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,
In a dream, on a wave
I could tunnel underground or I could float away
From it all, on a holiday, bon voyage
I want to get away from what I know
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
I could shoot into the sun (shoot, ah-ah)
I could be the bullets of a Gatling gun (ah-ah-ah-ah)
Disappear, another Dillinger on the run
I want to get away from everything and everyone
We gotta get away from it all (ah-ah)
We gotta get away from everything we've come to know (ah-ah-ah)
We gotta get gone, like on a holiday but for longer
Away from all the silly things that haunt us
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh (ah-ah, ah-ah yeah)
I could explode
Oh, what I'd give to be a supernova
Oh, if I could be blown to bits, I would, yeah
We gotta get away from it all (ah-ah-ah-ah)
We gotta get away from everything we've come to know (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
We gotta get gone, like on a holiday but for longer
Away from all the silly things that haunt us
And when you run from it, darling
Baby, would you think about taking me?
We gotta get away from it all
We gotta get away from it all
We gotta get away from it all
We gotta get away from it all
I could tunnel underground or I could float away
From it all, on a holiday, bon voyage
I want to get away from what I know
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
I could shoot into the sun (shoot, ah-ah)
I could be the bullets of a Gatling gun (ah-ah-ah-ah)
Disappear, another Dillinger on the run
I want to get away from everything and everyone
We gotta get away from it all (ah-ah)
We gotta get away from everything we've come to know (ah-ah-ah)
We gotta get gone, like on a holiday but for longer
Away from all the silly things that haunt us
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh (ah-ah, ah-ah yeah)
I could explode
Oh, what I'd give to be a supernova
Oh, if I could be blown to bits, I would, yeah
We gotta get away from it all (ah-ah-ah-ah)
We gotta get away from everything we've come to know (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
We gotta get gone, like on a holiday but for longer
Away from all the silly things that haunt us
And when you run from it, darling
Baby, would you think about taking me?
We gotta get away from it all
We gotta get away from it all
We gotta get away from it all
We gotta get away from it all
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