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Podcast: Song Lyric Meanings
Episode: "Trans-Europe Express" by Kraftwerk
Description: Song Lyrics Meaning - Trans-Europe Express by Kraftwerk
"Trans-Europe Express" is a song by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. The song was released as the lead single from their sixth studio album of the same name in 1977. The long version of the song was on the original released album, is 13:44 long, and split into two (in the United States) or three parts (in Germany). The music was written by Ralf Hütter, and the lyrics by Hütter and Emil Schult. The track is ostensibly about the Trans Europ Express rail system, with technology and tr...