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,
It was a night, oh what a night
It was a really was such a night
Oh, the moon was bright
Oh, how bright it was, it really was such a night
Oh, the night was alive with stars above
Mm when she kissed me
I had to fall in love
Mm, it was a kiss
Ooh, it was a kiss, it was, it really was such a kiss
Oh, how she could kiss
Oh, what a kiss it was, it really was such a kiss
Just the thought of her lips set me afire
I reminisce
I'm filled with desire
But I gave my heart to her in sweet surrender
How well I remember
I'll always remember
Oh, what a night
Oh it was a night, it was, it really was such a night
Came the dawn and my heart and the love and the night was gone
Oh, and I'll ever forget, forget a kiss in the moonlight
Oh, such a kiss
Ah, such a night
Oh, what a night
Oh, what a night it was, it really was such a night
Oh, the moon was bright, oh how bright it was
It really was such a night
But I'll never forget forget the kiss in the moonlight
How well I remember
I'll always remember
That I give my heart to her in sweet surrender
How well I remember
I'll always remember
Oh, that night, oh what a night
It was, it really was such a night
And when we kissed I had to fall in love
Well she's gone, gone, gone yes, she's gone, gone, gone
And the dawn, dawn, dawn and my love was gone
But before the dawn, yes, before that dawn
Oh before that dawn, ooh, mm, oh, oh such a night
It was a really was such a night
Oh, the moon was bright
Oh, how bright it was, it really was such a night
Oh, the night was alive with stars above
Mm when she kissed me
I had to fall in love
Mm, it was a kiss
Ooh, it was a kiss, it was, it really was such a kiss
Oh, how she could kiss
Oh, what a kiss it was, it really was such a kiss
Just the thought of her lips set me afire
I reminisce
I'm filled with desire
But I gave my heart to her in sweet surrender
How well I remember
I'll always remember
Oh, what a night
Oh it was a night, it was, it really was such a night
Came the dawn and my heart and the love and the night was gone
Oh, and I'll ever forget, forget a kiss in the moonlight
Oh, such a kiss
Ah, such a night
Oh, what a night
Oh, what a night it was, it really was such a night
Oh, the moon was bright, oh how bright it was
It really was such a night
But I'll never forget forget the kiss in the moonlight
How well I remember
I'll always remember
That I give my heart to her in sweet surrender
How well I remember
I'll always remember
Oh, that night, oh what a night
It was, it really was such a night
And when we kissed I had to fall in love
Well she's gone, gone, gone yes, she's gone, gone, gone
And the dawn, dawn, dawn and my love was gone
But before the dawn, yes, before that dawn
Oh before that dawn, ooh, mm, oh, oh such a night
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Such A Night Lyrics as written by Lincoln Chase
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