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,
Well she comes from the land Of Valencian winds Deciduous daydream See sometimes just maybe The mistress of when Dressage round the bend A triptych of new touch From heaven to men Invisible trends She likes nice cars She bites the heads off Her mutual friends We dine at the table She sits at the end She likes big words And playing pretend Come now dear boys How, where to begin? Of the prison within She's Ursula, major Your sashes of New-Ro She's always in parties She's struggling to win From psychic to sin Your need to defend So pseudo-mindacious Let down your void She's cruel in bed You'd think she was precious Something like you said Cause she's got the secret In which fate depends She likes nice cars Impossible trends She bites the heads off Her beautiful friends We dine at the table She likes big words She sits at the end Although we'll never comprehend She likes nice cars Invisible trends She bites the heads off Her musical friends We dine at the table She sits at the end She likes big words She likes nice cars She bites the heads off Her beautiful friends Impossible trends She lights all the candles She likes the ones They burn at both ends That you'll never understand She likes big words
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this song has a cool 80's techno vibe, i think it's about people trying to be something they're not, faking intelligence, going along with all the current trends
this song is soo awesome and groovy.... yes groovy.... its so just happy
When I hear this I think of an 80's cartoon show or video game. That's why it's so bad ass.
This is about a girl who seems (by the descriptions in the song) to be very complex. She is just playing a role, she's someone else. "She likes big words and playing pretend". A shallow girl is illustrated.
on the contrary, i think the song is about an impossible girl who is as smart as she seems to be, but hangs around with others who aren't quite up to speed, to boost her ego.
by the way...its "she bites the heads off her beautiful friends" instead of "mutual friends" in the phrase following "impossible trends"....it switches back and forth...and there's a lot of the end of the song that was leftout of this.....and its more about a girl who is trying to ACT smart....she isnt....there's a line that i believe was left out above that says something about "she likes big words, the ones she cant comprehend"...she doesnt understand...like when little kids use words that they dont really understand, and they use them wrong....its at the end of the song....there's quite a few lyrics missing at the end....
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"Cause she's got the secrets in which fate depends..." Maybe she is smart like staticstarlet said maybe she was influenced misunderstood like many are to be complex shallow ego and vain but or she IS all that but for some reason she knows something that is very important and smart I'm not really sure this song can be interpreted in both ways.
But seeing since they mention more of her being this ego stuck up vain girl maybe thats what it is Knowing someone you know can be better but around some people act like that in order to stay at the top.
I read or heard somewhere that this song is an answer to Rio by Duran Duran. Rio is a personification of America, this song is a personification of Europe.