PULP Released Swirling Single ‘DISCO 2000’ Today 30 Years Ago
Top singles from the past
27 November 2025
Famous British guitar-synth pop combo PULP scored
one of their biggest hits with swirling single DISCO 2000.
The song was based on frontman Jarvis Cocker‘s childhood
memories of his friend Deborah Bone, whom he had fancied
in his youth but could never impress.
It was part of their most successful album Different Class.
It went to #7 in the UK and earned top-10 spots in several
other countries. Almost 150 million streams on Spotify.
“Oh, we were born within an hour of each other
Our mothers said we could be sister and brother
Your name is Deborah, Deborah
It never suited ya
And they said that when we grew up
We’d get married and never split up
Oh, we never did it
Although I often thought of it”
