The Tractor Driver
Lyrics
In a plain Spring landscape Stands a tractor driver He's a simple verity In the noble theme of labour
A chorus of small birds Sings — a live bubbling stream And the hope of the future Pervades the rural scene
The man surveys the meadows At the start of Spring With all the blithe amazement His simplicity can bring
Overjoyed — a little awed — By nature and himself; By tremendous natural power By his optimism and health
As if to match the progress Of a thought so high The exhaust trail of an aeroplane Is written in the sky
Chronology
Kangaroo? 
- Gina Birch - vocals
- Lora Logic - saxophone
- Mayo Thompson - guitar
- Ben Annesley - bass
- Epic Soundtracks - drums
- Allen Ravenstine - synthesizer
Retrospectives
Art & Language, 1981[1]
This song is another monstrosity. The fatuities of some Socialist Realist culture consumption appear in the shape of a superogatory cabaret. ‘The Tractor Driver’ is a painting by the Soviet artist Alexander Deyneka.
Interpretations
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- ↑ Art & Language and The Red Crayola, ‘Notes on the Songs’, booklet published in connection with L.P. Kangaroo?, Rough Trade records, London, 1981.