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 seems I've gained the world but have nothing,
To keep tabs upon this loss isn't wasted time,
Face opportunities to recognize now we have the time,
Rebuke, don't choke on this twisted dream
[Chorus]
Cause he'll say pay for it,
The whole sum,
To magnify pain,
Is point number one
Is point number one
It seems I've gained the world but have nothing,
To keep tabs upon this loss isn't wasted time,
Face opportunities to recognize now we have the time,
Rebuke, don't choke on this twisted dream
Cause he'll say pay for it,
The whole sum,
To magnify pain,
Is point number one
We need a healing aloe plant,
Your soothing hands run down my back
Hate, well couldn't do, couldn't do no wrong
Hate, yeah, this could do, this could do you in
We need healing aloe plant,
Your soothing hands run down my back
We need healing aloe plant,
Your soothing hands run down my back (Rah!)
To keep tabs upon this loss isn't wasted time,
Face opportunities to recognize now we have the time,
Rebuke, don't choke on this twisted dream
[Chorus]
Cause he'll say pay for it,
The whole sum,
To magnify pain,
Is point number one
Is point number one
It seems I've gained the world but have nothing,
To keep tabs upon this loss isn't wasted time,
Face opportunities to recognize now we have the time,
Rebuke, don't choke on this twisted dream
Cause he'll say pay for it,
The whole sum,
To magnify pain,
Is point number one
We need a healing aloe plant,
Your soothing hands run down my back
Hate, well couldn't do, couldn't do no wrong
Hate, yeah, this could do, this could do you in
We need healing aloe plant,
Your soothing hands run down my back
We need healing aloe plant,
Your soothing hands run down my back (Rah!)
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