By Robert Emslie
The lyrics to Kraftwerk’s prog-rock classic Autobahn have over the years been famously misinterpreted by those who don’t speak German with any fluency. What many hear is fun, fun, fun on the Autobahn, like the kind of activity that the Beach Boys once noted would result in having Daddy take the T-bird away. There likely were no Thunderbirds in mind when Kraftwerk came up with the song however, as the lyrics really are ‘fahren fahren fahren aug der Autobahn‘ which means drive, drive, drive on the Autobahn. The song’s still a lot of fun.
That crazy mix up is just the kind of shenanigans you’d expect from those merry-makers from Germany, and if you would like to make your own hilarious misinterpretation, you can hear the long version (22-minuten, so if you have to use the bathroom do it now) right after the jump.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e11h73WhqK4[/youtube]
Source: YouTube
Jeff Glucker