https://modestwalrus.com/tags/house/Recent content in House on Modest WalrusHugoen-usFri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/da-funk-by-daft-punk/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/music/da-funk-by-daft-punk/<h2 id="why-i-reacted-to-this-song">Why I Reacted To This Song</h2> <p>It&rsquo;s a true masterpiece and I still find myself coming back to it all these years later.</p> <h2 id="original-by-artist">Original by Artist</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mmi60Bd4jSs?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="about-this-song">About This Song</h2> <p>&ldquo;Da Funk&rdquo; was first released as a single in 1995 and later appeared on Homework, Daft Punk&rsquo;s 1997 debut album. The French duo of Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo built it around a gritty, squelching synth line and a heavy, steady groove. Its music video, directed by Spike Jonze, follows a man with a dog&rsquo;s head wandering the streets of New York with a boombox.</p>