It’s getting later in the evening here and you know what
that means – it’s time for a sexy music video with semi-naked people.
“Somebody That I Used to Know” is a catchy ditty by Gotye, (Wouter "Wally" De Backer)
a Belgian/Australian singer/songwriter. The song’s popped up on both Glee and Saturday Night Live and it’s all over the radio.
A friend told me that the rest of Gotye’s work isn’t as
great, and I need to investigate that. Even if that’s the case, there’s no
denying this is a great tune. The song’s lyrics (You can get addicted to a
certain kind of sadness/Like resignation to the end, always the end) and Gotye’s
powerful pipes make the song hard to ignore. The girl in the tune and video is
New Zealand singer Kimbra.
Check out the melancholy yet artistic video for the tune
below.
It must have gotten tense around 2:18. It’s always awkward
bumping into your ex, especially when you’ve both camouflaged yourselves to
blend in with your surroundings.
And because it’s apparently become customary with my MVMs,
here’s a bonus – the SNL digital short featuring Gotye. Happy Monday!
I actually prefer Gotye's "Hearts a Mess" to be honest (probably because this got so much radio play when it came out in Oz. I still love it, but overkill). The music video for that is pretty cool too!
ReplyDeleteRuth - Just watched it - great tune AWESOME video. Like Nightmare before Christmas or something. Thanks for reading!
ReplyDeleteI like to think of Gotye as a cross between Sting and Harry Potter...Wonderful music, you should check out the iTunes bonus "Dig Your Own Hole", my favorite.
ReplyDeleteThe rest of my faves I shared here: http://moviesandsongs365.blogspot.com/2011/12/my-top-10-albums-from-2011.html
Chris - great song. A little different from his other stuff. Thanks for recommending!
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