Kylie’s 1987 Australian debut single ‘Locomotion’ was re-recorded as ‘The Loco-Motion’ the following year by the Hit Factory’s Stock Aitken and Waterman. The new version propelled Kylie into global pop stardom, reaching No. 2 in the UK, No. 3 in the US (her biggest US hit) and No.1 in Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Israel, Japan and South Africa. The track - a cover of Little Eva’s American dancefloor smash, written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin - featured on Kylie’s 7x platinum (UK) debut album, Kylie, and remains one of her successful single releases to date.  
 
Lyrics  
 
All aboard  
The loco-motion, the loco-motion  
Everybody's doing a brand new dance now  
(Come on, baby, do the loco-motion)  
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now  
(Come on, baby, do the loco-motion)  
My little baby sister can do it with ease  
It's easier than learning your ABCs  
 
So come on, come on  
Do the loco-motion with me  
You gotta swing your hips now  
Come on, baby, jump up, jump back  
Oh well, I think you got the knack  
Ohh, oh  
Now that you can do it, let's make a chain now  
(Come on, baby, do the loco-motion)  
Chug-a chug-a motion like a railway train now  
(Come on, baby, do the loco-motion)  
Do it nice and easy now, don't lose control  
A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul  
 
So come on, come on  
Do the loco-motion with me  
The loco-motion  
Come on, come on  
The loco-motion  
Come on, come on  
The loco-motion  
Come on, come on  
Come on  
 
Move around the floor in a loco-motion  
(Come on, baby, do the loco-motion)  
Do it holding hands if you got the notion  
(Come on, baby, do the loco-motion)  
There's never been a dance that's so easy to do  
It even makes you happy when you're feeling blue  
 
So come on, come on  
Do the loco-motion with me  
(Come on, do the loco-motion)  
(Come on, do the loco-motion)  
(Come on, do the loco-motion)  
(Come on, do the loco-motion)  
 
Everybody's doing a brand new dance now  
(Come on, baby, do the loco-motion)  
I know you'll get to like it if you give it a chance now  
(Come on, baby, do the loco-motion)  
My little baby sister can do it with ease  
It's easier than learning your ABCs  
 
So come on, come on, do the loco-motion  
Come on, come on, do the loco-motion  
Come on, come on, do the loco-motion with me  
You gotta swing your hips now, yeah  
Come on, baby, mmm, jump up, jump back  
 
 
 
The newly remastered reissue of Kylie’s eponymous debut album is out November 24th 2023 via BMG.  
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