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,
ùáòä òì äëååðú ðëðñéí ìëàï áùååéðâ
òí ôåì òåöîä ùàô'çã ìà éáéï
áàéí òí äñèééì òí áñâðåï
ëùàðçðå òì áîä àúä úùéø àú äôæîåï
ìà îçñã àðé ëàï àðé òáøúé äëùøä
ëï àðé ìîãúé ùðéí ááéú äñôø ùì ä-î'
î' áùáéì îìëéí åæä ëì îä ùú÷áì
ùåøåú ùì ôåøòðåú àúä ú÷áì ôä
àåîøéí "ëîå áçå"ì" àðé à÷áåø ìäí ú'àâå
áà îé. á. ð. å-ä. áøå÷ìéï òì äùåó àáì àðé îéùøàì
ëï éù ùîåòåú áøçåáåú òì ðôéìú òñ÷é ä-ù'
àæ àéê úñáéø àú äòåáãä ùì äùìéèä áîöòãéí
àúä ìà ÷åìè ôùåù àðçðå ëàï
ù. á. ÷. ñ. ëàï àéúê ìòåìí
äèëðé÷åú îéåùîåú òì äùìéèä áîé÷øåôåï áøçåáåú
äîãéðä áìäáåú
îòøëåú ùì ùìéèä áäîåðéí äîåðéí ùì àðùéí
àðùéí á÷å äàù ùìðå òã äñåó
äåà îøåç áãí æå äòåöîä ùì äôìãä
àæäøä ìëì àãí òí ëåîúä
ù. á. ÷. ñ. äîåöø äîåâîø
ùéèåú ùì ìçéîä ùìà ðøàå áòáø
èëðåìåâéä îú÷ãîú îäîàä äòùøéí åàçú áòèéôä ùì îîú÷
ùáòä ëúåîéí ëàï îåì ëéúú äéåøéí
ùðú úùð"ä ðâã ëì äñéëåééí
àæ úòáéø ëôúåøéí ìîöá äúâåððåú
ëåçåú ä-ù' òåîãéí îåìê äîìçîä áøöéðåú
àæ úðòì àú äãéøä úçáéà ú'éìãåú
äîãéðä áìäáåú
òí ôåì òåöîä ùàô'çã ìà éáéï
áàéí òí äñèééì òí áñâðåï
ëùàðçðå òì áîä àúä úùéø àú äôæîåï
ìà îçñã àðé ëàï àðé òáøúé äëùøä
ëï àðé ìîãúé ùðéí ááéú äñôø ùì ä-î'
î' áùáéì îìëéí åæä ëì îä ùú÷áì
ùåøåú ùì ôåøòðåú àúä ú÷áì ôä
àåîøéí "ëîå áçå"ì" àðé à÷áåø ìäí ú'àâå
áà îé. á. ð. å-ä. áøå÷ìéï òì äùåó àáì àðé îéùøàì
ëï éù ùîåòåú áøçåáåú òì ðôéìú òñ÷é ä-ù'
àæ àéê úñáéø àú äòåáãä ùì äùìéèä áîöòãéí
àúä ìà ÷åìè ôùåù àðçðå ëàï
ù. á. ÷. ñ. ëàï àéúê ìòåìí
äèëðé÷åú îéåùîåú òì äùìéèä áîé÷øåôåï áøçåáåú
äîãéðä áìäáåú
îòøëåú ùì ùìéèä áäîåðéí äîåðéí ùì àðùéí
àðùéí á÷å äàù ùìðå òã äñåó
äåà îøåç áãí æå äòåöîä ùì äôìãä
àæäøä ìëì àãí òí ëåîúä
ù. á. ÷. ñ. äîåöø äîåâîø
ùéèåú ùì ìçéîä ùìà ðøàå áòáø
èëðåìåâéä îú÷ãîú îäîàä äòùøéí åàçú áòèéôä ùì îîú÷
ùáòä ëúåîéí ëàï îåì ëéúú äéåøéí
ùðú úùð"ä ðâã ëì äñéëåééí
àæ úòáéø ëôúåøéí ìîöá äúâåððåú
ëåçåú ä-ù' òåîãéí îåìê äîìçîä áøöéðåú
àæ úðòì àú äãéøä úçáéà ú'éìãåú
äîãéðä áìäáåú
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