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Yo La Tengo — Periodically Double Or Triple
Album: Popular Songs
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Released: 2009
Length: 3:51
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Never read Proust
Seems a little too long
Never used the hammer
Without somehow using it wrong
I've got time on my hands
That I can't wash off
I'm guzzling vitamin C but
I can't shake this cough

Walls are closing in
They often do
I'm seeing double and triple
Does this ever happen to you?
I don't have to make it rain
But I never argue with improving the view

Never wear a helmet
When I'm riding a bike
Never recall a face
To me, they all look alike
I've got a hole in my brain
Where what I meant to say lives
I'm livin' in the past
The gift that gives and gives

Walls are closing in
They often do
I'm seeing double and triple
Does this ever happen to you?
I don't have to make it rain
But I never argue with improving the view

Sometimes
In the future tense
I hope that you are safer
Put up an electric fence
Then and only then
We can all get along
Get it down in writing
Judge Judy tell me if I'm wrong
Walls are closing in
They often do
I'm seeing double and triple
Does this ever happened to you?
I don't have to make it rain
But I never argue with improving the view
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 drewd wrote:

Image result for dancing cat gifs

 
At some point it does indeed sound like a feeline got it's tail caught in the organ gears... Other than that quite...RP'esque :)
Posted 6 years ago by maxvonevil    [ Reply ]
 Ahnyer_Keester wrote:
Had to double check that this wasn't Keller Williams. Has that Freaker by the Speaker kind of groove.

 
Wow, a Keller Williams reference. I ended up getting a copy of his album Home and liked it very much.
Posted 7 years ago by Solanus    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:
As soon as I hear this, I see dancing cats in my mind. Must be the Radio Paradise effect.

 
Image result for dancing cat gifs
Posted 7 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
I hated this last time and gave it a 1.  I quite like it today.  WTF?
Posted 7 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
The Kinks channelled, accompanied by a MM&W organ break, as noted by others. Tres likeable.
Posted 7 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
Had to double check that this wasn't Keller Williams. Has that Freaker by the Speaker kind of groove.
Posted 7 years ago by Ahnyer_Keester    [ Reply ]
I must say, I really dig the mid-song Medeski, Martin, and Wood-like organ jag — that was pretty far out, man!  Always loved this band!
Posted 7 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
 arnimf wrote:
very annoying organ

 
Through the open window I can hear a crow "singing". It wonderfully fits in with the organ sound. Probably it's just my imagination that the crow is singing along. But I like the idea.
Posted 8 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
Lit her, sooths.. sea sighs..
Posted 8 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
Best album cover of 2009: https://bobdylanwrotepropagandasongs.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/bestworst-album-covers-of-2009/
Posted 8 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
This is why I listen to RP.
Posted 9 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
This made me get up and dance immediately...yes, I say.
 
Posted 9 years ago by Windsprite    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
I just happen to be mid way on the second go-around of "recherche" as I write this...
 
Much as you and I spar, I admire your grit and love of literature for reading through that work again...I only got 100 pages or so into the first book and got distracted. 

You should post your thoughts on "In Search of Lost Time." You probably have some great insights. Give it a thought, seriously.  

rdo wrote:
I miss my cat.

  
I'm sorry, rdo. To the people who love them, cats are so much more than pets . 
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Like the groove!
 
Posted 9 years ago by Noremer_Pete    [ Reply ]
I just happen to be mid way on the second go-around of "recherche" as I write this...
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Very beginning made me think it was Sensitive Kind - JJ Cale.  This tune was okay but, maybe a bit disappointing since it wasnt the great tune I was expecting.
Posted 10 years ago by JeriF    [ Reply ]
very annoying organ
Posted 10 years ago by arnimf    [ Reply ]
Its great when one of your uploads gets played {#Bounce}
Posted 10 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
The Doors on back up. Sans Mr. Morrison, of course.
Posted 10 years ago by ajlept    [ Reply ]
You have been waiting a long time to play that particular card haven't you... 

drews wrote:
cohifi wrote:
I REALLY like this tune.  And the cover!
 
But wouldn't this make a much better cover?


