Murder in the Second Degree
Compilation album by
Yo La Tengo
Released2016
RecordedWFMU studios
GenreIndie 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 Ballard2:48
3."Bertha"Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter3:13
4."Add It Up"Gordon Gano2:50
5."To Love Somebody"Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb2:52
6."Civilization (Bongo Bongo Bongo)"Bob Hilliard, Carl Sigman0:35
7."Suspect Device"Jake Burns1:52
8."First I Look At The Purse"Smokey Robinson, Bobby Rogers2:20
9."Jailbreak"Phil Lynott3:02
10."Popcorn"Gershon Kingsley1:35
11."Girl from the North Country"Bob Dylan2:01
12."Build Me Up Buttercup"Mike d'Abo, Tony Macaulay3:05
13."I Wanna Be Free"Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart2:04
14."Rock and Roll Love Letter"Tim Moore2:54
15."Emotional Rescue"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards1:40
16."Some Velvet Morning"Lee Hazlewood2:27
17."The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys/Mr. Soul"Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi/Neil Young4:54
18."Pay to Cum"Dr. Know, Paul Hudson, Darryl Jenifer, Earl Hudson1:36
19."Never My Love"Don Addrisi, Dick Addrisi1:49
20."King Kong"Ray Davies3:12
21."White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)"Melle Mel, Sylvia Robinson2:06
22."Slurf Song"Michael Hurley1:56
23."Different Drum"Mike Nesmith3:17
24."Crazy"Willie Nelson1:00
25."Be My Baby"Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich3:21
26."Hey Ya!"André 30003:02
27."Heart of Darkness"David Thomas, Scott Krauss, Tim Wright, Peter Laughner, Tom Herman5:07
28."Chantilly Lace/Medley"  8:46

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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