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,
You believe in flying saucers, aliens, and purple monsters
And somehow I think you're the only one
You're saying to me, "I'll never believe this
Just last night I spoke with Elvis
And we went out on a shopping spree."
And you, you're the crazy one
And you, you're just having fun
So you, you're my space age mom
Call your friends at the psychic connection
Tell 'em about the stars' convention
And we can all ride down in your space age car
Tofu hot dogs, meditation, reading books by Carl Sagan
No doubt about it, you're one of a kind
And you, you're the crazy one
And you, you're just having fun
So you, you're my space age mom
And somehow I think you're the only one
You're saying to me, "I'll never believe this
Just last night I spoke with Elvis
And we went out on a shopping spree."
And you, you're the crazy one
And you, you're just having fun
So you, you're my space age mom
Call your friends at the psychic connection
Tell 'em about the stars' convention
And we can all ride down in your space age car
Tofu hot dogs, meditation, reading books by Carl Sagan
No doubt about it, you're one of a kind
And you, you're the crazy one
And you, you're just having fun
So you, you're my space age mom
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