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 I'm shameless
When it comes to loving you
I'll do anything you want me to
I'll do anything at all
And I'm standing
Here for all the world to see,
Oh, baby that's what's left of me
I don't have very far to fall
You know now I'm not a man who's ever been
Insecure about the world I've been living in
I don't break easy, I have my pride
But if you need to be satisfied
I'm shameless
Honey, I don't have a prayer
Every time I see you standing there
I go down upon my knees
And I'm changing,
Swore I'd never compromise
Oh, but you convinced me otherwise
I'll do anything you need
You see in all my life I've never found
What I couldn't resist, what I couldn't turn down
I could walk away from anyone I ever knew
But I can't walk away from you
I have never had anything have this much control on me
I've worked too hard to call my life my own
And I've made myself a world, and it's worked so perfectly
But it sure won't now, I can't refuse
I've never had so much to lose
And I'm shameless
You know it should be easy for a man who's strong
To say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong
I've never lost anything I ever missed
But I've never been in love like this
It's out of my hands
I'm shameless
I don't have the power now
I don't want it anyhow
So I gotta let it go
Oh I'm shameless
Shameless as a man can be
You could make a total fool of me
I just wanted you to know
That I'm shameless
I just wanted you to know
Oh I'm shameless
I'm down on my knees
Shameless
You said
I feel shameless
When it comes to loving you
I'll do anything you want me to
I'll do anything at all
And I'm standing
Here for all the world to see,
Oh, baby that's what's left of me
I don't have very far to fall
You know now I'm not a man who's ever been
Insecure about the world I've been living in
I don't break easy, I have my pride
But if you need to be satisfied
I'm shameless
Honey, I don't have a prayer
Every time I see you standing there
I go down upon my knees
And I'm changing,
Swore I'd never compromise
Oh, but you convinced me otherwise
I'll do anything you need
You see in all my life I've never found
What I couldn't resist, what I couldn't turn down
I could walk away from anyone I ever knew
But I can't walk away from you
I have never had anything have this much control on me
I've worked too hard to call my life my own
And I've made myself a world, and it's worked so perfectly
But it sure won't now, I can't refuse
I've never had so much to lose
And I'm shameless
You know it should be easy for a man who's strong
To say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong
I've never lost anything I ever missed
But I've never been in love like this
It's out of my hands
I'm shameless
I don't have the power now
I don't want it anyhow
So I gotta let it go
Oh I'm shameless
Shameless as a man can be
You could make a total fool of me
I just wanted you to know
That I'm shameless
I just wanted you to know
Oh I'm shameless
I'm down on my knees
Shameless
You said
I feel shameless
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great song ! This song is classic and timeless to anyone who hears it! Bravo!!