 



 


Posted 10 years ago by tovarisch    [ Reply ]
This is def Gary Shandling's best song.
Posted 11 years ago by AcesUp    [ Reply ]
Likin' the lyrics!
Posted 11 years ago by collator    [ Reply ]
Brings to mind some of the music from the Napoleon Dynamite soundtrack.  This is good but not that good.
Posted 11 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
I miss my cat.
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Funky Monkey{#Drummer} Love it
Posted 11 years ago by paradisepig    [ Reply ]
This is groovy in the nerdiest kind of way possible. And I like it! {#Dance}
Posted 11 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
a most excellent groovy tune! {#Bananajam}
Posted 12 years ago by linz_bobinz    [ Reply ]
 kysmet wrote:
*chair dancing* 
  ....
This post apparently contained an image that was dragged into the post editor. Sorry, but any text contained in the post after this point has been lost.
Posted 12 years ago by rockpommel16    [ Reply ]
Not fond of this.
Posted 12 years ago by poetista    [ Reply ]
Smok'n
Posted 12 years ago by Matyx    [ Reply ]
*chair dancing* 
Posted 12 years ago by K_Love    [ Reply ]
Groove Baby groovy!!!
Posted 12 years ago by LeftShoe    [ Reply ]
 cohifi wrote:
I REALLY like this tune.  And the cover!
 
The "cassette" and other objets d'art on the CD's interior are constructions, miniature sculptures if you will, made of some very surprising bits of almost everything. Interview with the artist, Dario Robleto: https://pitchfork.com/news/36087-take-cover-yo-la-tengos-ipopular-songsi/
Posted 13 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]

Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
they have it indeed...
Posted 13 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
Any band that has the brass cajones to name an album "I am not afraid of you and I will Beat your Ass" is ok in my book.
Posted 13 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
 Hannio wrote:

 

LOL, I hope no animals were hurt in the production.
Posted 13 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 smackiepipe wrote:
Organ sounds like something out of 'The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.'
 
Attaboy, Luther!!!

Posted 13 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
Yo también la tengo, thanks to yo la tengo! {#Devil_pimp}
Posted 13 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 tinamarie wrote:
... Is that a Hammond organ, Doll?
 
Don't think so, Sugar.  Someone identified this as a Farfisa compact; all I know is that's too thin a sound for a Hammond B3.  Hammonds have a big throaty sound, as in deep South gospel, Jimmy Smith (jazz), or Allman Brothers first album — article here, and here.  The variable-speed rotating Leslie speaker cabinet (actually the internal speaker horns did the spinning) produces a vibrato sound when driven at high speed, and a dirty, gutter-dwelling growl when rotated slowly.  Rock/Blues players often strip away the speaker cabinet walls to expose the rotating horns, I think intentionally to mesmerize audience members that have partied a bit much.

Not that I'm an expert; just a big, big fan of their sound.  Especially that low, nasty growl.  It's mesmerized me often enough.
Posted 13 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Si, papa, ya lo tienes!  {#Dancingbanana_2}
Posted 13 years ago by Whimary    [ Reply ]
cohifi wrote:
I REALLY like this tune.  And the cover!
 
But wouldn't this make a much better cover?


 


Posted 13 years ago by drews    [ Reply ]

Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
 lmic wrote:

A bit like "Tax Man" meets "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag."

 

Great description.
Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
One, two, three.... chair dancing
Posted 13 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
I REALLY like this tune.  And the cover!
Posted 13 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
Organ sounds like something out of 'The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.'
Posted 13 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
{#Heartkiss}   Kizz  

Posted 13 years ago by HazzeSwede    [ Reply ]
reminds me of something I'd hear on 'Laugh In' with some funky chicks grovin to the beat

Posted 13 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:

 
MojoJojo wrote:

You know it, you love it, you can't get enough of it.  Sweet, delicious cowbell! 
 
I'm just not hearing it......{#Lol}
Posted 14 years ago by BigIslandBlues    [ Reply ]
His voice resembles lloyd Cole's on this track.
Posted 14 years ago by Stranglersfan    [ Reply ]
 Dancing_banana wrote:
I saw Yo La Tengo perform last night at the XpoNential Festival....they rocked. This song was truly amazing live - so much fun!
 
