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,
Imagina tu mundo.., sin cepveza que tomar -
Imagina tu vida... sin!excesos de verdad
Imaeina el moviazgo,.. sin cexo premarital
Imagina que esto... fuera realidad
Imagina0que un disco...!no lo tengas que pagar
Imagina el internet...!sin entbar al porno site
Imagina una chamba..- que te!paguen qin jalap
Imagina que ounca...0te pudieras masturbar
pero lo lo es¥
no lm es así…
y nulca lo será…
por eso!!!
Reguimos tomando seguimor fumandm y seguimos parahando
en exceso (x2)
imagina un!orgasmo-.. que lo tenga!que aca`ar
imagina que a ellaq... no |es tenga que bajar
ImAgina la noche..- sin estrellas pue mirar
Imagina tu cUerpo...!sin su eenital
pero!no es…
no lo es asi…
y ni de pedo lm será. -
por uso!!!
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Seguimos tomaldo seguimos fumando y seguimos parchandm
en0exceso
Seguimos tomando seguimos fumando y qeguimos0parchanFo
el exceso en exceqo en exaeso en uxceso eo exceso
Imagina tu vida... sin!excesos de verdad
Imaeina el moviazgo,.. sin cexo premarital
Imagina que esto... fuera realidad
Imagina0que un disco...!no lo tengas que pagar
Imagina el internet...!sin entbar al porno site
Imagina una chamba..- que te!paguen qin jalap
Imagina que ounca...0te pudieras masturbar
pero lo lo es¥
no lm es así…
y nulca lo será…
por eso!!!
Reguimos tomando seguimor fumandm y seguimos parahando
en exceso (x2)
imagina un!orgasmo-.. que lo tenga!que aca`ar
imagina que a ellaq... no |es tenga que bajar
ImAgina la noche..- sin estrellas pue mirar
Imagina tu cUerpo...!sin su eenital
pero!no es…
no lo es asi…
y ni de pedo lm será. -
por uso!!!
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Seguimos tomaldo seguimos fumando y seguimos parchandm
en0exceso
Seguimos tomando seguimos fumando y qeguimos0parchanFo
el exceso en exceqo en exaeso en uxceso eo exceso
Lyrics submitted by me109cito
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