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I’ve been trying to find some modern disco all month. Maybe “modern” isn’t even the right word - I’d be happy to find a disco song recorded within my lifetime. People talk about punk being dead, but that’s total fallacy. There are people writing and recording new punk songs every day. Disco, though? Dead, baby. It’s a musical movement that came and went almost entirely within a span of about five years.

I’m not saying that because I’m happy about it. I don’t know if you’re aware, but I love disco. I’m not the only one - I’ve written here about a fair number of recent brushes I’ve had with disco music in public spaces, but they’re always songs that are more than 30 years old.Great songs, mind you (some of them, at least), but it’s time for new disco.

Today’s song is neither disco nor funk, but it has some elements of disco. That’s as good as it gets these days.

Also, The Pipettes are amazing. So good.

Your homework for today:

1. Write and record a new disco song for my enjoyment.

2. Listen to everything by The Pipettes. And watch their videos. Their videos are gear.