"Electric Car" is a song by Mars Argo, originally produced as an instrumental demo for their debut album, Technology Is a Dead Bird, and later reworked with added lyrics for the Linden Place EP.
Background[]
The song was originally meant for inclusion on Technology Is a Dead Bird and initially confirmed as an album track. Despite not making the final cut, it was prominent in the album's era and was featured many times in the duo's Grocerybag videos. The track is sampled in the album's opening track "The Singularity Is Near", and its instrumental is featured as background music for Computer Show episodes such as "Art School" and "Loveeveryone".[1][2]
Lyrics were not given to the song until 2010 when it was co-written with Johnny K.[3] Some of these lyrics were referenced through a monologue in the video "Reality Is a Dream".[4] An acoustic live performance of it was released to YouTube on June 5th, 2010,[5] the audio of which was later included as a track on the Internet Sessions EP on August 18th, 2010.[6]
On April 2nd, 2017, a studio demo version of the song was leaked online,[7] which was produced by Sinclair and likely intended for use on Linden Place. The finalized album version remains unleaked, but a snippet was previewed in the 2011 Computer Show episode, "I Shaved My Pussy".[8]
Lyrics[]
I'm your emergency
Break down the front door for me
Think about my perfect life
With the windows down
I am driving to a red suburban house
Round ocean floating on a memory
Of a time when life was green
Reality is just a dream
I want to build your sunshine
And operate your breathing
(Electric, electric)
The frequency in common
You feel the pulse of my car
(Electric, electric)
I will come and rescue you
In perfect silence we're talking
Imagine I am the pilot
Blue skies will always remind me
Of a letter that she wrote
I fold into a paper plane
(Unfold the love that is flying)
Reality is just a dream
I want to build your sunshine
And operate your breathing
(Electric, electric)
The frequency in common
You feel the pulse of my car
(Electric, electric)
My battery is a child
My love is never ending
(Electric, electric)
I am communication
I found my destination
(Electric)
I want to build your sunshine
And operate your breathing
(Electric, electric)
The frequency in common
You feel the pulse of my car
(Electric, electric)
My battery is a child
My love is never ending
(Electric, electric)
I am communication
I found my destination
(Electric)
Official versions[]
- Studio final version – Unknown
- "I Shaved My Pussy" snippet – 0:23
- "Audio 2" piano concept demo – 0:51
- "Art School" instrumental demo – 1:00
- "Loveeveryone" instrumental demo – 1:43
- Internet Sessions acoustic – 3:48
- Studio demo version – 4:04
Trivia[]
- The acoustic performance was recorded in the Blue Room at Groovemaster Studios, most likely in the same session as the live acoustic video for "Technology Is a Dead Bird".[9]
- This and "Everything Turns to Gold" are the duo's only two songs that were only released in acoustic form, despite a studio version having been recorded.
References[]
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (March 13, 2009). "Art School". YouTube. Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (January 23, 2010). "LoveEveryOne". YouTube Archived from the original on April 9, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ Titanic Sinclair (March 10, 2017). "Limo was all me. Electric was written with a producer". Twitter. Archived from the original. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (May 10, 2010). "Mars Argo Episode 1". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (June 5, 2010). "Mars Argo - Electric Car (Live Acoustic)". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ↑ Mars Argo (August 18, 2010). "Internet Sessions". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on October 17, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ↑ Argo Mars (April 24, 2017). "Electric Car". SoundCloud. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (August 17, 2011). "I Shaved My Pussy". YouTube. Archived from the original on August 22, 2011. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
- ↑ grocerybagdottv (June 8, 2010). "Mars Argo - Technology is a Dead Bird (Live Acoustic)". YouTube. Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
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Tracklist | "The Singularity Is Near" ☮ "Suicide Birds" ☮ "Mrs. Stadler" ☮ "Machine" ☮ "Monsters Under My Bed" ☮ "Technology Is a Dead Bird" ☮ "Sideways and Sideways" ☮ "You Don't Know Me Anymore" ☮ "Feeling Welcome in a Time Warp" ☮ "Tired Today" |
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Non-album | "Audio" ☮ "Audio 4" ☮ "Audio 5" ☮ "Electric Car" ☮ "Moot" ☮ "Spider in My Bathtub" ☮ "Weightless Egos" ☮ "Welcome to the Future" ☮ "You Have a Lot of Work to Do" |
Misc | Connie |
Other releases | |
Technology Is a Dead Bird • Internet Sessions • Linden Place • Mars Argo CD • Debut solo album |
Tracklist | "Machine" • "Suicide Birds" • "Electric Car" • "Technology Is a Dead Bird" • "Using You" • "Everything Turns to Gold" |
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Other releases | |
Technology Is a Dead Bird • Internet Sessions • Linden Place • Mars Argo CD • Debut solo album |
Tracklist | "Formal Girl" ☆ "A-Okay" ☆ "Beauty Is Empty" ☆ "Using You" ☆ "Love in Black and White" |
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Non-album | "Electric Car" ☆ "Lovers Forever" ☆ "Probiotic" ☆ "Spider in My Bathtub" |
Misc | "Pioneer Sugar" |
Other releases | |
Technology Is a Dead Bird • Internet Sessions • Linden Place • Mars Argo CD • Debut solo album |