Thanks, Steve! Numbers/Schnumbers is what I say (but not without a drop-cloth)! And, as long as it makes you happy in your best falsetto! Back when I was first singing those, I used to mix them up as, "Lucky" and "Get Happy"! But, then, I was the one who used to think that "Peanuts" book was called, "Luckiness is a Warm Puppy," so don't go by me!🐶😁
Great point, about different generations connecting with each other. Needs to happen more often. Re. "Get Lucky", I have probably watched more covers and mashups of that on youtube than any other song, ever. The best one I saw was video footage from Soul Train set to "Get Lucky". There was a higher quality version up but this one is still pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOPVmvqi7JY
That's pretty cool! I guess one has to be creative to match that original footage to the BPMs of "Get Lucky"! I had no idea such things were going on!!!😱I'm working on an article now (that I hope to drop Friday) that not only has some cross-generational collabs, but pretty severe cross-genre collabs that border on amazing (like the late Jeff Beck guesting on a country artist's song)! Stay tuned!
Good stuff. You had me at robots. If you knew about my one and only tattoo on my left arm, that might explain something. Spoiler, it's a robot. But seriously, this is what I like most about your newsletter. I am, of course, familiar with Daft Punk, but I've never really taken the time to listen to them. Now I feel like I should. I may not always ultimately agree with your take on artist, but you do a great job of convincing me to give music I've never listened to before a shot, and to give stuff I may have dismissed in the past a second chance. Especially as I get older, it's nice to be challenged with new material. It's way too easy to fall into the habit of listening to the same stuff over and over because it feels secure. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's never a bad thing to keep broadening your horizons.
You wrap up nicely why I do what I do, Patrick! Liking/not liking is all subjective; my goal is to introduce you to the talented people who use their respective gifts to make music. Even if a reader thought they couldn't stand a particular artist and/or song, they've now met a person who has a unique talent.
Now that you've taken a peek behind the curtain at the folks behind Daft Punk, it's human nature to see, now, how they've utilized their gifts to make "this music" (whomever it may be)! Believe me, I'm learning, too! I had heard no more than DP's "Get Lucky" and Pharrell's "Happy" just so I could perform them at the karaoke dive a decade ago, but this week, I figured I owed it to myself to peel back the layers of their musical onion just a bit more!
I just ran across a bluegrass cat I'd never heard of (I'm not generally a bluegrass fan)....I'm looking to do an article on him without ever hearing a note (he's barely 30, and looks fascinating as he makes music usually made by guys twice his age, with far more "mileage," tats, and facial hair)!
So, sometimes I learn from scratch like a lot of my readers! Every one of my fave artists over the decades was once an artist I'd never heard before. How thankful I am that I dared to drop the needle on every record that first time! Dig who you dig, but you said it: "It's never a bad thing to keep broadening your horizons"! Stay tuned!💿🎼
Brilliant piece, as always! I love that record (Get Lucky), as well as Happy, and most of Pharrell’s album “Girl”, as well as Daft Punk’s RAM. These records just go to show that, when prejudice and misconceptions are cast aside, and artists connect from (and with) what really matters, the possibilities are endless.
Thanks, Andy! Well said (although I'd love it if you went in and replaced your last period with an exclamation point)!! I've been guilty of some of that prejudice in the past....I mean, c'mon, hit pop music by robots?! I must admit, I was skeptical. But, DP has altered the landscape, and made it safe for the nuts'n'bolts crowd to not only dance, but make dance music (when they're well-oiled, anyway)!🤖
Pardon my silliness, but precisely to your point, that's exactly what drew me to what Nile's doing (and so often!) with some of the music by "today's kids"! As one who represents Rodgers' age group (that would be me), and as one (you) who covers the millennials' milieu, I love that we're able to creatively bridge those same generational gaps as Nile and SG and the gang have done so successfully!🎶Rock on, my young bro!🤟😁
Absolutely!! Very wise words. Yes, I think it’s normal to have some reservations at first. But that makes the whole process even more valuable and enjoyable, because it shows that there was a transformation involved. It shows that, despite what you (or I, or anyone for that matter) may have had initially thought when we were first presented with, say, music by robots, or anything else that falls outside the norm of what we would typically expect, we still allowed the music to speak for itself. We allowed it to pass through those preconceptions and “conquer” us, in a way. And that’s beautiful, and has a lot of merit in itself!
