runaround Sue
The Kinks - Stop Your Sobbing
Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream
Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love?
The Beatles - Yellow Submarine
Set Three
George Harrison - What Is Life
Archie Bell & The Drells - (There's Gonna Be A) SHOWDOWN
Lois - Shy Town
Marty Robbins - El Paso
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (my request)
Righteous Brothers/ Mitch Ryder - Little Latin Lupe Lu
Set Four
Neil Young - Like A Hurricane
Patty and Mildred J. Hill - Happy Birthday To You
The Left Banke - Walk Away, Renée
James Brown - Papa's Got a Brand New Bag
Soft Boys - Wey Wey Hep Uh Hole (w/ Todd-O-Phonic Todd)
Set Five
The Beatles - Get Back
Prince - When You Were Mine
The Byrds - So You Want to Be a Rock'n'Roll Star
Joan Jett & the Blackhearts/ The Arrows - I Love Rock'n'Roll
Sonic Youth - Expressway To Yr. Skull
Set Six
Link Wray -Rumble
Teenage Fanclub - The Concept
REM - Don't Go Back To Rockville
The Move / Cheap Trick - California Man
Set Seven
Elvis Presley - Burning Love
Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action
Velvet Underground - Sister Ray medley
w/ The Carpenters - Top of the World; NRBQ - Green Lights; Velvet Underground - I'm Set Free; Pylon - Cool; Beatles - Got To Get You Into My Life; MC Solaar track with French cuss word (nice try Carlos J); T Rex - 20th Century Boy; The Pixies - I've Been Tired; Ian and Sylvia Tyson - Four Strong Winds, mixed w/ The Kinks - Powerman; Yo La Tengo - I Was The Fool Beside You For Too Long; Roxy Music - Mother of Pearl; Sniff'n'The Tears - Driver's Seat; Slade - I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen; Jandek - You Painted Your Teeth; Beach Boys - Here Today; The Smiths; Abba - Take A Chance On Me; Rockpile (Nick Lowe) - Heart of the City; Rolling Stones - Let's Spend The Night Together; Chuck Berry / John Cale - Memphis Tennessee; Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla; T Rex - Metal Guru.
Highlights IMHO: Kinks - Stop Your Sobbing, Harry Belafonte - Banana Boat Song, Lois - Shy Town, Neil Young - Like A Hurricane, Flamin' Groovies - Shake Some Action, Link Wray - Rumble, and Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers (my request).
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Yo La Tengo 2014 WFMU All-Request Marathon Set List
Feb 26, 2014, 9pm to 12 midnight
Co-Hosts: Evan “Funk” Davies & Gaylord Fields
As in past years, I once kept score at home again this year as Yo La Tengo performed their 18th annual all-request Marathon to raise money for WFMU. I was selfishly pleased that--unlike last year--WFMU did not post a running playlist on Evan "Funk" Davies's regular WFMU playlist page in real time while the band was performing. I always think that part of the fun of listening to these broadcasts is making the effort to i.d. all the songs in real time, without a safety net! Plus, I like the glory of being the guy who keeps score at home then shares the playlist. Which is now, once again, mine. As always, YLT stumped me with a handful of the shout-outs and quotations, but the list below has been corrected by Ira Kaplan and Bruce Bennett and thus should now be authoritative.
Iggy & The Stooges - No Fun
NRBQ - Ridin' in My Car
Renegades/James "Dickie" Thompson/ Bill Haley & His Comets -
Thirteen Women (And Only One Man In Town)
Soft Boys - Queen of Eyes
dBs - Black & White
Redbone - Come and Get Your Love
Kinks/The Jam - David Watts
Velvet Underground - What Goes On
The Clash - London Calling
Kinks - Days
Little Richard - The Girl Can't Help It
Zombies - She's Not There
Pere Ubu - Heart of Darkness
Big Star - Thirteen
Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream of Trains
Hollywood Argyles - Alley Oop
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Neil Young/DEVO - Hey Hey My My (Human Highway Version)
(my request, co-sponsored by WAIF-FM's Eric Slade)
Paul McCartney & Wings - Live and Let Die
Johnny Rivers/DEVO - Secret Agent Man
The Byrds - I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better
Kinks - Where Have All The Good Times Gone?
(Tara Key's request)
Question Mark & The Mysterians - 96 Tears/96 Beers
(w/ Todd-O-Phonic Todd on vox)
Gary Lewis & The Playboys - Count Me In
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - The Tracks of My Tears
Beat Happening - Cast A Shadow
The Records - Starry Eyes
(w/ The Great Gaylord & Evan "Funk" Davies on vox)
Eddie & The Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do
(w/ The Great Gaylord & Evan "Funk" Davies on vox)
Buffalo Springfield (Neil Young) - Mr. Soul
Poison - Talk Dirty To Me
Ruffles Have Ridges? (spoken word, Georgia)
Final Medley: Buffalo Springfield/Rolling Stones - Mr. Soul/Satisfaction Medley w/ Sly & The Family Stone - It's A Family Affair/ Thin Lizzy - The Cowboy Song/ Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Once)/ Big Star - I'm In Love With A Girl/ The Saints - (I'm) Stranded/ Brian Eno - King's Lead Hat/ King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man/ Final Placement (Midland Texas) - Shine (Greg Baise's request)/ Any Elliott Smith songs/ Velvet Underground - I'm Waiting For The Man/ Hall & Oates - Abducted (w/ Therese & Small Change)/ The Clean - Getting Older/ Big Star - O My Soul/ Rush - The Spirit of Radio/ Small Faces - Tin Soldier / Sniff 'n' the Tears - Driver's Seat/ Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby/ The Frogs - I Only Play 4 Money/ Kinks - I'm Not Like Everybody Else/ Game Theory - Like A Girl Jesus/ Rush - The Spirit of Radio (reprise)/ Modern Lovers - Roadrunner (Twice)
Highlights IMHO: dBs - Black & White, Velvet Underground - What Goes On, Pere Ubu - Heart of Darkness, The Byrds - I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better, Question Mark & The Mysterians - 96 Tears/96 Beers (w/ Todd-O-Phonic Todd on vox), The Records - Starry Eyes (w/ The Great Gaylord & Evan "Funk" Davies on vox), and of course my request Neil Young/DEVO - Hey Hey My My (Human Highway Version).
