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,
Oh I saw stars falling all
Around her head
Red gold and blue
Sherry Fraser where are you
'Cause I saw stars falling
All around your head
When we were young
Sherry Fraser where have you gone
We're all wondering
When will you come back
And play some day.
Sherry yeah
The mad hatter he waits for Alice
To come to tea again
He waits forever for his old lover
And always wonderin'
Will I see stars falling all around your head
When you return
Sherry Fraser what have you learned
And we're all wondering
When will you come back
And play some day
And please do come back
And play some day
Please do come back
And play some day
Sherry yeah
Around her head
Red gold and blue
Sherry Fraser where are you
'Cause I saw stars falling
All around your head
When we were young
Sherry Fraser where have you gone
We're all wondering
When will you come back
And play some day.
Sherry yeah
The mad hatter he waits for Alice
To come to tea again
He waits forever for his old lover
And always wonderin'
Will I see stars falling all around your head
When you return
Sherry Fraser what have you learned
And we're all wondering
When will you come back
And play some day
And please do come back
And play some day
Please do come back
And play some day
Sherry yeah
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I love how that fits :] It can put a different meaning to the song. It's beautiful either way.