The Model
Kraftwerk Lyrics


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She's a model and she's looking good
I'd like to take her home, that's understood
She plays hard to get, she smiles from time to time
It only takes a camera to change her mind

She's going out to nightclubs, drinking just champagne
And she has been checking nearly all the men
She's playing her game and you can hear them say
She is looking good, for beauty we will pay

She's posing for consumer products now and then
For every camera, she gives the best she can




I saw her on the cover of a magazine
Now she's a big success, I want to meet her again

Overall Meaning

Kraftwerk's "The Model" is a song about beauty, fame, and the modeling industry. The lyrics describe a woman who is a model and is attractive. The song is sung from the perspective of someone who wants to take the woman home, but they realize that she plays hard to get. However, a camera can quickly change her mind. The song is a commentary on how the modeling industry and fame can affect one's behavior and priorities.


The woman described in the song is portrayed as someone who goes out to nightclubs and drinks champagne. She has also been seen checking nearly all the men, playing her game, and remaining highly selective. The lyrics suggest that her beauty comes at a price, and people will pay to be in her company. She is also constantly posing for consumer products and giving her best to every camera. The song concludes with the singer seeing her on the cover of a magazine and wanting to meet her again, now that she is a big success.


Overall, "The Model" by Kraftwerk is a commentary on societal values concerning beauty and the modeling industry. The lyrics describe how fame and beauty can affect one's behavior and how people will do anything to be in the company of an attractive person. The song shows how easily influenced people can be by the media and the beauty industry.


Line by Line Meaning

She's a model and she's looking good
The woman is a model and her appearance is considered attractive.


I'd like to take her home, that's understood
The singer is attracted to the woman and wants to take her home.


She plays hard to get, she smiles from time to time
The woman is not easily won over but may show occasional interest.


It only takes a camera to change her mind
The woman may have reservations, but can be persuaded by the prospect of being photographed.


She's going out to nightclubs, drinking just champagne
The woman frequently goes to nightclubs and only drinks champagne.


And she has been checking nearly all the men
The woman is surveying the men around her, potentially for romantic or social purposes.


She's playing her game and you can hear them say
The woman is seemingly engaged in a game of flirtation or seduction, which others notice and discuss.


She is looking good, for beauty we will pay
The woman's beauty is highly valued, perhaps to the point of monetary compensation.


She's posing for consumer products now and then
The woman models for various consumer products, intermittently.


For every camera, she gives the best she can
The woman is highly skilled at posing and presenting herself for photo shoots.


I saw her on the cover of a magazine
The singer saw the woman featured on a magazine cover.


Now she's a big success, I want to meet her again
The woman has achieved significant success, and the artist desires to reconnect with her.




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Written by: Emil Schult, Karl Bartos, Ralf Hutter

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

elvio lado

Lyrics:

She's a model and she's looking good
I'd like to take her home that's understood
She plays hard to get, she smiles from time to time
It only takes a camera to change her mind

She's going out to nightclubs drinking just champagne
And she has been checking nearly all the men
She's playing her game and you can hear them say
She is looking good, for beauty we will pay

She's posing for consumer products now and then
For every camera she gives the best she can
I saw her on the cover of a magazine
Now she's a big success, I want to meet her again



All comments from YouTube:

Flyingaceful

Amazing how this song still sounds great after all these years!!!

Harry sachz

One of the greatest tracks ever made in the history of music probably the best of the best in my opinion ๐Ÿ™

Billy Montreal

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Andy Beck Music

Discovered this on an old episode of Top of the Pops when I was growing up in England. My Dad, who had visited Germany several times, told me a few things about the song. I was learning German in school at the time; 20 years later I'm married to a woman from Berlin, so I'm still speaking it ;)

Tanvir Hossain

Glad to know it and best wishes to you Andy Beck !!

elvio lado

Lyrics:

She's a model and she's looking good
I'd like to take her home that's understood
She plays hard to get, she smiles from time to time
It only takes a camera to change her mind

She's going out to nightclubs drinking just champagne
And she has been checking nearly all the men
She's playing her game and you can hear them say
She is looking good, for beauty we will pay

She's posing for consumer products now and then
For every camera she gives the best she can
I saw her on the cover of a magazine
Now she's a big success, I want to meet her again

gemini1

Very nice. I remember this woman dancing sexy in a disco house sheโ€™s so good.

Victor Manuel Magaรฑa Gutierrez

Cuando se escuchaba en estereo soul 89.9 y tenรญas tu grabadora lista....

Carlos David Gonzรกlez Ramรญrez

Pioners of the electrรณnic sound ; depeche mode learn to this mรกster piece !

GetTpOrDIE

44 years old song sounds better than today's crap...

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