Great piece! Proof that age is just a number conjured by our random access memory. it all just makes me so happy’
Thanks, Steve! Numbers/Schnumbers is what I say (but not without a drop-cloth)! And, as long as it makes you happy in your best falsetto! Back when I was first singing those, I used to mix them up as, "Lucky" and "Get Happy"! But, then, I was the one who used to think that "Peanuts" book was called, "Luckiness is a Warm Puppy," so don't go by me!🐶😁
Great point, about different generations connecting with each other. Needs to happen more often. Re. "Get Lucky", I have probably watched more covers and mashups of that on youtube than any other song, ever. The best one I saw was video footage from Soul Train set to "Get Lucky". There was a higher quality version up but this one is still pretty good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOPVmvqi7JY
That's pretty cool! I guess one has to be creative to match that original footage to the BPMs of "Get Lucky"! I had no idea such things were going on!!!😱I'm working on an article now (that I hope to drop Friday) that not only has some cross-generational collabs, but pretty severe cross-genre collabs that border on amazing (like the late Jeff Beck guesting on a country artist's song)! Stay tuned!
Looking forward to it!
Good stuff. You had me at robots. If you knew about my one and only tattoo on my left arm, that might explain something. Spoiler, it's a robot. But seriously, this is what I like most about your newsletter. I am, of course, familiar with Daft Punk, but I've never really taken the time to listen to them. Now I feel like I should. I may not always ultimately agree with your take on artist, but you do a great job of convincing me to give music I've never listened to before a shot, and to give stuff I may have dismissed in the past a second chance. Especially as I get older, it's nice to be challenged with new material. It's way too easy to fall into the habit of listening to the same stuff over and over because it feels secure. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but it's never a bad thing to keep broadening your horizons.
You wrap up nicely why I do what I do, Patrick! Liking/not liking is all subjective; my goal is to introduce you to the talented people who use their respective gifts to make music. Even if a reader thought they couldn't stand a particular artist and/or song, they've now met a person who has a unique talent.
Now that you've taken a peek behind the curtain at the folks behind Daft Punk, it's human nature to see, now, how they've utilized their gifts to make "this music" (whomever it may be)! Believe me, I'm learning, too! I had heard no more than DP's "Get Lucky" and Pharrell's "Happy" just so I could perform them at the karaoke dive a decade ago, but this week, I figured I owed it to myself to peel back the layers of their musical onion just a bit more!
I just ran across a bluegrass cat I'd never heard of (I'm not generally a bluegrass fan)....I'm looking to do an article on him without ever hearing a note (he's barely 30, and looks fascinating as he makes music usually made by guys twice his age, with far more "mileage," tats, and facial hair)!
So, sometimes I learn from scratch like a lot of my readers! Every one of my fave artists over the decades was once an artist I'd never heard before. How thankful I am that I dared to drop the needle on every record that first time! Dig who you dig, but you said it: "It's never a bad thing to keep broadening your horizons"! Stay tuned!💿🎼
Brilliant piece, as always! I love that record (Get Lucky), as well as Happy, and most of Pharrell’s album “Girl”, as well as Daft Punk’s RAM. These records just go to show that, when prejudice and misconceptions are cast aside, and artists connect from (and with) what really matters, the possibilities are endless.
Thanks, Andy! Well said (although I'd love it if you went in and replaced your last period with an exclamation point)!! I've been guilty of some of that prejudice in the past....I mean, c'mon, hit pop music by robots?! I must admit, I was skeptical. But, DP has altered the landscape, and made it safe for the nuts'n'bolts crowd to not only dance, but make dance music (when they're well-oiled, anyway)!🤖
Pardon my silliness, but precisely to your point, that's exactly what drew me to what Nile's doing (and so often!) with some of the music by "today's kids"! As one who represents Rodgers' age group (that would be me), and as one (you) who covers the millennials' milieu, I love that we're able to creatively bridge those same generational gaps as Nile and SG and the gang have done so successfully!🎶Rock on, my young bro!🤟😁
Absolutely!! Very wise words. Yes, I think it’s normal to have some reservations at first. But that makes the whole process even more valuable and enjoyable, because it shows that there was a transformation involved. It shows that, despite what you (or I, or anyone for that matter) may have had initially thought when we were first presented with, say, music by robots, or anything else that falls outside the norm of what we would typically expect, we still allowed the music to speak for itself. We allowed it to pass through those preconceptions and “conquer” us, in a way. And that’s beautiful, and has a lot of merit in itself!