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If you want something like this musically that will blow your mind, listen to "The Postal Service". It's this type of mixture of strong cords and lyrics. Was made from the lead singer of Deathcab for cutie, and the reason they're called the postal service is because, they use to mail each piece of the song to each other until it was put together. That is how their first album was made. I suggest a good open song from them is "Such Great Heights".
I really appreciate you Polo, your reactions are always entertaining and authentic. I also appreciate the fact that you really don't know alot of the music your reacting too, it makes you more "real". Cheers my brother from another mother .❤😊 .. I listened to this song 10 times in a row, no lie, just because her voice, when she yells, it sends shivers through my spine....it is incredible.
For some reason this song reminds me of a track by The Cure, I would have to listen to the albums again to remember. “This song” brings tears to the eyes of anyone that can feel. You want some unique tracks to check out? I know one or two, maybe.
This song is a masterpiece all around. It came out when I was in my 50's and now I'm in my 60's and still listening to it in 2024! Classic. Won a well deserved Grammy award too!
When Prince presented them with the Grammy, he honestly praised them. They were elated, of course, and it seems to me that Prince's approval had to be more important than the award.
@@Pablolyrics_ every song is stolen from any sound? lil victim. oh no charlie puth lights switch IS COPYRIGHTED FROM MY LIGHT SWITCH i need money money
I liked what the colors imply in the video. He's ambivalent and mostly covered in neutrals and gray, but with a streak of red for his anger. She has more greens indicating she's aspiring to life, and when the colors come off of her, she's free of him, now her own person, and he's left with that streak of anger.
Awesome, never knew that! It's too abstract for me to make sense out of it, so appreciate the insight! The live version of this on youtube is spectacular as well, they sound great live
I'm a 57 year old Classic Rocker, but this is the greatest pop tune of the past 15 years or so, as far as I'm concerned. It's brilliant on so many levels. Jesus, when he and Kimbra are singing that chorus together, WOW.
Same here same age, i usuaslly shun songs of this century but this is definitevely a gem, other singers I like from the last 20 years is Lady Gaga and the band Train
The aspect I always see pointed out, is how the colors are painting a picture. He's building that picture/story, which includes her. All the pieces fit together because of our perspective. But then you see her give her perspective, moving out of alignment, rearranging the pieces to speak her mind, and he won't even look at her, until she moves back into place. Then her colors start to disappear, she removed herself from this picture/story he's been forming.
I love the implications of this song. "You said that you could let it go, and I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know." He's obsessively torn up over a previous relationship, to the point that he's ruining his CURRENT relationship with it, and now that she's fed up and leaving he's viciously repeating his destructive cycle of obsession. He's childish, he's arrogant, and he's incapable of accepting that his relationship struggles are his own fault. Absolute lyrical perfection.
Excellent analysis. I see this as a cautionary tale, in fact two: at first we hear his pain expressed and wonder at the cruelty of the woman who would do this. Then (first caution, both sides!) we hear her side: he is a manipulative gaslighter and he probably doesn't even know it. She got out! And of course she changed her number: that's just self-caring and safety. But it ends with his self-pitying whining and we realize that he has learned nothing. Hence the second caution: he is still out there and still that same guy. Beware!
I think this analysis is honestly pretty accurate, it's definitely about him not being able to get over someone else, and destroying his relationship over it, but it's also about the first relationship, he doesn't understand what he did for the first relationship to end, and that obsession ends the second relationship. However "he probably doesn't even know it" is where I disagree, I think he's fully aware of what he's doing, and while it's still valid to leave someone for that same behaviour, he turns into a tragic character, rather forced to make the same mistake again until he figures out what's wrong with him.
There is no single side that is worse than the other. This is a classic codependancy story. She needs to be loved, He loves to be needed. She needs an enless supply of care to feel good about herself. And he needs to care for someone needy to feel he has value. Its why she can walk away from it easily, while he gets hung up on a lover because it becomes his whole being to care for that person and their needs.
@@Mastadox That "she needs to be loved" sounds less like codependence to me than a standard and critical part of the human condition. I don't find support for the statement that "he needs to care for someone" in the text; perhaps I'm missing it. Instead, he needs to dominate, manipulate, and he becomes self-pitying when she refuses to accept that treatment. So, regretfully (and "regretfully" because I am enjoying the extended exchange), I must dissent on your major thesis that no single side is right: she has faults; he has faults; his do more damage to the other; women in his extended orbit: beware!
I stopped dead in my tracks the first time I heard this song. I knew it was something I have never encountered, musically….I had my dad listen, he’s a musician and guitar builder, he has amazing taste in music. This was the first song I ever played him that really made him stop and listen as well…..it’s such a departure from the current genres of music, such an interesting, amazing piece. 💜
Yes!, it actually has a soul and real purpose, meaning and feeling. Nowadays, all you have to do is find a mic, bring a bluetooth for your music/back beat then, hand the mic over to someone with Tourette Syndrome.
