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,
my...
my my my my my....
my butterscotch butterscotch
pop rocks, lemon drops, rollin in my teeth, stop
sugar rush, touch the stars..
dry ice, delight. dancing by the light bright.
watch us while we break some hearts
so grab your gamma rays
come to my masquerade
it's like a man parade
and now 1 2 3, oh.
boys all want my butterscotch
lickin their lips cuz it's top notch
no other bitch got what i got.
my butterscotch
boys from Memphis to Bangkok
tryna get keys to my candy shop
linin up, down the block
my butterscotch
chase it
watch me how i make it
don't you wanna taste it taste it?
waste it,
watch it how i shake it
don't you wanna taste it taste it?
my butterscotch!
tazers, lazers, alien invaders
tell me that i'm out of this world.
casbah, so hot! burnin down the foolish rock
no money can shut up this girl
so grab your gamma rays
with the masquerade
bring on the man parade
and now 1 2 3, oh.
boys all want my butterscotch
lickin their lips cuz it's top notch
no other bitch got what i got.
my butterscotch
boys from Memphis to Bangkok
tryna get keys to my candy shop
linin up, down the block
my butterscotch
chase it
watch me how i make it
don't you wanna taste it taste it?
waste it,
watch it how i shake it
don't you wanna taste it taste it?
boy your game is prehistoric
scripted like you're katie couric
girl mcormick, you're a tourist
goddamn boys from years ago
chase it chase it...
taste it taste it...
boys all want my butterscotch!
lickin their lips cuz it's top notch!
it's top notch!
it's top notch!
they're lickin their lips cuz it's top notch
boys all want my butterscotch!
lickin their lips cuz it's top notch!
no other bitch got what i got,
my butterscotch.
boys from Memphis to Bangkok
tryna get keys to my candy shop
linin up, and down the block
chase it
watch me how i make it
don't you wanna taste it taste it taste it?
waste it,
watch it how i shake it
don't you wanna taste it taste it taste it?
my my my my my....
my butterscotch butterscotch
pop rocks, lemon drops, rollin in my teeth, stop
sugar rush, touch the stars..
dry ice, delight. dancing by the light bright.
watch us while we break some hearts
so grab your gamma rays
come to my masquerade
it's like a man parade
and now 1 2 3, oh.
boys all want my butterscotch
lickin their lips cuz it's top notch
no other bitch got what i got.
my butterscotch
boys from Memphis to Bangkok
tryna get keys to my candy shop
linin up, down the block
my butterscotch
chase it
watch me how i make it
don't you wanna taste it taste it?
waste it,
watch it how i shake it
don't you wanna taste it taste it?
my butterscotch!
tazers, lazers, alien invaders
tell me that i'm out of this world.
casbah, so hot! burnin down the foolish rock
no money can shut up this girl
so grab your gamma rays
with the masquerade
bring on the man parade
and now 1 2 3, oh.
boys all want my butterscotch
lickin their lips cuz it's top notch
no other bitch got what i got.
my butterscotch
boys from Memphis to Bangkok
tryna get keys to my candy shop
linin up, down the block
my butterscotch
chase it
watch me how i make it
don't you wanna taste it taste it?
waste it,
watch it how i shake it
don't you wanna taste it taste it?
boy your game is prehistoric
scripted like you're katie couric
girl mcormick, you're a tourist
goddamn boys from years ago
chase it chase it...
taste it taste it...
boys all want my butterscotch!
lickin their lips cuz it's top notch!
it's top notch!
it's top notch!
they're lickin their lips cuz it's top notch
boys all want my butterscotch!
lickin their lips cuz it's top notch!
no other bitch got what i got,
my butterscotch.
boys from Memphis to Bangkok
tryna get keys to my candy shop
linin up, and down the block
chase it
watch me how i make it
don't you wanna taste it taste it taste it?
waste it,
watch it how i shake it
don't you wanna taste it taste it taste it?
Lyrics submitted by thrwmyhrtawy.
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I think it's "dancing by the night light" not "dancing by the light bright"