The Very Modern Dance Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ussleep 

Cover art for The Very Modern Dance lyrics by Destroyer

Is the title a play on the Pere Ubu album and song?

ps the bridge (moonlight over michelle...) still gives me chills every time.

It’s been 14 yrs since @ussleep commented on this 21-year-old song, and I don’t know what “moonlight over Michelle” refers to, perhaps because it’s so long ago now (2022). \r\n\r\nI seem to recall something happened in a US town named Michelle, possibly a riot or protest involving police violence, judging from the rest of the song. \r\n\r\nBut I don’t know and Michelle is such a common name I haven’t find anything in Google yet. \r\n\r\nDoes anyone know what Destroyer is referring to with “moonlight over Michellle”, a song released in 2001?...