Sunday, February 26, 2012

Somebody That I Used To Know

This is the story of a little-known Australian singer whose single went viral and was--and continues to be-- emulated countless times by artists around the world.

This is also the story of a girl in the U.S. who happens to be a little bit obsessed with her latest music discovery.

Gotye's lyrics are haunting and I love how much he sounds like Sting (See 1:30, am I right or what?).  And the whole cubist painting thing is weirdly working for my inner Picasso lover.




Pentatonix, the recent winners of The Voice,  made a sick cover:


I probably would have voted for them over my homeboys in Vocal Point, not going to lie.

This is the first version I ever heard.  Five people playing a guitar.  What?  The vocals are good, too.



Ingrid Michaelson caught on to it.  I didn't know she was such a hipster!



I like this duo.  They rev it up with some electric guitar and the kick is nice.



This guy's guitar gives it a John Mayer vibe.




Something else that I learned? Gotye, pronounced "Gaw-tee-ay" is a phonetic variant of the French translation of the name Walter.  Love it :).

1 comment:

Brynnella said...

Wow. What an awesome song. Thanks for helping me discover that. You have great taste. :)