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would be like in 30 years. These machines – "friends" – come to the door. They supply services of various kinds, but your neighbours never know what they really are since they look human. The one in the song is a prostitute, hence the inverted commas. It was released in May 1979 and sold a million
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2244:Radio Heart
2219:Discography
2195:Jagged Edge
2153:Random (02)
2078:Soundtracks
1875:Jagged Live
1847:Hope Bleeds
1784:White Noise
1755:Live albums
1605:I, Assassin
1422:(in German)
1398:Musicvf.com
1313:Ultratop 50
1230:Kent, David
1135:Gary Numan
1112:18 February
621:Ultratop 50
595:Australia (
444:Cliff White
307:bass guitar
296:arpeggiated
292:spoken word
196:Producer(s)
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2593:Categories
2540:Repetition
2484:Oscillator
2111:Exhibition
1812:Dark Light
1534:Gary Numan
1441:Music Week
1276:10 January
1202:Smash Hits
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405:Reception
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2234:Dramatis
2174:Exposure
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1710:Intruder
1626:The Fury
1612:Warriors
1566:The Plan
1559:Replicas
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