SOLVED: Been looking for this song for many years

Hats to everyone who contributed to this group effort and refused to give up!

Just for the record, the song is "Tour de France 1983" by Kraftwerk.

^^ Wow, Padawan, this is a nice track! And it does sound somewhat oriental 'cause Kraftwerk's from Japan.

Glad you found it! This search was starting to drive ME nuts.

Originally Posted by TheMusicLuvR

And it does sound somewhat oriental 'cause Kraftwerk's from Japan.

I beg youy pardon? Kraftwerk are GERMAN!!

They are? O_o I thought I read they were Japanese.

Oh wait, I think they just influenced a lot of Japanese bands.... that might be why I'm thinking they're Japanese...

They often sing in German, not to mention their accent when they sing in English, that's a clue

Btw Tour de France 1983 doesn't have this "Oriental part" or whatever you may call it, I vaguely recall there were different versions. Maybe single/album versions were different?

Originally Posted by Bunnymenfan

They often sing in German, not to mention their accent when they sing in English, that's a clue

Btw Tour de France 1983 doesn't have this "Oriental part" or whatever you may call it, I vaguely recall there were different versions. Maybe single/album versions were different?

I know for a fact someone threw Kraftwerk Tour De France in there way earlier in the thread. How did that get by you Padawan?
Still glad you found it. Whew................

Originally Posted by TheMusicLuvR

They are? O_o I thought I read they were Japanese.

I wouldn't laugh at anyone who says this, since Kraftwerk are/were VERY involved with Japan and Japanese culture.
Imagine a GERMAN band, 15,000 miles away from them, doing a track like "Dentaku" in their mother language!!!
That's quite sensational. Every Japanese fan knows these lines by heart, obviously.

Plus, they also did lots of gigs there in 2004, one of which was the legendary ZEPP in Tokyo.