Coin-Operated Boy
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| Single by The Dresden Dolls | ||
| from the album The Dresden Dolls | ||
| Released | December 13, 2004 | |
| Recorded | Various, see listing | |
| Genre | Dark cabaret | |
| Length | 4:46 | |
| Label | Roadrunner Records | |
| The Dresden Dolls singles chronology | ||
| Girl Anachronism(2004) | Coin-Operated Boy (2004) |
Sing (2006) |
Coin-Operated Boy is a single by The Dresden Dolls, which was released on December 13, 2004 by Roadrunner Records in Germany. Coin-Operated Boy was written by Amanda Palmer. The title track's tune is sharp, sweet, and staccato, including among its instruments a toy piano. The music video was shot, cut and directed by Michael Pope.
Palmer expounds on the many advantages an artifical partner has over real ones in a tick-tock rhythm reminiscent of automata. The concept of a mechanical lover has obvious implications of masturbation, which are mentioned in the lyrics, but the song has broader overtones of loneliness.[1]
In January 2007 Coin-Operated Boy was used in a commercial for the Austrian jam brand Darbo.[2]
[edit] Track listing
- Coin-Operated Boy (Edit)
- Coin-Operated Boy (Live at TT the Bears)
- Baby One More Time (Live at Avalon)
[edit] Personnel
[edit] External links
- Dresden Dolls official site including lyrics and downloads
- In July of 2005, the Internet Sketch Comedy Show Moron Life released their parody of Coin Operated Boy entitled Beer Activated Girl to the delight of both Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione.
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