Had Daft Punk only released "Homework" and "Discovery", they still would've had an unquestioned legacy of being one of the most influential dance acts of all time. As of this writing, the track is a whole two decades old - and it still feels like pop music is catching up to it.
There are many reasons why "Discovery" is a game-changing album, but "Stronger" may be Daft Punk's most immediate and obvious line of influence. When Kanye West lifted almost the entirety of the track for his 2007 chart-topper "Stronger", it broke barriers, introducing Daft Punk to a whole new generation while also encouraging rap artists to embrace house and electronic elements in their sound. The bots note how hard work leads to strong results over a thumping beat, but their vocals twist and turn, the beat switches up, and seemingly threatening edicts are rejiggered into a sweaty dancefloor conduit. This theme has been explored in novels and films and albums well before Daft Punk, but they managed to seemingly perfect it.
The whole point of the robo vocals is to challenge us as listeners, in our increasingly digital age, to question whether machines can breed actual emotions. Whenever Daft Punk is singing in their cybernetic tones, it's not simply because this group consists of two French dudes who dress up like robots, no.
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