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,
Late at night I switch on my radio
I sing myself a lullaby
I close my eyes and wait
Till the wind blows round the corner
Bringing back the memories to me, uhh yeah
Well we dreamed our lives, and we lived our dreams
We've sacrificed our future for a heart of rock'n roll
Won't forget these days
And I never thought I would
Won't forget these days,uhh I
Won't forget these days
And I never thought I would
Won't forget these days
Won´t forget these days
Everybody's so important and they all want to cheat you
Learn it by heart, right from the start
Bread is bread and you can even eat it
Count what you've sold but gold remains cold
Young boys take their dirty hands and swear
Nothing should come between us
But mostly it comes earlier, than anybody wants it
I sing myself a lullaby
I close my eyes and wait
Till the wind blows round the corner
Bringing back the memories to me, uhh yeah
Well we dreamed our lives, and we lived our dreams
We've sacrificed our future for a heart of rock'n roll
Won't forget these days
And I never thought I would
Won't forget these days,uhh I
Won't forget these days
And I never thought I would
Won't forget these days
Won´t forget these days
Everybody's so important and they all want to cheat you
Learn it by heart, right from the start
Bread is bread and you can even eat it
Count what you've sold but gold remains cold
Young boys take their dirty hands and swear
Nothing should come between us
But mostly it comes earlier, than anybody wants it
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