Gary Numan - Are 'Friends' Electric? (Andy Gray Mix) Lyrics






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

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

So now I'm alone
Now I can think for myself
About little deals
And issues
And things that I just don't understand
A white lie that night
Or a sly touch at times
I don't think it meant anything to you

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

You know I hate to ask
But are 'friends' electric?
Only mine's broke down
And now I've no-one to love

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
It must be time to leave
You see it meant everything to me





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  1. s.... w....

    i was last year of juniors & i bought this single!i got hooked on music & footie

  2. E.... L....

    Better than drake and shits like that.

  3. j.... s....

    music in 3999!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  4. D.... T....

    I watched are friends electric in 1979 I was 12 I still remember it I used to sing it

  5. L.... 0....

    Just discovered this song thanks to the 1. FC Union Berlin stadium at halftime! Danke!!

  6. C.... ....

    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
    It must be time to leave


    You see,

    IT MEANT EVERYTHING TO ME

  7. A.... S....

    Quality music from a beautiful time in history.
    4.5 Billion years of the Universe existence and we're lucky enough to be alive now. Brilliant.
    I was 18 when this was released. Awesome.

  8. b.... ....

    good unofficial vid

  9. c.... ....

    this sound hot. is it a (insert insipid pop star name here) jam?

  10. A.... F....

    949 people are so wrong still and always will be a great track .

  11. B.... P....

    Goddam this guy is good ❤️🎸☺️

  12. G.... B....

    One of the best,ever!

  13. L.... B....

    Voice is from 1979 I was 1 then me listening in 2019 my dad loved this song dad now ☠️

    L.... B....

    Dad just asked me to play it, I’m only 17 but I’m in love with this style

  14. J.... S....

    Numan bowie strange , gods . ( applause ) .

  15. j.... B....

    Heroes conduct Tesla !

  16. D.... S....

    Love the production and track quality 👍🎧💥

  17. s.... w....

    what a classic ...remember i was at school & seeing it on TOTP..sooo engrossing!

  18. C.... b....

    Who's here cause of need for speed carbon?

  19. m.... ....

    Aahh, when streetlamps were orange and cctv was unheard of!!

  20. H.... ....

    you see it meant everything to me...

  21. d.... l....

    Du gehorst zu den wir wollen teil der ok

  22. N.... B....

    Crazy to think he was only 21 when this came out

  23. A.... C....

    Super masterpiece

  24. A.... S....

    In Through and Beyond Hans Reinhardt

  25. A.... S....

    Britain's a different place than back in 1979.

  26. A.... D....

    this track is such a classic. i wish i could ve seen him live.

  27. M.... G....

    And I wonder what I’m doing in a room like this

  28. C.... A....

    Fantastique !!! Great video creation to one of my all time favorite songs. Thank you for sharing ! .... 👁‍🗨🙏👽

  29. A.... S....

    Beautiful video that seems to capture the loneliness.

  30. D.... E....

    Hip hop owes this fella. Proper hip hop mind. Not the sh1te that comes out these days

  31. E.... ....

    it's good this has 7.5 million views. Time will sort out the good songs from the bad eventually.....

  32. A.... ....

    An incredible song, sounds great now, always will.

  33. J.... S....

    Aw this brings back so many great memories ,so lucky to have seen him att the Odeon in the 80s ,he was the best never forget it,an he still sexy as hell

  34. J.... D....

    Q. Whats the difference between Gary Newman being alone, and Millennial's ?


    A. Gary can think for himself !

  35. M.... ....

    Wow, been 37 yrs or so since I've heard this tune. Its like a time machine. Puts a smile on my face going back...

  36. s.... ....

    are my friends electric ?

  37. A.... J....

    Sugababes bought me here

  38. D.... ....

    A cross between Velvet Underground and a "should be" nephew of David Bowie.

  39. D.... ....

    Completely bitchen', Bud! Ive been listening to him since 5th grade...I'm 44 now; still too young, eh?!

    D.... ....

    DelmarMaaco I’m a shade older and remember the day this came out. To me it’s as fresh as it was back in nineteen hundred and fast asleep when I first heard it.

  40. J.... M....

    Is this original video? It seems he picks up a cd from the ground.
    Well Numan had a futurist style then instead pop new wave and rock fashioned those years and reigned at that time. Different sounds and beats made me come back tto it
    Cars very few years after remembered the big time was the eighties

  41. D.... R....

    939 people need to go and listen to Kayne west because they have no idea about musical genius

    D.... R....

    Who is Kayne West?

  42. Y.... L....

    Is that the UNDERPASS aT pROMONTORY point .. 55th and LSD CHICAGO Lake michigan >>>???

  43. B.... T....

    Genius never gets old.

  44. L.... R....

    Yes those were the days. No worries. Just music, great bands and discos and lots of friends.

  45. M.... Q....

    Gary Numan infinity and it will still be ahead of its time ! Genius

  46. K.... H....

    This song gives me chills every time!

  47. B.... V....

    I'm a Gary numan and the, "tubeway army" and have been for ages! Good to hear his voice again in 2019, must be near 70 now! A ✔️ from me!

  48. B.... A....

    La musica non ha "tempo" anche se può rappresentare un'epoca, un periodo, può essere più moderna di quellla attuale. Ogni persona ha i suoi gusti. L'importante è aver voglia di conoscere ed essere aperti.

    B.... A....

    ESATTAMENTE

  49. J.... F....

    I love this as much today as I did when I first heard it. TIMELESS!

  50. J.... B....

    ... and the answer is, of course, no. They are not.

