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,
I can't explain all the things that I'm seeing
And when I look I don't know what I'm seeing
She says relax
'Cause I want you to go slow
I close my eyes and
It all goes away though
I get so high I don't know what I'm feeling
And when I fly I am scraping the ceiling
Oh just relax said she you wants go slow
Open my eyes when it all goes away though
I can't explain all the ways that I'm feeling
I reach inside and I'm scraping my feelings
I say relax but I don't want to go slow
Open my eyes when it all goes away though
And when I look I don't know what I'm seeing
She says relax
'Cause I want you to go slow
I close my eyes and
It all goes away though
I get so high I don't know what I'm feeling
And when I fly I am scraping the ceiling
Oh just relax said she you wants go slow
Open my eyes when it all goes away though
I can't explain all the ways that I'm feeling
I reach inside and I'm scraping my feelings
I say relax but I don't want to go slow
Open my eyes when it all goes away though
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Ive heard three differnent versions. The ones on Spacegirl and Methodrone are almost the same but the version on DIG! is completley dif...and in my opinion its the best of the three. Too bad its not on the albums. The lyrics on the DIG version go...
what you want is you want me you dont know you got turned off because its going too slow slow well i know what you want.. wont you just reach out and grab it?