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,
Making your move
You come down as fast as lightning
Crossing the stage
I know you can feel the excitement
Shake it up
Turn it on
Shake it up
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
She's breakin your heart
You'd better be your own best friend
Because once you learn the steps
It's something you'll never forget
So shake it up
Turn it on
Shake it up
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
You come down as fast as lightning
Crossing the stage
I know you can feel the excitement
Shake it up
Turn it on
Shake it up
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
She's breakin your heart
You'd better be your own best friend
Because once you learn the steps
It's something you'll never forget
So shake it up
Turn it on
Shake it up
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Your daddy don't know
What your mama's going to do tonight
Lyrics submitted by Anderson_Council
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This is my least favorite New Pornographers song. Ever.
isn't this a cover? jus wonderin
Yeah, originally by the band "Toronto" -music video can be found here: vids.myspace.com/index.cfm
...and because that link won't fit for some reason, you can find it on youtube and myspace vids. Just search. New Porno's song is great too but doesn't stray too far from the original.