It's 2013. A pope resigns for the first time ever (he hated robes that hid his buff figure), the Boston Marathon is bombed by a couple of crazy kids, Grand Theft Auto 5 is published, Chrissy Amphlett dies, as does the last surviving member of The Andrews Sisters, Annette Funicello, and Lou Reed, ... and the robo-boys of Daft Punk release this groovy thang.
What are the meanings, the messages, the attitudes, the life and times of this song? Our wide-ranging investigation includes:
(00:00) Briefest ever introduction
(00:41) Song details, writers and lyricist(s?)
(02:09) How many time is "up all night to get lucky" repeated
(02:30) Robot sounds, robot looks, robot news
(05:40) Song meaning - "cycles"
(06:21) Mixing legends/myths and science
(11:34) Pheonix - myth? legend? Japanese cartoon? 80s video game?
(19:20) Theories of the universe
(22:59) Nihilism, limitations or infinite richness
(24:36) Are we letting the universe down? Be Best?
(28:02) Cups full or empty?
(30:20) "Happy" songs
(31:01) Human courtship and toxic men
(33:20) Gambling addiction?
(33:56) The odds of life in the universe
(34:30) More toxic men
(35:45) More cosmic gifts
(37:10) A reminder of what girls do for fun
(38:44) Vampires again?
(41:15) Theories from randoms on the internet
(47:18) A shock to new English speakers
(50.07) Misheard lyrics in this song
(52:03) Notable Trivia
(56:55) The deceitful music video?
(58:15) In conclusion
Would you like to appear (well, vocally) on the show? Do you have a pop song or ear-worm from the SMOOTH FM genre that’s infested your mind and needs to be investigated? Visit this page https://speakpipe.com/lyrics to record us your own voicemail hot-take on your specific smooth song of suckiness. You could be on a future episode! (you can always email sound files or text your thoughts to poidadavis@gmail.com if that's easier). Cheers!
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