Lyrics of the Lost

A series of unfair and wildly speculative investigations, critiques and interpretations - exposing the hidden meanings and agendas of overplayed smoooth radio pop songs. You may never hear them the same way again. Featured in "Top 10 Pop Podcasts on the Planet” at feedspot.com Regular segments: Internet Theories, Misheard Lyrics, Listener Comments, and more. Visit https://speakpipe.com/lyrics to record us your own voicemail hot-take on your smooth pop song of suckiness and you could be on a future episode! (you can also email sound files or text to poidadavis@gmail.com if that's easier).

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episode 24: Daft Punk's GET LUCKY with Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers - We've come too far to give up talking pop lyrics but let's not raise the bar, just lower your expectations. We raise our cups to you!


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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Sound clips are included for educational reference, criticism, satire and parody in fair use. Clips remain the property of the respective rights holder and no endorsement is implied. All information and opinion is performed and expressed in-character and does not reflect reality or genuine commentary on any persons (living or dead), bands or other organisations, or their works, and is not recommended listening for anyone, anywhere.


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 August 7, 2023  59m