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 I I Gotta Make Make My Way Way Way
Through All These people
I didn't pick pick all this money just so so I I could see you
Im bout to act dog on fool
I'm release the dog on you
I bout to bom bom chicky bom bom on you
Runin back to you bom bom bom
Put this smoke up
And and I've got technology
X-ray vision every game I can see through
I get static every time you speak
Frequency gotta be equal
Im tired of playin
Cant even hear the stuff you sayin
Cuz its like roun roun roun roun roun roun roun
Hologram
Im pushin up close but it's hard to get to ya
Hologram
Theres a glitch in the system
Tell me what I gotta do now
Oh damn
Illusion, confusion
Im losin ground (ahh ohh oh oh)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Ohh ahh ooh oh
Hologram
You want me to flip the switch on so I I can be your victim
I aint gonna slip up like goin outside in the rain wit no umbrella
What the hell do you take me for
Ima take a different route
I bout to bom bom chicky bom bom on you
Runin back to you bom bom bom
Put this smoke up
Bang bang choo choo train
Baby put that thang on me
You bout to see my main frame
out the cage
You bout to see another side of me
The city life
T minus 7 before my system shut us down
Matter of fact I think im bout to shut it down right now
Hologram
Im pushin up close but it's hard to get to ya
Hologram
Theres a glitch in the system
Tell me what I gotta do now
Oh damn
Illusion, confusion
Im losin ground (ahh ohh oh oh)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Ohh ahh ooh oh
Hologram
Tired of playin with you
Right now I think your times up
Givin mixed signals
That I dont have control of
Im losin my mind
Perfect model before my time
Down low to my instant data
Give me a socket I can plug in
Hologram
Im pushin up close but it's hard to get to ya
Hologram
Theres a glitch in the system
Tell me what I gotta do now
Oh damn
Illusion, confusion
Im losin ground (ahh ohh oh oh)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Ohh ahh ooh oh
Hologram
Through All These people
I didn't pick pick all this money just so so I I could see you
Im bout to act dog on fool
I'm release the dog on you
I bout to bom bom chicky bom bom on you
Runin back to you bom bom bom
Put this smoke up
And and I've got technology
X-ray vision every game I can see through
I get static every time you speak
Frequency gotta be equal
Im tired of playin
Cant even hear the stuff you sayin
Cuz its like roun roun roun roun roun roun roun
Hologram
Im pushin up close but it's hard to get to ya
Hologram
Theres a glitch in the system
Tell me what I gotta do now
Oh damn
Illusion, confusion
Im losin ground (ahh ohh oh oh)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Ohh ahh ooh oh
Hologram
You want me to flip the switch on so I I can be your victim
I aint gonna slip up like goin outside in the rain wit no umbrella
What the hell do you take me for
Ima take a different route
I bout to bom bom chicky bom bom on you
Runin back to you bom bom bom
Put this smoke up
Bang bang choo choo train
Baby put that thang on me
You bout to see my main frame
out the cage
You bout to see another side of me
The city life
T minus 7 before my system shut us down
Matter of fact I think im bout to shut it down right now
Hologram
Im pushin up close but it's hard to get to ya
Hologram
Theres a glitch in the system
Tell me what I gotta do now
Oh damn
Illusion, confusion
Im losin ground (ahh ohh oh oh)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Ohh ahh ooh oh
Hologram
Tired of playin with you
Right now I think your times up
Givin mixed signals
That I dont have control of
Im losin my mind
Perfect model before my time
Down low to my instant data
Give me a socket I can plug in
Hologram
Im pushin up close but it's hard to get to ya
Hologram
Theres a glitch in the system
Tell me what I gotta do now
Oh damn
Illusion, confusion
Im losin ground (ahh ohh oh oh)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Hologram (Hey hey hey heey)
Ohh ahh ooh oh
Hologram
Lyrics submitted by Nazanin
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A definite gem. Catches your ear. Different from their usual fare, but quite well done! Chris Brown eat your heart out! The boys do this so much better than him!