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Video: Yo La Tengo w/ Alex Chilton "Femme Fatale"

6:01 p.m. · December 10, 2007 · by John Zeiss

Yo La Tengo has been inviting a bevy of guests to play with the band during its annual run of Hanukkah shows at Maxwell's in Hoboken. Here you have the legendary Alex Chilton leading Yo La through a rendition of the Velvet Underground's Nico-helmed "Femme Fatale," which Chilton famously covered with Big Star. It's a pretty and poignant version, especially with the camera staring into a certain stage light, crowning the performance in an ethereal glow.