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,
To the S!
Where do you wanna go when your life's in a mess
Where do you wanna be when your brain's under stress
Be what you can be cause you can impress
Down at Club S (Club S, yeah)
Take a ticket to your life and fly far from home
You can take a chance you won't be alone
Be what you can be cause you can impress
Down at Club S
C-L-U-B, place you wanna be
C-L-U-B, place you wanna be
C-L-U-B, place you wanna be
C-L-U-B, place you wanna be
Where do you wanna be if you feel like a star
We’ll take you all the way no matter how far
There’s a method in the madness never the less
Down at Club S
Where do you wanna be where words can’t express
Everybody knows that life can depress
Come on to the place where you can impress
Down at Club S (yeah)
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
When you're lonely head for the best Club
The one and only wonderful S Club
To the S
To the S
When you're lonely head for the best Club
The one and only wonderful S Club
To the S
To the S
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
Down at Club S, down, down at Club S
To the S
Down at Club S, down, down at Club S
To the S
Where do you wanna go when your life's in a mess
Where do you wanna be when your brain's under stress
Be what you can be cause you can impress
Down at Club S (Club S, yeah)
Take a ticket to your life and fly far from home
You can take a chance you won't be alone
Be what you can be cause you can impress
Down at Club S
C-L-U-B, place you wanna be
C-L-U-B, place you wanna be
C-L-U-B, place you wanna be
C-L-U-B, place you wanna be
Where do you wanna be if you feel like a star
We’ll take you all the way no matter how far
There’s a method in the madness never the less
Down at Club S
Where do you wanna be where words can’t express
Everybody knows that life can depress
Come on to the place where you can impress
Down at Club S (yeah)
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
When you're lonely head for the best Club
The one and only wonderful S Club
To the S
To the S
When you're lonely head for the best Club
The one and only wonderful S Club
To the S
To the S
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
De le la la la de dum
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
C-L-U-B, place you want to be
Down at Club S, down, down at Club S
To the S
Down at Club S, down, down at Club S
To the S
Lyrics submitted by eaudekai
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