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,
Don't fail me now
Don't you even fucking think it
We're dead somehow
But somehow we're still breathing
The secret's out
But it's too loud to think it
Whatever drowns the counting machines out
That drive you
And drive you
To eat
To eat shit
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Don't leave me now
Don't you even fucking think it
I'm not myself
But somehow I'm still being here
The secret's out
But it's too loud to think it
Whatever drowns the truffle pigs out
That drive you
And drive you
To eat
To eat shit
To eat
To eat shit
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Jen, I'll bring them to their knees
(Hey hey now)
To their knees
Don't you even fucking think it
We're dead somehow
But somehow we're still breathing
The secret's out
But it's too loud to think it
Whatever drowns the counting machines out
That drive you
And drive you
To eat
To eat shit
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Don't leave me now
Don't you even fucking think it
I'm not myself
But somehow I'm still being here
The secret's out
But it's too loud to think it
Whatever drowns the truffle pigs out
That drive you
And drive you
To eat
To eat shit
To eat
To eat shit
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Damn I'll bring them to their knees
Jen, I'll bring them to their knees
(Hey hey now)
To their knees
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damn i'll bring them to their knees...so powerful and depressing. makes me cry. it kind of reminds me of the whole thing at the end of 'while we were hunting rabbits'.