Yo La Tengo is an American indie rock band, based in Hoboken, New Jersey. With more than 15 albums released over a period of twenty years, they have demonstrated unusual longevity for the indie-rock scene. While they are a critical favorite with a devoted fan base they have achieved limited mainstream success.
The band's name comes from a baseball anecdote. During the 1962 season, New York Mets center fielder Richie Ashburn and Venezuelan shortstop Elio Chacón found themselves colliding in the outfield. When Ashburn went for a catch, he would scream, "I got it! I got it!" only to run into the 160-pound Chacón, who spoke only Spanish. Ashburn learned to yell, "¡Yo la tengo! ¡Yo la tengo!" which is "I've got it" in Spanish. In a later game, Ashburn happily saw Chacón backing off. He relaxed, positioned himself to catch the ball, and was instead run over by 200-pound left fielder Frank Thomas, who understood no Spanish.
The band wanted a name that sounded foreign in order to avoid any...
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(LiveDaily.com) Indie rockers Yo La Tengo [ tickets ] will return to North America early next year behind the band's 12th and latest studio album, "Popular Songs."... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Yo La Tengo [ tickets ] has rolled out the itinerary for a busy North American tour to follow the release of "Popular Songs," the New Jersey trio's follow-up to 2006's "I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass."... continued
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(LiveDaily.com) Indie rockers Yo La Tengo are once again ringing in the holidays with their semi-annual Hanukkah shows, appropriately running eight nights in December at a New Jersey club.
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Track listing: Pass the Hatchet, I Think I'm GoodkindBeanbag ChairI Feel Like Going HomeMr. ToughBlack FlowersThe Race Is on AgainThe Room Got HeavySometimes I Don't Get YouDaphniaI Should Have Known BetterWatch Out for Me RonnieThe Weakest PartSong for MahilaPoint and ShootThe Story of Yo La Tango
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Track listing: Mr. ToughI'm Your Puppet
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Track listing: 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 BoatShotgun
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Track listing: The River of WaterAutumn SweaterBig Day ComingPablo and AndreaDrug TestSeason of the SharkUpside-DownThe SummerTears Are in Your EyesBlue Line SwingerThe Story of JazzNuclear War (version 1)By the Time It Gets Dark
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Track listing: Tom CourtenayDecora (acoustic)Out the WindowAutumn Sweater (remix)Ashes on the GroundMagnetStay Away From HeavenPencil TestWeather ShyDreamsBad PoliticsAlmost TrueBig Day ComingBlue-Green ArrowMr. Ameche Plays the StrangerDreaming
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Track listing: ShakerSugarcubeBarnaby, Hardly WorkingLittle EyesStockholm SyndromeOur Way to FallFrom a Motel 6Swing for LifeLewisI Heard You LookingYou Can Have It AllDid I Tell You
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Track listing: Stay Away From HeavenPencil TestAlmost TrueTom CourtenayBig Day ComingDreamingBad PoliticsBlue-Green ArrowDecoraOut of the WindowWeather ShyDreamsAutumn SweaterAshes on the GroundMr. Ameche Plays the StrangerMagnet
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Track listing: Today Is the DayStyles of the TimesOutsmartenerNeedle of DeathDr. CrashCherry Chapstick (acoustic)
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Track listing: Beach Party TonightNothing But You and MeSeason of the SharkToday Is the DayTiny BirdsHow to Make a Baby Elephant FloatGeorgia vs. Yo La TengoWinter A-Go-GoMoonrock MamboLet's Be StillTake CareDon't Have to Be So SadLittle Eyes
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Track listing: Nuclear War (version 1)Nuclear War (version 2)Nuclear War (version 3)Nuclear War (version 4)
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Track listing: Hyas and StenorhynchusShrimp StoriesHow Some Jellyfish Are BornLiquid CrystalsThe Love Life of the OctopusAcera or the Witches' DanceThe Sea HorseSea Urchins
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Track listing: Danelectro 2Danelectro 1 (Q-Unique remix)Danelectro 3 (Kit Clayton remix)Danelectro 1Danelectro 2 (Takemura remix)Danelectro 3
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Track listing: SaturdayDanelectro 3Danelectro 2
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Track listing: You Can Have It AllReady-MadesYou Can Have It All (Sonic Boom remix)
