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,
So, of course, you were supposed to call me tonight
You were supposed to call me tonight
We would have gone to the cinema
And, after, to the restaurant, the one you like in your street
We would have slept together, have a nice breakfast together
And then a walk in a park together, how beautiful, and then
You would have said "I love you" in the cutest place on earth
Where some butterflies are dancing with the fairies
I would have waited like a week or two
But you never tried to reach me
No, you never called me back
You were dating that bleach-blonde girl
If I find her, I swear, I swear
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future, she broke my dream
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future when she took you away
I would have met your friends, we would have had a drink or two
They would have liked me, 'cause sometimes I'm funny
I would have met your dad, I would have met your mum
She would have said "please, can you make some beautiful babies?"
So we would have had a boy called Tom and a girl called Susan, born in Japan
I thought it was a love story, but you don't want to get involved
I thought it was a love story, but you're not ready for that ...
Me neither. I'll kill her
She stole my future, she broke my dream
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future when she took you away
She's a bitch you know, all she's got is blondeness
Not even tenderness, yeah, she's cleverless
She'll dump your arse for a model called Brendan
He will pay for beautiful surgery 'cause he's full of money
I would have waited like a week or two
But you never tried to reach me
No, you never called me back
You were dating that bleach-blonde girl
If I find her, you know, I swear, I swear, I swear
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future, she broke my dream
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future when she took you away
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future, she broke my dream
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future when she took you away
Man, I told you, you know, if I find her, I really, I, I mean, I'll kill her, for real!
It's like for sure, you have to know, uh, I mean, you know, I can do it, man,
I'll kill her.
You were supposed to call me tonight
We would have gone to the cinema
And, after, to the restaurant, the one you like in your street
We would have slept together, have a nice breakfast together
And then a walk in a park together, how beautiful, and then
You would have said "I love you" in the cutest place on earth
Where some butterflies are dancing with the fairies
I would have waited like a week or two
But you never tried to reach me
No, you never called me back
You were dating that bleach-blonde girl
If I find her, I swear, I swear
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future, she broke my dream
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future when she took you away
I would have met your friends, we would have had a drink or two
They would have liked me, 'cause sometimes I'm funny
I would have met your dad, I would have met your mum
She would have said "please, can you make some beautiful babies?"
So we would have had a boy called Tom and a girl called Susan, born in Japan
I thought it was a love story, but you don't want to get involved
I thought it was a love story, but you're not ready for that ...
Me neither. I'll kill her
She stole my future, she broke my dream
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future when she took you away
She's a bitch you know, all she's got is blondeness
Not even tenderness, yeah, she's cleverless
She'll dump your arse for a model called Brendan
He will pay for beautiful surgery 'cause he's full of money
I would have waited like a week or two
But you never tried to reach me
No, you never called me back
You were dating that bleach-blonde girl
If I find her, you know, I swear, I swear, I swear
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future, she broke my dream
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future when she took you away
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future, she broke my dream
I'll kill her, I'll kill her
She stole my future when she took you away
Man, I told you, you know, if I find her, I really, I, I mean, I'll kill her, for real!
It's like for sure, you have to know, uh, I mean, you know, I can do it, man,
I'll kill her.
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I really, really love the contrast between the music and the lyrics. It's almost ridiculous at times.
i agree, completely. this was what made me search for this song. i won't tell you where i found it, but when i did, i was like "wow this song is pretty good.." which is REALLY funny if you are me and, particularly, found out about this song the way that i did.