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.
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Blasting through your ears
As we break it down
To the nitty gritty groove
The bits and the beats
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Yes it is rocking
The loop is always cool
It never went away
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From the underground
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Super electric songs
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Blasting through your ears
We grew up from the sounds
Our ghetto blaster was huge
We're from the underground
Of the city and the loose
We're the baddest mistakes
You meeting out there and cool
Banging and scheming
Trying to trash school
Access from the very best
On the decks yet
The wonder boys gonna
Get you more erect
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On the decks yet
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From the underground
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Super electric songs
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Blasting through your ears
(Super electric)
Super electric sound
(Super electric)
From the underground
(Super electric)
Super electric songs
(Super electric)
Be brave get down
All those classic breaks
Are still used today
DJs spin the wheel
Go rock a party
Hype it up, wipe it out
Stop hold and play
Calling all who share breaks
Come right this way
(Super electric)
(Super electric)
(Super electric)
(Super electric)
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Super electric sound
(Super electric)
From the underground
(Super electric)
Super electric songs
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Blasting through your ears
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Super Electric Lyrics as written by Raymond Ebanks Jaakko Sakari Salovaara
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