  51. J.... D....

    timeless

  52. D.... W....

    Sounds 3H1T in 2019!I bought the vinyl when originally released tho,sad.

  53. s.... ....

    I love the get-up-n-go drum rhythm and the whole structure of the song with the different feeling in the verse and refrain and the great interplay between the fuzz guitar and synth ... just a great bit of pop music all around.

  54. N.... ....

    It’s not the future anymore. It’s here.

  55. M.... C....

    Garycee hello - great video for a masterpiece. Wonder if you could tell me where that underpass is please as it seems familiar...

    M.... C....

    Basingstoke, Hampshire.

    M.... C....

    @garycee cheers Gary; looks like just up the road from me, between Popley and oakridge off Shakespeare Road?

    M.... C....

    @Mark Coughlin It's actually the underpass from Black Dam to the War Memorial Park. Cheers.

    M.... C....

    @garycee ah! Thanks! The one we go past on the park run.

  56. K.... �....

    Thank you Fringe

  57. d.... l....

    Wowooo My Lovely time in London UK Probably my Best time of my Life ok

  58. M.... ....

    The lyrics are so sad

  59. T.... W....

    I know tht's right, Garycee. Speak your ☮️. And yes, past 1 mill. is a good thang..

  60. N.... L....

    Just Brilliant..

  61. j.... ....

    Still sounds like the future.

    j.... ....

    He was / is light years ahead.

  62. J.... B....

    A long time ago I found Gary Numan's voice kind of annoying. As I grew up I listened to a lot of stuff from that era and realized he had a shitload of copycats. I grew to like his voice after a few years.

  63. t.... ....

    life long fan when I hear this shivers down my spine and memories ghetto blaster seen him twice this year again heard this  morinic drap hate it the way he plays it yeah im a numanoid but im loyal  40th anniversary not its hey gemma needs money for????????? imagination]

  64. T.... ....

    Oh wow. I completely forgot about this song. I first listened to it when I was 12 and now, 12 years later, I can still remember all of the lyrics. Such a great song.

  65. a.... f....

    Yeh there's a lot of dumb stupid fucks listening to crap music these days.

  66. D.... L....

    This guy never seizes to amaze

  67. T.... D....

    I think the video is fun and cool.

  68. H.... ....

    Timeless!

  69. K.... V....

    the best electro-pop song .analog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  70. D.... N....

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxy5mwQ4fU4

  71. H.... D....

    Still listening, was 2 y old when this was released

    H.... D....

    Keep listening its a tune u can listen to until ur on this earth

  72. R.... S....

    Never gave the fella a 2nd thought. Listening to what I’m hearing tonight I must of been locked in a cage! Like, I’ve heard this in the radio and thought, yeh OK, but recently my bloody heads blown off by it all.

  73. G.... N....

    I am........ one of the best songs ever.......

  74. C.... K....

    Late 70s and 80s had some really great music. It's co.e back around with New Retro Wave.

  75. D.... T....

    Sounds as crispy fresh at 47 as it did when I first heard it at 7 years old.
    Classical electronic music.

  76. S.... F....

    . . . . Still waiting for one of those robot-prostitutes to knock at my door !🤖
    LOL
    Strange-Fruit - a traveler of 'both time & space'

  77. B.... 7....

    When we were....orange pattex refuse....greetingss Olli,Bötten and the boys from outerspace....we were the ....this time....👏🙌🍻🎸

  78. B.... 7....

    Hyde Park Osna 1979,Conny Overbeck
    Love you

  79. s.... w....

    Gary Numan was a force..he was solemn ! maybe were like that now??

  80. M.... S....

    Brutal Gut 😄 😎 💪

  81. B.... W....

    The man who fell on earth. Gary numan

  82. B.... W....

    Whos listening in october 2019 garys voice its electrifying

    B.... W....

    @777punkstar thank you appreciate it

    B.... W....

    Moi...😎

    B.... W....

    Meeeeeeeee......... from Belgium !!!!!

    B.... W....

    @rico rico thankx enjoy it

  83. C.... B....

    Geiler Song!

  84. D.... C....

    I like the video.. if I had not read your blurb I probably would have assumed it was the official Gary Newman video clip..lol

  85. D.... ....

    you made this vid in 2001 ?

  86. N.... ....

    That man is a visionair, because 30 years later "electric friends" on the internet is just what many people really do only have. On the computer in virtual worlds that is. I know I do.

  87. m.... t....

    40 ans................whaouuuuuuuuuuuu c'etait hier et j'avais 12 ans :)

  88. D.... Q....

    I didn't know 1979 was the future

  89. F.... S....

    Brilliant Sugababes cover

  90. e.... A....

    Leon Kennedy Odmund Sadler

  91. M.... P....

    I was 19 when this song came out. It's 09/22/2019 and 59. Where did those years go!

    M.... P....

    I totally agree with you.
    I used to go to my mate's house as an 8 year old and play this on his grandma's old style record player. I'm now 48 and wondering just where those 40 years went.

  92. T.... M....

    This tune is obviously from the year 2150..

  93. j.... ....

    It's brilliant. Especially in light of when it was made. I doubt an official video made when the song was released would hold up as well.

  94. A.... B....

    Hacia mil años que no lo oía.......

  95. D.... B....

    Fantastic electronic.i was born in 80.grande musica

  96. B.... C....

    Wonder this would make good creepypata

  97. P.... S....

    It is almost 2020 and this track still sounds like the future. It was mind-blowing when it came out, I can still remember being blown away by Tubeway Army on ToTP.

  98. r.... ....

    I love it :)

    r.... ....

    It's timeless......................!

  99. A.... E....

    Always remember me of the times When i was 8