Kraftwerk - The Telephone Call

From the Electric Cafe Album

[@pablo.romero]

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

[@dariuszmorawski5455]

Niegdyś Ludzie twierdzili że Bóg słyszy Wszystko. Dziś rolę ta pełni magnetofon . Nowe Bóstwo. Florian Schneider . Pamiętam co powiedział. 😪🇵🇱

[@Anonx82]

The definition of innovation. To create sounds and music that still impact music decades later is simply amazing.

[@nanettewinston-armstrong9294]

🤍⛅️💖🌠🌌⬜️🙏⚪️🤍

[@arvelcrynyd6311]

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

[@asilyam4127]

On 2021 😍

[@bshawwarren1]

2021 until eternity. 👌

[@allanjad1668]

Sorry to be so offtopic but does someone know a way to get back into an instagram account? I somehow forgot my password. I would appreciate any tricks you can give me.

[@tysondaniel2419]

@Allan Jad Instablaster =)

[@venkateshwarancr4729]

☎️📞2022 📱📲👍

[@zachhaywood1564]

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

[@paulsanders860]

Cool.

[@mexicanson]

Nice!

[@ichhasseamerika]

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 ·

[@danielking9252]

Bob Dobalina well stated! These dudes were well loved in Detroit!

[@AntenaZero]

who the fuck is beatles?

[@arte0021]

@@AntenaZero a death metal band from the 1930s

[@squinteastwood4637]

@@arte0021 Might as well be.

[@sprintbass]

you canot forget Giorgio Moroder who really was bigger....I LOVE KW don't gbet me wrong..I got into their music when I was a little kid and im now 46.....but really Giorgio Moroder holds the top spot globally...his work with donna summer was massive.....where as KW stuck closely to the robot theam which out side of that crowed didn't go far...where as donna summer was having orgasims in the sound booth practically to love to love you....last dance...lots of things....I love them both..but you cannot forget the Moroder angle in it!

[@ericluriergo8251]

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

[@giucampa18]

Great! Listening Nina Hagen on skateboard over San Francisco it's not every day

[@bungieflute]

I thought I was weird, Cab Calloway Grandpa Jones Carmen Miranda Sepultura N.W.A. Geto Boys Slayer Bob Wills, people would trip on my mix tapes. And only know like 2 of the bands...

[@bungieflute]

skatin to those in San Antone , then to the top left of America on the Olympic Peninsula

[@mysticmerman]

Can you say which Nina Hagen song?

[@Meganopteryx]

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.

[@seanotron4559]

🌺Stunning. Beautifully stated. You weave your words fantastically Meganopteryx. I hope you're a poet, writer or something related 'cause that was like TELEPATHY!!!⚡

[@iamernieg]

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

[@kryptichands968]

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

[@v-town1980]

Hip-hoppers too. They sample Kraftwerk.

[@kevinhebbe9521]

MC Lyte-Cha Cha Cha

[@antoniogourdine3399]

Congratulations Kraftwerk on your Rock and Roll induction!!

[@mysticmerman]

They deserve it, but they put them in the "Early Influencers" categories. If there's one band that competes with The Beatles for having the largest influence on popular music, it's Kraftwerk! They should be in the main category!

[@raulnavarrete8776]

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

[@andremdesouza]

In any place, real or virtual, there's a place for the idiots !

[@ggabey14]

@@andremdesouza Yep. Everyone has an opinion. Just gotta live with it.

[@polyrobo]

@@ggabey14 even if you don't like the song, that doesnt mean you should dislike it out of spite

[@mush1799]

@@polyrobo the way KZbin work is, I like this 👍🏻 I don’t like this 👎🏻 . A very little amount use it out of spite. Go to Spotify if you’re too sensitive to witness the like/dislike button.

[@polyrobo]

@@mush1799 why dislike music for no reason if it's not out of spite

[@gabrielv.4358]

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

[@jorgebarboza5789]

Gods of the electronic music...

[@JokerPlayer1997]

The Beatles of the electronic music.

[@bandname]

Pioneers.

[@luktad8302]

They just where the first to use electronic music. U guys are so foolish. Hahaha admit it foolisjpants

[@kurthendrix7734]

They invented Depeche Mode

[@PearlsphereBiophilia]

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

[@basskilla3050]

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

[@Basra1981]

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.

[@TheDeJureTour]

Agreed! I remember the internet when you payed for it BY THE HOUR!

