Their most famous song "Whirly Girl", originally titled "Worldy Girl" and written about Ledesma's wife, was their only hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #28 and #10 on the pop chart. Their self-titled, long out of print album spans several styles; new wave ("Whirly Girl", "In The Stars", "My Ride"), Beatlesesque pop-rock ("I'll Take You Back", "Love I Need Her"), Latin ("Wanna Be Your Love", "Waiting For You") and even a touch of country style pop ("Runnin' Low").
My Ride
Oxo Lyrics
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(My ride) To get some love as you go
(My girl) She had a back seat and more
So did my ride
(Last night) I fell asleep in my bed
(Woke up) With pain surrounding my head
(Time lied) I looked around for the keys
Excuse me ′cause I got to go get back to my ride
(Back to my ride)
(Last night) Five-foot-eight kept me up late
(My ride) Now it's a victim of fate
(My ride) Now there′s a back seat and more
Inside my ride
(My ride) I got her shining so bright
(My ride) You know I got one that goes
(My ride) I'd like to kill her with love
She took my ride
Excuse me 'cause I got to go get back to my ride
(Back to my ride)
Excuse me ′cause I got to go get back to my ride
All I had to do
Was give her some love
And she took off on the road with my ride
My ride
My ride
(My ride) Ooh ah yeah
(My ride)
(My ride) I gave her some love
And she took off like the dust
(My ride) Ooh
(My ride) Gimme, gimme, gimme back my ride
(My ride) Gimme back, gimme back my ride
(My ride) I like, I like my ride
(My ride) I like, I like
Gimme back my ride, my ride (My ride)
Give it back to me (My ride)
Gimme back my ride, yeah (My ride)
Give it back to me (My ride)
Yeah, yeah
(My ride)
The song "My Ride" by Oxo seems to be a tale of loving and losing a car. The lyrics describe the singer's attachment to their car, depicted by the repeated line "My ride." The first verse tells us that the singer's car had a "back seat and more" which he used to "get some love." The second verse implies that the car was stolen, and the singer couldn't find the keys to start it. In the following lines, he pleads to be excused to go back to his ride, indicating the urgency he feels to retrieve it. The chorus emphasizes the singer's desire to possess his car, stating that he had given love to it, and it had taken off with his ride. The song ends with a line that repeats the singer's desire to be reunited with his car.
It is possible that the song has an underlying message beyond the literal meaning of the lyrics. By assigning human qualities to the car, the song could represent the singer's love for someone who has left him. The imagery of the car having a back seat and taking off on the road could imply that the person has left with someone else, leaving the singer behind. Alternatively, it could be interpreted as a metaphor for growing up, leaving behind a sense of freedom and independence.
Line by Line Meaning
(My ride) One day I stopped down the road
The singer stopped along the road one day while using their means of transportation.
(My ride) To get some love as you go
The singer was attracted to their transportation and enjoyed taking it out for a ride.
(My girl) She had a back seat and more
So did my ride
The singer's significant other had features that their ride also had, possibly indicating a love interest in their means of transportation.
(Last night) I fell asleep in my bed
(Woke up) With pain surrounding my head
(Time lied) I looked around for the keys
To start my ride
The artist went to sleep and awoke with a headache, and searched for the keys to their transportation but struggled due to time feeling abnormal.
Excuse me ′cause I got to go get back to my ride
(Back to my ride)
The artist leaves to return to their means of transportation while expressing urgency.
(Last night) Five-foot-eight kept me up late
(My ride) Now it's a victim of fate
(My ride) Now there′s a back seat and more
Inside my ride
The singer was kept up late and their transportation fell victim to an unfortunate circumstance. There is a reference to a back seat in connection to their ride.
(My ride) I got her shining so bright
(My ride) You know I got one that goes
(My ride) I'd like to kill her with love
She took my ride
The singer takes pride in their means of transportation, and implies they would like to be generous with it, but someone else took it from them.
All I had to do
Was give her some love
And she took off on the road with my ride
My ride
My ride
The artist suggests someone they were intimate with decided to take their transportation and leave.
(My ride) Ooh ah yeah
(My ride)
(My ride) I gave her some love
And she took off like the dust
(My ride) Ooh
(My ride) Gimme, gimme, gimme back my ride
(My ride) Gimme back, gimme back my ride
(My ride) I like, I like my ride
(My ride) I like, I like
Gimme back my ride, my ride (My ride)
Give it back to me (My ride)
Gimme back my ride, yeah (My ride)
Give it back to me (My ride)
Yeah, yeah
(My ride)
The artist expresses affection for their transportation and distress over losing it, using repetition and urgency to drive their point home.
Writer(s): I. Angel Ismael Ledesma, Orlando Orlando Nunez
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