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,
1:15 began with a phone ring. I heard the stir, I wasn't heard. Tonight's lines are yours to keep, go back to sleep. That's wonderful, your world at its worst seems bearable, but its not so terrible to say, terrible to say, why'd you have to change? Walk into the rain, love splash and playing, could be here forever. Everyone's so convinced they know that everything's true, when all I believed in was you. it was a wonderful puddle that I played in, I was so young when it hit me, there's no one you can believe, and that's terrible, these evil white lies make hysterical, habit forming beautiful. I miss my friends, they live next door, insincerity so hard to ignore. It was a wonderful puddle I played in, at 2 and a half, we hit back. Isn't that wonderful? So wonderful. When they gather round the grave, splash and play, they'll say why'd you have to change? Walk into the same, where the gray rain drains. Be gone in the morning everyone's so convinced they know that everything's true, when all I believed in was you, and I still do. I do. I do.
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Ehm. Did he cover the song by Braid, or is this a mix-up?
uh kols doesn't sing this song this is a braid song and i dont think he ever covered it... i'm guessing it's an evil mislabelling.
indeed...kols did cover this song..download it.. good shit
yeah, its a wicked good song, and KOLS covered it twice, a different version on each of the self titled releases, wicked good loss of innocence song, KOLS is one of the best music talents out there
yeah its covered.
uh yeah, Ben did do this song. it's #5 on the out-of-print self-titled CD.
uh yeah, Ben did do this song. it's #5 on the out-of-print self-titled CD.