#disco 2000

a moment of silence for the songs and artists you've listened to loads just at the end of the year that haven't made your wrapped

Disco 2000 contains two seemingly contradictory impulses. On the one hand, it can be read as anti-feminist in its dehumanizing and sexually objectifying male gaze toward Deborah. On the other hand, it has a surprisingly pro-feminist dimension in the way it brings to light the pathetic, sensitive, and delicate feelings of a male "loser"—feelings that patriarchal and homosocial cultures have traditionally encouraged men to conceal behind performances of masculinity. The song not only reveals these emotions but also transforms them into something that shines.

something truly intoxicating about how britpop bands sing about the upcoming turn of the century/2000s. holy fuck