I saw them too that night and agree they rocked this song and put on a great show. Fun summer night...
Posted 14 years ago by dj-amma    [ Reply ]
I'm trying to figure out if that's a cassette of a real album on the cover photo.  So far, the songs appear to read "Ghosts Don't Always Want to Come Back" and "Hippies and a Ouija Board" I think. But Google fails me.  Fake album, I guess?
Posted 14 years ago by SinisterDexter    [ Reply ]
YLT's groovy tune! (available for download for free from their website—at least it was last time I checked) {#Cool}
Posted 14 years ago by 4merdj    [ Reply ]
 nalle wrote:
Can it be a B3? Great!
 
Farfisa Compact.

Posted 14 years ago by james_of_tucson    [ Reply ]
I like the last minute of this song....Took a while to get something going, then it ends {#Stupid}
Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
When I first heard this, I thought it was "Wag the Dog" by Mark Knopfler - it has the same slow, slinky beat and sly vocals. I wish someone would upload "Wag the Dog."  It's an amusing song.  I like this one, too, though - very psychedelic-sixties. {#Bounce}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
I saw Yo La Tengo perform last night at the XpoNential Festival....they rocked. This song was truly amazing live - so much fun!
Posted 14 years ago by Dancing_banana    [ Reply ]
Great song. I would like to suggest adding "Season of the Shark" to the playlist. I love the vibe evoked by that song.
Posted 14 years ago by ericconrad    [ Reply ]
"say the word and you'll be free..."
Posted 14 years ago by df1489    [ Reply ]
...masterfully produced...
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Lou Reed meets Dovovan
Posted 14 years ago by SavetheTuna    [ Reply ]
Tinges of Donovan...
Posted 14 years ago by ruthless    [ Reply ]
Sorry, just sorry.
Posted 14 years ago by Kokoloco53    [ Reply ]
This song makes me happy and nostalgic for 60s music. So, I open RP to remind myself again of who's playing. With a smile, I look upwards on the page in the Now Playing box and see that it's about to segue into an Old 97s POS, and I cringe in pain. Sometimes, you suck real hard, RP.

Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
Getting to like this lot.
Posted 14 years ago by tipper    [ Reply ]
rp1125 from March 2010... I'm groovin' round my house. Wearing my go-go boots and fall..and doin' the Frug! Is that a Hammond organ, Doll?
Posted 14 years ago by tinamarie    [ Reply ]
"Never read Proust 
Seems a little too long
Never used the hammer
Without somehow using it wrong
I've got time on my hands
That I can't wash off
I'm crusing..
I cant shake this car
Walls are closing in
They often do
I'm seeing double and triple
Does this ever happen to you?
I don't have to make it rain

But I never argue a proven review"

Posted 14 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]
 Hippostar wrote:

 
You know it, you love it, you can't get enough of it.  Sweet, delicious cowbell! 


Posted 14 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
gorgonzola!
Posted 14 years ago by DoctorHooey    [ Reply ]
I like the tune and the simplicity and familiarity of the cover art. Good stuff.
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
kick it
Posted 14 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
 nalle wrote:
Can it be a B3? Great!
 
Most likely, sounds exactly like Stevie Winwood's tone from his days in Traffic.
Posted 14 years ago by nagsheadlocal    [ Reply ]
Love this album and these guys!
Posted 14 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
A song that calls for an extended rating system!

It deserves a -5.
Posted 14 years ago by Patricula    [ Reply ]
I came in here to rate this a 7.  Then the organ solo kicked in.

{#Arrow} 8
Posted 14 years ago by dggeek    [ Reply ]
{#Dancingbanana}  loving it!!

Posted 14 years ago by physastro2050    [ Reply ]
 ezzyme wrote:
Bill, are you there?  No, this doesn't follow. The voice is pretty good, and the song patterns a sympathetic but aged hit schematic, but we might be bigger than this song.
 
Absotively.  Quite cromulent as well.

Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
this song just makes me ...{#Bounce}

Posted 14 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
Can it be a B3? Great!
Posted 14 years ago by nalle    [ Reply ]
 lmic wrote:

A bit like "Tax Man" meets "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag."

