― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 16:42 (eighteen years ago) link
How many tracks? (care to list them?) How many minutes?
― dave vire think (dave225.3), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 16:46 (eighteen years ago) link
― fact checking cuz (fcc), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 16:49 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 16:56 (eighteen years ago) link
They did a raveup at the end with Ira going "You've got to shake some action down on me" It was great.
I saw Ira Kaplan at Maxwells a couple years later and asked if he remembered playing it. I was pleased that he did. He said that lots of bands have versions of that song worked out.
― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 17:16 (eighteen years ago) link
tighten upthe night chicago diedraw powersea cruisefavorite thingbaseball altamontmeet the metsoh bondage, up yours!ding dang/interplanetary musiccaptain louoh! sweet nuthin'route 66roadrunnertijuana taximendocino / raindrops keep fallin' on my headsweet dreams (are made of this)baby's on firemary anne with the shaky handthe hokey pokeyyou may be rightmama told me not to comeroundaboutyou ain't seen nothing yetdon't worry, kyoko (mummy's only looking for her hand in the snow)downtownlet the good times rollnever on sunday20th century boyrock the boatmedley: shotgun / my sharona / mr. apollo / sonic reducer / god only knows / if and when / the summer sun / schizophrenia / another girl, another planet / bedazzled
― Mike Dixn (Mike Dixon), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 17:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― mcd (mcd), Tuesday, 18 April 2006 17:57 (eighteen years ago) link
― Brian Turner (btwfmu), Wednesday, 19 April 2006 03:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 19 April 2006 03:06 (eighteen years ago) link
― Forksclovetofu (Forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 19 April 2006 05:30 (eighteen years ago) link
― emekars (emekars), Thursday, 20 April 2006 09:32 (eighteen years ago) link
with Little Orphan Annie eyes!
― tokyo nursery school: afternoon session (rosemary), Thursday, 20 April 2006 10:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― Period period period (Period period period), Thursday, 20 April 2006 13:37 (eighteen years ago) link
Wednesday, January 17th, 11pm - 2am ET
on Coffee Break For Heroes & Villains with Noah
Everyone knows that James plays bass in Yo La Tengo but did you know that he's a huge hip-hop fan and has actually worked on some hip-hop records? Tune in to hear James spin some of his favorites and do the chit-chat thing with host Noah Zark.
http://wfmu.org/
― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 21:26 (seventeen years ago) link
Ira has been doing fill-ins, another tonight at 2a.m. ET:
http://wfmu.org/playlists/IK
― Dr Morbius, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 18:57 (sixteen years ago) link
Cool, thanks for the heads-up. I set it up to record.
― Rock Hardy, Wednesday, 5 September 2007 19:45 (sixteen years ago) link
again from Ira:
Do you have a computer? If not, are you in listening range of 91.1 FM in Jersey City, New Jersey or 90.1 FM in the Hudson Valley of New York State? If you can answer yes to either of these questions, then you are in luck or out of luck, depending on how you define the term. On Tuesday, November 27, from 11 pm-2 am, Eastern Standard Time, I will be on the air, in theair slot usually occupied by Small Change, playing records and chatting about this and that. You can listen live either on your radio or by going to wfmu.org.
― Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 27 November 2007 14:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Yo La Tengo comes back to murder more classics! This Sunday, March 2, from 5-8pm, Gaylord Fields and Bob Brainen mark the halfway point of the WFMU fundraising Marathon by once again enlisting Yo La Tengo to take your calls, pledges and most importantly cover song requests, which will then be brought to life over the air!
The band's long history with the WFMU Marathon has proven that Yo La Tengo is unstoppable, and tonight's show is a special longer 3-hour broadcast just in case that extended version of "Hocus Pocus" comes up. Gaylord co-hosts the rest of Bob's show from 8-9pm after the band packs up as well.
― tokyo rosemary, Sunday, 2 March 2008 13:31 (sixteen years ago) link
OK, I got my request ready.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Sunday, 2 March 2008 18:16 (sixteen years ago) link
I sure hope they play it soon. (Fingerz crossed)
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 3 March 2008 00:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh no. I hope it's not absorbed into this "Chantilly Lace" uber-medley.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 3 March 2008 00:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Mine got in the medley... I think.
How many other songs are about getting pneumonia when you fall in love though.
― tokyo rosemary, Monday, 3 March 2008 00:56 (sixteen years ago) link
Tra-la-la, baby.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 3 March 2008 01:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Why'n't you just split away?
