Kraftwerk, one of the main pioneers of modern electronic music, apparently when asked by Coldplay whether they could do a cover of the above song, got a reply back which simply said 'Yes'. I don't know for sure whether that is just an urban myth (the reply that is), but it did make me laugh.
Anyway, the above track is from 1981 IIRC. So, we are talking about nearly 35 years here.