Dear Kraftwerk in 1981: Decades in the future, people all over the world will watch this very performance on their pocket computers and discover the beautiful, cool, brilliance that is the music of Kraftwerk!
My daughter is 14 now and has been listening to kraftwerk since she was 1 and a half she is overly obsessed sings there songs all the time she has a unique music taste😊
I was already listening to Kraftwerk in 1970, 1971 when I was in Jr. High 14, 15 years old out here in the Central West Coast of California. Their first 3 albums are uploaded on UA-cam. Kraftwerk, Kraftwerk Vol. 2, Ralf und Florian, and of course Autobahn and the rest of their albums that followed. Also check out their early live video footage on UA-cam, Rock Blast Kraftwerk.
@Lord Dr George Dufort LLB ITCCS world HQ Brussels Well, in some ways I wish Kraftwerk kept doing their experimental/electronic/avant-garde music sounds after their 5th album Radioactivity. Somewhat like Tangerine Dream or like Klaus Schulze. But I do like Trans Europe Express, Man-Machine, and Computer World albums. Yeah, Kraftwerk did open the door for hip hop and techno pop music all around the world. They did refuse to collaborate with Michael Jackson when he wanted to collaborate with them. Have to give Kraftwerk some credit for refusing to collaborate with Michael Jackson. Time served.
@Lord Dr George Dufort LLB ITCCS world HQ Brussels I don't know why Gucci Gambino calls them hip hop but they are definitely not hip hop. I'm not sure what you have against hiphop but you should tone it down a bit either way.
@Lord Dr George Dufort LLB ITCCS world HQ Brussels Hip Hop?? Lol. They have nothing to do with the start of Hip Hop. It's not their fault that every genre in the world has ganked their sound & sampled it. Duh.
Italian TV was always so bizarre but in this case they captured a gem by complete chance! This is sheer brilliance! 👏🏻🎸😎 They were all young and had cool robotic dance moves!
I'm thinking that's where Mike Myers' got the music, outfits, and attitude for his Saturday Night Live skit called, "Sprockets"! "You may touch my monkey." "You have driven me insane... THERE, I am no insane..." (I think I got those quotes close to being accurate. Now it's time to dance!!!! [que Electric Cafe]!)
What I'd give for another 3 seconds of this video before it cut off, just as Florian is about to do the 'rabbit ears' behind the hostess's head! He brought such a subtle understated yet hilarious side to the band, despite the seriousness of the Mensch-Maschine image. The clip of the Netherlands performance of this bears that out as he is "OH"-ing and "EE"-ing at the camera as he hits the calculator keys...Wonderful.
Love the intro,the Italian and German psyche's meet! And they all smiled at the end of the performance, first time i've seen that in 35 years as a fan.
I was 8 when this was aired here in Italy and i remember it quite well cause i used to watch Discoring every sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Kraftwerk were famous even in my country.
Discoring: "Guys, it's an 8x8 stage with one hardcam and we're on live TV so we only want you to lip-synch this one." Florian: "We'll need a mobile phone with a headset, an adding machine, a metal skewer, a miniature toy keyboard and a palm pilot." Discoring: "What's a palm pilot?"
Fortunately, many, many people still love and follow the careers of Karl and Wolfgang. I for one keep up with Wolfgang and am delighted he is touring, making new music and is so communicative with the public. Being able to enjoy those two, is still a great treasure! :)
There are a few components to learning Italian online . One resource I found that successfully combines these is the Hartlyn language lessons (check it out on google) definately the no.1 remedy i've found. Check out the amazing info
@@creatornat One of the best comments I have come across in years, totally agree with you! I'm also very delighted to see that a significant number of Kraftwerk-fans appreciate the huge contributions these two have made to Kraftwerk's sound.
No matter what language, this is the perfect pop song! What started with Hot Butter's catchy electronic version of "Popcorn" ended with Kraftwerks irresistibly catchy "Pocket Calculator". A close second might be Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough". But nothing has been so infectious since I'd say.
@@Stibsyt not much room for error when playing a Stylophone, it’s difficult enough to play accurately even when standing still. I’ve recently discovered a Russian group called Gromyka, the lead instrument is a Stylophone 350S, check them out, they’re a blast. P E A C E ; )
Kraftwerk arrived at the same time as the microchip and the revolutionary era of digital watches, clocks,calculators, early digital video recorders VHS + betamax and battery powered gadgets by the the truckload they pioneered this digital revolution and in all fairness produced the soundtrack to so many electronic Inventions in their infancy and eventually mainstream in tandem, basically the timing was more than perfect it was gifted and ultimately theirs for the taking,don't forget they handmade all of the instruments you see from their world debut in the late 1960s and beyond and genuine music lovers adored everything about them and their landmark album AUTOBAHN...." FANTASTIC"...basic never existed in their own language but masters of science v music most definitely!!!!
