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,
World's, world's, world's famous
World, world, world's famous
You're now listening to (girl)
Skateboard P and the Louis Vuitton Don (I'm back)
It's so unfair, it's so unreasonable
Let's go
I must've hurt your feelings (come on)
Your temper hit the ceiling (come on)
You know I wanna talk to you (get 'em P)
Oh girl, come on (come on)
But to maintain this livin' (come on, come on)
God knows it's not given (come on)
You know I got a lots to do (let's take 'em up)
Oh girl, come on (come on)
I know this part ain't pretty (come on, come on)
But you know I been busy (yeah)
That's why I can't talk long on the phone (uh-huh)
Oh girl, come on (come on)
So honey, if you with me (come on, come on)
Know I'll look for your pretty (yeah)
Face to smile when I get home
And when we make love you know it's gon' be amazin' (yeah)
'Cause you're my number one (baby girl, you and me)
Smash hit (that's a hit to me)
Off the charts (look how she get to me)
Classic (she might be nothin' to you but she the shit to me)
Soon as I'm done (tell me how you love that)
I'm dashin (number one, can't put nothin' above that)
Home to hold your heart (you deserve a verse from me)
And smash it (we gon' party like it's our anniversary, go)
Didn't I just tell ya (go)
That you're my Cinderella (get 'em p)
My dream ball ain't fixed one sight (come on)
Oh girl, come on (come on, come on)
Baby, you know I'd rather be where you are (world's famous)
You are my shining star
But last night, uh, that just wasn't right
Oh girl, come on (come on, come on)
I know this part ain't pretty (come on)
But you know I been busy
That's why I can't talk long on the phone (the international)
It's hard for you, baby girl, come on (world's famous)
So honey if you with me (yeah, yeah)
Know I'll look for your pretty (everybody)
Face to smile when I get home (I need you to sing along with me)
And when we make love you know it's gon' be amazin (this part, it's comin' up check it out)
Number one (baby girl, you and me)
Smash hit (that's a hit to me)
Off the charts (look how she get to me)
Classic (she might be nothin' to you but she the shit to me)
Soon as I'm done (tell me how you love that)
I'm dashin' (number one, can't put nothin above that)
Home to hold your heart (you deserve a verse from me)
And smash it (we gon' party like it's our anniversary, go)
Number one (baby girl, you and me)
Smash hit (that's a hit to me)
Off the charts (look how she get to me)
Classic (she might be nothin' to you but she the shit to me)
Soon as I'm done (tell me how you love that)
I'm dashin' (number one, can't put nothin above that)
Home to hold your heart (you deserve a verse from me)
And smash it (we gon' party like it's our anniversary, go)
Yesterday I was half the man you see
Baby that's because you the other half of me
You my number one hit on the line of the charts
I'ma FedEx my love and have you sign for my heart
For my number one I keep ya dumb fly
Fresh to death you like after death
I resurrected my gold Jesus of Nazareth
Now we fresh as a prince while they Jazzy Jeff
And you don't be sayin shit when they askin' questions
A-a-and you be givin' me my space a-a-and
You don't be runnin' on myspace a-a-and
You know some other shit I hate w-w-what
W-w-when they violate b-but
Tonight man I ain't in the mood for it
Don't matter who wore it, you wore it
Look how ya coordinated man that's my favorite
I love the way that it
Number one (fits on you)
Smash hit (baby girl, that's the shit on you)
Off the charts (look how she get to me)
Classic (she might be nothin' to you but she the shit to me)
Soon as I'm done (t-tell me how you love that)
I'm dashing (number one, can't put nothing above that)
Home to hold your heart (you deserve a verse from me)
And smash it (we gon' party like it's our anniversary)
Number one (come on, come on)
Smash hit (you're my number one girl)
Off the charts
Classic (you're my number one girl)
Soon as I'm done (come on, come on)
I'm dashin' (you're my number one girl)
Home to hold your heart
And smash it (you're my number one girl)
World's, world's, world's famous (you're my number one girl)
World, world, world's famous (you're my number one girl)
World's, world's, world's famous (you're my number one girl)
World, world, world's famous (you're my number one girl)
World, world, world's famous
You're now listening to (girl)
Skateboard P and the Louis Vuitton Don (I'm back)
It's so unfair, it's so unreasonable
Let's go
