Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1
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Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 by The Flaming Lips
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The Flaming LipsProduced by
Wayne Coyne & Steven Drozd & Michael Ivins & Dave Fridmann & Scott BookerWrited by
Wayne Coyne & Steven Drozd & Michael IvinsAbout
This song is something of a pep-talk meant to show confidence for and inspire Yoshimi, and state the gravity of the situation that Yoshimi is about to face.
There is debate as to whether or not the song and album as a whole is about Yoshimi fighting cancer (pink could symbolize breast cancer).
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Her name is Yoshimi
She's a black belt in karate
Workin' for the city
She has to discipline her body
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause she knows that
It's demandin'
To defeat those evil machines
I know she can beat them
[Chorus]
Oh, Yoshimi, they don't believe me
But you won't let those robots eat me
Yoshimi, they don't believe me
But you won't let those robots defeat me
[Verse 2]
Those evil-natured robots (I'll get you, Yoshimi)
They're programmed to destroy us
She's gotta be strong to fight them
So she's takin' lots of vitamins
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause she knows that ('Cause she knows that)
It'd be tragic (It'd be tragic)
If those evil robots win (Evil robots)
I know she can beat them
[Chorus]
Oh, Yoshimi, they don't believe me
But you won't let those robots defeat me
Yoshimi, they don't believe me
But you won't let those robots eat me, Yoshimi
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause she knows that ('Cause she knows that)
It'd be tragic (It'd be tragic)
If those evil robots win, yeah (Evil robots)
I know she can beat them
[Chorus]
Oh, Yoshimi, they don't believe me
But you won't let those robots defeat me
Yoshimi, they don't believe me
But you won't let those robots defeat me
Yoshimi, they don't believe me
But you won't let those robots eat me
Yoshimi, they don't believe me
But you won't let those robots eat me, Yoshimi
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 Q&A
Who wrote Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1's ?
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 was written by Wayne Coyne & Steven Drozd & Michael Ivins.
Who produced Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1's ?
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 was produced by Wayne Coyne & Steven Drozd & Michael Ivins & Dave Fridmann & Scott Booker.
When did The Flaming Lips release Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1?
The Flaming Lips released Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1 on Tue Jul 16 2002.
What did The Flaming Lips say about "Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 1"?
Steven Drozd: Initially I only had a melodic fragment, some chords.
Wayne Coyne: The gestation was long. People think I wrote it because it has a simple structure, but it is far from simple. Musically it is very refined and complex. I would not have lived up to it. It is so fluid that it seems to b...
What have the artists said about the song?
“Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots” is the title to a song that we chose while we were working on the music that would become the song. Initially it was just a track that has this woman, a real musician named Yoshimi P-We. We were sprinkling her singing and her playing and her screaming and her ad-lib...