RIP Florian Schneider-Esleben - (1947-2020): Rest in Energy

I bet they knew I'd be listening to this ON my phone in 2019.

I put in a request to the DJ at my senior prom to play this song. He did. It was lit.

They invented Depeche Mode

Classical music. The Beatles of electropop, the Godfathers of Techno, the Beethovens of Beat. Timeless. If germany gave out knighthood, they would get it. Every guy twisting knobs making elecronica today owes these guys something. Respect. Reply ·

That beat is SOOOOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOD Tan dan nan tan dan na nananan

Congratulations Kraftwerk on your Rock and Roll induction!!

This influenced so many electro artists, such a magnetic sound, RIP Florian Schneider

Rest In Peace Florian Schneider-Esleben. Thank you for all of the incredible music. RESPECT.

I FUCKING LOOOOOOOVED this song; I used to skateboard all over San Francisco listening to this on a Walkman, this and Nina Hagen!

How can anyone give these guys thumbs down. They are amazing they contributed to so much that is still used now

Gods of the electronic music...

Thats the only song from Kraftwerk which is better in english than in german. Do you guys remember the time when family members or friends were nearly completely out of your life while they were on vacation or especially when they moved away to another city? The only chance beside visitings to be connected with the people you love was a expensive phonecall from time to time. Billions of people world wide with really heartbreaking moments at the phone. I think it´s hard for the younger people who grew up with internet, smartphones and all that to understand the melancholy of this song.

This song reminds me of a lot. The empty hours that fill the space where electrons and copper wire weave through the darkness of city streets, dimly lit with incandescent lights. Watching the cars and lights go by, looking out the window into midnight. It also reminds me of the movie Ghost in the Shell.

Rest in Peace Florian Schneider....Co Founder of Kraftwerk....passed away at age 73

The first time I heard this I was really touched by the lyrics when they came in...just so unexpectedly sweet.

The lyrics really tugged my heartstrings. Romantic and yet somewhat sad.

this song is epic, kraftwerk are legends

Mu father had multiple kraftwerk albums, and these tracks always bring back a nostalgic feeling of the early 2000s for me when computer science was really taking off

This joint is an unassuming classic... from hearing the intro you're subject to tune out but then it turns into a monster.... DOPE!

I first heard Kraftwerk in 1974 and it was the Autobahn album . I used to DJ parties and always played Kraftwerk and most people never heard of them until they met me !

Thanks for the original vinyl version, kraftwerk is the great band in history.

Is this Karl Bartos singing?

i still rock all six cuts of my original Warner Bros. cassette from '86...30yrs ago...DAMN!

Great dance tune...especially when your wiggin' your ass off at the club back in the day!!

Detroit born and raised 52 years old! I've been listening to these German pioneers since 1981! "RIP' Florian Schneider...Gone but never forgotten!

I still love this version way more then the 2009 remasters where they cut it in half..

they played this at the nightclub saturday and me and a few other people were dancing and trying to look up this song to listen to later at the same time, lol, biggest hit of the night all the way in 2022! a lot of us were just old enough to remember when the only way to call internationally was on the telephone line and remember how much it meant to be able to call people overseas more easily, so it hits different for us :)

Electric Cafe is where it started for me. A 00's teen cutting his teeth on such delicatessen. I think it was due to Coldplay lifting a piece from Computer Talk that sparked in interest in Kraftwerk, if not, I was big into Moby back then and using the internet to find other artists that share space in electronic/techno quarters. This album got me through terrible years in high school for sure.

sometime ago I listened this amazing song and didnt know who was the band..after time I discover this fantastic german band..since then i turned a fanatic follower..Thanks to Kraftwerk, makes my live in a better way

This is their best album in my opinion no skips ❤❤❤❤

This is the best band in the world! It more like anthem of phones

I'm a metalhead, but i have this album in LP, i listened to it a few years back, and i actually like this preety much, this has nothing to do with today's eletronic music, this got atmosphere and soul.

Man in 1987 I was at the high school dance jamming to this..woooo

I couldn't remember the name of this, since my early teenage years till I am now 40 and still know the words.. Long live Kraftwerk, thanks for making the coolest music ever.

These guys influenced hip hop (they were heavily sampled in the 80s) and EDM. They must be aliens from a planet far more advanced than earthlings.

Beautiful Kraftwerk, you have kept me company for nearly 50 years, thank you!! A.... England. Love you,

this album is underrated

I have this 12” single and I’m gonna play it at my DJ gig tomorrow!!! 🤘🏾💯 #Kraftwerk4LIFE

the original album version, and the best version. found a sealed copy a few years back....still sealed, need to frame this

I've never heard this version before! Seems much more superior to the version attached to the remastered version. Thanks for posting this.

I searched Kraftwerk when I heard Roboter on Sirius FM. Awesome sound!!!!! I'm so glad that they have been nominated to the 2019 Rock and Roll Music Hall of fame.

Um dos meus grupos favoritos,tenho tds os cds e vinis e simplesmente ouvi a primeira vez quando criança em propaganda de televisão e no programa de tv sitio do picapau amarelo e ficava fascinado em saber de quem era aquelas músicas geniais,anos mais tarde descobri ouvindo The telefone Call....daí não parei mais! Soube agora que Florian faleceu...😥

Another great classic from Kraftwerk.

