Wednesday, November 6, 2013
KRAFTWERK - TOUR DE FRANCE
"Tour de France" is a song by Kraftwerk.
It was first issued in June 1983, peaking at number 22 in the UK
singles chart. It is notable for the use of sampled voices and
mechanical sounds associated with cycling that were used to supplement a
simple electro-percussion pattern – an approach Kraftwerk have used on
earlier tracks such as "Metal on Metal" (from Trans-Europe Express) and "Numbers" (from Computer World). The music is credited to Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider and Karl Bartos; the lyrics are credited to Ralf Hütter and Maxime Schmitt, a French label associate of the band. The melody appears to quote a fragment of the opening section of Paul Hindemith's “Sonata for Flute and Piano” (“Heiter Bewegt”).
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