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,
You get me up, then we both get down
We roll all night makin' heavy sounds
I'm all tied up on your bed
I'd rather be inside your head
Don't do this, do it like that, oh yeah
You've hit the spot, give it all you got
I don't care
I'll teach you a lesson
That you won't forget
Why don't you save your breath
'Cause I'm gonna love ya to death
I'm comin' to the point I can't hold back
Then you ease off with your attack
You're the best I've had, if you please
You never stop, you great big t-t-tease
Don't do this, do it like that, oh yeah
You've hit the spot, give it all you got
I don't care
I'll teach you a lesson
That you won't forget
Why don't you save your breath
'Cause I'm gonna love ya to death
Love ya to death
Yes, I'm gonna love you to death
Love ya to death
You can take me places I thought I'd never go
And when you turn your love on me
Oh baby, you're the star of the show
You can take me places I thought I'd never go
And when you turn your love on me
Oh baby, you're the star of the show
I'll teach you a lesson
That you won't forget
Why don't you save your breath
Oh, I'm gonna love ya to death
Love ya to death
Yes, I'm gonna love you to death
Oh, love ya to death
I'm really gonna love you to death
Yes, I'm gonna love you to death
Oh, I'm gonna love ya to death
Oh, I'm gonna love ya to death
Hurt me baby
Hurt me baby
Do it like that
Said, yeah, do it like that, yeah
Do it, do it, do it
Oh, oh, oh, yeah
We roll all night makin' heavy sounds
I'm all tied up on your bed
I'd rather be inside your head
Don't do this, do it like that, oh yeah
You've hit the spot, give it all you got
I don't care
I'll teach you a lesson
That you won't forget
Why don't you save your breath
'Cause I'm gonna love ya to death
I'm comin' to the point I can't hold back
Then you ease off with your attack
You're the best I've had, if you please
You never stop, you great big t-t-tease
Don't do this, do it like that, oh yeah
You've hit the spot, give it all you got
I don't care
I'll teach you a lesson
That you won't forget
Why don't you save your breath
'Cause I'm gonna love ya to death
Love ya to death
Yes, I'm gonna love you to death
Love ya to death
You can take me places I thought I'd never go
And when you turn your love on me
Oh baby, you're the star of the show
You can take me places I thought I'd never go
And when you turn your love on me
Oh baby, you're the star of the show
I'll teach you a lesson
That you won't forget
Why don't you save your breath
Oh, I'm gonna love ya to death
Love ya to death
Yes, I'm gonna love you to death
Oh, love ya to death
I'm really gonna love you to death
Yes, I'm gonna love you to death
Oh, I'm gonna love ya to death
Oh, I'm gonna love ya to death
Hurt me baby
Hurt me baby
Do it like that
Said, yeah, do it like that, yeah
Do it, do it, do it
Oh, oh, oh, yeah
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I've noticed guitars in this song sounds like Chuck Schuldiner's guitar from "Death"
song name is "Death" too :D
Is it just coincidence or Priests deliberately made this?