The first time I heard this, somebody played it on a jukebox in a bar I was at. It was a new song at the time. My ears immediately perked up, and I remember thinking that this must have come out in the late 60's or early 70's because of the way it sounded to me, but I couldn't figure out how I could have possibly missed it all those years. I'm 56 years old, and have always been a huge music fan - especially 60's and 70's stuff. So, to say the least, I was baffled and mind-blown at the same time.
Yes!! Those are my faves from that album as well. And the videos for both are great also. I used to draw the child from Bronte from different parts of the video on my son's lunch bags. lol
I remember the first time I heard this, I was with my ex, staying home from work watching Ellen with her. They came out and all shared the same guitar and sang this song. It was amazing. Couldn't help but feel sickened in my heart sitting next to her, hearing this and knowing the truth about our relationship. I'll never listen to this song again if I can help it, just reminds me of a love I used to know. Miss her, miss that time, but grateful for the time we had. I guess I needed to let this out...respect and love always.🙏
This was a cover by Walk off the Earth - five musicians on one guitar - on Ellen. Their cover of Somebody that I used to know surpassed 35 million views in less than 3 weeks. This song was on repeat for much of 2012 - the year my husband of 20 years and father of my 5 children left me for a 23 year old and ghosted all of us. I can't listen to it either. I'm sorry for your pain.
I love the song because it tells the story of a breakup with absolute relatable honesty, from both perspectives. It's so raw and honest that it also makes me feel happy. I guess it's because there's great relief in honesty.
Yes, I believe both perspectives are true. I know a lot of people that felt like Kimbra's part was a 'plot twist' that showed the real 'truth' of the relationship.
Agreed. And her expressions add to that and the layers so much more. When she shakes her head at him and yells ‘used to know’ it sends chills up my spine. Really a work of art all around.
I always appreciated the twist when you hear things from Kimbra’s perspective. It makes the song very relatable. And she has a gorgeous voice. And the video was so unique. The symbolism of the paint and colors added a lot to the song.
One of my favorite parts of the song/video is how, during the second chorus, Kimbra's part alternates between "pleading" and "yelling", as though she's trying multiple ways to get his attention.
Yes it's because first you just hear him and his sadness over her just leaving. But then after she responds he says the same thing except now it sounds like he is acknowledging her by saying I know but damn you didn't have to just leave.
He has the emotions us guys know oh so very well. But then Kimbra comes in with what was really happening and suddenly flashes the innate power of pure womanhood that we'll never match. Not all women, some lie, cheat & play on "Oh poor me!" But when they're right & true, they can slay you with rightious power... This is how Kimbra lays it down, from fragile waif to a creator of life in a single line. A stunning track!
Im a painter. This is one of my favourite albums to play in the studio. So creative. It sits in there with the likes of Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush and Pink Floyd.
Gotye is incredible but Kimbra is a fabulous female vocalist. She is completely underrated and you should check out more of her. Power in a small package! Excellent song! Loving your channel!!
Kimbra is a generational talent. Her album "Vows" is an absolute classic (every track!) even though not a lot of people know about her apart from this song. She's incredibly underrated.
I discovered this song about a week ago and I’m hooked. It was actually the song being used for a dance video by CDK. I thought this song was a new release but it came out in 2011 and was a bestseller and won a Grammy. Where have I been for the last 13 years
We were at work and it came on the radio once and we were all like hey that’s pretty cool song, then it came on again and again and again and we were all just hooked ! Suddenly we were hearing it everywhere!! On the way home , on the way to the store , on the way home and it was so addicting and yes it blew up so so so fast and so so hard ! It went viral so fast and no matter who you were or where you were from you were playing this and it was totally cool and excepted by all- lasted a very very long time too , it didn’t just go away over night - it took a couple years to fade away
I know this is a year old, but wanted to thank you for one of the best reviews I've seen with excellent interjections on one of the best songs you could easily wreck with too much input. Very well done.
he has other brilliant tracks and is still producing music but deliberately chose to withdraw from commercial industry. He has a band with a different name
Belgian-born Wally De Backer is an indie rock singer-songwriter who records under the name of Gotye. He moved with his family to Australia at the age of 2 and has been releasing music there since 2001. De Backer achieved a breakthrough with his second album Like Drawing Blood, which was voted # in the Triple J listeners poll of the Best Album of 2006. This is the second single from De Backer's third album, Making Mirrors. The LP was released in the summer of 2011 and went to #1 in Australia. The song features New Zealand singer-songwriter Kimbra, who won her country's Critics' Choice awards in 2011; the award is intended to recognize and nurture up-coming talent. Gotye didn't begin writing this song as a duet, but after he finished the first verse, he realized he had nowhere to go with the character he was writing about, and needed to introduce another voice. "Somebody" was both produced and written by Gotye in his parents' barn on the Mornington Peninsula, south-east of Melbourne. It finds Gotye addressing a past lover, reminiscing about their relationship and break-up. The song draws from the aftermath and memory of several relationships, but he told Rolling Stone Australia that one does resound louder than the others. "There is an ex-girlfriend I know." he admitted. "It was five-six years ago. It wasn't a nasty breakup, but it was messy in the sense that we hurt each other more than we needed to because it wasn't a clean break. I guess it's closest to what the chorus is about. We both realized we had to move on and we haven't seen each other since." The song samples the guitar break from Brazilian musician Luiz Bonfá's track "Seville." The classical guitarist died in 2001 but was generously given a co-writing credit by Gotye. According to Australia's Courier Mail, Bonfá also inspired the song's first few lyrics; Gotye inked an early deal awarding 45% of the song's royalties to the Brazilian's estate. "Somebody" was a commercial success, topping the charts in a number of countries including Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the second best selling single of 2011 in Australia.