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 3 March 2008 02:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Sorry, just thinking about how Lou Reed would have played my request.
setlist taken from the mefi thread and the wfmu blog:
01. Roky Erickson - Starry Eyes 02. Bruce Springsteen - Badlands 03. Velvet Underground - She's My Best Friend 04. Velvet Underground - Run Run Run
05. The Who - I Can't Explain 06. Brian Eno - Baby's On Fire 07. Feelies - Slow Down 08. Big Star - I'm In Love With A Girl 09. Fleshtones - Critical List 10. Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf
11. Cream - Tales of Brave Ulysses 12. Sugarloaf - Green Eyed Lady 13. The Sonics - Shot Down 14. Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
15. Thin Lizzy - Cowboy Song 16. Wild Angels/Bonnie St. Claire ??? - "Clap Your Hands, Stamp your feet, abba dabba dabba do" ??? 17. ??? "It'll be / It'll be our world" song ??? 18. Nick Lowe / Elvis Costello - (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding
19. Hypnolovewheel - Bridget Because 20. Chumbawumba - Mannequin 21. Elvis Presley - Viva Las Vegas 22. The Undertones - Teenage Kicks
23. The Feelies - It's Only Life 24. Iggy Pop - The Passenger 25. The Troggs - With A Girl Like You 26. Ron Davis - It's a Mystery Called Love 27. The Kinks - See My Friends
28. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl 29. Johnny Cash - If I Were A Carpenter 30. The Rivieras - California Sun 31. Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 32. Linda Ronstadt - Different Drum
33. Iggy & the Stooges - Search and Destroy 34. Rolling Stones - Paint It Black 35. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit 36. The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (Medley)
― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 3 March 2008 13:57 (sixteen years ago) link
apparently there were some more:
37. Queen - Another One Bites The Dust 38. Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight 39. "At last I'm free I can hardly see in front of me" 40. Frogs - Now You Know You're Black 41. "My litte girl, I bet you went out every night" (?) 42. Burt Bacharach / Carpenters - "What Do You get When You Fall in Love 43. Bob Dylan - I'll keep it with mine 44. Modern Lovers - A Plea For Tenderness 45. Poppa Pass The Biscuits 46. Bobby Gentry - Ode To Billy Joe 47. Richard Harris - Macarthur Park (Someone Left A Cake Out In The Rain) 48. Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys 49. Banana Splits Theme Song 50. Earth Wind and Fire - Boogie Wonderland "Ain't Got Nothing" (?) 51. Francis Scott Key - Star Spangled Banner
― alex in mainhattan, Monday, 3 March 2008 14:15 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, those were in the medley.
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 3 March 2008 14:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Missed the whole thing. wow, no Kinks til #27.
― Dr Morbius, Monday, 3 March 2008 14:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Richard Harris - Macarthur Park (Someone Left A Cake Out In The Rain)
why o why did I go to bed.
― Merdeyeux, Monday, 3 March 2008 15:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Because you didn't want to wait around to hear two lines of your song interpolated into "Chantilly Lace"?
― James Redd and the Blecchs, Monday, 3 March 2008 15:19 (sixteen years ago) link
8-11 EDT tonight
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 13 March 2009 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link
doing it again, w/ live video here
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Friday, 4 March 2011 21:48 (thirteen years ago) link
bumped for NOW
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 5 March 2011 02:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Yo La Tengo - WFMU All Request MarathonMarch 4, 2011
Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (George Harrison) (dedicated to people in Wisconsin)Al Green - Love & Happiness (inaudible vocals by Georgia)Friend and Lover - Reach Out In The DarknessJonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - A Plea For Tenderness (my request)Ten Years After - I'm Going Home
The Band - The WeightAlex Chilton - Hey, Little ChildYo La Tengo - DecoraPatti Smith/Bruce Springsteen - Because The NightMC5 - Kick Out The Jams
Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero/Like A Rolling Stone (medley)Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - Astral PlaneThe Twinkeyz - Aliens In Our MidstThe Clean - Drawing to a WholeHot Chocolate - Brother LouieVelvet Underground - I'm Sticking With You
Bee Gees - To Love SomebodyUnholy Modal Rounders (Michael Hurley) - The Slurf SongRolling Stones - The Spider and the FlyRolling Stones - Monkey ManThe Fall - Totally Wired
The Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (Gaylord Fields on vocals)Lou Reed - ViciousSteve Miller Band - Rock'n MeBeatles - We Can Work It OutNeil Young - Cinnamon GirlMSFB (William DeVaughn) / Arthur Lee & Love - Be Thankful For What You Got
Cheap Trick - He's A WhoreJim Croce - Bad Bad Leroy BrownDictators - Stay With MeThe Who - Happy Jack
The Association - Never My LoveHarry Nilsson - Everybody's Talking At Me (Midnight Cowboy)Jonathan Richman & the Modern Lovers - Government Center
Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows (medley)Vibrolux?Lou Christie - Lightning StrikesNeil Young - Cowgirl In The SandRoberta Flack (Charles Fox & Norman Gimbel) - Killing Me Softly With His SongNeil Young - PowderfingerRolling Stones - She's A Rainbow????Foreigner - Feels Like the First TimeHall & Oates - Rich GirlYo La Tengo - MagnetHeart - Magic ManElton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick RoadBee Gees - How Deep Is Your LoveTelevision - Venus de MiloFugs (Tuli Kupferberg) - Nothing (WFMU Version)Velvet Underground - The GiftKinks - When I Turn Off The Living Room Light
― tylerw, Saturday, 5 March 2011 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
c&p-ed from wfmu fyi ...