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I think Trans-Europe Express, Showroom Dummies, Neon Lights, The Robots, and Europe Endless are better in English.

[@Basra1981]

Porfle Popnecker I dont know them in english, i gonna watch out for them in the next days.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Ha ha, how utterly and embarrassingly incorrect your comment totally is.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

No, some of their songs--as previously mentioned--sound much better in English than they do in the original German. Thus, your lengthy response was not only utterly and embarrassingly incorrect but also entirely irrelevant.

[@techniquetwelveph]

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

[@tripleagent8135]

this song is epic, kraftwerk are legends

[@yakmueller]

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

[@porcomusic]

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

[@Jimmy_CV]

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

[@ChelleJohn]

Your father has great taste! Glad he introduced you to Kraftwerk.

[@JorgeLeitner]

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.

[@rubintuesday]

Funny that you say that since this album is often considered one of Kraftwerk’s driest and most lifeless albums!

[@JorgeLeitner]

@@rubintuesday Maybe it is, I guess. I'm not really familiar with the rest of Kraftwerk's discography. But I really like this record.

[@rubintuesday]

@@JorgeLeitner it’s hard for me to think of an album similar to this one since there were 5 years breaks between albums before and after this one. Computer World is probably the closest tho.

[@Tapperje16]

I'm also a metal head and i have 3/4 albums of Kraftwerk and trust me, you'll also love their earlier work, it's just amazing to listen to, the whole feel and atmosphere of it is just out of this world!

[@dec66.18]

Sounds funny now,but when I first heard this album,around its release time, the music,the album art,(robot man pics),was actually a little scary, or unsettling.😊

[@curtisjones7564]

Another great classic from Kraftwerk.

[@thouser1553]

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

[@22carmoon]

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

[@jimblesunown8944]

Yea, kinda wierd. I don't hate house phone, but I'd rather have my full telephone call.

[@giuliobruschini5504]

Yeah, right? The remastered version is basically splitted in 2: The Telephone Call is basically the single version + some added percussions, while House Phone is a whole different thing. I prefer this old full version as well

[@grahamp9243]

I bought the remaster Techno Pop then the original Electric Cafe on ebay so I have both versions of the album

[@rubintuesday]

@@giuliobruschini5504 I wouldn’t mind House Phone since the single edit of the Telephone Call is done well, but House Phone is a whole MINUTE longer when it should probably be the same length or shorter. Just my opinion.

[@mysticmerman]

This is the real version for me. I don't know what's on new releases of "Electric Cafe."

[@Dalleyne11216]

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.

[@b.rodclark7349]

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

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

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 !

[@MyDJRevolution]

Great headphone music!!

[@robertnesfield6321]

A little weed doesn't hurt either.

[@joeyhalvorson3231]

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

[@swan8083]

Had this? I hope you still have it.

[@permanenceinchange2326]

@@swan8083 I have it... the original record. Took an MP3 of it years ago and installed it on my cellphone as a ring tune :)

[@BabyCee713]

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

[@ianfielding6840]

And

[@gohmann9631]

this album is underrated

[@carlosoliveirarocha7503]

Sure

[@mysticmerman]

It usually gets ignored or panned by critics. Most of them say it covers ground they already covered. But, when this came out, there was a flood of electropop and techno-pop albums before and after. All of them were highly influenced by Kraftwerk. Then, they released this album in the midst of it as if to say, this is how you do it! The Masters!

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

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

[@swan8083]

Mount Rushmore for these four legends ,

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

@@swan8083 That is a deep thought .

[@rayinpau.s.a.6351]

Thanks Man !

[@TiagoMendonca8591]

Happy birthday Karl Bartos!

[@JohanBrodd]

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.

[@vsp237]

Kraftwerk forever 🔁

[@micarxsjr]

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

[@Tapperje16]

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

[@Steinwelt]

The 2009 remaster is actually just the 7" Single version + House Phone

[@shinesmusic2934]

yup thw the Francois k mixes that came out orrginally on 12 inch . @@Steinwelt

[@ShaneSavant]

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

[@rlazo7925]

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

[@katakisLives]

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

[@bradleyleacock3381]

Kraft werk came out in 1975 incredible

[@jeffery7341]

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

[@tjwwe]

This is my new favourite song.

