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The Divine Comedy “At the Indie Disco”

You might assume that a chamber pop song titled “At the Indie Disco” would be arch or biting, but Neil Hannon proves you wrong. It’s actually quite sweet! This is a song about a young man who is enjoying the time he has been spending with a girl at the indie disco and wondering if there is a possibility that their fun, friendly relationship may blossom into a romance. He’s polite, gentle, shy, considerate — the stereotype of a guy you’d expect to be at an indie disco, but instead of mocking this guy, Hannon’s song celebrates him and his minor drama. The music at the indie disco is given the same respect. When the lyrics mention the likes of Morrissey, Blur, the Cure, New Order and the Wannadies, it is not delivered with a dismissive sneer, but instead the same reverence the subject would have for those acts.

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