 
Wow you nailed that one! 8!

Posted 14 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
Wow! Yeah! Groovy Baby! Totally diggin your scene.
Posted 14 years ago by chefatomic    [ Reply ]
Wow, just thinking about playing some Yo Lo Tengo and Voila! Must be on Bill's wavelength today - spooky.
Posted 14 years ago by Woobag    [ Reply ]
not greatness, but easy on the ears...maybe even pretty good?
Posted 14 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
Another winner from these guys
Posted 14 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
The break reminds me of Beck's work in Odelay. Perhaps this song is an homage to the Beckmeister.
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
 zipper wrote:
it's retro fucking cool.
 
A bit like "Tax Man" meets "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag."

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Groovy!  This song is doing it for me on a rainy Friday.
Posted 14 years ago by Clark_Novato    [ Reply ]
Nice!!
Posted 14 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Has the vibe of one those cheesy psychedelic "Wild in the Streets" soundtracks. I like it though.
Posted 14 years ago by rp1125    [ Reply ]
Just got this. Like it so far.
Posted 14 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
 zair99 wrote:
Either RP or Amazon has the song name backwards!  (Amazon has it listed as "Periodically Double or Triple")

Regardless, sold 8!
 

Thanks. Fixed.
Posted 14 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
Either RP or Amazon has the song name backwards!  (Amazon has it listed as "Periodically Double or Triple")

Regardless, sold 8!
Posted 14 years ago by zair99    [ Reply ]
 themotion wrote:
such a badass song ...
 

Ditto.  This song kicks some serious butt.
Posted 14 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
I like the retro feel of this song.. {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]
Bill, are you there?  No, this doesn't follow. The voice is pretty good, and the song patterns a sympathetic but aged hit schematic, but we might be bigger than this song.
Posted 14 years ago by ezzyme    [ Reply ]
such a badass song ...
Posted 14 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]
it's retro fucking cool.
Posted 14 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
what the HECK is that ?  crazy cool organ
Posted 14 years ago by scottflory    [ Reply ]

so cool


Posted 14 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
 zair99 wrote:

No no!  Keep it going, and do it again!

 
Exactly!!

Posted 14 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
 adamdbenson wrote:
Stop it and don't do it again.{#No}
 
No no!  Keep it going, and do it again!

Posted 14 years ago by zair99    [ Reply ]
Stop it and don't do it again.{#No}
Posted 14 years ago by adamdbenson    [ Reply ]
thought this was phish.

Posted 14 years ago by marca17    [ Reply ]
 oldviolin wrote:

Tight as a tick...


Right you are! Funky groove with a cool laid back vocal. {#Dance}
Posted 14 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]
Too much screech for my taste. {#Headache}
Posted 14 years ago by audiolizard    [ Reply ]
I like it! {#Music}
Posted 14 years ago by DaveInSaoMiguel    [ Reply ]

Tight as a tick...


Posted 14 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]

His voice sounds like John Linnell of TMBG.



Posted 14 years ago by window    [ Reply ]
Why do I want to her M. Knopfler's "Coyote" next? {#Cowboy}

Posted 14 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Though I'm a big YLT fan from way way back, their last few kinda left me cold. But I think this one is gonna bring me back in. Everything I've heard so far I've liked. They are a fearless, incredibly talented band who will try anything and succeed more often than not. Plus, they just seem like really nice folks.
Posted 14 years ago by Exene    [ Reply ]
"I got it! I got it!"
Posted 14 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
 {#Bananajam} me singing loud and nobody's complaining, Yo La Tengo
Happy Blue Moonesque New Year Bill, Rebecca and RP listeners
Posted 14 years ago by ambrebalte    [ Reply ]
I've never been really big on Yo La Tengo, but this is charming: funky in a laid-back way, with just enough screech and quirk. Nice.
Posted 14 years ago by Palaverist    [ Reply ]
Nice.
Posted 14 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
delightful.
Posted 14 years ago by colt4x5    [ Reply ]

excellent! {#Boohoo}

 

thru the LRC in a flash!


Posted 14 years ago by contractor07    [ Reply ]