Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall

All songs written by E, except where noted:

1. "Blinking Lights (For Me)" – 2:03
2. "Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights" – 1:36
3. "Bus Stop Boxer" (E, John Parish) – 3:24
4. "Dirty Girl" – 2:53
5. "Trouble with Dreams" – 3:21
6. "The Only Thing I Care About" (E, Parthenon Huxley) – 2:14
7. "My Beloved Monster" – 1:53
8. "Pretty Ballerina" (Michael Brown) – 2:35
9. "It's a Motherfucker" – 2:15
10. "Flyswatter" – 5:02
11. "Novocaine for the Soul" (E, Mark Goldenberg) – 3:06
12. "Girl from the North Country" (Bob Dylan) – 2:49
13. "Railroad Man" – 2:28
14. "I Like Birds" – 2:30
15. "If You See Natalie" – 3:30
16. "Poor Side of Town" (Lou Adler, Johnny Rivers) – 2:44
17. "Spunky" – 3:04
18. "I'm Going to Stop Pretending that I Didn't Break Your Heart" – 3:45
19. "Suicide Life" – 2:39
20. "Losing Streak" – 2:17
21. "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" – 2:17
22. "Things the Grandchildren Should Know" – 4:54

iTunes bonus tracks

The Internet-only release on iTunes also includes three bonus tracks:

23. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (E, Michael Simpson) – 3:05
24. "Living Life" (Daniel Johnston) – 2:35
25. "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (Prince) – 3:38

Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall
Video by Eels
Released	February 20, 2006 (2006-02-20)
Recorded	June 30, 2005 (2005-06-30), The Town Hall, New York City, New York, United States
Genre	Indie rock
Length	99:00 (+ 22:00 of extras)
Language	English
Label	Image Entertainment
Director	Niels Alpert
Producer	E

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

1. I Heart NY
2. "Theme from Blinking Lights"
3. "Going to Your Funeral Part 2" (E and Jim Jacobsen) – 1:53
4. "Dust of Ages" (E and Jacobsen) – 2:06
5. "In the Yard, Behind the Church" – 3:12
6. Ladies of EELS
7. "Bride of Theme from Blinking Lights" – 1:36
8. "From Which I Came/A Magic World" – 2:12
9. The Chet
10. "Son of a Bitch" (E and Jim Lang) – 2:29
11. "Blinking Lights (For Me)" – 2:03
12. Big Al
13. "Dirty Girl" – 2:53
14. "My Beloved Monster" – 1:53
15. On the Road
16. "The Only Thing I Care About" (E and Huxley) – 2:14
17. "Bus Stop Boxer" (E and Parish) – 3:24
18. "Pretty Ballerina" (Brown) – 2:35
19. E on the A
20. "I Like Birds" – 2:30
21. "Girl from the North Country" (Dylan) – 2:49
22. The Late EELS
23. "Railroad Man" – 2:28
24. "Trouble with Dreams" – 3:21
25. Backstage Tomfoolery
26. "If You See Natalie" – 3:30
27. "I'm Going to Stop Pretending that I Didn't Break Your Heart" – 3:45
28. "Dead of Winter" – 3:03
29. Groupies
30. "Flyswatter" – 5:02
31. "Novocaine for the Soul" (E and Mark Goldenberg) – 3:06
32. "Losing Streak" – 2:17
33. "The Stars Shine in the Sky Tonight" (E and Lang) – 3:06
34. "Souljacker Part 2" (E and Lang) – 1:29
35. E Is Lost
36. "Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)" – 2:17
37. "Things the Grandchildren Should Know" – 4:54
38. "Dog Faced Boy" (E and Parish) – 3:09
39. The Adulation of Thousands
40. Emergency Commentary (played over Prince's "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man")
41. "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" (E and Simpson) – 3:05
42. "Blinking Lights (For You)"

New York's Town Hall hosted Eels in 2005

Eels

• Big Al – upright bass, autoharp, keyboards, and melodica
• Julie – violin, mandolin, and percussion
• The Chet – trash can, suitcase, saw, lap steel guitar, guitar, mandolin, melodica, keyboards, and upright bass
• E – vocals, guitar, and keyboards
• Ana Lenchantin – cello, percussion, and vibrator
• Heather Lockie – viola and percussion
• Paloma Udovic – violin and percussion

Technical personnel

• Niels Alpert – still photography
• Paul Brainard – string arrangement
• Jim Lang – string arrangement
• Koool G Murder – string arrangement
• Wendy Peyton – cover photo

Compact Disc

• Dan Hersch – mastering
• Douglas Trantow – mixing

DVD

• Adamocrea – Puklepop clip
• Niels Alpert – direction and editing
• John Chaisson – production
• Lucy DiLorenzo – production coordination
• Jesse Dylan – direction on "Trouble with Dreams"
• Caleb Heineman – location sound mixing
• Jake Oelman – editing
• Josh Levy – audio mixing
• Douglas Trantow – music mixing

• Official website
• Entire film streaming at Vimeo
• Vagrant Records' promotional mini-site for the album
• Eels with Strings: Live at Town Hall at IMDb