“Solid State Survivor” is a light 8-beat, “digital punk” song. Makoto Ayukawa returns to play guitar on this song. Processed voices from Hosono’s manager, Masamizu Hikasa, can be heard in the middle of the song saying “みなさんこんにちは”, “みなさんさようなら”, and “これが最後の放送です”. The laughing and coughing of the YMO m...
[Chorus: Yukihiro Takahashi]
Minds blind, empty eyes
Cracked smiles
Black tongues ablaze
No names, breathe in dreams
Standing in line
Cracked smiles
[Verse 1: Yukihiro Takahashi]
The strangeness of the strangers
Second hand teenagers
Face to face they face
A chemical race
[Chorus: Yukihiro Takahashi]
Minds blind, empty eyes
Cracked smiles
Black tongues ablaze
No names, breathe in dreams
Standing in line
Cracked smiles
[Instrumental]
[Verse 2: Yukihiro Takahashi]
And Marilyn Monroe's not home
So I sit alone with the video
And Tokyo Rose is on the phone
Dressed to kill
[Chorus: Yukihiro Takahashi]
Minds blind, empty eyes
Cracked smiles
Black tongues ablaze
No names, breathe in dreams
Standing in line
Cracked smiles
[Instrumental]
Solid State Survivor was written by Chris Mosdell & 高橋幸宏 (Yukihiro Takahashi).
Solid State Survivor was produced by 細野晴臣 (Haruomi Hosono).
YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA released Solid State Survivor on Tue Sep 25 1979.