Their first album Esperanto (1993) features guest vocals by Andy McCluskey (of OMD) on the track Kissing The Machine. The tracks "Crosstalk" and "Overdrive" were co-written with Kraftwerk collaborator Emil Schult, who also created the graphics for early Elektric Music releases. The sound of ‘Esperanto’ is reminiscent of Kraftwerk and the more recent solo work of Karl Bartos.
Manteuffel left the group following the release of 'Esperanto' and all future releases were credited to Bartos alone. The second eponymous titled album (now spelled Electric Music) appeared in 1998 and represented something of a departure in style. Envisaged as an exploration of 60’s pop music, this album was less driven by the electronic sound normally associated Bartos and Kraftwerk and sought to create "guitar pop out of the computer!" The single "Sunshine" (1998) remains the last release credited to Elektric Music as Bartos reverted to using his name for the album Communication
Baby Come Back
Elektric Music Lyrics
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A Oh A Oh A
A Oh A Oh A
Al-alright alright
Come back
Baby, come back
Baby, come back
This is the first time unintelligible
That you have run away
I'm asking you for the first time
Love me unintelligible stay (Al-alright)
Hey, yeah (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Hey, yeah (Oh, a, oh, a, oh)
Hey, yeah
Come back (Please, please)
Baby, come back
Baby, come back (Please, please)
Baby, come back
There ain't no use in you crying
'Cause I'm more hurt than you, yeah
I should not been out flirting
But now my love is so true
Ooh, yeah (Baby)
Ooh, yeah (Baby)
Ooh, yeah
Come back (Please, please)
Baby, come back (Baby, baby, baby)
Baby, come back (Please, please)
Baby, come back
Come back, baby, don't you leave me
Baby, baby, please don't go (Please)
Hey, give me a second chance
Baby, I love you so (Al-alright)
Oh, yeah (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, yeah (Oh, a, oh, a, oh)
Oh
Hey, hey come back
Baby, come back (Please, please)
Come back (Please, please)
Baby, come back (Please, why?)
Come back
Baby, come back (Please, please, please)
Come back
Baby, come back (Why, oh, why)
Come back
Baby, come back (Baby, baby, baby, please, please)
Come back (Please, please, please)
Baby, come back
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby (Please)
The song "Baby Come Back" by Elektric Music is a plea from the singer to their lover to come back after they have fled from the relationship. Through the lyrics, the singer is expressing their love and desire for their partner to return. The opening lines, "alright, A Oh A Oh A," set the tone for the song, as the singer acknowledges that things may not have been going well in the relationship, but they want to work it out and make things right.
The next lines, "This is the first time unintelligible, that you have run away," suggest that the singer's partner has left before, but this is the first time they are truly feeling the impact of their absence. They plead with their partner to come back and "love me unintelligible stay." The use of unintelligible suggests that the singer is overcome with emotions and cannot quite express them in words.
As the song progresses, the singer admits fault for their partner leaving, stating "I should not have been out flirting, but now my love is so true." They want their partner to know that they recognize their mistake and are willing to change. The chorus repeats the phrase "Baby come back" in a desperate attempt to grab their attention and convince them to return.
Overall, "Baby Come Back" is a heartfelt plea from a lover who is willing to admit their mistakes and do whatever it takes to salvage the relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
Alright
Expressing a sense of readiness, readiness or a feeling of agreement
Come back
A plea for someone special to return
Baby, come back
A plea to a loved one to return from being separated
A Oh A Oh A, A Oh A Oh A
Nonspecific sounds indicating distress/anguish or excitement/happiness
Al-alright alright
Expressing acceptance and reassurance
This is the first time unintelligible, That you have run away
Acknowledging that this is the first time the loved one has run away, but there is an attempt to reconcile
I'm asking you for the first time, Love me unintelligible stay (Al-alright)
Asking the loved one to return and stay, showing acceptance and willingness to work on the relationship
Hey, yeah (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh), Hey, yeah (Oh, a, oh, a, oh), Hey, yeah
Excitement, joy or urgency
There ain't no use in you crying, 'Cause I'm more hurt than you, yeah
Encouraging the loved one not to cry as they are less hurt than the artist
I should not been out flirting, But now my love is so true
Apologizing for flirting and promising that the love is now sincere
Ooh, yeah (Baby), Ooh, yeah (Baby), Ooh, yeah
Expressing reassurance, agreement or excitement
Come back (Please, please)
A plea to a loved one to return, expressing urgency and addressing the reluctance to stay
Baby, come back (Baby, baby, baby), Baby, come back (Please, please)
A plea to a loved one to return, addressing them in the terms of endearment
There ain't no use, ain't no use in me crying (Baby, baby), 'Cause I'm more hurt than you (Baby, baby)
Expressing how hurt the singer is in the breakup
Come back, baby, don't you leave me, Baby, baby, please don't go (Please)
A plea for a loved one not to leave, showing desperation and willingness to try again
Hey, give me a second chance, Baby, I love you so (Al-alright)
Asking for a second chance in the relationship and expressing the depth of the love for the loved one
Oh, yeah (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh), Oh, yeah (Oh, a, oh, a, oh), Oh
Excitement, joy or agreement
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby (Please)
Addressing the loved one in terms of endearment and pleading for them to return
Come back (Please, please, please), Baby, come back (Why, oh, why)
A desperate plea for a loved one to return, questioning why they left in the first place
Come back (Baby, baby, baby, please, please), Come back (Please, please, please)
A plea for a loved one to return, expressing the depth of the artist's love with terms of endearment
Writer(s): Eddy Grant
Contributed by Sydney O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
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