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,
On Santa Monica city pier
We watch the people who gather here
The uninvited who've lost their way
And now we're all here to stay
And it's a strange world
There's nothing to it
Strange world
I'm getting through it
Strange world
Thinking it over
It's a strange world after all
Multi-colorful lives we run
To catch a glimpse of the setting sun
I can't imagine how life would be
If you were not here with me
And it's a strange world
There's nothing to it
Strange world
I'm getting through it
Strange world
Strange world after all
Sunday morning
Skies so blue
Yo te amo
Means I love you
You can drive your car to the county fair
Or ride your bicycle anywhere
It doesn't matter that much to me
'Cause we're pretty good company
And it's a strange world
There's nothing to it
Strange world
I'm getting through it
Strange world
Thinking it over
It's a strange world after all
We watch the people who gather here
The uninvited who've lost their way
And now we're all here to stay
And it's a strange world
There's nothing to it
Strange world
I'm getting through it
Strange world
Thinking it over
It's a strange world after all
Multi-colorful lives we run
To catch a glimpse of the setting sun
I can't imagine how life would be
If you were not here with me
And it's a strange world
There's nothing to it
Strange world
I'm getting through it
Strange world
Strange world after all
Sunday morning
Skies so blue
Yo te amo
Means I love you
You can drive your car to the county fair
Or ride your bicycle anywhere
It doesn't matter that much to me
'Cause we're pretty good company
And it's a strange world
There's nothing to it
Strange world
I'm getting through it
Strange world
Thinking it over
It's a strange world after all
Lyrics submitted by jacksongreer
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