Each Friday I pick a song–new, old, borrowed, blue–that’s been on my mind and in my ears, and write a short post about it.
This week, Kraftwerk plays “Tour de France”:
The 100th Tour de France started last weekend. This is the 1983 single by Kraftwerk; in 2003, Kraftwerk released the album Tour de France Soundtracks, which takes this track as its starting point, but is also a different enterprise. Here’s a taste of the 2003 version.
Now go outside and ride a bike.

