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,
Alright sir
Sure I'll have another one it's early
Three olives, shake it up, I like it dirty (dirty)
Tequila for my friend it makes her flirty (flirty)
Trust me
I'm the instigator of underwear
Showing up here and there uh oh (oh no)
I'm always on a mission from the get-go (get-go)
So what if it's only 1 o'clock in the afternoon
It's never too soon to send out all the invitations to the last night (of your life)
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
You, you, you, you
You, you, you, you
You, you, you, you
You, you, you
Alright ma'am (ma'am)
Calm down I know your son said he was in my house (my house)
He was the captain of the football team but I turned him out
He wasn't the first and he won't be the last, to tone it down
This happens all the time
I'm a story to tell the alibi
They wanna go home I asked them (why)
It's daylight (not night)
They might need a break from all the real life (get a life)
It gets to be too much sometimes
It's never too late to send out all the invitations to the last night of (your life)
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
I'm off to see the doctor
I hope she has a cure
I hope she makes me better
What does that even mean? (we don't know!)
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
And you
I'm a good excuse
To be a bad influence on you, and you, and you
Sure I'll have another one it's early
Three olives, shake it up, I like it dirty (dirty)
Tequila for my friend it makes her flirty (flirty)
Trust me
I'm the instigator of underwear
Showing up here and there uh oh (oh no)
I'm always on a mission from the get-go (get-go)
So what if it's only 1 o'clock in the afternoon
It's never too soon to send out all the invitations to the last night (of your life)
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
You, you, you, you
You, you, you, you
You, you, you, you
You, you, you
Alright ma'am (ma'am)
Calm down I know your son said he was in my house (my house)
He was the captain of the football team but I turned him out
He wasn't the first and he won't be the last, to tone it down
This happens all the time
I'm a story to tell the alibi
They wanna go home I asked them (why)
It's daylight (not night)
They might need a break from all the real life (get a life)
It gets to be too much sometimes
It's never too late to send out all the invitations to the last night of (your life)
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
I'm off to see the doctor
I hope she has a cure
I hope she makes me better
What does that even mean? (we don't know!)
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
Lordy, Lordy, Lordy!
I can't help it I like to party, it's genetic!
It's electrifying, wind me up and watch me go
Where she stops, nobody knows
A good excuse to be a bad influence on you and you
And you
I'm a good excuse
To be a bad influence on you, and you, and you
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I can't even hear the word 'dramatic' in that part. It really is 'genetic'. Read the lyrics that come with the album.
And this song is really great. It's on repeat right now. <3