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,
Aucun Boeing sur mon transit
Aucun bateau sous mon transat
Je cherche en vain la porte exacte
Je cherche en vain le mot exit
Je chante pour les transistors
Ce récit de l'étrange histoire
De tes anamours transitoires
De Belle au Bois Dormant qui dort
Je t'aime et je crains
De m'égarer
Et je sème des grains
De pavot sur les pavés de l'anamour
Tu sais ces photos de l'Asie
Que j'ai prises à deux cents Asa
Maintenant que tu n'es pas là
Leurs couleurs vives ont pâli
J'ai cru entendre les hélices
D'un quadrimoteur mais hélas
C'est un ventilateur qui passe
Au ciel du poste de police
Je t'aime et je crains
De m'égarer
Et je sème des grains
De pavot sur les pavés de l'anamour
Je t'aime et je crains
De m'égarer
Et je sème des grains
De pavot sur les pavés de l'anamour
Je t'aime et je crains
De m'égarer
Aucun bateau sous mon transat
Je cherche en vain la porte exacte
Je cherche en vain le mot exit
Je chante pour les transistors
Ce récit de l'étrange histoire
De tes anamours transitoires
De Belle au Bois Dormant qui dort
Je t'aime et je crains
De m'égarer
Et je sème des grains
De pavot sur les pavés de l'anamour
Tu sais ces photos de l'Asie
Que j'ai prises à deux cents Asa
Maintenant que tu n'es pas là
Leurs couleurs vives ont pâli
J'ai cru entendre les hélices
D'un quadrimoteur mais hélas
C'est un ventilateur qui passe
Au ciel du poste de police
Je t'aime et je crains
De m'égarer
Et je sème des grains
De pavot sur les pavés de l'anamour
Je t'aime et je crains
De m'égarer
Et je sème des grains
De pavot sur les pavés de l'anamour
Je t'aime et je crains
De m'égarer
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The songs begins: "Aucun Boeing sur mon transit Aucun bateau sous mon transat..."
Just some tiny corrections to the lyrics. I still love this song, it sounds very sexy!
Aucun Bœing sur mon transit Aucun bateau sur mon transat Je cherche en vain la porte exacte Je cherche en vain le mot exit
Je chante pour les transistors Ce récit de l'étrange histoire De tes anamours transitoires De Belle au Bois Dormant qui dort
Je t'aime et je crains De m'égarer Et je sème des grains De pavot sur les pavés De l'anamour
Tu sais ces photos de l'Asie Que j'ai prises à deux cents Asa Maintenant que tu n'es pas là Leurs couleurs vives ont pâli
J'ai cru entendre les hélices D'un quadrimoteur mais hélas C'est un ventilateur qui passe Au ciel du poste de police