[@maverickthebastard]

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

[@spockezri]

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 :)

[@Anonx82]

this group is one of a kind

[@danielking9252]

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

[@ldjackson8656]

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

[@patrickgriffith6689]

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

[@demonhalo67]

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

[@ansbertocedeno5623]

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

[@zigiriskostas]

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

[@katakisLives]

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

[@mickyday2008]

The inventors of modern music

[@bladerunner556]

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.

[@peterfireflylund]

Zey vere Tscermans.

[@paulsanders860]

They are from Vulcan :)

[@user-bz4cs6nw6x]

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

[@andysudlitz2586]

Great music for ever!!!

[@6941betty]

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

[@bobdobalina838]

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!

[@mysticmerman]

And right in the middle of a frenzy of electropop and techno-pop albums, as if to say "This is how it's done!"

[@mysticmerman]

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!

[@crystalmason829]

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

[@rodrigoaugustotapiavega8792]

Trilha sonora para gênios. Sempre foi.

[@Mick_92]

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.

[@SandroRMontenegro]

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

[@sandroschmitt5660]

É, xará ! E o Florian se foi...

[@scarlettsamelia2081]

Still listening to pioneers of electronic 2021

[@markheier9124]

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.

[@jaimeferreira5210]

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...😥

[@TraianusMaster]

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

[@harrisschiller4628]

RIP Florian

[@Helaw0lf]

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.

[@dustinrussell8328]

visionaries

[@gaborkrausz5402]

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

[@sheldonpelletier6194]

Condolences from 🇹🇹 R.I.P.

[@2553dave]

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

[@jak679z]

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

[@allisonvernon-williams]

🖤

[@rodrigoaugustotapiavega8792]

The best Band of The world. More than Beatles.

[@OldPoi77]

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 !!!!

[@davidcigs]

Atemporal!!!

[@GreenRupee]

This is the 12" version, and it's so much better than the 7" version that appears on the 2009 remastered album. Amazing.

[@antunivanovic]

this is the ORIGINAL ALBUM VERSION, not the " 12" " as such. There was no "12" version" apart from the subpar single edit and its "House Phone" variant, both of which now appearing on "Techno-Pop". For some reason, this version didn't make it onto the remastered edition. But yes, it beats them all.

[@algordon9387]

@@antunivanovic Actually, there is a 12 inch single remix version of this song remixed by François Kevorkian. If you look up “telephone line 12 inch single” here on KZbin, you can listen and discern the differences between them. For example, the synth melody after the telephone beep introductory segment appears earlier in that version than this version.

[@chuggachuggawoowoo]

This the original album track

[@mysticmerman]

This was on the album I had in 1987. The instrumental part that starts at about 4:43 and continues to the end is the best part of the song. Newer versions and streaming edit this out! It makes no sense!

[@crystalmason829]

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

[@martinparker6536]

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

[@rainmaker690]

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.

[@kevinlyons7321]

Bad connection on telephone ☎ line

[@kevinlyons7321]

Call YOU all night all day

[@ChristianBenvenuti]

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

[@leopas]

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

[@PandaWeight]

God damn, bloody brilliant stuff right here !

[@tonsawyer5184]

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

[@evelynbaah56delgado34]

Kraft WERK is time less

[@Mikellys]

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

[@swan8083]

that was your first experience of time travel into the future. a point in time where your grand children exist.

[@TheNouveauxdecadence]

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

[@malgorzataczerska8340]

Ku pamięci Floriana Schneidera.✨️✨️💠❤️🇵🇱

[@marcinszczecin9939]

love this version

[@andre741178]

D+ D+ D+ ESTA BANDA,UMA DAS PRIMEIRAS MUSICAS ELETRONICA DO MUNDO.. BRAZIL...

[@katakisLives]

As far as I know British Telecom landlines still sound like this! especially all the automated messages! none of them have changed.

[@theduke651]

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

[@robloxgames4107]

this is the favorite of my dad

[@haziz8206]

J'espere que ce seras aussi la meme chose pour ton fils ...

[@WarhawkBeyond2040]

Best song on the entire album

[@donahuetroy]

Easily, a monster of a track!

[@rdubb77]

Poppiest song, I think it inspired DM "Strangelove", but for me Techno Pop is the best track, its a mini-symphony. Anyone who says this album is weak needs to reconsider.

[@Natatattatification]

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

[@oetam9556]

My favourite track of Kraftwerk

[@acqualazuli9928]

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