I've been looking for this for a month now!! My dad got me on this good music

Kraftwerk has always reminded me of my Teen Years . this Music will survive until the end of time . Ray in Pa.

What an unforgettable belter of a track!. Best on the album, and one of the best they ever did too.

Yes! I finally found the right version. Everything else out there has a different mix than the original. I had the tape of the American release in the 80s. I had to replace it at least 3 times. But, the instrumental break is totally different on newer issues. And not nearly as good. The part at 4:49 is gone and it was the best thing about the song!

Oh I remember this one all too well. I was quite active in the blinds association in the late 80s in Sweden. By that time the government decided to drastically raise the price for called number lookup service from pretty much free to around 20 SEK, quite a naughty price shock for us who couldn't read the printed versions, and just to be clear this was way way before any Internet services was ever considered to be deployed in Sweden. There where BBS numbers one could call if one had a modem, but we did neither have that or a computer at home. Long story short. After the action we had the day before the price raise would take effect was to broadcast through community radio to tell people about the changes. And the first track playing during this broadcast, was this one. I took with me 10-15 vinyls, and one of them was this one.

Before the CD player... this album had so much scratches it would skip I’m happy someone uploaded this

The dial pad rhythm at the beginning of the song is just genious...

DECADES AHEAD OF THEIR TIME!!!! WERK IT KRAFTWERK!!!!

Trilha sonora para gênios. Sempre foi.

This was their big comeback, they hadnt released an album in 5 years. And what a comeback it was! Proved they were still relevant and masters of the craft, not just forefathers. Ruhe in Frieden Florian, und danke für alles. Peace from the 80s!

This tune was awesome.Most people don't even know who they are, too.

So, so much better than the remastered version of 2009!

Had this on vinyl...LOve it...

Great headphone music!!

This album is the best music i ever listened to i just got my Yamaha music station in when this came out and i was so jealous of that sound !!!!

Absolutely genius!A head of its time!That's all i can say!

Strange that the lyrics seem to have more meaning now when we have cellphones.

Kraftwerk forever 🔁

Happy birthday Karl Bartos!

British Telecom landlines still sound like this to the present day! none of the automated messages have changed for years!

Its crazy how much panning they used, not just here but in general!

spot on Rajajopal I've only just discovered this track and the Electric Cafe LP it is absolutely incredible its like Kraftwerk doing New order absolutely inspirational. ns Europe Express and Autobahn but this is right up there. Kraftwerk are one of the greatest bands ever up there with Beatles etc. Kraftwerk we love you in the UK come back soon and please release a new album we cant wait ! If you use Linked In check out the Kraftwerk group page join in. check out a guy called John Grant from the US beautiful music Dave

Electric Cafe the album this song is from was released 1986. but yeah their sound was way ahead of its time!

RIP Florian

The best Band of The world. More than Beatles.

Great music for ever!!!

o tempo passa e passa e essa música continua muito foda!

This is my new favourite song.

SOoooooo dark .........yet SOoooooo light and refreshing ....AWESOME !!

The inventors of modern music

Found Kraftwerk when the local radio station played Spacelab. I’m in love with this band ❤

this group is one of a kind

Still listening to pioneers of electronic 2021

The number you have reached has been disconnected!!!!

Earlier today I got a telephone call from an unknown number. It was a deep, robotic voice who asked for a name that I couldn't understand clearly but wasn't mine. When I said that it was the wrong number, it said "excuse me" and finished the call. It was pretty weird. This totally reminded me of it.

Love this version!!! Far better than the 7-inch single version

KRAFWERK los Pioneros del Ciber Pop Toda una novedad en los 70

I have this extended version on vinyl! Glad this is song is posted. Love me some Kraftwerk.

never heard this its fantastic especially the chorus part ....defo my new Kraftwork fav !!

amazing KRAFTWERK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

'Telephone Call'is my favourite Kraftwerk track * PERIOD * And Electric Cafe is their finest album!

omg....memories of my childhood..:))

I first came to know this extra ordinary, extravaganza music, when I was a 16- 17 years old, and went a school function, I see there, a boy dancing on the music of robots music, I got, attract on hearing it, I buy this kraft work casset and began to listen, This music has got the magnetic power on it , who ever was listen it

For a long time I actually didn't know this was a Kraftwerk song--part of it was only played during commercial on my local R&B station---for some reason, I rarely remember them playing the full song.

Atemporal!!!

Das Telefon, das Handy.... Wahrlich! Ihr seid super, danke

Ku pamięci Floriana Schneidera.✨️✨️💠❤️🇵🇱

I love the cover art for this LP, it reminds me of a N64 game.

Kraft WERK is time less

I was with 9 years old when I heard this music for the very first time!

Love this track too!!!!

God damn, bloody brilliant stuff right here !

Condolences from 🇹🇹 R.I.P.

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I love how they always have humor in with romantic themes. Like The Model, it's very funny he sees his ex on the cover of a magazine years later

2020, 2040, 2060, 2080 or 2100. It will remain a powerful and timeless song.