There is some
question as to whether this song is about a woman or man. No one really knows, as
Kraftwerk never answers questions about their influences. About the only things I do know about this
tune is that it (1) has some downright beautiful synthesized
strings, (2) contains more
Spanish than any other "
English" Kraftwerk song, and (3) encapsulates
Depeche Mode's entire career in a few minutes. :)
Like most of the rest of Electric Cafe, the production unfortunately often exceeds the songwriting. A completely different version of this song was to be included on 1983's cancelled Techno Pop album.