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Yo La Tengo 2013 WFMU All-Request Marathon Set List
As in past years, I once kept score at home again this year as Yo La Tengo performed their 17th annual all-request Marathon to raise money for WFMU. This time out, the format was the same as usual but there were a few twists. Notably, for the first time ever, YLT did not make it down to WFMU's Jersey City studios for the broadcast. Instead, they performed live from Berlin, Germany--apparently from a studio associated with Calexico. While this change was necessitated by the band's presence in Germany this week, unbelievably YLT's auxilliary WFMU-Marathon member Bruce Bennett (who was *not* touring with the band in Germany) flew across the pond just to make this performance. Another difference this year--related to the first--was that because the band was in Europe, this year's show aired at 9am US eastern time (on a workday), not on the traditional Friday night or Saturday. That's okay, though: the thousands of hours of shirking-on-the-job that took place in workplaces across the eastern USA this morning was certainly fair payback to all the rat bastard employers who exploit their overworked employees every other day of the year.
Another change this year that I selfishly did not like was that this year--for the first time ever--WFMU posted a running playlist on Faye’s regular WFMU playlist page in real time while the band was performing. I always think that part of the fun of listening to these broadcasts is making the effort to i.d. all the songs in real time, without a safety net! Plus, I like the glory of being the guy who keeps score at home, then shares the playlist. But since not even Gaylord Fields was bold enough to attempt to i.d. the songs that YLT played during this year's action-packed closing medley, I hope my playlist (below) nonetheless adds some value. As always, YLT stumped me with a few of the shout-outs and quotations, so the list below includes a few guesses or fragments of things I thought I heard. I would welcome any corrections or omissions!
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Yo La Tengo - WFMU All-Request Marathon
March 14, 2013
Berlin, Germany
The Beatles - Dig A Pony
Marvin Gaye/Gladys Knight (Barrett-Strong) - I Heard It Through The Grapevine (attributed by Ira to Gladys Knight)
Chris Knox - Not Given Lightly
The Sonics - Psycho
The Beatles - Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand (I Want To
Hold Your Hand)
Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
XTC - Life Begins At The Hop
Eno & The Winkies - I'll Come Running (To Tie Your Shoes) (my request)
The Kinks - Better Things
Chris Bell - You And Your Sister
ZZ Top - La Grange
Hypnolovewheel - What's Going On
Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs
Blue Öyster Cult - Godzilla
NRBQ - Ridin' In My Car
Ten Years After - I'd Love To Change The World (dedicated to Alvin Lee, 19 Dec 1944 – 6 March 2013)
Desmond Dekker - Israelites (Intensified medley)
Boredoms - Acid Police
David Bowie – Heroes (Tara Key’s request)
Richard & Linda Thompson - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
The Kinks - This Time Tomorrow
Neil Diamond - Thank the Lord For The Night Time
Drifters / Dion & The Belmonts / Beach Boys (Leiber/Stoller) - Ruby Baby
The Who - Disguises
Hüsker Dü - Pink Turns To Blue
Can - Yoo Doo Right (Medley: Pere Ubu - Heart of Darkness, Superchunk - Driveway to Driveway, DEVO - Be Stiff, ? & The Mysterians - 96 Tears, Heartbreakers - I Wanna Be Loved, Nilsson - Gotta Get Up, Ramones- I Wanna Be Well, Nena - 99 Luftballons, Journey - Don't Stop Believing, ELO - Telephone Line, The Smiths - This Charming Man, The Damned - New Rose, Bob & Doug MacKenzie w/ Geddy Lee - Take Off (To The Great White North), Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea, Pixies - This Monkey's Gone To Heaven, Michael Jackson - Man in the Mirror, Nazz - Open My Eyes, The Smiths - Ask, Paul Simon - Red Rubber Ball, The Cyrkle - Red Rubber Ball, Rush - Fly By Night, Michael Bolton - How Can We Be Lovers, Interpol - Leif Erickson).
Highlights IMHO: David Bowie - Heroes, Sonics - Psycho, Hypnolovewheel - What's Going On, The Kinks - Better Things, and of course my request: Eno & The Winkies - I'll Come Running (Totaled)
Bonus points: Ira made a good-faith effort to sing at least the chorus of "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" in the (un)original German!
Shout outs to guests Martin Wenk--vocals on 99 Luftballoons, bells on Ridin' in
My Car and occasional percussion; Schneider TM's horn solo during the medley;
and Abe Davis, handclaps on I Wanna Hold Your Hand.
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Yo La Tengo 2012 WFMU All-Request Marathon Set List
On Friday March 2, 2012, while Yo La Tengo performed another amazing All-Request Set live on-air as part of WFMU's annual fundraising marathon, I kept score at home. After Ira Kaplan of YLT graciously provided me with a handful of corrections, I think my list is now complete and final. YLT's 2012 WFMU performance was heroic and exciting, as always. Here's what they played live on-air this year:
Bent Fabric - Alley Cat
Every Mother's Son - Come On Down To My Boat
Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me
James and Bobby Purify (& Yo La Tengo) (written by Spooner Oldham & Dan Penn) - 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
Mike Fern (and The 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