Daft Punk - Top 10 Songs (1995-2013)

A list of my 10 favorite Daft Punk songs as of early 2016. This list is in chronological order by date.

Da Funk - 1995

After initially watching the video to this song, the viewer had to think that this group (Daft Punk) was either crazy or brilliant. Perhaps Daft Punk was a bit of both. The music video to Da Funk is a one-of-a-kind classic for its time and even today. There is nothing out there in the music video sphere of which I am aware that closely compares. I specifically recall when this music video came out. I would see it on MTV (or VH1) and the only response I had was, “What the _____ is this?” The music video features an anthropomorphic dog-human in the City of New York maneuvering around at night while carrying a boom box that apparently has little or no volume control or any other means by which the boom box can be turned off. You simply have to see the music video for yourself and allow what you are watching to sink in to understand whatever message Daft Punk was attempting to make.
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Around the World - 1997

After the music video for Da Funk came out, there was little to no chance that Daft Punk would be deviating from the standard being established by this groundbreaking band. This music video would give pleasure to someone like MC Escher. Beyond that, the lyrics are largely repetitive and a bit nauseating. Around the World is the only lyrical content in the song itself. Not too hard to remember! Note: There is exactly four of everything in this video. The costumes are rather crude and the choreography is not particularly impressive (in fact if you didn't know better you would believe Daft Punk was working with 1980s technology to produce this video). But I doubt Daft Punk cared much about what the viewers thought. This song fit perfectly with whatever 1980s-era theme was emanating forth.
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One More Time - 2000

When the music video to this song came out, Daft Punk crossed up its fans. Expecting One More Time to be in line with earlier Daft Punk mainstream hits, instead Daft Punk turned to an Anime-style approach. Apparently, the objective with this music video was to throw a heartfelt nod to Asian fans of Daft Punk around the world (no pun intended). This song was such a major dance hit that the music video could almost be ignored since I don’t care for the music video at all. For one thing, I am not an Anime fan. I find most Anime to be too colorful and simply not my style as far as cartoon/comic art is concerned.
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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - 2001

Inexplicably, Daft Punk chose to dip into the Anime file once again to pull out a familiar style for a music video. The song itself is great! Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger is my all-time personal favorite Daft Punk song and likely will remain that way permanently. Kanye West did the song justice in his remix version as well. While I am not a fan of Anime, this music video has more appeal to me than the One More Time music video which did not seem to tell much of a story and seemed to be a muddled mess in my opinion. At least, there appears to be some defined story line for the viewer to follow.
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Robot Rock - 2005

Once again, Daft Punk sticks with the late 1970s/early 1980s theme in this music video. Sometimes you don’t know if you are watching a 1970s rock group or something much different from a far away galaxy. Daft Punk fulfills its requirement to keep the audience wondering exactly what the audience just saw and to what meaning viewers should ascribe the images in the music video.

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Technologic - 2005

In typical Daft Punk fashion, the music video accompanying this song is hard to confuse with any other group out there. You don't confuse Daft Punk with whatever else exists in the music spectrum. A toddler robot with a somewhat eerie appearance provides the vocals as Daft Punk's members stand in place playing their instruments. I would dare anyone to memorize these lyrics and repeat them. I have no idea how one could learn these lyrics for memory since they are not repetitive and string along briskly. You would not have an easy task learning these lyrics.
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The Prime Time of Your Life - 2006

When I first saw the music video to this song, I thought I was watching a cheesy 1980s horror film. In reality, a clear and powerful message is being communicated. In typical Daft Punk fashion, this music video has the vibe of having been produced in the 1980s. The protagonist is a girl who becomes obsessed with being thin, thinking that society’s norms demand she be bone thin and to lose weight to accomplish that objective. She strips off all of her skin using a razor blade until there is nothing left but her muscle. Her shocked parents subsequently discover that she is dead (apparently). There are numerous remixes of this song out there as well. I would say that the Para One Remix is the version most commonly seen and I would consider that particular remix my favorite.

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Giorgio by Moroder - 2013

This song flew under the radar but I believe Giorgio by Moroder also deserves mention as Daft Punk is sometimes known to pay tribute to past great (and often underappreciated) artists.
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Get Lucky - 2013

Working with the up-and-coming and increasingly established in the mainstream Pharrell Williams, Daft Punk masterfully produced with one of the best pop songs of 2013. For good reason, Get Lucky received heavy radio play. This song had everything needed to be high on the Billboard list.
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Lose Yourself to Dance - 2013

Pharrell Williams links up with Daft Punk once more and the collaborative effort yields another memorable song. Compared to Get Lucky, Lose Yourself to Dance did not receive much airplay over the radio. But in my view, Lose Yourself to Dance was every bit as catchy as Get Lucky.

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