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,
There's just one thing I couldn't find,
one girl that couldn't be mine.
She is in love with Calvin Klein.
I wish she could have any one of these boys.
Here I am, playing with my baby toys.
I'm rockin' out, but I'm just makin' noise.
Sixteen years, and what do you get?
Another ex, and deeper in debt.
I've done all my time and I've placed all my bets.
People say that L.A. is a dive,
but livin' ain't that hard if you know you're alive.
You still party like its 1955
Lorraine, Lorraine, my destiny.
This song is over without you,
so I'm singing this refrain to you.
There's just one thing I couldn't find,
one girl that couldn't be mine.
She is in love with Calvin Klein.
I wish she could have any one of these toys.
Here I'm playing with my baby toys.
I'm rockin' out, but I'm just makin' noise.
Lorraine, Lorraine, my destiny.
This song is over without you,
so I'm singing this sweet thing to you.
Lorraine, Lorraine, my destiny.
This song is over without you,
so I'm singing this sweet thing to you.
Until the night I realised,
I still see the world through candy-coated eyes.
Lorraine, Lorraine, my destiny.
This song is over without you,
so I'm singing this sweet thing to you.
'Til the night I realised,
I still see the world through candy-coated eyes.
one girl that couldn't be mine.
She is in love with Calvin Klein.
I wish she could have any one of these boys.
Here I am, playing with my baby toys.
I'm rockin' out, but I'm just makin' noise.
Sixteen years, and what do you get?
Another ex, and deeper in debt.
I've done all my time and I've placed all my bets.
People say that L.A. is a dive,
but livin' ain't that hard if you know you're alive.
You still party like its 1955
Lorraine, Lorraine, my destiny.
This song is over without you,
so I'm singing this refrain to you.
There's just one thing I couldn't find,
one girl that couldn't be mine.
She is in love with Calvin Klein.
I wish she could have any one of these toys.
Here I'm playing with my baby toys.
I'm rockin' out, but I'm just makin' noise.
Lorraine, Lorraine, my destiny.
This song is over without you,
so I'm singing this sweet thing to you.
Lorraine, Lorraine, my destiny.
This song is over without you,
so I'm singing this sweet thing to you.
Until the night I realised,
I still see the world through candy-coated eyes.
Lorraine, Lorraine, my destiny.
This song is over without you,
so I'm singing this sweet thing to you.
'Til the night I realised,
I still see the world through candy-coated eyes.
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