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* RadioDrama: The album plays with this via the interludes.

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* RadioDrama: The album plays with this via the interludes.interludes.
*TitleTrack: Track 4.
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# “Suite IV Electric Overture”

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# “Suite IV Electric Overture”Overture” -- [[AC: Suite IV]]



# “Suite V Electric Overture”

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# “Suite V Electric Overture”Overture” -- [[AC: Suite V]]
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According to Monáe herself, this album serves as a Main/{{Prequel}} to 2010’s ''Music/TheArchAndroid.'' It carries the Suites IV and V of the ''Metropolis'' saga begun in 2007's ''Music/MetropolisTheChaseSuite''.

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According to Monáe herself, this album serves as a Main/{{Prequel}} to 2010’s ''Music/TheArchAndroid.'' It carries the Suites IV and V of the ''Metropolis'' saga begun in 2007's ''Music/MetropolisTheChaseSuite''.
''[[Music/MetropolisTheChaseSuite Chase Suite]]''.
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* MessianicArchetype: The possibility of Cindi being the "The Arch Android" is played with through the album's interludes. In “Our Favorite Fugitive,” one caller attempts to bring this to light before being hung up on by DJ Crash Crash.

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* MessianicArchetype: The possibility of Cindi being the "The Arch Android" "[[CallForward The [=ArchAndroid=]]]" is played with through the album's interludes. In “Our Favorite Fugitive,” one caller attempts to bring this to light before being hung up on by DJ Crash Crash.
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According to Monáe herself, this album serves as a Main/{{Prequel}} to 2010’s ''Music/TheArchAndroid.''

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According to Monáe herself, this album serves as a Main/{{Prequel}} to 2010’s ''Music/TheArchAndroid.''
'' It carries the Suites IV and V of the ''Metropolis'' saga begun in 2007's ''Music/MetropolisTheChaseSuite''.
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The Electric Lady is the second studio album by American singer Music/JanelleMonae. It was released on September 6, 2013.

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The '''''The Electric Lady Lady''''' is the second studio album by American singer Music/JanelleMonae. It was released on September 6, 2013.
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-->--"Good Morning Midnight"

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-->--"Good -->-- "Good Morning Midnight"



* FantasticRacism: Explored in “Our Favorite Fugitive” The first caller, Peggy Lakeshore, refers to Cindi as “just a droid.”

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* FantasticRacism: Explored in “Our Favorite Fugitive” Fugitive.” The first caller, Peggy Lakeshore, refers to Cindi as “just a droid.”



* MessianicArchetype: Cindi becomes . In “Our Favorite Fugitive”

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* MessianicArchetype: The possibility of Cindi becomes . being the "The Arch Android" is played with through the album's interludes. In “Our Favorite Fugitive” Fugitive,” one caller attempts to bring this to light before being hung up on by DJ Crash Crash.
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!!!!''Baby, don't you know I can't live without your tropes?''
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!!![[center:Music/JanelleMonae discography\\
''Music/MetropolisTheChaseSuite'' (2007) | ''Music/TheArchAndroid'' (2010) | '''''The Electric Lady''''' (2013) | ''Music/DirtyComputer'' (2018) | ''Music/TheAgeOfPleasure'' (2023)]]

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->'''Caller #1''': ''"What's up, y'all? I just want to say power up to the Droid Rebel Alliance and the Get Free Crew."''\\
'''DJ Crash Crash''': ''"Yes, yes, sister. Power up, power up."''\\
'''Caller #1''': ''"Also I wanna say the Droid Control can kiss the rust of the left and right cheek of my black metal ass. We gonna take to the club tonight and break some rules in honor of Cyndi!"''
-->--"Good Morning Midnight"

The Electric Lady is the second studio album by American singer Music/JanelleMonae. It was released on September 6, 2013.

According to Monáe herself, this album serves as a Main/{{Prequel}} to 2010’s ''Music/TheArchAndroid.''

!!Tracklist (standard edition)
# “Suite IV Electric Overture”
# “Givin’ Em What They Love” [-(featuring Music/{{Prince}})-]
# “Q.U.E.E.N.” [-(featuring Music/ErykahBadu)-]
# “Electric Lady” [-(featuring Music/{{Solange}})-]
# “Good Morning Midnight (Interlude)”
# “[=PrimeTime=]” [-(featuring Music/{{Miguel}})-]
# “We Were Rock & Roll”
# “The Chrome Shoppe (Interlude)”
# “Dance Apocalyptic”
# “Look Into My Eyes”
# “Suite V Electric Overture”
# “It’s Code”
# “Ghetto Woman”
# “Our Favorite Fugitive (Interlude)”
# “Victory”
# “Can’t Live Without Your Love”
# “Sally Ride”
# “Dorothy Dandridge Eyes” [-(featuring Esperanza Spalding)-]
# “What an Experience”

!!Singles
#“[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEddixS-UoU&list=TLPQMDMwMTIwMjTJL6JJpG23wA&index=1&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB Q.U.E.E.N.]]”
#“[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaMBagakSdM&list=TLPQMDMwMTIwMjTJL6JJpG23wA&index=2&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB Dance Apocalyptic]]”
#“[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxls2xX0Clg&list=TLPQMDMwMTIwMjTJL6JJpG23wA&index=3&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB [=PrimeTime=]]]”
#“[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPFgBCUBMYk&list=TLPQMDMwMTIwMjTJL6JJpG23wA&index=4&pp=gAQBiAQB8AUB Electric Lady]]”

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*ArmoredClosetGay: DJ Crash Crash implies that the _ caller is this after he shouts “ROBOT LOVE IS QUEER!”
*TheCameo: Music/{{Monica}}, [[Music/{{TLC}} T-Boz]], Music/{{TI}}, Esperanza Spalding, Music/{{Estelle}}, Joi, Kimbra and choreographers Sean Bankhead and Fatima Robinson can all be seen making appearances in hte music video for “Electric Lady.”
*CoverVersion: The Target exclusive edition of the album contained a cover of “I Want You Back” originally by Music/TheJacksonFive.
*FantasticRacism: Explored in “Our Favorite Fugitive” The first caller, Peggy Lakeshore, refers to Cindi as “just a droid.”
*FemaleEmpowermentSong: “Ghetto Woman.”
*LargeHamRadio: DJ Crash Crash.
*MessianicArchetype: Cindi becomes . In “Our Favorite Fugitive”
*RadioDrama: The album plays with this via the interludes.

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