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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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2164:Random (02)
2089:Soundtracks
1886:Jagged Live
1858:Hope Bleeds
1795:White Noise
1766:Live albums
1616:I, Assassin
1433:(in German)
1409:Musicvf.com
1324:Ultratop 50
1241:Kent, David
1146:Gary Numan
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318:bass guitar
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303:spoken word
207:Producer(s)
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2551:Repetition
2495:Oscillator
2122:Exhibition
1823:Dark Light
1545:Gary Numan
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2185:Exposure
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1721:Intruder
1637:The Fury
1623:Warriors
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