I think, many italian DJs have watched this and was inspired to make her own music. And they create more melody around this stumping electronic beat - and ITALO DISCO was born. ;)
The weirdest band at that time that right now they are known to be the godfather's pioneers of Electra music and gave birth to techno and hip-hop . . Wolfgang is my favorite member . He's the digital drummer
Definitely not the weirdest band of the time. The late 60's and early 70's were a wonderful time when record labels actually looked for weird, and different music. Faust, The Residents, Sun Ra, Yoko Ono, etc etc. I love Kraftwerk from the early krautrock stuff to the electro pop but they are far from the weirdest.
Of course I was in front of TV that day! I had just brought Computer World in cassette just 3 days before in Rimini.... Kraftwerk sometimes frightened me because they were so ahead of time especially during the Radioactivity period. Then with the trio TEE, TMM and CW I think was impossible to do it better in music history!
What fascinates me: the switch from this a little boring background disco music in 0:38 to this powerful and very clear Kraftwerk sound soon after. awesome!
What can i say? These men are looks so tremendous.their arts of work gives the best master piece.only one thing i cant understand the translator of the words in songs.robots movement on stage looks so unique.one of them died in 2020 rest in peace bro.
My doughter loves kraftwork soo much! She has been lisneting to kraftwork since she was 5 even 4! Is 13 now has a great musical ear and says this has great rythm and catchy beat!
No avuto una idea che c'era una verzione italiana di questo canzone. Magnifico! I love the fact that it was broadcast on Rai, and the people who re-uploaded it here also didn’t bother with subtitles.
“Ralph, Karl, Wolfgang, Florian” this is Kraftwerk
Who ia Ralph never heard of this person Ralf is the member of kraftwerk but Ralph i never heard...
Auto correct, I usually proofread my comments and catch 99%. This one got by
@@pankaburek59wreck it Ralph is kraftwerk
@@des5978 I meant that Ralph is incorrect cause his name is Ralf (in german)
There are no words in the English language for how good this is.
Only Binary words can truly represent my feelings
Yes, when they say Pocket calculator
Try in Italiano
Sure there are. Three of them. “BEEP BOOP… brrrrrrr.”
In deutch? In 日本語?
Dear Kraftwerk in 1981: Decades in the future, people all over the world will watch this very performance on their pocket computers and discover the beautiful, cool, brilliance that is the music of Kraftwerk!
Thay are the best for this...No One else!!!...100 years from now it will be playing!!!
Mais ,ma chère : KRAFTWERK restera la deuxième place après RICHARD STRAUSS ! Bonne matinée, Ovi!
Il faut vivre à cette époque (géniale) pour aimer cette musique !
Il faut pas croire toutes ses connerie ; J'ai que deux yeux, un troisième derrière la tête et comme çà j'étudie mes arrières pensées.
How about "Brilliant"?
It's time to play in Italy. Ralf adjusts his language dial.
Localization
😂
Uno, due, tres, quattro
What a mouthful of a translation. Pretty smart to prerecord the lyrics.
Actually the whole thing looked like it was air guitared.
@@justindawson5930 Ichi, ni, san, shi.
RIP Florian Schneider. Kraftwerk led and others are still following to this day.
@Simon Barnett The whole band was so cool! Ice cold.
Ultravox did pretty good,Vienna and all that...Steve Stange Visage,that was a great album..wouldn't you say?
@@quantumofhate si'
@@quantumofhate ULTRAVOX VIENNA...GREAT STUFF.
KRAFTWERK...WAS THE SAME....
Florian Schneider...👽,le pharaon de la musique électronique.
My daughter is 14 now and has been listening to kraftwerk since she was 1 and a half she is overly obsessed sings there songs all the time she has a unique music taste😊
They couldn't have gotten a more Italian man to introduce these four German men
In fact he is French.
His name is Jocelyn Hattab
This video convinced me: Kraftwerk is indeed the best band in the world.
The only Kraftwerk lineup that counts.
Indeed.
They're ahead of their time... and still ahead of OUR time! Just Awesome!!!!!
These guys are the godfathers of electro hip hop back when I was in Jr. High here in America.. 1981-82..
