Con Funk Shun switches up their style and tries out this new rap fad that was sweeping the nation in 1985.
The plot is about a guy who falls in love with a woman who may or may not be a robot. The narrator convinces himself at the end that she’s a human, but the listener is led to believe otherwise...
[Verse 1]
She was a perfect woman, the perfect lover
The fulfillment of my dreams
She made me love her like I loved no other
Let me tell you what I mean
You see when I met her, I couldn't forget her
She stood out from the rest
She drove me crazy this foxy lady
She put me to the test
I wanted to please her and just not tease her
But I didn't know what to do
Who she was and where she came from
That nobody knew
Then one night I was holding her tight
And burning with desire
There I reached behind to touch her back
And discovered there were wires
[Chorus]
Electric Lady you are the one
The one I run to when I come undone
Electric Lady why'd you take my soul
Electric Lady don't you be so cold
[Verse 2]
She knew all the ways to drive me wild
A connoisseur of passion
I should have known there was something strange
About the power of her attraction
Here I thought our love was true
Every time that we kissed
But now I think our love might be
The work of some scientist
I always thought she had a mighty grip
When she would squeeze me in the night
I never knew any other girl
Who could hold onto me so tight
When we get down her eyes lit up
I thought it was a love reaction
It was always weird to hear three beeps
At the height of my satisfaction
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
I never thought that this would happen
Except in a future world
But here I am in love with my baby
And she might be a computer girl
The whole thing was creepy, I was getting kind of weak
Cause my need for her was strong
I kept thinking about those wires hanging out
But I was hoping I was wrong
So I called her up and I took her out
And I asked her to explain
And when she showed me her microchip
I thought I was insane
But then I saw a teardrop fall
From the corner of her eye
And then I knew her love was true
Because sex machines don't cry
[Chorus]
Electric Lady was written by Larry Smith & Ken Cedar & David Renzer.
Electric Lady was produced by Larry Smith.