Album And I should never have tried The holograms shatter and fade away as a digital pimp waits on the street. There are plenty more interpretations, on Spotify and YouTube alike. It was covered by This Grey City, Electro Phonique, … May 4, 1979, Replicas 100% Upvoted. Change ), an interview with Dave Simpson for The Guardian’s “How We Made” series, "How Soon Is Now? Weezer released a live version of “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” in 2008. Nothing about that song indicates it would be a sure hit. Ich bin hier dabei den Song Are friends electric? instrumental. Ich bräuchte nun so langsam Vocals um den Song musikalisch weiterentwicklen zu können und hoffe das sich hier jemand dafür begeistern könnte. no comments yet. Electric Guitar Cover Of "Friends" by Marshmellow & Anne-Marie! And I missed you tonight 1979, Added by koan \r\r\rOriginally released on the album Replicas. But Numan was much more popular in his native England, where he’s known for much more than just “Cars.” “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?,” a song he released when he was fronting the post-punk band Tubeway Army, was Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and has been a staple on tours. More noteworthy about Nancy Boy’s cover were the connections among the band’s lineup: Leitch was son of ’60s singer Donovan, and guitarist Jason Nesmith was son of Mike Nesmith of The Monkees. It was released in May 1979 and sold a million copies. The Sugababes version started its life as a bootleg mashup produced by Richard X (aka Girls on Top) of Adina Howard's "Freak Like Me" and "Are 'Friends' Electric?". Are 'Friends' Electric? Liberator DJs’ “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” was driven by drum machines and bass, with the only resemblance to the original being a recurring loop of the first two notes of Numan’s signature riff and an autotuned sample of “I hate to ask/Are ‘friends’ electric?”. You must be logged in to comment. SecondHandSongs is building the most comprehensive source of cover song information. Gary Numan only had one hit in the US: “Cars,” in 1979, off the album “The Pleasure Principle.” It spent 17 weeks on the American Top 40, where it peaked at Number 9. The tribute album that featured Pierlé, Moloko, and Republica in 1997 had a second installment a year later. Be the first to share what you think! SoundCloud. Singer Patrick Dineen recorded “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” for his 2010 album, “Love In Vain.” Alternating between pianos and synthesizers, the track built up the riff until it had an orchestral, string-like quality, sounding like The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony.” Despite the majestic backing track, what stood out the most was Dineen himself, who channeled both Ian Curtis and Ian McCulloch with vocals that were just shy of sounding like an over-the-top cheesy crooner. A cover of Gary Numan's \"Are Friends Electric?\" by Tim Eilers. In the care of Whitley’s band, Numan’s medley became more a more nuanced riff, sounding like something Jerry Cantrell would have played on an Alice In Chains album. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Numan’s arrangement remained intact, albeit with heavy drums and with D’Amour’s distinct “Hey, that sounds like Tool” bass. Featuring the voice of poet Miles Ciletti. Ballard, whose works he read voraciously as a teenager. Beggars Banquet It sounded very different and futuristic, but there was still some bass and drums in there, so people had something familiar to connect with. The original “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” drew power from what made it different: it was five minutes, had no chorus and much of it spoken, not sung, and it highlighted the as-of-then untapped potential of synthesizers. Single And it hurts and I’m lonely Blues singer/songwriter Chris Whitley recorded a version of “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” with his band, Chris Whitley & The Bastard Club, on his 11th and final studio album, “Reiter In.” Whitley and his band recast the synthpop song into a guitar-driven rocker, with Whitley sounding like an old blues man having a back-and-forth chat with his audience. It was also covered by This Grey City, Electro Phonique, The Hiltonaires [DE], The Dentists and other artists. (The Renegade Soundwave 1991 Mix), Joe Stone and Four of Diamonds's Superstar. That style only helped bring the song’s punk-friendly themes of loneliness and alienation into focus, and the Ian Dury-like affectations in the vocals added an extra plaintive, desperate layer to the song. ": Cover Songs Uncovered, Cover Songs Uncovered: “Jet Boy, Jet Girl”/“Ça Plane Pour Moi”, Cover Songs Uncovered: "Three Is A Magic Number", "The Book of Love": Cover Songs Uncovered, "Thank You For Being A Friend": Cover Songs Uncovered, The Internet has strong opinions as to whether C-3PO and R2-D2 are gay, Cover Songs Uncovered: "Running Up That Hill", "Melrose Place" characters ranked from worst to best. A new post about a different song will be posted each Monday throughout 2016. “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” is five minutes, has no chorus and much of it spoken, not sung, over slow synthesizers. So the song is a combination – of me not being able to write songs, and not being able to play them either. secondhandsongs.com. "Are "Friends" Electric?" All rights reserved. It was also covered by Information Society on their 1997 album Don't Be Afraid, and The Dead Weather for their B-side of "Hang You from the Heavens". This is the 22nd post in a weekly, yearlong series. ( Log Out / report. 2 – A Gary Numan Tribute” was more of a remix album than a covers album, and as such, many of the songs sounded like far flung samples rather than covers resembling the source material. You can listen to these songs and previously discussed cover songs in a Spotify playlist. 1979, Contributed by Chris Te Fabian (213,156 Instead, Cuomo played the Moog. Of the three versions on the tribute album, Republica’s “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” sounded the closest to the original. Stream Are 'Friends' Electric? The band, best known for “Ready to Go” and “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” delivered “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” more brashly than Numan, as if singer Saffron was not sad or lonely but just annoyed and pissed off. Humo’s Rock Rally is a biannual Belgian contest for rock bands, produced by the Dutch-language magazine HUMO. Listen to both songs on WhoSampled, the ultimate database of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. hide. Joseph Vincent's Can't Take My Eyes Off You cover of Frankie Valli's Can't Take My Eyes Off You, Natalie Grant's What Are You Waiting For cover of Lindsay Lohan's What Are You Waiting For, Angelina Cruz's Can't Help Falling in Love cover of Elvis Presley's Can't Help Falling in Love, J.Fla's Shape of You cover of Ed Sheeran's Shape of You, The Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra's It's a Heartache cover of Bonnie Tyler's It's a Heartache. Smoking a cigarette. youtu.be/M2_FRl... 0 comments. © 2003-2020 The song Are "Friends" Electric? View discussions in 2 other communities. “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” appeared on “Replicas,” the second and final Tubeway Army album. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ). Recorded and animated in Northridge, California March 2011. ( Log Out / The Moog was subtle — might take a few listens to pick it out — but that’s what made it work so well with Weezer’s sound. Das ganze ist noch eine ziemliche Baustelle, erhält aber langsam definitv form. (Tubeway Army cover) by C. Scott Davis published on 2014-11-17T15:29:06Z. I ended up recording it on a Polymoog synthesizer played with one finger. Those twin strengths — haunting lyrics and a strong riff that’s genre-agnostic — have been the hallmarks of some of the most enduring songs we’ve looked at in this series, particularly “Tears Of A Clown,” “Running Up That Hill,” “Tainted Love,” “Suspicious Minds,” and “I Only Want To Be With You.” And just as it is hard to imagine a genre where those songs wouldn’t be good, it’s hard to imagine a style of music that could make “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” sound bad.
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