I hear interesting subtext in the female vocals in this song-- presumably the views of the super-intelligent android girlfriend who is programmed to be subservient.
"I love you sincerely"-- well, we know this is a lie. She's only programmed to be very nice, after all, and when he tries to touch, she makes it all too clear. She has a heart of stone.
"Is that what you want? Is it what you really want?" This, to me, is the direct challenge to the male singer, and perhaps to anyone putting the idea of robot girlfriends forward. "Is it what you really want?" Do you really want someone who's only programmed to love you, whose affections are lies?
And listen to the venom and sarcasm in that "is THAT what you want?" So, is it what you want? A hollow slave who has no choice, and who, inside, does not and probably cannot love you?
@Unka Josh I think you are 100% right here, and this is really the point Jeff Lynne is trying to make in his song. Sure he frames as a regular love song but it\'s a lot more. The girl is saying \'is that what you want\' in a subservient way, but what he is really saying is \'this is where we are headed and is it what we collectively want\'. With the growing advent of sex robots, his thinking isn\'t too far off!
@Unka Josh I think you are 100% right here, and this is really the point Jeff Lynne is trying to make in his song. Sure he frames as a regular love song but it\'s a lot more. The girl is saying \'is that what you want\' in a subservient way, but what he is really saying is \'this is where we are headed and is it what we collectively want\'. With the growing advent of sex robots, his thinking isn\'t too far off!
@Unka Josh "Do you really want someone who's only programmed to love you, whose affections are lies... A hollow slave who has no choice?"
Yes. People give themselves too much credit.
@Unka Josh "Do you really want someone who's only programmed to love you, whose affections are lies... A hollow slave who has no choice?"
Yes. People give themselves too much credit.
Time for some necromancy, I suppose...
I hear interesting subtext in the female vocals in this song-- presumably the views of the super-intelligent android girlfriend who is programmed to be subservient.
"I love you sincerely"-- well, we know this is a lie. She's only programmed to be very nice, after all, and when he tries to touch, she makes it all too clear. She has a heart of stone.
"Is that what you want? Is it what you really want?" This, to me, is the direct challenge to the male singer, and perhaps to anyone putting the idea of robot girlfriends forward. "Is it what you really want?" Do you really want someone who's only programmed to love you, whose affections are lies?
And listen to the venom and sarcasm in that "is THAT what you want?" So, is it what you want? A hollow slave who has no choice, and who, inside, does not and probably cannot love you?
Or would you rather have real love?
@Unka Josh I think you are 100% right here, and this is really the point Jeff Lynne is trying to make in his song. Sure he frames as a regular love song but it\'s a lot more. The girl is saying \'is that what you want\' in a subservient way, but what he is really saying is \'this is where we are headed and is it what we collectively want\'. With the growing advent of sex robots, his thinking isn\'t too far off!
@Unka Josh I think you are 100% right here, and this is really the point Jeff Lynne is trying to make in his song. Sure he frames as a regular love song but it\'s a lot more. The girl is saying \'is that what you want\' in a subservient way, but what he is really saying is \'this is where we are headed and is it what we collectively want\'. With the growing advent of sex robots, his thinking isn\'t too far off!
@Unka Josh "Do you really want someone who's only programmed to love you, whose affections are lies... A hollow slave who has no choice?" Yes. People give themselves too much credit.
@Unka Josh "Do you really want someone who's only programmed to love you, whose affections are lies... A hollow slave who has no choice?" Yes. People give themselves too much credit.