Murder in the Second Degree

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Murder in the Second Degree
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Compilation album by
Yo La Tengo
Released2016
RecordedWFMU studios
Genre Indie rock
Length76:36
Yo La Tengo chronology
Stuff Like That There
(2015)		Murder in the Second Degree
(2016)		 There's a Riot Going On
(2018)

Murder in the Second Degree is a 2016 album by the American musical group Yo La Tengo. The album consists of cover songs originally written by other musicians, all of which were played live in the studio by Yo La Tengo as fundraisers for independent radio station WFMU. [1] It is a follow-up to their 2006 compilation album, Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics .

The album cover was created by cartoonist Adrian Tomine, who did the cover of the previous compilation album as well.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Alley Cat"Frank Björn1:12
2."New York Groove" Russ Ballard 2:48
3."Bertha" Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter 3:13
4."Add It Up" Gordon Gano 2:50
5."To Love Somebody" Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb 2:52
6."Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)" Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman 0:35
7."Suspect Device" Jake Burns 1:52
8."First I Look At The Purse" Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers 2:20
9."Jailbreak" Phil Lynott 3:02
10."Popcorn" Gershon Kingsley 1:35
11."Girl from the North Country" Bob Dylan 2:01
12."Build Me Up Buttercup" Mike d'Abo, Tony Macaulay 3:05
13."I Wanna Be Free" Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart 2:04
14."Rock and Roll Love Letter" Tim Moore 2:54
15."Emotional Rescue" Mick Jagger, Keith Richards 1:40
16."Some Velvet Morning" Lee Hazlewood 2:27
17."The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys/Mr. Soul" Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi/Neil Young 4:54
18."Pay to Cum" Dr. Know, Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, Earl Hudson 1:36
19."Never My Love" Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi 1:49
20."King Kong" Ray Davies 3:12
21."White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)" Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson 2:06
22."Slurf Song" Michael Hurley 1:56
23."Different Drum" Mike Nesmith 3:17
24."Crazy" Willie Nelson 1:00
25."Be My Baby" Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich 3:21
26."Hey Ya!" André 3000 3:02
27."Heart of Darkness" David Thomas, Scott Krauss, Tim Wright, Peter Laughner, Tom Herman5:07
28."Chantilly Lace/Medley"  8:46

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References

  1. ↑ Yoo, Noah (20 September 2016). "Yo La Tengo Announce New Covers Compilation Murder in the Second Degree". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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