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-'''Gary Numan''' is an English new wave musician who has been working since 1977. He is best known for his hit song Cars.
+'''Gary Numan''' is an English musician, songwriter, and producer. He came to prominence in the late 70s as a member of the new wave band Tubeway Army, and later found success as a solo artist with hit songs such as "Cars" and "[[Are 'Friends' Electric?]]"
+==Influence on Weezer==
+Gary Numan was an influence on several members of [[Weezer]]. Numan, along with [[the Cars]] and [[Devo]], were influential in Weezer's use of Moog synthesizers, and was a primary influence on {{PN|Matt Sharp}} band [[the Rentals]].
-==Overview==
+In [[1992]], Weezer covered the Gary Numan song "[[M.E.]]," with [[Pat Wilson]] on lead vocals.
-Gary Numan was an influence on [[Weezer]], mostly [[Matt Sharp]]. Although [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Brian Bell]], [[Patrick Wilson]], and [[Scott Shriner]] are fans of his work as well. Numan, along with [[The Cars]] and [[Devo]] were influential in Weezer's use of Moog Synthesizers as well as the main influence on Sharp's side project [[The Rentals]].
-==Weezer Connections==
+In [[2005]], Weezer covered "[[Are 'Friends' Electric?]]" at [[Weezer concert: 10/29/2005|a concert in Fresno, CA]], with [[Brian Bell]] and [[Pat Wilson]] on lead vocals and [[Rivers Cuomo]] on synth. A recording of this performance was later released as a [[List of Weezer b-sides and bonus tracks|b-side]] to various single releases of "[[Pork and Beans]]" in [[2008]].
-In 1992 Weezer played a show where they covered the song [[M.E.]] which Patrick Wilson sang.
+==Influence on the Rentals==
+Numan is referenced by name in the song "[[Sweetness and Tenderness]]":
-In 2008 as a B-Side to [[Pork and Beans]] was a cover of the song [[Are 'Friends' Electric?]] featuring vocals by Brian Bell.
+<blockquote><poem>"I guess it's real simple
-==The Rentals Connections==
-In the song "[[Sweetness and Tenderness]]", Sharp sings:
-<poem>"I guess it's real simple
 It's just like when Gary Numan says
 You're just a viewer, cold and distant
-You are just business, you're worthless".</poem>
+You are just business, you're worthless".</poem></blockquote>
-In 1997 Sharp and Damon Albarn released a cover of the '''Gary Numan''' song [[We Have a Technical]].
+In [[1997]], Sharp and [[Damon Albarn]] released a cover of the song "[[We Have a Technical]]" for the Gary Numan tribute album ''Random''.
+==See also==
+*[[:Category:Influences|Other musical influences]]
 [[Category:Influences]][[Category:Musicians]]