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,
Daddy told me
Look into the future
Sit at your computer
And be a good girl
Momma said remember
Your a lady
Think before you play
And straighten your curls
Well everybody's talkin'
Like I'm crazy
Dangerous and lazy
Girl with no soul
But I've seen it all
From where I'm hiding
Baby 'cause I'm sliding out of control
Here I go out the door
Crankin' the stereo
I think a finger
To the world below oh
Here I am dirty hands
I don't give a damn
Shut your mouth cause it might show
I don't need no good advice
I'm already wasted
I don't need some other life
Cold and complicated
I don't need no Sunday trips
Tea and sympathizing
I don't need no special fix
To anesthetizers me
Daddy always told me
Remember to leave the buzz till later
Don't you drop down
Momma said ill never get
To heaven hanging till 11
With the wrong crowd
Everybody's talkin'
Like they know me
Just another phony girl about play
But I dig the music
And I'm making baby
And I'm breakin' into your brain
Here I go out the door
Cranking the stereo
I think a finger
To the world below oh
Here I am dirty hands
I don't give a damn
Shut your mouth
'Cause it might show
I don't need no good advice
I'm already wasted
I don't need no other life
Cold and complicated
I don't need no Sunday trips
Tea and sympathizing
I don't need no special fix
To aneathatize me
Here I go out the door
Cranking the stereo
I think a finger to the world below
Here I am dirty hands
I don't give a damn
Shut your mouth
'Cause it might show
I don't need no good advice
I'm already wasted
I don't need no other life
Cold and complicated
I don't need no Sunday trips
Tea and sympathizing
I don't need no special fix
To anesthetizes me
I don't need no good advice
I'm already wasted
I don't need no other life
Cold and complicated
I don't need no Sunday trips
Tea and sympathizing
I don't need no special fix
To anesthetizes me
Look into the future
Sit at your computer
And be a good girl
Momma said remember
Your a lady
Think before you play
And straighten your curls
Well everybody's talkin'
Like I'm crazy
Dangerous and lazy
Girl with no soul
But I've seen it all
From where I'm hiding
Baby 'cause I'm sliding out of control
Here I go out the door
Crankin' the stereo
I think a finger
To the world below oh
Here I am dirty hands
I don't give a damn
Shut your mouth cause it might show
I don't need no good advice
I'm already wasted
I don't need some other life
Cold and complicated
I don't need no Sunday trips
Tea and sympathizing
I don't need no special fix
To anesthetizers me
Daddy always told me
Remember to leave the buzz till later
Don't you drop down
Momma said ill never get
To heaven hanging till 11
With the wrong crowd
Everybody's talkin'
Like they know me
Just another phony girl about play
But I dig the music
And I'm making baby
And I'm breakin' into your brain
Here I go out the door
Cranking the stereo
I think a finger
To the world below oh
Here I am dirty hands
I don't give a damn
Shut your mouth
'Cause it might show
I don't need no good advice
I'm already wasted
I don't need no other life
Cold and complicated
I don't need no Sunday trips
Tea and sympathizing
I don't need no special fix
To aneathatize me
Here I go out the door
Cranking the stereo
I think a finger to the world below
Here I am dirty hands
I don't give a damn
Shut your mouth
'Cause it might show
I don't need no good advice
I'm already wasted
I don't need no other life
Cold and complicated
I don't need no Sunday trips
Tea and sympathizing
I don't need no special fix
To anesthetizes me
I don't need no good advice
I'm already wasted
I don't need no other life
Cold and complicated
I don't need no Sunday trips
Tea and sympathizing
I don't need no special fix
To anesthetizes me
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No Good Advice Lyrics as written by Lene Crawford Nystroem Brian Thomas Higgins
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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