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,
My love look me in the eye don't lie
Whats eating you inside
I know someone said I aint your kind
Who knows that maybe their right
Do you feel it in your bones
And bones beneath your skin
And the blood that flows within
I thought it was obvious
My love we're made of the same old stuff
Same old stuff
It's not hard
Just look at how close we are
Instead of how far
My love we're made of the same old stuff
Same old stuff
It's not hard
Just look at how close we are
Instead of how far
So what tell me what you got to hide
Do we all get pulled back sometimes
You feel cold
You feel so low
Just the same as i
I feel it in my bones
And I feel it in my skin
And the blood that flows within
I thought it was obvious
My love we're made of the same old stuff
Same old stuff
It's not hard
Just look at how close we are
Instead of how far
I did it your way
Don't push it baby
Theres nothing more than bones and impressions now
Same old, same old, same old
There's nothing more
Same old, same old, same old
There's nothing more
My love its time
My love.
Same old, same old
Same, same old...
Whats eating you inside
I know someone said I aint your kind
Who knows that maybe their right
Do you feel it in your bones
And bones beneath your skin
And the blood that flows within
I thought it was obvious
My love we're made of the same old stuff
Same old stuff
It's not hard
Just look at how close we are
Instead of how far
My love we're made of the same old stuff
Same old stuff
It's not hard
Just look at how close we are
Instead of how far
So what tell me what you got to hide
Do we all get pulled back sometimes
You feel cold
You feel so low
Just the same as i
I feel it in my bones
And I feel it in my skin
And the blood that flows within
I thought it was obvious
My love we're made of the same old stuff
Same old stuff
It's not hard
Just look at how close we are
Instead of how far
I did it your way
Don't push it baby
Theres nothing more than bones and impressions now
Same old, same old, same old
There's nothing more
Same old, same old, same old
There's nothing more
My love its time
My love.
Same old, same old
Same, same old...
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it's basically saying whatever people want to say, everyones the same. and whoever he's singing this about should just go for it, instead of worrying what people will think. he's saying do what you want and be who you want to be. don't let anyone make you change :]
this is such a beautiful song. absolutely beautiful.