Screamin' Jay Hawkins - I Put A Spell On You (Gaylord Fields on vocals)
awesome!
― your LiveJournal experience (schlump), Saturday, 5 March 2011 20:55 (thirteen years ago) link
fierce verz of "He's a Whore"
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 6 March 2011 00:57 (thirteen years ago) link
Where can I listen to this one? The tracklist looks amazing.
― Moka, Sunday, 6 March 2011 19:49 (thirteen years ago) link
"archive unavailable"
― WmC, Sunday, 6 March 2011 19:50 (thirteen years ago) link
I listened to a couple of songs early, but their "covers for pledges" shows have never been very good imho.
― WmC, Sunday, 6 March 2011 19:51 (thirteen years ago) link
i recorded it, but haven't split up the tracks yet
― mookieproof, Sunday, 6 March 2011 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
ooh would love to hear it once you have! the covers for pledges thing is fun! the murdering the classics CD is hilarious.
― tylerw, Sunday, 6 March 2011 20:14 (thirteen years ago) link
i have realized that i am never actually going to get around to cutting this into tracks, so here's a 128kbps web rip of the whole show. if *you* feel like cutting it up, do let me know.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/yz7850
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 March 2011 01:23 (thirteen years ago) link
doin' it live in 15 mins, til midnight ET
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 March 2012 01:46 (twelve years ago) link
video feed too it seems
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 March 2012 01:56 (twelve years ago) link
wow, an Elaine Stritch cover
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 March 2012 02:33 (twelve years ago) link
via Ken K on Fbook:
Bent Fabric - Alley Cat
Every Mother's Son - Come On Down To My Boat
Flying Machine - Smile A Little Smile For Me
James & Bobby Purify - 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
Searchers ( 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; Rocky Horror Show - Dammit Janet; Big Star - Back Of A Car; Big Star - For You
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 3 March 2012 09:51 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2YKqEkhijU
― Campari G&T, Monday, 4 February 2013 04:07 (eleven years ago) link
Ira Kaplan is DJing on WFMU right now. It is totally great, all minimal weird stuff so far. Michael Morley!
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/56505
― grandavis, Friday, 18 July 2014 17:32 (nine years ago) link
This show rules.
― grandavis, Friday, 18 July 2014 18:54 (nine years ago) link
this year's edition of the fundraiser is on now
http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/59830
― maura, Saturday, 14 March 2015 19:08 (nine years ago) link
aww they're opening with 'love train'
― maura, Saturday, 14 March 2015 19:15 (nine years ago) link
dug that beatles cover
― tylerw, Saturday, 14 March 2015 19:32 (nine years ago) link
I listen to the Murdering the Classics CD from time to time and enjoy it
― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 14 March 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link
Ira the K is DJing for the next 3 hours
wfmu.org
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2020 16:08 (four years ago) link
This would be a great Yo La Tengo cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j29WmdSkE1w
― Soundslike, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 16:48 (four years ago) link
careful of that dead air, ira the k
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 17:18 (four years ago) link
he has my respect for occasionally playing a Jerry Lewis crank phone call
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 March 2020 18:04 (four years ago) link
he sits in regularly for other presenters. here's a list of all his appearances for afterwards on demand listening, https://wfmu.org/playlists/IK
― Joris Stereo, Wednesday, 18 March 2020 19:44 (four years ago) link
He's DJing again till midnight, loose theme seems to be a tribute to Hal Willner.
― o. nate, Friday, 10 April 2020 02:16 (four years ago) link