SONG #59: Daft Punk - Get Lucky

Inducted on December 31, 2016
The Daddy Era

Wow, this would have to (currently) be a top 10 overall song as well. This song came out in the early part of my parenthood era. This album from Daft Punk is by far my favorites and solidified them as legends. And they're celebrating the anniversary of the album as I write this. The catchy beats and the bass riff starts the song off with a bang. They just push the song forward and make it such a catchy tune. Then you have Ferrell Williams singing, and he is really good on this track.  I mean, really, really good. The song is a little transgressive, and I'm here for it, I think it could be a testament to marital love, If you take a faith-based approach to it, but obviously not really the original intent of the song. It's funny. I had it on my ringtone on my phone. And one of my students was almost even offended that I had it set as a ringtone. I remember telling him that this is a song about my relationship my wife. I don't think he really but at all, To be honest, there is a bit sadness now, in that that there just isn't that type of romantic energy we really had in our relationship (and certainly not now). But it is what it is, and that's for a different blog. I think the other obvious elements of the song is Nile Roger's base playing. I was unaware of who Nile Rogers was until this song and this album from Daft Punk. And now he is someone I follow on Spotify and listen to any song he plays in a guest.  What a musical genius with a unique sound. He just has a way of laying down funky beats. Now that I've listened to him for a while, I'm often able to pick out songs he plays in without even knowing ahead of time, due to the distinctive sound/rhythms he uses. It's just hard to ignore for sure.

Again, this track is without a doubt one of my favorite songs all time. Daft Punk is so catchy.

And they know how to craft a good song. The electronic voices that they use rhythmically make me happy.  Add it's something I could listen to on repeat for a long, long time. I don't necessarily have any other memories with the song outside of it was the one incident with that student who thought it was inappropriate for me to have it as a ringtone. But honestly this song is a source of both whimsy and maybe even a little pain.. Because the naughty fun implied in this song has just not been a dynamic my wife and I have ever had.. especially in the last 10 years of our relationship. the physical side of our relationship has just really been a challenge and it was not much chemistry tperiod so.  I know that's pretty honest and blunt. And it's a feeling I experience when I listen to this song. But again, it also represents hopefulness as well. So this song obviously carries a lot of nuance to it for me. In reality it's nuance that makes life so interesting. 

I am so far behind in this blog that I can give you a sneak preview: This isn't the only song from the album that makes it into the Hall of Fame. Which again is a testament to the power of the album (Random Access Memories). Growing up, you had to think in terms of "albums" because you had no choice but to drop $10-$20 on an album if you wanted to hear the one song you really likes (yes, singles existed but not always practical for a kid). But even growing up in 80's/90's, I've been an "Ipod era" guy at heart. I love variety and seek the dopamine hit from specific types of songs. It was rare that an album would have more than 1, let alone 3 or 4 of those types of songs I was searching for. But this album did. Which puts it in elite company. Maybe I'll identify those other "rare" albums as we move forward. 

There are a lot of other Daft Punk songs that will most likely never make the Hall of Fame that still shape the soundtrack of my life ("Around the World", "Harder, Better Faster, Stronger", "One More Time" and "Da Funk", Thanks to this duo for crafting songs that evoke emotion.