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,
"I Can't Stop"
Yo get off me
Get off me
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
Yo get your hands off me
Stop tryin' to hold me down
Let me just move around
Girl somethin' done happened to me
Swear to God somethin' done snapped in me
I need the whole floor for us
I'm about to bust mommy and it's glorious
I can't seem to stop my feet
You hear my heart beat
Digga digga digga digga digga digga digga
Oh lord I'm about to pass out
But when the night is over I'm a be the last out
Sweat pourin' in my eyes vision blurry
Even though my eyes is closed a see visions of her
Uma siente mami in me coca
Estoy bien livin' la vida loca
Heart jumpin' and pumpin' it's about to pop
But don't tell me nothin' back up
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
The way you press against me
You messin' with me
The way that dress is fittin' has got to be forbidden
No reason for sercurity I'm feeling secure
You guardin' my body baby come on and give me some more
If all these people wasn't in here flocking around
I'd have you in the middle of the floor baby knockin' you down
They'd be talkin' about me when they walk in the house
like hammers click click click gizza gizza gizza
A damn shame how you do the damn thing
Girl you off the damn chain
But you're about to be tamed
Look at ya
Laughin' and grinnin' and dancin' and spinnin'
It wasn't my intention but you got be bridging my linen come on
Call the doctor get me a respirator
Look into my eyes mom the pressure is rapidly rising
Arm around my neck and leg all around my theigh
I feel like X you be gettin' me next and you be gettin' me high
Dancin' honey that's how I like to play
I'll be Patrick Swayze you be Jennifer Grey
High heel stelleto sexy straight out the ghetto
She fire
It's like I'm dancin' with the devil's tail
Uma siente mami in me coca
Estoy bien livin' la vida loca
Heart jumpin' and pumpin' it's about to pop
But don't tell me nothin' back up
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Uh uh make it hot momma
Yeah yeah it's like that
Let me see you work
Uh uh yeah yeah it's like that baby
Yo yo let me see you work let me see you work
Yo it's like a dream or a TV show a cinema scene
Brotha only dancin' lombada people treatin' me mean
Why they be flippin' and trippin' and chasin' me down?
Rippin' on me racin' around disgracin' the sound
Got me on the run
Runnin' for havin' fun
The way they come and attackin' they act like I had a gun
Cops give me room
Stop tryin' to give me doom
They got me like mararararararara mmmmmrrrrrrrmmmmmmmm
I don't care who it is
I ain't stoppin' for helecopters I ain't no fugitive
Bonny and Clide alive it's me and my shorty
Get in front of me I don't want to hurt nobody
Uma siente mami in me coca
Estoy bien livin' la vida loca
Heart pumpin' and jumpin' it's about to pop
Suckers don't you come no closer back up
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Yo get off me
Get off me
Uh uh uh uh uh uh uh
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
Yo get your hands off me
Stop tryin' to hold me down
Let me just move around
Girl somethin' done happened to me
Swear to God somethin' done snapped in me
I need the whole floor for us
I'm about to bust mommy and it's glorious
I can't seem to stop my feet
You hear my heart beat
Digga digga digga digga digga digga digga
Oh lord I'm about to pass out
But when the night is over I'm a be the last out
Sweat pourin' in my eyes vision blurry
Even though my eyes is closed a see visions of her
Uma siente mami in me coca
Estoy bien livin' la vida loca
Heart jumpin' and pumpin' it's about to pop
But don't tell me nothin' back up
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Da da da da da da da
The way you press against me
You messin' with me
The way that dress is fittin' has got to be forbidden
No reason for sercurity I'm feeling secure
You guardin' my body baby come on and give me some more
If all these people wasn't in here flocking around
I'd have you in the middle of the floor baby knockin' you down
They'd be talkin' about me when they walk in the house
like hammers click click click gizza gizza gizza
A damn shame how you do the damn thing
Girl you off the damn chain
But you're about to be tamed
Look at ya
Laughin' and grinnin' and dancin' and spinnin'
It wasn't my intention but you got be bridging my linen come on
Call the doctor get me a respirator
Look into my eyes mom the pressure is rapidly rising
Arm around my neck and leg all around my theigh
I feel like X you be gettin' me next and you be gettin' me high
Dancin' honey that's how I like to play
I'll be Patrick Swayze you be Jennifer Grey
High heel stelleto sexy straight out the ghetto
She fire
It's like I'm dancin' with the devil's tail
Uma siente mami in me coca
Estoy bien livin' la vida loca
Heart jumpin' and pumpin' it's about to pop
But don't tell me nothin' back up
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
Uh uh make it hot momma
Yeah yeah it's like that
Let me see you work
Uh uh yeah yeah it's like that baby
Yo yo let me see you work let me see you work
Yo it's like a dream or a TV show a cinema scene
Brotha only dancin' lombada people treatin' me mean
Why they be flippin' and trippin' and chasin' me down?
Rippin' on me racin' around disgracin' the sound
Got me on the run
Runnin' for havin' fun
The way they come and attackin' they act like I had a gun
Cops give me room
Stop tryin' to give me doom
They got me like mararararararara mmmmmrrrrrrrmmmmmmmm
I don't care who it is
I ain't stoppin' for helecopters I ain't no fugitive
Bonny and Clide alive it's me and my shorty
Get in front of me I don't want to hurt nobody
Uma siente mami in me coca
Estoy bien livin' la vida loca
Heart pumpin' and jumpin' it's about to pop
Suckers don't you come no closer back up
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop (baby don't hold me back) (don't stop don't stop)
Da da da da da da da
I can't stop
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