Spotify have thrown their hat into the ring with an April Fool’s Day joke this year, pranking users with a bizarre disco playlist.

Ah yes, April Fool’s Day. While it used to be a day of trickery and tomfoolery for everyone, it has since turned into a couple of days that make it impossible for anyone to believe what they read online, lest they be made to look quite the fool – an April fool, as it were.

While plenty of us are still grappling with Tool’s cruel album tease, others turned to Spotify to indulge in a little bit of music.

“But what to listen to?” many users likely asked, before turning their attention to their ‘Discover Weekly’ playlist.

After all, what better way to utilise the streaming service than to listen to a selection of tracks specially curated based on your listening habits?

Well, as these listeners found out, Spotify decided to test your reading skills this year, replacing your ‘Discover Weekly’ playlist with a ‘Discocover Weekly’ selection instead.

Yes, instead of listening to tunes that appeal to your taste, Spotify served up a 26-song collection of tunes that are all covers of disco classics.

“We made you a mix of disco covers and covers of disco, but you can always boogie on over to your regular Discover Weekly,” the playlist description read. “April Fools!”

While Taylor Swift’s divisive version of ‘September’ got a mention, we were also treated to Demi Lovato’s take on ‘I Will Survive’, Beyoncé’s cover of ‘One Night Only’, and Lizzo’s stunning performance of ‘Stayin’ Alive’.

Some playlists featured a collection of different tracks, including covers by the likes of Toadies, Rob Zombie, Les Claypool, and even The Fall’s Mark E. Smith.

Although this might have been one of those clever little tricks that worked due to our inattention to detail when searching through Spotify, there’s a fair chance that everyone liked this decision by Spotify a whole lot more than the time that Drake was all over everyone’s playlists.

Check out Spotify’s Discocover Weekly playlist:

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