I must've hurt your feelings (come on)
Your temper hit the ceiling (come on)
You know I wanna talk to you (get 'em P)
Oh girl, come on (come on)
But to maintain this livin' (come on, come on)
God knows it's not given (come on)
You know I got a lots to do (let's take 'em up)
Oh girl, come on (come on)
I know this part ain't pretty (come on, come on)
But you know I been busy (yeah)
That's why I can't talk long on the phone (uh-huh)
Oh girl, come on (come on)
So honey, if you with me (come on, come on)
Know I'll look for your pretty (yeah)
Face to smile when I get home
And when we make love you know it's gon' be amazin' (yeah)
'Cause you're my number one (baby girl, you and me)
Smash hit (that's a hit to me)
Off the charts (look how she get to me)
Classic (she might be nothin' to you but she the shit to me)
Soon as I'm done (tell me how you love that)
I'm dashin (number one, can't put nothin' above that)
Home to hold your heart (you deserve a verse from me)
And smash it (we gon' party like it's our anniversary, go)
Didn't I just tell ya (go)
That you're my Cinderella (get 'em p)
My dream ball ain't fixed one sight (come on)
Oh girl, come on (come on, come on)
Baby, you know I'd rather be where you are (world's famous)
You are my shining star
But last night, uh, that just wasn't right
Oh girl, come on (come on, come on)
I know this part ain't pretty (come on)
But you know I been busy
That's why I can't talk long on the phone (the international)
It's hard for you, baby girl, come on (world's famous)
So honey if you with me (yeah, yeah)
Know I'll look for your pretty (everybody)
Face to smile when I get home (I need you to sing along with me)
And when we make love you know it's gon' be amazin (this part, it's comin' up check it out)
Number one (baby girl, you and me)
Smash hit (that's a hit to me)
Off the charts (look how she get to me)
Classic (she might be nothin' to you but she the shit to me)
Soon as I'm done (tell me how you love that)
I'm dashin' (number one, can't put nothin above that)
Home to hold your heart (you deserve a verse from me)
And smash it (we gon' party like it's our anniversary, go)
Number one (baby girl, you and me)
Smash hit (that's a hit to me)
Off the charts (look how she get to me)
Classic (she might be nothin' to you but she the shit to me)
Soon as I'm done (tell me how you love that)
I'm dashin' (number one, can't put nothin above that)
Home to hold your heart (you deserve a verse from me)
And smash it (we gon' party like it's our anniversary, go)
Yesterday I was half the man you see
Baby that's because you the other half of me
You my number one hit on the line of the charts
I'ma FedEx my love and have you sign for my heart
For my number one I keep ya dumb fly
Fresh to death you like after death
I resurrected my gold Jesus of Nazareth
Now we fresh as a prince while they Jazzy Jeff
And you don't be sayin shit when they askin' questions
A-a-and you be givin' me my space a-a-and
You don't be runnin' on myspace a-a-and
You know some other shit I hate w-w-what
W-w-when they violate b-but
Tonight man I ain't in the mood for it
Don't matter who wore it, you wore it
Look how ya coordinated man that's my favorite
I love the way that it
Number one (fits on you)
Smash hit (baby girl, that's the shit on you)
Off the charts (look how she get to me)
Classic (she might be nothin' to you but she the shit to me)
Soon as I'm done (t-tell me how you love that)
I'm dashing (number one, can't put nothing above that)
Home to hold your heart (you deserve a verse from me)
And smash it (we gon' party like it's our anniversary)
Number one (come on, come on)
Smash hit (you're my number one girl)
Off the charts
Classic (you're my number one girl)
Soon as I'm done (come on, come on)
I'm dashin' (you're my number one girl)
Home to hold your heart
And smash it (you're my number one girl)
World's, world's, world's famous (you're my number one girl)
World, world, world's famous (you're my number one girl)
World's, world's, world's famous (you're my number one girl)
World, world, world's famous (you're my number one girl)
Lyrics submitted by tobeforgotten
Number One Lyrics as written by Pharrell L. Williams Kanye Omari West
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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i wasn't talking about how it wasn't a major hit i'm talking about the lack of creativity. kanye and pharrell make the best hits in the industry and together i just expected something more original.