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,
If you're down and confused
And you don't remember who you're talking to
Concentration slip away
Because your baby is so far away
Well there's a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can't be with the one you love, honey
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Don't be angry, don't be sad
Don't sit crying over good times you've had
There's a girl right next to you
And she's just waiting for something to do
And there's a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can't be with the one you love honey
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Turn your heartache right into joy
'Cause she is a girl and you're a boy
Get it together, make it nice
You ain't gonna need any more advice
And there's a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can't be with the one you love, honey
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
And you don't remember who you're talking to
Concentration slip away
Because your baby is so far away
Well there's a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can't be with the one you love, honey
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Don't be angry, don't be sad
Don't sit crying over good times you've had
There's a girl right next to you
And she's just waiting for something to do
And there's a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can't be with the one you love honey
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Turn your heartache right into joy
'Cause she is a girl and you're a boy
Get it together, make it nice
You ain't gonna need any more advice
And there's a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can't be with the one you love, honey
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with
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I hate this song. I was in a very emotional long distance relationship once, and it ended with me being completely faithful and working 60+ hours a week saving up every penny to move there, only to have her decide that she'd rather just "love the one (she's) with" - and it didn't last either, she wanted me back after just a month. I bet it's just about Stephen Stills wanting to get into someones pants whose lover was fighting in the War.
Completely agree. This song is not about love, it is about sex and the naive (actually foolish) "hippie" notion of "free love," which really means having sex with whomever you want. I was surprised that when CSNY toured a few years back (as 50-60 year olds with sons and daughters of their own) that they hadn't matured enough to abandon this anthem to promiscuity.
@Icklejabob said " I bet it's just about Stephen Stills wanting to get into someones pants whose lover was fighting in the War." <br /> <br /> Or maybe the flip - he's 19 years old...... been fighting the war that no one back home supports, he doesn't get any mail from his high school friends, and now finds himself on R&R in some bar in a strange Asian city; Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Taipei.... that Stephen Stills song is playing on the juke box....... amplifying the loneliness that now has a chance to overshadow the stress and terror of humping the bush, walking point, booby traps, ambushes.... knowing that in a few days he'll be on a plane heading back to Tan Son Nhut AB; Danang; I Corps ..... while back in the 'world' it seems that no one gives a hoot...... there's no condemnation in her almond eyes .... so he just loves the one he's with.....