I was already listening to Kraftwerk in 1970, 1971 when I was in Jr. High 14, 15 years old out here in the Central West Coast of California. Their first 3 albums are uploaded on UA-cam. Kraftwerk, Kraftwerk Vol. 2, Ralf und Florian, and of course Autobahn and the rest of their albums that followed. Also check out their early live video footage on UA-cam, Rock Blast Kraftwerk.
@Lord Dr George Dufort LLB ITCCS world HQ Brussels Well, in some ways I wish Kraftwerk kept doing their experimental/electronic/avant-garde music sounds after their 5th album Radioactivity. Somewhat like Tangerine Dream or like Klaus Schulze. But I do like Trans Europe Express, Man-Machine, and Computer World albums. Yeah, Kraftwerk did open the door for hip hop and techno pop music all around the world. They did refuse to collaborate with Michael Jackson when he wanted to collaborate with them. Have to give Kraftwerk some credit for refusing to collaborate with Michael Jackson. Time served.
@Lord Dr George Dufort LLB ITCCS world HQ Brussels I don't know why Gucci Gambino calls them hip hop but they are definitely not hip hop. I'm not sure what you have against hiphop but you should tone it down a bit either way.
@Lord Dr George Dufort LLB ITCCS world HQ Brussels Hip Hop?? Lol. They have nothing to do with the start of Hip Hop. It's not their fault that every genre in the world has ganked their sound & sampled it. Duh.
ua-cam.com/video/5aS-T3ARTe0/v-deo.html
Simply ahead of its time.
4:45 Ralf laughing at Karl’s robotic dance moves 😂
Karl laughing at Ralf 2:21
Something wrong here: robots don't laugh!!!
Ngl they got some moves
Ralf: Karl are you playing air golf? 😂
@@carlosnavarro1091 "Laugh mode engaged"
Italian TV was always so bizarre but in this case they captured a gem by complete chance! This is sheer brilliance! 👏🏻🎸😎 They were all young and had cool robotic dance moves!
Bizzarro sarai tu e compagnia bella per non dire altro che con la testa di bizzarro che ti ritrovi, ci arrivi ugualmente.
maybe Italian TV sounds alike today... music, on the other hand, isn't so rich anymore
THis never gets old, Dyn Jarren.
they barely moved. lol
I'm thinking that's where Mike Myers' got the music, outfits, and attitude for his Saturday Night Live skit called, "Sprockets"!
"You may touch my monkey."
"You have driven me insane... THERE, I am no insane..."
(I think I got those quotes close to being accurate. Now it's time to dance!!!! [que Electric Cafe]!)
What I'd give for another 3 seconds of this video before it cut off, just as Florian is about to do the 'rabbit ears' behind the hostess's head! He brought such a subtle understated yet hilarious side to the band, despite the seriousness of the Mensch-Maschine image. The clip of the Netherlands performance of this bears that out as he is "OH"-ing and "EE"-ing at the camera as he hits the calculator keys...Wonderful.
I saw that! 😂😂😂
Love the intro,the Italian and German psyche's meet! And they all smiled at the end of the performance, first time i've seen that in 35 years as a fan.
I was 8 when this was aired here in Italy and i remember it quite well cause i used to watch Discoring every sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Kraftwerk were famous even in my country.
RIP Florian 😿one of the great musical pioneers of our time.
I Kraftwerk che cantano in italiano! Una gemma!
Ma veramente! Lo s opportuno oggi, dopo aver visto techetè😅 allora la RAI non è tutta da buttare
Kraftwerk. Could sing in any language, long before Google Translate.
This is really an art-performance.
Rip Florian Schneider 🤖 we never forget you as long our synthesizers and vocoders are on.
Discoring: "Guys, it's an 8x8 stage with one hardcam and we're on live TV so we only want you to lip-synch this one."
Florian: "We'll need a mobile phone with a headset, an adding machine, a metal skewer, a miniature toy keyboard and a palm pilot."
Discoring: "What's a palm pilot?"
I love kraftwerk, one of the best pocket calculators and many more. Regards, rest in peace, Floria. 😢🙏🏻
look at Florian in the last 2 seconds ;3
CosmoCortney Lol
cute and unexpected!
5:09 so ein Spassvogel :-)
And people said they weren’t human!
Lovely guy we have lost a great mind
Ralf is very classy and elegant!!
Just brilliant - watching them play live is like watching Einstein split an atom.
This is one of my absolute favorite videos ever made.
They were all handsome German men 😍. I always loved you German guys
I like the fact that you learn something with every Kraftwerk song, in this case about pocket calculators.
Best Time And Image...Rocking The Stylophone too...Just Class..
