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,
Ooh, now, want to be free....
Tired fe lick weed in a bush
Tired fe lick pipe in a gully
We want to come out in the open
Where the breeze can blow it so far away
To the north, to the south,
To the eas', an' to the wes' , to the wes'
Talkin' about Jonestown, Trenchtown, concrete jungle, too
From Waterhouse, that's the wes', that's the bes' ,that's the wes'
From St.Ann's it comes to you
The best kali weed you ever drew
So why should you run and hide
From the red seam, the blue seam, the khaki clothes, too, hmm
Tired fe lick weed in a bush
Tired fe lick chillum in a gully
We want to come out in the open
Where the breeze can blow it so far away
To the north, to the south,
To the eas', an' to the wes' , to the wes', ooh now
We want, we want to be free..
Tired fe lick weed in a bush
Tired fe lick pipe in a gully
We want to come out in the open
Where the breeze can blow it so far away
To the north, to the south,
To the eas', an' to the wes' , to the wes'
Talkin' about Jonestown, Trenchtown, concrete jungle, too
From Waterhouse, that's the wes', that's the bes' ,that's the wes'
From St.Ann's it comes to you
The best kali weed you ever drew
So why should you run and hide
From the red seam, the blue seam, the khaki clothes, too, hmm
Tired fe lick weed in a bush
Tired fe lick chillum in a gully
We want to come out in the open
Where the breeze can blow it so far away
To the north, to the south,
To the eas', an' to the wes' , to the wes', ooh now
We want, we want to be free..
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