Midnight Media Cafe - Autobahn

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Blast from the past...a trip on the imaginational highway.


Autobahn - Kraftwerk

Part 1

Part 2

Wir fahr'n fahr'n fahr'n auf der Autobahn

Vor uns liegt ein weites Tal
Die Sonne scheint mit Glitzerstrahl

Die Fahrbahn ist ein graues Band
Weisse Streifen, gruener Rand

Jetzt schalten wir ja das Radio an
Aus dem Lautsprecher klingt es dann:
Wir fah'rn auf der Autobahn...


(We are driving on the Autobahn

In front of us is a wide valley
The sun is shining with glittering rays

The driving strip is a grey track
White stripes, green edge

We are switching the radio on
From the speaker it sounds:

We are driving on the Autobahn...)


Huzzah for the internetz. I remember seeing this film at animation festivals back in the 70's, back when pop music had more room to be relaxed and album cuts of 20 minutes or more were not uncommon. Amazing stuff. Animation by Roger Mainwood, and of course the trippy genius of Kraftwerk, the founders of the Electronika movement in music.

So kick back, fire up the headphones (and any attitude adjusters you may have on hand), maximize your screen, and get ready for a journey down the Autobahn.