They were WAAAAAAAY ahead of their time. More timeless music to remind me of my youth...I love it
Kraftwerk should be held in the same esteem as the Beatles!
KRAFTWERK; cool and fantastic in every language...this is GREAT STUFF! Rest in peace, Florian! Just LOVE!!!
This is THE coolest thing I have seen!!! They were so fricking kool!!!!
So funny at 2:25 to see Ralf and Karl smiling when the presenter speaks during the song
He shouts 😆
Для 81-го года прически по настоящему мужские, и сейчас классно помужски смотрятся
Amazing! Who would have known what they created for future generations! 56 and stilll love it, Sound is soul. Dabs.. xxx
Karl and Wolfgang have the moves-just killin' it! :D
Fortunately, many, many people still love and follow the careers of Karl and Wolfgang. I for one keep up with Wolfgang and am delighted he is touring, making new music and is so communicative with the public. Being able to enjoy those two, is still a great treasure! :)
There are a few components to learning Italian online . One resource I found that successfully combines these is the Hartlyn language lessons (check it out on google) definately the no.1 remedy i've found. Check out the amazing info
Ralf is a babe! Wolfgang looks like Cary Grant. Pretty hot band.
Half Rutter - So handsome!!!
@@creatornat One of the best comments I have come across in years, totally agree with you! I'm also very delighted to see that a significant number of Kraftwerk-fans appreciate the huge contributions these two have made to Kraftwerk's sound.
Gotta love it when the announcer re-introduces the song right in the middle of it.
No matter what language, this is the perfect pop song! What started with Hot Butter's catchy electronic version of "Popcorn" ended with Kraftwerks irresistibly catchy "Pocket Calculator". A close second might be Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough". But nothing has been so infectious since I'd say.
Karl is actually playing a Stylophone live - and what a great version of a great song now 40 years old....40 years!!
Are you really sure it’s live?
@@FUNKINETIK The audience interaction with the other instruments seems to indicate that...even if he's miming himself!
@@Stibsyt not much room for error when playing a Stylophone, it’s difficult enough to play accurately even when standing still. I’ve recently discovered a Russian group called Gromyka, the lead instrument is a Stylophone 350S, check them out, they’re a blast.
P E A C E ; )
@@FUNKINETIK Absolutely agree, it's a nightmare! They knew what they were doing though 😁 and thank you will check them out 🙏
Kraftwerk arrived at the same time as the microchip and the revolutionary era of digital watches, clocks,calculators, early digital video recorders VHS + betamax and battery powered gadgets by the the truckload they pioneered this digital revolution and in all fairness produced the soundtrack to so many electronic Inventions in their infancy and eventually mainstream in tandem, basically the timing was more than perfect it was gifted and ultimately theirs for the taking,don't forget they handmade all of the instruments you see from their world debut in the late 1960s and beyond and genuine music lovers adored everything about them and their landmark album AUTOBAHN...." FANTASTIC"...basic never existed in their own language but masters of science v music most definitely!!!!
Gruppo musicale che era avanti anni nello sviluppo delle tecnologie musicali, hanno gettato le fondamenta della musica moderna.
Love it. They were all so handsome
Splendorous Wolfgang Flür!
RIP Florian Schneider
(April 7, 1947 - May 6, 2020)
Nas musicas de hoje falta muito esse talento , criatividade e bom gosto .
I think, many italian DJs have watched this and was inspired to make her own music. And they create more melody around this stumping electronic beat - and ITALO DISCO was born. ;)
how many before we calling it synthpop and electro groups was influenced by KAFTWERK ?...danke Kraftwerk...
God Save The Italo!
Yep, I can see totally Kraftwerk (especially their LP Computer World) being the main inspiration for Italo Disco
And after that eurobeat
The weirdest band at that time that right now they are known to be the godfather's pioneers of Electra music and gave birth to techno and hip-hop . . Wolfgang is my favorite member . He's the digital drummer
Definitely not the weirdest band of the time. The late 60's and early 70's were a wonderful time when record labels actually looked for weird, and different music. Faust, The Residents, Sun Ra, Yoko Ono, etc etc. I love Kraftwerk from the early krautrock stuff to the electro pop but they are far from the weirdest.
I absolutely adore Wolfgang 🖤
Those cyborgs sure know how to make excellent music!
Does anyone notice how calm and focused they remain when they get cheered up?
Florian at the last second 😂❤
Of course I was in front of TV that day! I had just brought Computer World in cassette just 3 days before in Rimini.... Kraftwerk sometimes frightened me because they were so ahead of time especially during the Radioactivity period. Then with the trio TEE, TMM and CW I think was impossible to do it better in music history!
