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,
Allongés dans l'herbe
D'un parc de la ville
On oublie les passants
On oublie les autos
Les cheveux dans le vent
Les cheveux dans les yeux
Et le temps qui s'enfuit
En nous laissant dans l'herbe
Au soleil dans un parc
Je ne peux pas penser
Une seule minute à te quitter
Je veux rester enlacée
Il y a des chiens qui passent
Des vieillards des autos
Mais on ne les voit pas
Tendres caressees
De nos cheveux
Jusqu'à nos fesses
On est de la même taille
Ta bouche sur ma bouche
Tes pieds sur mes pieds
Nos deux sexes se touchent
Ce qu'on voudrait c'est rester
Allongés tout serrés
Que les passants cessent de passer
Pour qu'on puisse se déshabiler
Tendres caressees
De nos cheveux
Jusqu'à nos fesses
D'un parc de la ville
On oublie les passants
On oublie les autos
Les cheveux dans le vent
Les cheveux dans les yeux
Et le temps qui s'enfuit
En nous laissant dans l'herbe
Au soleil dans un parc
Je ne peux pas penser
Une seule minute à te quitter
Je veux rester enlacée
Il y a des chiens qui passent
Des vieillards des autos
Mais on ne les voit pas
Tendres caressees
De nos cheveux
Jusqu'à nos fesses
On est de la même taille
Ta bouche sur ma bouche
Tes pieds sur mes pieds
Nos deux sexes se touchent
Ce qu'on voudrait c'est rester
Allongés tout serrés
Que les passants cessent de passer
Pour qu'on puisse se déshabiler
Tendres caressees
De nos cheveux
Jusqu'à nos fesses
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