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“Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” is a 1979 hit by Tubeway Army. Their breakout single, it hit #1 in the UK Singles Chart and is arguably the song that kicked off synthpop.
After this song, Gary Numan dropped the band name and started performing as a solo artist, in which he released “Cars” which also topp...
[Verse 1]
It's cold outside
And the paint's peeling off of my walls
There's a man outside
In a long coat, grey hat, smoking a cigarette
[Verse 2]
Now the light fades out
And I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this
There's a knock on the door
And just for a second I thought I remembered you
[Chorus 1]
So now I'm alone
Now I can think for myself
About little deals and S.U's
And things that I just don't understand
Like a white lie at night
Or a sly touch at times
I don't think it meant anything to you
[Verse 3]
So I open the door
It's the 'friend' that I'd left in the hallway
"Please sit down."
A candlelit shadow on a wall near the bed
[Verse 4]
You know I hate to ask
But are 'friends' electric?
Only mine's broke down
And now I've no one to love
[Chorus 2]
So I found out your reasons for the phone calls and smiles
And it hurts and I'm lonely
And I should never have tried
And I missed you tonight
So it's time to leave
You see, it meant everything to me
Are ‘Friends’ Electric? was written by Gary Numan.
Are ‘Friends’ Electric? was produced by Gary Numan.
Tubeway Army released Are ‘Friends’ Electric? on Wed Apr 04 1979.
In a 2011 interview with the BBC, Numan says “It was a sci-fi story I was writing about machines who cloned human skin that did all the horrible menial jobs including prostitution, it’s actually about an electronic prostitute”