Kraftwerk -- "Pocket Calculator"
I haven't delved very deeply into the Kraftwerk catalog, and I probably never will. Electronic music has never had much appeal to me. But I am always willing to give a song it's fair chance, and I have to say that this track is pretty likeable at a casual listen, though the novelty wears off pretty quickly.
"Pocket Caclulator" is one of Kraftwerk's most accessible songs, the closest thing, besides "Autobahn," that they had to a hit. I listen to this and try to imagine what the response was like in 1981. Today, it seems quaint, even analog, compared to the autotuned, utterly digitized soundscape of today's music. When it comes to electronic pop music, though, I think I prefer Kraftwerk's version to the more contemporary variety.
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