The NJ-based unit explore the extremes of feedback-driven noise rockand sweetly melodic pop. Prolific, mercurial and defiantly independent, Yo La Tengo have ultimately transcended their myriad influences to ensconce themselves as a beloved institution of the indiecommunity. The core of Yo La Tengo (Spanish for the outfielder's cry of "I've got it!") comprises singer/guitarist Ira Kaplan and his wife, drummer/vocalist Georgia Hubley. After forming the band in 1984, they placed an advertisement seeking other musicians to round out the lineup, requesting applicants who shared their fondness for the The Soft Boys, Mission of Burma, and Arthur Lee's Love. A number of bassists and lead guitarists passed through the band's roster during its formative years, but after bowing in late 1985 with the single "The River of Water," backed by a cover of Love's "A House Is Not a Motel," Yo La Tengo's membership appeared to stabilize with the additions of guitarist Dave Schramm and bassist Mike Lewis prior to the sessions for 1986's full-length roots pop debut, Ride the Tiger, produced by former Mission of Burma bassist Clint Conley.
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Yo La Tengo
I will go if you say you'll go do you want to go
I won't talk at all but I'll go for a ride
I will go if you just let go do you want to go
Is it all because of the time I took your advice
I will go if you still want to go do you want to go
And I will show what you want me to show do you want to know
Until there's nothing left in the world to show you
Only go where I don't know do you want to go
You don't talk at all, but it's alright
Feeling bold but your nose is cold like it's make of snow
Is it all because of the time you took my advice
If you put your hand in my palm I won't let it go
Until there's nothing left in the world to make me
Summer steaks and summer stays too long
Autum comes and all of the sudden it's gone
Tiny birds sit patiently
Side by side on a wire
Darker days and leaves in shapes so true
Wind unfolds on nights so black their blue
Tiny birds fly silently
Side by side in the sky
Don't be sad when it's time to say goodnight
I'll be there to make sure that you sleep tight
I'm your friend when you need a friend
Until there's nothing left in the world to make you cry