Gary Numan - Films Lyrics

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fab bassline...

Very ahead of its time.

One of the very Best ever ok

Parteitag Clay ok

Probably the most under rated artist in regards to pathing the way for alot of synth bands of that era.

Thank God for FM radio in the seventies. even though , they ignored 'Replicas'. Thank God for 8-Track tapes .

yea I guess it was diasociation bit like schizophrenia but a little more fantastical the perfect picture of the boy-girl age

Deep Moog lusciousness....still the best synth sound.

Fing brilliant

Any Wu Tang fans? Gza has a song called "Life is Like a movie" which samples this.

Listen to this loud on a high-end system. It has the power to wrap itself completely around you and not let go until it's over. Power, man, Power.

I dont like the actors, whos paying for this ?

I like to imagine a man in a trench coat in a sci-fi film, wandering around a cyberpunk neo noir city while this is playing in the background.

The best is he is a genuine person, he doesnt take any credit for starting any type of scene, he recognizes others who where doing the same before him.... he said I just got lucky at the right time... well I may be speaking for millions when I say thank god you did!! But you have to admittedly say that yes he was was ahead of his time like others ...but he stood out alot further!! So damn good 2019!! Still

Anything can happen. Yes indeed. Have not heard this in probably 40 years. Sounds just as good now as back then. Thank you for this!

I like films, really good movies, but this song may be about something else.

keep telling yourself that

One of the coolest sounding songs I've heard.

I loved this era of Gary Numan. Telekon was his all time top album. Sorry but I think he sucks today. He thinks hees a goth King. But this was the real Numan.

Musicians change with the years as they go by. You can't really hate him for wanting to try something different. That's being petty to be honest with you.

I know what you mean. I'm glad he's still doing what he obviously loves, and I have a listen, but I'm always coming back to this or earlier era Numan

with about 95% of bands, the first few albums are their best.....

My man Cedric Sharpley murdering that drum track. ✊

Damn this shit rocks

I don't like the song. Turn it all off. JOKING OF COURSE!

Love the drums

His best song. After all the others...

Omfg.....psychedelic.

⚡️You can hear the Thunder in this song⚡️

This is badass!!

This guy deserves more props than he gets. Awesome.

yea play it all back

The 1st time I heard this song I knew my life would never be the same

♥ my first album -- still love it ♥

Analoge meet Digital, Digital meet Analogue.

I think this is one of my favorite albums of all time

Me too!

Beastie Boys book sent me here..vocals remind me of a modern band I can’t quite place..maybe TV on the Radio a bit..Wolf Parade...can’t put my finger on it!

Amazing.

Playback speed: 1.25

The synths on this song are awesome, but I love the drums! Did I just hear a china cymbal? The song just got even better!!

That was a China cymbal

Yeah. It's Cedric Sharpley on drums. Really underrated drummer.

Synth heaven !!!

The 32,666th view. heh heh heh. ;-)

Indefinable Genius

Unearthly...brilliant.

he stole this from GZA

Of course, he did -- with the use of his time-machine.

Bless your heart this came outa very long time ago before wu. Its okay. We learn something new everyday dont we?

Oh fuck off! They stole it off of him.

Still love it! ❤

I'm imagining me as Numan naked chewing nicotine gum in the bathroom.

Thats funny as fuck

This is like David Bowie on acid

blackonblackseven “on acid” lol you’re fucking annoying

Synth is what acid would sound like if it had a sound

Preposterous.

Kay Whole?

Jed Anderson “Crazy Loco” snowboarding video brought me here

MIAMI WINS THE GAME!!!!!!!!

1979. People forget just how completely ahead of the curve this was.

The whole trick to it is that he had a live rhythm section laying down a swanky groove, and he was running the synths through guitar effects pedals, giving it a raw, organic sound despite the sparse arrangements, proto-electronica, and PKD-inspired lyrics.

Dude he is a legend

Still amazing. Love it!

I think more luck than intention, more like poverty given than what he was able to afford at the time but still and all you are spot on, running the synths through the guitar effect pedals gave it a sound unmatched, brilliant. The trick after that i think was to create the verse,chorus and simplify it. The abrupt vocals added to the sound, the creation was just snappy and poppy and to the point. He lost it in later years post Telekon/Dance because of his laziness with new technology and his new found wealth, the raw booted out and the fact that he all of a sudden he thought he could carry a tune.

This fucking rules. Psychedelic.

However he did it the fact is he did it! And you didn't! Gary paved the way for bands like NIN. I listen to these songs today and there still good.

Heard this track on the show Red Oaks. Brilliant!!

this song is fantastic. epic.. takes you into another world. wonderful. and if you haven't seen/heard this one, gary numan song 'are friends electric'.

I have dreams of being a Rockstar and My own Synthesizer Band would just be Incredible

Tf has this song been my whole life?

Record stores.

@JessMan508 That was Lame bro Capital L

the synth in this song is incredible. My favorite from his whole catalog. I want more sounds like this, beside his material from Pleasure Principle.

Like a goddamn hornets nest buzzing in your head

the "Vox Humana" preset on the Polymoog. you can make the sound yourself by detuning two saw waves and adding vibrato LFO to one of the oscillators (but not both) and then adding a tiny bit of filter envelope

It's an easy piece to play on any synth that has the Vox Humana tones. I've done it.

Love this ! A whole albums worth would be great !!!

So ahead of his Time, Brilliant. Fan for over 30 years. Youth should take a listen!

The Youth don't care what the Old Man says.

38 here.

@curt spins "the dreams of youth are the regrets of maturity"

I'm 12, and I love Gary Numan and Tubeway Army. And I do care about what the guy says, it's the truth! Gary really was and still is brilliant.

20 here and I bloody love his songs!!! It's fookin fantastic! 👏👏

That bass line.

That drumming, too.

@Jeremy Goode just what i was about to type ♥

The drumming is excellent. And the bass line sharp and well heard..

fucking dope

to elaborate: the music & lyrics paint quite the portrait

Fucking dope explains it quite well

This album inspired my band . Wish this kinda music was more exposed to this generation

"Exposed"? Like film? I see what you did there.

But seriously, what does "exposure" even mean anymore?

It's okay, just let Gary be our nice little secret

whats ur band mate??

brilliant..fucking brilliant!!!

Classic album classic songs

+Dorothy Freeman This song is incredible.

still sounds great after all these years...

His music was and is and will be ever evolving.... Brilliant