Daft Punk 'Get Lucky' Causes Resurgence Of Interest In '80s Rockers Loverboy

Daft Punk's "Get Lucky" off their latest album Random Access Memories has been an inescapable monster this summer. The hit song has turned up on radio stations across the country, held strong on the singles charts and propelled the album to a first-place opening. This is undoubtedly good news for Daft Punk, but it also works out fine for another unlikely group, 1980's synth-filled, cheese rockers Loverboy.

How, you might ask? Well, their 1981 album happens to share the same name as Daft Punk's mega-hit. Capitalizing on Spotify users who are equal parts excited and confused, the album that spawned "Working For The Weekend" is now near the top of Spotify searches for "Get Lucky."

Via evolver.fm:

"We've seen Loverboy's hits played more and more in our 'Love the '80s' room, and traffic to the Loverboy room has increased," said Thomas Ford, vice president of marketing for Soundrop. "There's no question the attention from the Daft Punk single has led some fans to the band's album, which just proves the enduring appeal of the record some three decades later." 

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Added Loverboy founder/lead guitarist Paul Dean, "I don't mind how they find out about us. Maybe we 'Got Lucky' back in the day, but it takes more than luck to survive this long. Hey, we're just a bunch of daft punk-rockers ourselves." 

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