Are 'Friends' Electric? - Republica

This is a cover of "Are 'Friends' Electric", the 10th track from Disc 2 of the multi-artist album "Random." The album is a tribute to Gary Numan. The album was released April 7, 1997.

Copyright Beggars Banquet, 1997.

(NOTE: I put this song up because I could not find it anywhere. This is a pretty good cover, and Gary Numan actually sings at times during this song. Enjoy.)

Lyrics below -
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 S.U's
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 candle lit 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 find out your reason
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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• Are
• Friends
• Electric
• 'Friends'
• Gary
• Numan
• tribute
• Random

[emjay946]

@collabi numans crossed nearly 4 generations with much success, i followed him since 79, respect to the man

[VanSweringenFilms]

I absolutely love this version. It is too bad Republica did not get a great run here in he U.S. I still have a crush on Samantha Marie Sprackling. Viva Nigeria!

[jommygloss]

the girl with the enamel eyes?



[RitjeBandietje]

5 people are noobs

[Treacle916]

not heard this song since pe at the age of 7 at primary schoooll...

[SuperDoetinchem]

one word great

[starjacqueline]

@Beatmyguest001

Beatmyguest- That is a great call! She does sound like Siousixe.

[sheltech12]

amazing song, enough good covers to make a whole cd of just A.F.E. ?

Yes yes yes yes

[collabi]

It's great that Numan is so cool about people covering him. He's gone on interview several times saying that he likes the Sugababe's mashup of this song, and he's even shared a stage with Nine Inch Nails performing frontman for their cover of himself.

[1numanoid]

Fair play....good cover....such a hard act to cover....Numan rocks.

[Beatmyguest001]

This is fabulous! It's like listening to Siouxsie sioux singing Numan. Loved it