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Kraftwerk has to be one of my all-time favorite.

This is one of the most melodic and widely sampled piece by Kraftwerk.  They released a German and an English version, and it reached No.1 in the UK singles chart in February 1982.

Coldplay sampled The Model’s melody, see you can hear it.

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I saw them perform in New York during their Minimum-Maximum tour.  The sound is indescribable – clean, crisp, and rhythmic.

Here is another clip of the The Model sung in English at a concert in London in 2004.

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