Owen Pallett has a great clause on Slate explainingwhy Daft Punk ’s Get Lucky was such a huge success through the lenses of classic westerly euphony theory . It may be a little technical but , if you know a act about music , it ’s fascinating poppycock . This bit is not euphony theory but very interesting too :
… let me draw your attention to the irresistible ill-usage of the word sound : “ We ’re up all dark for good merriment ” vs. “ Remind me to drop some good time with you . ”
First , this is a specifically Francophonic idiosyncrasy ; aboriginal English speakers do not require their lovers to remind them to spend “ salutary clip ” with them , nor do they identify “ good fun ” as their motivation for staying up all night .
Secondly , the weighting is all improper . Good is a word that needs to come down heavy , needs to be aim at the beginnings and endings of phrases . think of Sir Paul McCartney ’s placement of good in “ Good Day , Sunshine”—always settling on heavy syllable . “ GOOD day SUNshine . ” “ I ’m looking GOOD , you bonk she ’s calculate fine . ” Worlds away from its apostrophic weight in “ WE’RE up all night for good FUN . ” For Daft Punk and Phoenix this little second of speech communication mangling works in their favor . It sounds off - Libra and playful and sexy , like a foreign exchange student who might be a little drunk .
As any European — strange student or not , myself include — can enjoin you , this is all true . The effect feel like being Kal - El and coming to Earth from Krypton .
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