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,
Can you tell me?
How you see it?
My eyes dreamt it
My eyes sent you a thousand pieces
'Course I love it
It makes me cold
Amongst the ashes
Drinking the rainbow
Can you tell me
How to turn
The very feelings, the very feelings
That make me burn
The very music I have heard
Inside your heart
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
You should want me
To take along
The very seasons, the very seasons
I've waited on
The very music I have heard
Inside your heart
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
Can you show me
Where it leads
The very feelings, the very feelings
That make me bleed
The very music I have heard
Inside your heart
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
How you see it?
My eyes dreamt it
My eyes sent you a thousand pieces
'Course I love it
It makes me cold
Amongst the ashes
Drinking the rainbow
Can you tell me
How to turn
The very feelings, the very feelings
That make me burn
The very music I have heard
Inside your heart
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
You should want me
To take along
The very seasons, the very seasons
I've waited on
The very music I have heard
Inside your heart
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
Can you show me
Where it leads
The very feelings, the very feelings
That make me bleed
The very music I have heard
Inside your heart
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
To drink the rainbow, I try very hard
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