Get Lucky is everywhere- causing the kids to dance and the old people to turn up the radios in their hover-rounds and move whatever still works.
Call it house or electronic or just very polished and cool dance music– it has that rare “everyone likes” quality. Cool lemonade on a hot day…it’s just what we need in troubled times. Bubbling feel-good funk is infused with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers getting sucked into this electronic vortex of clean production.
Daft Punk are quirky arty anti-stars- they are true to their vision. This brings in the hipsters and breaks the ice with alternative rockers.
Daft Punk wear those crazy helmets and have no problem translating to the world of animation. Gamers, geeks and nerds can relate.
The techno- freaks in the clubs were already fans and have no reason to abandon their robot heroes.
Even a stodgy old rock n’ roll blogger like myself is able to get infected by these disco man/machine divas of sophisticated swag.
That must tell you something.
I encourage all classic rock fans to give up their preconceived ideas on funk , disco and electronic music and just give in to this one. You are going to be bombarded by it from everywhere anyway so why not just enjoy it? It took a few listens to wear me down, (O.K, more than a few) but it’s got me now.
And for those few die-hards (Ok, more than a few) that will argue Styx “Mr Roboto” as the ultimate rock music techno hit of all time. It is time to abandon all hope and find an 8-track player to install for your camaro ride to hell. It is over for you. You are now officially the burnt toast of a former generation.
Join everyone else and just let go- that is what music can do at its best. What is the worse that can happen?
Cave of Fame 
Too funny, I saw this song performed live at an outdoor concert full of college kids just last week. I wasn’t impressed but I REALLY like the original! Thanks for sharing, and I love your blog, how fun! Thanks for liking my post 🙂
P.S. I really cannot believe that bands like Styx and REO Speedwagon still get an audience, good grief, give up the ghost already, LOL!
Thank you and as a former REO fan myself (it was a tough stint in music rehab to cure me…except for “roll with the changes”…great song) I heartily agree!
They are a bit out of my tiny knowledge base, I knew who he was, they were, whatever. Kept having to weed through their music on iTunes to actually get to who I wanted, but when curiosity got the best of me and I actually like the music. It’s fun, sounds great and seems like it appeals to many different types of music fans, hard for most to do. Great post!
Thanks for the continued support! And they are a bit of a stretch for me also but are getting heavy play on Sirius Alt-Rock and the local new rock station I listen to….they are everywhere! 2 Arty French Disco dudes taking over the world.