• Music
  • 11 May 20

TRIP THROUGH HIS WIRES #2: Bono thanks Florian & the rest of Kraftwerk

TRIP THROUGH HIS WIRES #2: Bono thanks Florian & the rest of Kraftwerk
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Stuart Clark

"The Man Machine stole my heart as well as my mind," he writes

Our pick of Bono's These Songs Changed My Life: 60 RPM playlist 'thank you' notes continues with this letter to Ralf and Florian from Kraftwerk. He's not the only Kraftwerk nut in U2 with Edge also voting to cover 'Neon Lights' as the B-side to their 'Vertigo' single. See https://www.u2.com/news/title/60-songs-that-saved-my-life for the full lowdown.

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