We Are Glass
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One of Gary Numan's biggest hit singles, 'We Are Glass' was originally a standalone single before being included in future Telekon releases.
It's one of Gary's more poppy numbers, and has always been a solid live favourite. But what is the song about? And how did the BBC scupper its chances of being a bigger hit?
Clips used:
Gary Numan - 'We Are Glass' (Telekon - Beggars Banquet)Gary Numan - (R)evolution: The Autobiography (audiobook) (Constable)Gary Numan - 'We Are Glass' (Live at Wembley 1981 - Beggars Banquet)EMF - 'We Are Glass' (Random - Beggars Banquet)Gary Numan - 'Trois Gymnopedies (first movement) - (Telekon - Beggars Banquet)Gary Numan - 'We Are Glass' (live, 2022 - YouTube, Filmed By Nigel George Limer)
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