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Song «Are Friends Electric?» von Tubeway Army.
Fakten
Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1979 04 (Album), 1979 05 04 (Single)
Label: Beggars Banquet BEGA 007, Beggars Banquet BEG 018
Songwriter Gary Numan
Produktion: Gary Numan
Genre: Rock - Artrock - Electronicrock, Postpunk - Electronic-Postpunk, Newpop - Synthpop
Annotationen
Von David Bowies Low inspirierter Song; Jon Savage schreibt in A Saint In The City über ihn als einer Kombination von «TVC15» und «Speed Of Life».
Personen und Querverweise
Tubeway Army
Gary Numan
Gary Numan
Lyrics
[A] 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 [A] 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 [Bridge] 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 [A] 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 [A] You know I hate to ask But are 'friends' electric? Only mine's broke down And now I've no one to love [Bridge] 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