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,
Estos son Los Benjamins, papi
The Benjamins, papi
Tú sabes
Tainy, matando
Mucho dinero cash
Todo el mundo sabe ya
To' el mundo
(Luny)
Suena beautiful
Bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
(¡Hey!) que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool, ah pues beautiful
(¡Hey!) bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
Que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool
Miss congeniality, tremenda personality
Vestida en un traje Armani llegó a comer el party
Con sus zapatitos Gucci y su cartera estuche
Cuchi-cuchi con perfume Dolce
Ella usa un Porsche pa' la university
Pero perrea como si trabajara en un nudity
Tremenda freaky, súper sensuality
Como saca' de la carátula de vanity
Se inunda en Hennessy, se trepa en ecstasy
Con su sexuality te hace un fatality
Siente el insanity de Tainy haciendo el beat
De Don metiéndole; Luny, esto es quality
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) Luny
Suena beautiful
Bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
(¡Hey!) que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool, ah pues beautiful
(¡Hey!) bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
Que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) (¡hey!)
Raperos, calmen su brutality
Ustedes to's me pagan royalties
'Tán to's leídos no me hablen de loyalty
Yo sé que to's envidian mi flow y mi versatility
Y no pueden con mi productivity
Ustedes conmigo no tienen ni una opportunity
Pa' compararse con mi capacity
So, sigan mascando lo que Luny hace el beat
Y Don te batea un hit
Suena beautiful
Bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
(¡Hey!) que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool, ah pues beautiful
(¡Hey!) bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
Que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool
Yo', Mas Flow
Mas Flow
(Luny) Luny Tunes
¡Don!
Tú sabes
Estos son Los Benjamins, papi
The Benjamins, papi
Tú sabes
Tainy, matando
Mucho dinero cash
Todo el mundo sabe ya
To' el mundo
Jaja
Ustede' son hijos mío'
The Benjamins, papi
Tú sabes
Tainy, matando
Mucho dinero cash
Todo el mundo sabe ya
To' el mundo
(Luny)
Suena beautiful
Bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
(¡Hey!) que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool, ah pues beautiful
(¡Hey!) bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
Que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool
Miss congeniality, tremenda personality
Vestida en un traje Armani llegó a comer el party
Con sus zapatitos Gucci y su cartera estuche
Cuchi-cuchi con perfume Dolce
Ella usa un Porsche pa' la university
Pero perrea como si trabajara en un nudity
Tremenda freaky, súper sensuality
Como saca' de la carátula de vanity
Se inunda en Hennessy, se trepa en ecstasy
Con su sexuality te hace un fatality
Siente el insanity de Tainy haciendo el beat
De Don metiéndole; Luny, esto es quality
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) Luny
Suena beautiful
Bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
(¡Hey!) que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool, ah pues beautiful
(¡Hey!) bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
Que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) que suena beautiful
(¡Duro, duro!) (¡hey!)
Raperos, calmen su brutality
Ustedes to's me pagan royalties
'Tán to's leídos no me hablen de loyalty
Yo sé que to's envidian mi flow y mi versatility
Y no pueden con mi productivity
Ustedes conmigo no tienen ni una opportunity
Pa' compararse con mi capacity
So, sigan mascando lo que Luny hace el beat
Y Don te batea un hit
Suena beautiful
Bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
(¡Hey!) que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool, ah pues beautiful
(¡Hey!) bonito, duro duro como rifle full
(¡Hey!) dile que apaguen esa luz
Que esta noche nos fuimos rude
Contigo está cool
Yo', Mas Flow
Mas Flow
(Luny) Luny Tunes
¡Don!
Tú sabes
Estos son Los Benjamins, papi
The Benjamins, papi
Tú sabes
Tainy, matando
Mucho dinero cash
Todo el mundo sabe ya
To' el mundo
Jaja
Ustede' son hijos mío'
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