This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
"im back, formosa"
Your gardens and bridges green
with shit came running... i'm back.
you think that i'll remember you?
well things all considered, i do.
i dreamt about that house last night.
you know the black lady told me not to make her black sons jealous.
What did I have? Guns and firetrucks...
Do you remember me,
I had long blonde hair, and a stormy smile.
In fact I remember a photograph of me and you.
We were sitting on wicker furniture, eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pretty cool, man...
"im back sheridan"
Your yellow, red, white, and blue.
Firemen came running.
What went on in those cells?
I can think of exact floorboards that would come up
I can tell you what went on, you interject.
You were visiting a house thats been sealed for a 1000 years.
Little crayon scribbles, a white truck on a string.
You were standing there with your plaid and your favorite things.
But now your sleeping or fucking or something.
Your gardens and bridges green
with shit came running... i'm back.
you think that i'll remember you?
well things all considered, i do.
i dreamt about that house last night.
you know the black lady told me not to make her black sons jealous.
What did I have? Guns and firetrucks...
Do you remember me,
I had long blonde hair, and a stormy smile.
In fact I remember a photograph of me and you.
We were sitting on wicker furniture, eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pretty cool, man...
"im back sheridan"
Your yellow, red, white, and blue.
Firemen came running.
What went on in those cells?
I can think of exact floorboards that would come up
I can tell you what went on, you interject.
You were visiting a house thats been sealed for a 1000 years.
Little crayon scribbles, a white truck on a string.
You were standing there with your plaid and your favorite things.
But now your sleeping or fucking or something.
Lyrics submitted by penitenziagite, edited by aristotelian
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I'm back Formosa!
@instantramen Who or what the f--- are Formosa and Sheridan?