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,
You hear the cries of love, a sad tune
And feel the salt-lick stingin' loves wound
Those tears that you cry leave a blood stain
They fall to the ground like a sweet rain
Cause bad girls they do
B.A.D.
Bad, make your mom and daddy sad
B.A.D.
Bad, It's the bloody fix you do, oh, Look out
You see what's in you head: fantasy
And need, but you can't have B.A.D.
Call a spade a spade only if you want to
Cause by any other name it's taboo
Cos bad boys they do
B.A.D.
Bad, make your mom and daddy sad
B.A.D.
Bad, It's the bloody fix you do, the bloody fix you do
B.A.D.
Bad, make your mom and daddy sad
B.A.D.
Bad, gonna drive you raving mad
B.A.D.
Bad, make your mom and daddy sad
B.A.D.
Bad It's the bloody fix you do
And feel the salt-lick stingin' loves wound
Those tears that you cry leave a blood stain
They fall to the ground like a sweet rain
Cause bad girls they do
B.A.D.
Bad, make your mom and daddy sad
B.A.D.
Bad, It's the bloody fix you do, oh, Look out
You see what's in you head: fantasy
And need, but you can't have B.A.D.
Call a spade a spade only if you want to
Cause by any other name it's taboo
Cos bad boys they do
B.A.D.
Bad, make your mom and daddy sad
B.A.D.
Bad, It's the bloody fix you do, the bloody fix you do
B.A.D.
Bad, make your mom and daddy sad
B.A.D.
Bad, gonna drive you raving mad
B.A.D.
Bad, make your mom and daddy sad
B.A.D.
Bad It's the bloody fix you do
Lyrics submitted by Arinaria
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