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It was almost impossible because—it was—the dream was so big Daft Punk (Ft. Giorgio Moroder) – Giorgio by Moroder

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The dream of living off your art is indeed a big one. You need to gather fans, create a product that sounds like you, but at the same time is appealing to a good amount of people. You can’t forget that you need to reach these future fans somehow.

That big puzzle as a whole is enough to make most people give up.

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You took the words right out my mouth, now walk a mile in my shoes
I paid so many dues, I feel used and abused and I’m so confused Onyx – Slam

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Probably a shot at those biting Sticky Fingaz’s lyrics; You better act like a G if you talk like a G

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He also hiccups after this line, says excuse me in the next line, and then continues to rap. It seems like he genuinely hiccuped and instead of redoing it he just goes on making the song a lot more as it seems like a freestyle and they are just having so much fun and nothing will stop their fun.

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He said “took the words right out my mouth” because the other guys finished the previous line in his verse for him, duh.

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So, nobody told me what to do
And there was no preconception of what to do Daft Punk (Ft. Giorgio Moroder) – Giorgio by Moroder

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Having someone telling you what to do and how to do it blocks creativity and is counterproductive when working with an art form like music.

If you want to really make something unique, the “rules” and theory of music aren’t always the most pertinent aspects of the artistic process. It’s important to take a step back and simply let your creativity flow, without any limitations.

Listen to what happens after his words stop. Listen to the orchestral arrangement kick in. Putting classical orchestration (and later electric guitar riffs) into an electronic, synth-powered song like this is just one example of Daft Punk putting Giorgio’s concept of “You can do whatever you want” into practice. This immediately shows what we are capable of doing through the manipulation of music, and a willingness to bend the rules.

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This is likely also a reference to the part of Georgio’s career where he was writing many film scores, notably for Midnight Express and Top Gun.

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I think you are correct that the orchestral arrangement that follows immediately exemplifies both Daft Punk’s reverence for Giorgio as well as their instant application of the freedom thesis of his discourse. However, I think that the sound also represents the “light bulb moment”, a moment of free, creative epiphany. Consider the final three minutes of the song. Daft Punk follows this orchestral arrangement with barrage after barrage of furious, creative and unrestrained synthetic force. By combining elements of orchestral strings, drum beats, drum snares, guitar, vinyl scratching and obvious synthetic sounds, Daft Punk both culminates Giorgio by Moroder into an awesome sonic canvas whose sum is greater than its parts and befuddles the listener regarding the nebulous origin of the complex arrangement of sounds: human or machine.

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[Spoken Word: Giorgio Moroder] Daft Punk (Ft. Giorgio Moroder) – Giorgio by Moroder

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Giorgio Moroder recorded a monologue about his life in a vocal booth containing microphones ranging from the 1960s to present day for this particular song.

Giorgio Moroder is an Italian record producer, who gained mainstream attention through his album entirely made of synthesizers, From Here To Eternity.

Giorgio is known for his unorthodox way of creating music, sampling sound effects in an unconventional way, like the “dropping metallic objects” sound in his famous song “Chase”.

Given his importance to the development of early dance and house music, it would appear that this song is in dedication to or intended as a celebration of his work, and also a tribute from Daft Punk themselves, who were likely inspired by his sound as they began to craft their own names in the early dance scene.

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Giorgio Moroder recorded a monologue about his life in a vocal booth containing microphones [ranging from the 1960s to present day for this particular song.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daft_Punk#Random_Access_Memories_era_.282010.E2.80.93present.29)

[Giorgio Moroder](/artists/Giorgio-moroder) is an Italian record producer,  who gained mainstream attention through his album entirely made of synthesizers, [*From Here To Eternity*](https://genius.com/albums/Giorgio-moroder/From-here-to-eternity).

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Giorgio is known for his unorthodox way of creating music, sampling sound effects in an unconventional way, like the "dropping metallic objects" sound in his famous song ["Chase"](http://youtu.be/Akyx5iu_z8Y).

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The repetition found in this bridge is highly characteristic of Daft Punk’s vocoder-driven previous catalogue. A notable example of Daft’s implementation of traditional EDM repetition is in “Around the World”, which consists of a single phrase 144 times.