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Track listing: EverydayOur Way to FallSaturdayLet's Save Tony Orlando's HouseLast Days of DiscoThe Crying of Lot GYou Can Have It AllTears Are in Your EyesCherry ChapstickFrom Black to BlueMadelineTired Hippo
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Track listing: Little HondaBe Thankful for What You GotNo ReturnBlack HoleHow Much I've LiedBy the Time It Gets DarkLittle HondaWe Are the Champions
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Track listing: Return to Hot ChickenMoby OctopadSugarcubeDamageDeeper Into MoviesShadowsStockholm SyndromeAutumn SweaterLittle HondaGreen ArrowOne Pm AgainThe Lie and How We Told ItCenter of GravitySpec BebopWe're an American BandMy Little Corner of the WorldAutumn Sweater (Tortoise remix)
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Track listing: Autumn SweaterAutumn Sweater (remixed by µ-Ziq)Autumn Sweater (remixed by Kevin Shields)Autumn Sweater (Tortoise remix)
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Track listing: NutriciaHer Grandmother's GiftFrom a Motel 6 #2Gooseneck ProblemSurfin' With the ShahEcstasy BluesToo Much, Part IBlitzkrieg BopOne Self: Fish GirlEnoughDrum SoloFrom a Motel 6 #1Too Much, Part IISunsquashed
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Track listing: Evanescent Psychic Pez DropDemonsFog Over FriscoToo LateHanky Panky NohowSomething to DoUltra-Powerful Short Wave Radio Picks Up Music From VenusUp to YouSomebody's BabyWalking Away From YouArtificial HeartCast a ShadowI'm Set FreeBarnaby, Hardly WorkingSome Kinda FatigueSpeeding Motorcycle
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Track listing: Drug TestThe Evil That Men Do (Craig's version)AlydaThe Evil That Men Do (Pablo's version)I Threw It All AwayClunkDid I Tell YouHouse Fall DownLost in BessemerIt's Alright (The Way That You Live)3 Blocks from Groove StreetLet's CompromiseSerpentineA Shy DogNo WaterThe Asparagus SongThe Orange SongLewisThe Story of JazzBarnaby, Hardly Working
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Track listing: Blue Line SwingerTom CourtenayCan't Seem to Make You MineMr. Ameche Plays the Stranger
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Track listing: Tom CourtenayPablo and AndreaDon't Say a Word (Hot Chicken #2)Paul Is DeadDecoraThe Ballad of Red Buckets(Straight Down to the) Bitter EndAttack on LoveFalse AlarmMy Heart's ReflectionThe Hour Grows LateBlue Line SwingerFalse EndingFlying Lesson (Hot Chicken #1)
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Track listing: Treading WaterBad PoliticsMy Heart's Reflection (Take 3)
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Track listing: From a Motel 6Ashes on the GroundNutriciaFrom a Motel 6 (version)
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Track listing: Big Day ComingFrom a Motel 6Double DareSuperstar-WatcherNowhere NearSudden OrganA Worrying ThingI Was the Fool Beside You for Too LongThe Whole of the LawBig Day ComingI Heard You Looking
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Track listing: ShakerFor Shame of Doing WrongWhat She Wants
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Track listing: Upside-Down(The) Farmer's DaughterOut of ControlUpside-Down (One More Time)Sunsquashed
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Track listing: Detouring America With HornsUpside-DownMushroom Cloud of HissSwing for LifeFive-cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)Some Kinda FatigueAlways Something86-second BlowoutOut the WindowSleeping PillSatellite
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Track listing: Out the WindowSwing for LifeWalking Away From YouFive Cornered Drone (Crispy Duck)Fog Over Frisco
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Track listing: Can't ForgetGriseldaHere Comes My BabyBarnaby, Hardly WorkingYellow SarongYou Tore Me DownEmulsifiedSpeeding MotorcycleTried So HardOklahoma, U. S. A.What Comes NextThe One to CryAndaluciaDid I Tell YouWhat Can I SayThe Summer
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Track listing: Barnaby, Hardly WorkingDrug TestThe Evil That Men Do (Craig's version)The Orange SongAldyaThe Evil That Men Do (Pablo's version)I Threw It All Away
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Track listing: The Cone of SilenceBig SkyThe Evil That Men DoThe Forest GreenThe Pain of PainThe Way Some People DieThe Empty PoolAlrock's BellsFive YearsScreaming Lead BalloonsLiving in the CountryThe River of WaterA House Is Not a MotelCrispy DuckClosing Time
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