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 finally found you out
All through your mess of dreams
You won't make it to the night
And your standing in my light
You know you've been bad for me
You ain't got the weight to hate
But you ain't no pretty sight
And your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light (yeah)
Move over cause your standing in my light
Now when your old man beats the drums
Gotta run run run that's dumb
A little less ego A little more fight
Move over cause your standing in my light
Things go bad and the risks get high
Sweeping dead bodies 'cross an open sky
You took my pictures from your walls
Ain't gonna trade with the pain of the New York Dolls
Move over cause your standin' in my
(Move over cause your standin' in my)
Move over cause your standin' in my
(Move over cause your standin' in my)
Move over cause you standin' in my
(Move over cause your standin' in my)
Move over cause you standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Yeah, alright
Move over cause your standing in my light
I wish you luck on your very last chance
Cause I knew you blew it at the song and dance
You froze my feelings, but that's alright
And your standing in my light
All through your mess of dreams
You won't make it to the night
And your standing in my light
You know you've been bad for me
You ain't got the weight to hate
But you ain't no pretty sight
And your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light (yeah)
Move over cause your standing in my light
Now when your old man beats the drums
Gotta run run run that's dumb
A little less ego A little more fight
Move over cause your standing in my light
Things go bad and the risks get high
Sweeping dead bodies 'cross an open sky
You took my pictures from your walls
Ain't gonna trade with the pain of the New York Dolls
Move over cause your standin' in my
(Move over cause your standin' in my)
Move over cause your standin' in my
(Move over cause your standin' in my)
Move over cause you standin' in my
(Move over cause your standin' in my)
Move over cause you standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Move over cause your standing in my light
Yeah, alright
Move over cause your standing in my light
I wish you luck on your very last chance
Cause I knew you blew it at the song and dance
You froze my feelings, but that's alright
And your standing in my light
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