Erano già avanti di 1000 anni. Completamente meravigliosi
This is so good it hurts. singing in Italian? This band has been so freakin cool from day 1. This performance is fine art
And the pronunciation is totally ok :)
Sorry friend they are singing in Geman
@@futurefreak8789You definitely don’t speak German
What fascinates me: the switch from this a little boring background disco music in 0:38 to this powerful and very clear Kraftwerk sound soon after. awesome!
5:08 Florian Always doing the robot funny XD
Florian IS a robot in deed
Indeed. RIP Florian
I would travel back in Time in order to see this live!
片手で持つモバイル デバイス、といっても 当時は線がつながってはいたけど、音楽演奏に特化した最新の電子機器を使って、世界にその可能性を知らせ、しかも 素晴らしい音楽を聴かせてくれたのは、たぶん彼らが 初めて。
まさに開拓者、いま聴いても 素晴らしい。
Sono l'operatore del mini-calculatore - The Italian version is by far the best!
This group has represented the first pioneer step of electronic music!!! Original and teutonical german style!!!!! Great success in the world!!!!
This act is amazing. Like musical robots. Love it so much.
Oh no! in Italian! I'm gonna die LOL its too good 🤣🤤
Lol this is one the BEST musical performances I've ever seen hahahaha
Im the operator with my pocket calculator! I can remember this😊! When i was a child😊 My dad started me in music!😊 I still do love him!
2:24 Karl breaks character!😁
Complete genius. I've never heard this sung in Italian before. what an eye / ear opener!
Очень хорошо. Даже сейчас в 2020 году интересно слушать
Year 2022!!, :B " listening.. ✌😆 🎧 🎵🎶 🎶
Моя любимая композиция,мужики недавно позналвсю эту ретро музыку)30+ мужичек:)
Wow I like the Italian version the best !
Florian, thank you.
i still laugh when Florian tries to put the bunny ears on the girl in front
Very Cool 😎....this is Great how it sounds in a Different Language!!!
Goodbye Florian. Thanks for all the fantastic music.
LOVE THOSE DANCE MOVES ! ! ! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I saw them live in Sydey Australia in 1981 and was surprised and delighted at their hawwwt moves.
Love the bassline.... absolutely robotic
Pure electronic music.No cheap dubs from other artists mixed in 👍🏻
What can i say? These men are looks so tremendous.their arts of work gives the best master piece.only one thing i cant understand the translator of the words in songs.robots movement on stage looks so unique.one of them died in 2020 rest in peace bro.
1981 ! Questa era la Deutsche welle ! Ich kann nicht vergessen diese wunderschönen zeit !. . Che bei tempi.
I've Loved Kraftwerk since I heard them. Autobahn, Europe Endless.etc. I first heard them in 1981. I said .WOW!!!.❤️❤️❤️
So cool in Italian
Excellent, robotic magic. I love the flooring on the stage.
My doughter loves kraftwork soo much! She has been lisneting to kraftwork since she was 5 even 4! Is 13 now has a great musical ear and says this has great rythm and catchy beat!
This is the best thing that's ever been posted anywhere since the internet was invented. misterremaster2 I owe you a drink.
f o r R e a l
So great. The Nikolai Teslas of synth Rock.
He actually sings it in Italian...wow.
How cool they can get?
Encore une fois, extraordinaire....
Better than the English version
Kraftwerk in their heydays ! Four (almost) friends having fun while stunning the audience.
Oszczędna Aranżacja i oszczędne słowa . Zespół KRAFTWERK wiele wniósł do Kultury Europejskiej !!!
I wish I had an ounce of their coolness
No avuto una idea che c'era una verzione italiana di questo canzone. Magnifico!
I love the fact that it was broadcast on Rai, and the people who re-uploaded it here also didn’t bother with subtitles.
Musica fantastica ...molto bello die Mensch Maschine
Look the Florian's moves in the final moment hahahah his hand hahah
I've heard lots of people say kraftwerk were the father's of electronic music I absolutely agree .
Maybe Leo Theramin the grandfather ? ?
@@FUNKINETIK ah no.
Zespół KRAFTWERK przewidział cyfryzację i digitalizację Tego Świata . Ich Muzyka fascynuje ale Rzeczywistość po prostu przeraża . Fan z Polski.👍😪
🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Jeej! Fajne że jest ktoś z polski!
0:16 RIP Florian Schneider
No smiles no emotions they are true robots!
Карл улыбался