Yo La Tengo Is Murdering the Classics

~ Release by Yo La Tengo (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Label: Egon - Cat#: Egon 09 - EAN: none

Annotation last modified on 2007-02-20 00:11 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Tighten Up
cover recording of:
Tighten Up
lyricist:
Billy Butler (60-70s R&B singer)
composer:
Archie Bell (vocals, of Archie Bell & the Drells)
2:00
2The Night Chicago Died
cover recording of:
The Night Chicago Died
lyricist:
Peter Callander
composer:
Mitch Murray
2:04
3Raw Power
cover recording of:
Raw Power
writer and composer:
Iggy Pop and James Williamson (Iggy and The Stooges guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Strait James Music (Publisher associated with James Williamson of The Stooges), Bug Music (music publishing) (until 2011) and BMG Bumblebee (A BMI-affiliated publishing entity of BMG Rights Management) (from 2011 to present)
3:22
4Sea Cruise
cover recording of:
Sea Cruise
lyricist and composer:
Huey “Piano” Smith
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
1:46
5Favorite Thing
cover recording of:
Favorite Thing
writer:
Chris Mars, Bob Stinson, Tommy Stinson and Paul Westerberg
1:41
6Baseball Altamont
1:31
7Meet the Mets
1:48
8Oh Bondage Up Yours!
cover recording of:
Oh Bondage Up Yours!
lyricist and composer:
Poly Styrene
1:35
9Ding Dang / Interplanetary Music
cover recording of:
Ding Dang
composer:
Roger McGuinn and Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co‐founder)
publisher:
Brother Publishing Company (Beach Boys)
cover recording of:
Interplanetary Music
composer:
Sun Ra
2:36
10Captain Lou
cover recording of:
Captain Lou
writer:
Terry Adams (pianist / composer) and Al Anderson ("Big Al Anderson", guitarist, singer & songwriter, member of NRBQ)
publisher:
Hi Varieties Music (ASCAP)
2:19
11Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
cover recording of:
Oh! Sweet Nuthin’
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
1:40
12Route 66
32:19
13Roadrunner
cover recording of:
Roadrunner
lyricist and composer:
Jonathan Richman
2:35
14Tijuana Taxi
cover recording of:
Tijuana Taxi
composer:
Ervan “Bud” Coleman
publisher:
Irving Music (BMI)
0:47
15Mendocino / Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
cover recording of:
Mendocino (German)
lyricist and composer:
Doug Sahm
translator:
Michael Holm (German musician)
publisher:
Altus (publisher) (in 1969)
translated version of:
Mendocino
cover recording of:
Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Burt Bacharach
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (Hal David) (not for release label use!), Casa David, MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated), New Hidden Valley Music Co., PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.) and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部 (Fujipacific Music, Inc. Division 2)
part of:
The 42nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 42)
4:14
16Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
cover recording of:
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
lyricist:
Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
composer:
Eurythmics, Annie Lennox (Scottish singer-songwriter, member of Eurythmics and The Tourists) and Dave Stewart (UK guitarist/singer for Eurythmics)
arranger:
Miriama Young
publisher:
BMG Music, BMG Music Publishing Ltd., D’n’A Ltd., Sunbury Music Ltd. and Universal Music–MGB Songs
1:33
17Baby's on Fire
cover recording of:
Baby’s on Fire
lyricist and composer:
Brian Eno
2:31
18Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand
cover recording of:
Mary Anne With the Shaky Hand
lyricist and composer:
Pete Townshend (of The Who)
publisher:
Fabulous Music, Ltd. (this is a publisher, not an imprint!) and TRO-Essex Music, Inc.
2:15
19The Hokey Pokey
1:40
20You May Be Right
cover recording of:
You May Be Right
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel (American singer-songwriter and pianist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Joelsongs, ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM)), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division), April Music (from 1979 until 1980), Impulsive Music (from 1979 until 1980) and CBS Songs Ltd. (in 1980)
1:49
21Mama Told Me Not to Come
cover recording of:
Mama Told Me (Not to Come)
lyricist and composer:
Randy Newman (American singer‐songwriter and score composer)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), January Music, January Music Corp., Supersongs Unlimited, Unichappell Music, Inc. and Warner/Chappell North America
2:15
22Roundabout
cover recording of:
Roundabout
writer:
Jon Anderson (Yes/Jon & Vangelis) and Steve Howe
publisher:
Cotillion Music Inc. (BMI), Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Topographic Music, Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (Universal Music Publishing Limited, UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group), Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Yessongs Ltd., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
2:07
23You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
cover recording of:
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet
lyricist and composer:
Randy Bachman (Canadian guitarist, singer & songwriter)
publisher:
Ranbach Music (publisher), Ranbach Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (worldwide except Japan, ended 1995), Sony Songs Inc., Sony/ATV Music Publishing (Germany) GmbH (1998–2002), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Top Soil Music (publisher)
1:51
24Don't Worry, Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)
cover recording of:
Don’t Worry Kyoko (Mummy’s Only Looking for Her Hand in the Snow)
lyricist and composer:
Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
publisher:
Ono Music
3:21
25Downtown
cover recording of:
Downtown
lyricist and composer:
Tony Hatch
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Welbeck Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
1:51
26Let the Good Times Roll
1:52
27Never on Sunday
cover recording of:
Never on Sunday
lyricist:
Manos Hadjidakis (Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer) and Billy Towne (movie/musical composer)
composer:
Manos Hadjidakis (Manos Hatzidakis, Greek composer)
translator:
Billy Towne (movie/musical composer)
publisher:
EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and EMI United Partnership Ltd.
part of:
The 33rd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 33)
arrangement of:
Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά
translated version of:
Τα παιδιά του Πειραιά
1:13
2820th Century Boy
cover recording of:
20th Century Boy
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Fintage Publishing, Spirit Catalogue Holdings and Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. (ended) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
3:20
29Rock the Boat
cover recording of:
Rock the Boat
lyricist and composer:
Wally Holmes (songwriter)
publisher:
Origin Network Pty Ltd and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
1:24
30Shotgun
cover recording of:
Shotgun
writer:
Autry De Walt
composer:
Autry De Walt and Junior Walker
publisher:
Jobete Music, Jobete Music (UK), Jobete Music Co. and What Does It Take Publishing (BMI-affiliated)
5:54