John wrote:

Not always the case. Computer World (LP) for example, hit us in 1981... computers were NOT a part of daily life. On the obscure end of the scale what about "Hall of Mirrors" is that immediately understandable?

Well, Computers were in a sense a part of our everyday life in 1981 because they were beginning to control everything, such as Scotland Yard etc, I would concede not everyone had a computer then, but I think that is still the case today? As for "The Hall of Mirrors", I think people who liked narcotics would be more likely to understand that one!

But.... I'll concede that Kraftwerk pick topics which they like, want to comment on or just want to have fun with!

I think they are quite unpredictable in this way, we do not always know what they are interested in....

OK.. cellphones "we use today" are obviously as up to date as you can get.. but the "idea" of a mobile communicating device is a little older...

Yes, it goes back to the Yuppie era of the 1980's in our country, when highfliers carried around bricks and spoke into them, no-one knew what was going on, but these are the days when the mobile is owned by nearly everyone and is easy to carry

I believe the study of Phonetics IS 'old'

Oh yes, undeniably. But Phonetics is being used now in a completely different way, such as the "Phonetic Dictionary" that was conveniently placed for me to provide a link to! It shows how we are changing old concepts to fit the modern world Rob. _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com