1) The Tractor… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) The Tractors was an American country rock band formed in Tulsa in 1988 and headed by guitarist Steve Ripley (1950-2019).
2) The Tractors was a short-lived British indie band from Liverpool active in the second half of the 1980s.
1) The Tractors was an American country rock band formed in Tulsa in 1988 and headed by guitarist Steve Ripley (1950-2019).
Subsequently a loosely associated group of musicians headed by Ripley, under the band's original lineup the band was signed to Arista Records in 1994, releasing their self-titled debut album that year. The album featured the single "Baby Likes to Rock It" and became the fastest-selling debut album from a country group to go platinum. A Christmas album called Have Yourself a Tractors Christmas soon followed. The band was nominated for two Grammy Awards and won the Country Weekly 1995 Golden Pick Award for Favorite New Group. Their true follow-up, Farmers in a Changing World, was released in 1998.
Since then, most of the band's original members moved on to separate projects, although they often collaborated with Ripley on The Tractors' subsequent recordings.
Ripley released the next album, Fast Girl, with several other musicians, in 2001 on Audium Entertainment . After Fast Girl, The Tractors left Audium and formed their own label, Boy Rocking Records. In 2009 "Trade Union" was released on E1.
2) The Tractors was a short-lived British indie/alternative band from the suburbs of Liverpool. They were active in the second half of the 1980s.
Baby Wanna Be By You
The Tractors Lyrics
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She got the boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place
Got it stacked to the ceiling got it stickin in your face
You know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train
She said her name was emergency, and asked to see my gun
Said her telephone number was 9-1-1
Got brother Jimmy on the TV, killer on the stereo
She got the boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place
You got it stacked to the ceiling got it stickin in your face
You know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train
You know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train
The Tractors' song "Baby Wanna Be By You" is a lively, upbeat tune that celebrates the free-spirited nature of a fun-loving woman with an insatiable love for dancing. The lyrics describe her as someone who "likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train," whose energy and enthusiasm are infectious and impossible to resist. She radiates confidence and sex appeal, with the "boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place," and she boasts that she's got "it stacked to the ceiling, got it stickin in your face."
The song is full of playful innuendos and double entendres, such as when she introduces herself as "Emergency" and asks to see the singer's gun. She gives him her phone number as "9-1-1," a reference to the United States' emergency services hotline. She suggests that he needs to let go of his inhibitions and just enjoy the moment if he wants to keep up with her wild and zany antics. Overall, the song is about letting loose, having fun, and embracing life's pleasures without hesitation or restraint.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train
My partner enjoys dancing and moving to the beat of music like a train on tracks
She got the boogie woogie woogie spread all over the place
My partner's infectious energy is felt all around, and everyone can't help but feel the rhythm
Got it stacked to the ceiling got it stickin in your face
My partner's energy is intense, lively and in-your-face, making it impossible to ignore
She said her name was emergency, and asked to see my gun
My partner introduced herself so intensely and urgently that she demanded to know about the most personal possessions I hold
Said her telephone number was 9-1-1
My partner's number symbolizes a call to action, urging me to respond to her immediacy and passion
Got brother Jimmy on the TV, killer on the stereo
My partner's taste in entertainment is as high energy and lively as she is, with TV shows and music that reflect her liveliness
She said if you want to get it, you got to let it go
My partner urged me to let go of any inhibitions and follow her lead to fully engage with her energy and passion
You know my baby likes to rock it like a boogie woogie choo choo train
Simply put, my partner enjoys and embodies high energy music and dance, expressing her intense passion and inviting me to join her
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: C. VAN BEEK
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