You can't blame them, it is a catchy tune...

December 22, 2005 6:17 PM

Song Identifcation Filter: I heard a song on KCRW within the past few days that lifted the melody (just the note sequence, it wasn't sampled) from Kraftwerk's "Computer Love". It had a male vocalist and the last words he sang were "Let's talk". Searching playlists on KCRW has been fruitless, but I remember hearing the Dresden Doll's "Coin Operated Boy" shortly before or after this track.
posted by phrontist to Media & Arts (10 answers total)

Best answer: Googling [kraftwerk "computer love" sample] brought me to this page, suggesting that what you're looking for is "Talk" by Coldplay. Eh?
posted by Gator at 6:24 PM on December 22, 2005

Response by poster: Oh man, I've actually seen that page before, but I assumed because it wasn't a sample it wouldn't be there... it would make sense.

I'm dowlo... err, buying a copy at my local music retail place now.

I hope you're right!
posted by phrontist at 6:36 PM on December 22, 2005

Response by poster: That's it!
posted by phrontist at 6:37 PM on December 22, 2005

There's also the inevitable mashup.
posted by O9scar at 7:18 PM on December 22, 2005

Here is the playlist from that day. They played the Dresden Dolls song at 11:45.
posted by euphorb at 9:41 PM on December 22, 2005

I think what you're hearing is the Junkie XL remix of Coldplay's "Talk"
posted by scalespace at 10:41 PM on December 22, 2005

scalespace : 'I think what you're hearing is the Junkie XL remix of Coldplay's "Talk"'

They've been playing this a lot, I never get sick of it
posted by menace303 at 12:08 AM on December 23, 2005

Has that Junkie XL remix been released anywhere yet? Did radio stations get a CD of it?
posted by andrewzipp at 8:38 AM on December 23, 2005

KCRW gets a lot of advance stuff.
posted by kenko at 10:14 AM on December 24, 2005

More so than other stations, I mean.
posted by kenko at 10:15 AM on December 24, 2005