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Her neon mouth with the blinkers-off smile
Nothing but an electric sign
You could say she has an individual style
She's part of a colorful time

Secrecy of lady-chrome-covered clothes
You wear cause you have no other
But I suppose no one knows
You're my plastic fantastic lover

Her rattlin' cough never shuts off
Is nothin' but a used machine
Her aluminum finish, slightly diminished
Is the best I ever have seen

Cosmetic baby plugged into me
I'd never ever find another
I realize no one's wise
To my plastic fantastic lover

The electrical dust is starting to rust
Her trapezoid thermometer taste
All the red tape is mechanical rape
Of the TV program waste

Data control and IBM
Science is mankind's brother
But all I see is drainin' me
On my plastic fantastic lover
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vampedvixen On Jan 10, 2005
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defenetly about television adiction ........what a great song i feaken love it

Cover art for Plastic Fantastic Lover lyrics by Jefferson Airplane

There's a live version on "Bless Its Pointed Little Head" that absolutely kicks ass. Far superior to the studio version, IMO.

@shoebobs I Absolutely Agree!

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It was written by Marty Balin as an ode to his new stereo system, which was a novelty item at the time.

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you are all away with it it is about grace slicks vibrater

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@tony108509 I doubt Grace needed one. She admitted liaisons with the Entire Band Starting with Casady (Bass players are ALWAYS the hound dogs, LoL), EXCEPT Balin. Poor Marty.

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I like the bass guitar on this song...very deep

@TidewaterHippie In my opinion, Jack Casady is one of the Top 5 Bassists ever. I saw him and Jorma in Hot Tuna and he plays Bass like most Lead Guitarists. He was often sought out by Hendrix, James Brown and others as their Go To guy on the F-clef.

Cover art for Plastic Fantastic Lover lyrics by Jefferson Airplane

According to Paul Kantner it's about your TV set. Awesome tune!

Cover art for Plastic Fantastic Lover lyrics by Jefferson Airplane

hahah yeah about plastic poeole NOOOO how about telivsion adiction

But all I see is drainin' me On my plastic fantastic lover

Cover art for Plastic Fantastic Lover lyrics by Jefferson Airplane

I think it's about people who are addicted to technology.Very relevant today.

Cover art for Plastic Fantastic Lover lyrics by Jefferson Airplane

A song about plastic people reminiscent of plastic man by the kinks.