How did Zapp & Roger make a song called "Computer Love" before the internet was invented

[jadillac]

Because roger troutman is a musical grnius
Anf charlie wilson as a beast on this joint

Im surprised no artist has bypassed autotune in this day and age snd tried to revive the talkbox

to play the voice box, you have to be REALLY good at piano/keyboard.

In the era we're in ight now, ppl being good at piano is discouraged. It's all about the 808 drums, and 3 note melodies

But some ppl have tried to bring it back. It just hasn't caught on mainstream in black music.

 

[BmoreGorilla]

Lyrics talk about seeing a girl on a computer screen and wanting making love to her. Could be as simple as seeing a picture of a beautiful girl on a computer screen. Or talking about how there were computer dating networks back in the 80s

I remember computers in the 80s and no way you would be able to have a pic of a beautiful girl on there

 

[Nomadum]

OP's point is that dudes weren't getting nudes and hooking up with strangers when Computer Love. These dudes were on their knees, hands clasped together, singing their hearts out thanking their technology. Question is, what were they so thankful for?

so you saying OP's point was ......pointless?

 

[Food Mane]

so you saying OP's point was ......pointless?

Not at all. It's an important thread. I've been thinking about this for years. I told OP as much when I repped him.

 

[DJDONTNOBODYPAYME]

OP's point is that dudes weren't getting nudes and hooking up with strangers when Computer Love came out. These dudes were on their knees, hands clasped together, singing their hearts out thanking their technology. Question is, what were they so thankful for?

VHS Tapes
Vehicles
25¢ Peep Shows
Strobe Lights
Airplanes
Sex Toys

 

[Zero]

 

[Chris Cool]

He's good, but the talk box master of the west without a doubt is fingazz, how many people do you know who can do rock with you on ALL instruments ?
Fingazz the goat


If you had any doubt, another reminder why not even Bos can fukk with fingazz



On a whole other level, multi tracked everything

bosko sings, writes, plays guitar, piano, trumpet, engineers, mixes, masters , etc.

sorry breh but all fingazz has is cholo credits. I'm going with bosko.

 

[SunZoo]

@Art Barr told them about it before he created it.

 

[Cabbage Patch]

to play the voice box, you have to be REALLY good at piano/keyboard.

In the era we're in ight now, ppl being good at piano is discouraged. It's all about the 808 drums, and 3 note melodies

But some ppl have tried to bring it back. It just hasn't caught on mainstream in black music.

Vocorder/ voiceboxing is all Nasty Boy Clique/NB Ryders fukk with for nigh on 10, 15 years. I figured the torch was passed to Mexicans.

 

[MikeyC]

Dumbest thread I've read in a minute.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Love_(Kraftwerk_song)

 

[blizzard man]

OP's point is that dudes weren't getting nudes and hooking up with strangers when Computer Love came out. These dudes were on their knees, hands clasped together, singing their hearts out thanking their technology. Question is, what were they so thankful for?

be confused at other people's ability to be creative brehs

 

[Pinyapplesuckas]

 

[DontEemTry]

New York Magazine

Gary Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Gary Robinson, Software Engineer

Come on dawg, that article says it was voice mail based, Roger was tawmbout computer screens and shyt. It definitely wasn't mainstream like that back then. Computers were only really found at Universities and Fortune 500 companies along with a few geeks building games and shyt.

 

[Cat piss martini]

Stevie wonder was before troutman, no one even references that. Proof on live tv, where do you think troutman referenced it from?

I gotta own every song stevie ever made kinfolk.
that brother is black music.

 

[Rakim Allah]

VHS Tapes
Vehicles
25¢ Peep Shows
Strobe Lights
Airplanes
Sex Toys

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