You were living under a rock!!! This song was soooo huge back in the day. Also, the face you make in this video…. I still make the same face every single time I listen to it. It never gets old.
I've listened to this song on several other youtube videos with my headphones on, but your video sounds so clear and I can literally hear all the instruments, your acoustics are firre
I love how the song feels like a turning point. Both the lyrics and the videography give me a sense of untangling oneself from an intertwined state of being together. I can feel a pushing and pulling of the mind - the state of moving on while the strong bonds linger but slowly fade. That feeling of catching your mind wandering back to old feelings of discomfort before snapping out of it and realizing that you are no longer intertwined and are migrating back to an independent state. The symbolism in the video is stunning. I love how the mosaic of shapes ties them together in this web of coexistence and slowly as they get closer to independence, the mosaic is disappearing...slowly setting them free of each other...becoming 'somebody that I used to know'. Brilliant!
addendum to what you said around 9:10 "The more you hear it, the more you like it." No wonder it is univerally loved. Two billion clicks don't lie. An epic sound, built around a simple children-song-like theme just made of three simple chords. Lyrics one can immediately identify with oneself, music that burns into your brain forever. This song deserves to one of the best songs human kind has ever written. Great reaction, Polo!
Everybody and their brother tried to cover this song. Wouter André "Wally" De Backer (born 21 May 1980), better known by his stage name Gotye is a Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. He is a genius. This won a Grammy for Record of the Year. React to "Hearts a Mess", which is on the same album.
I would love to hear this song again for the first time because it’s such a masterpiece. Was fun to watch your first reaction 🤩 check out the clip of them getting the Grammy for this song - they’re so adorable 🥰
I love this song because it covers how messy and human a break up can be. Two people can both do wrong by each other while still loving one another, and even if separation is the best way to go, that doesn't mean it's easy. I can relate to both Gotye and Kimbra in this song.
I remember virtually swooning when this song came out - and the video was just visually impressive. Hard to believe he had no other US hits. Really enjoyed the reaction and the semi-stank face the song brought forth from you (not an insult in any way, either)! 🙂❤
This song came out on a pop station that I rarely listen to…when I heard it for the first time, besides the rare instruments used, the lyric “have your friends collect your records and then change your number” hit hard‼️ Been there and done that
So beautiful how you resumed that this song is old… but just a masterpiece! I am a metal head but this song always touches me deeply takin me somewhere … a brilliant journey full of sadness and relief at the same time ♥️💔
Your reaction is exactly what I felt a few years ago when first came across it. I was mesmerised. So happy to see a reaction to it with this much feeling. Hugs from Sweden.
Definitely listen to all the album. When my daughter was on her learners and she drove to work and I drove her car back home and back again… she had this in her CD player. As well as some others that were very good. I heard this album over and over. Gotye can resonate with deep emotions, you feel his music, I would get goose bumps. “Heart’s a Mess” has some notes in it I used to think her car was broken the first few times 😅. Bronte will make you cry if you ever owned a dog. Edgy and masterful artist. She has great musical taste, a favourite memory is when she rang me at 2am screaming she was at the Cavern Club. And when her and her sister got upgraded to front row at Paul McCartney here.🎉
I effing LOVE this song!! Watch the CDK dance e ensemble perform to this song! It is sick!! The choreography is so amazing and unique in the best possible way!!!
Wally aka Gotye is one of the most underrated musicians I know of. I have almost lost hope of ever hearing another Gotye album at this point but who knows? Making Mirrors is one of the few albums that I know of that's perfections from start to finish. Would highly recommend "I feel better" or "Save me" or go for his other hit "Hearts a mess". A true genius 😍
Loved your reaction, this is such a beautifully crafted song. I don't mind the pauses, I enjoy hearing your thoughts. This is so relatable and sad yet so catchy with the up tempo beat. wonderful.
Thank you for reacting to this beautiful song. Yes it’s sad but it’s so beautiful it makes you happy. ❤️ I’ve had it on my playlist for years and every time it comes on after a minute I start it over because I don’t feel I gave it my full attention.😉
This is a song I want played at my funeral. From then on I’ll be somebody they used to know. I love this song so much, and I would like people to leave with the uplifting feeling I get from this song.
this won Record of the Year that year at the Grammy's but wasn't even nominated for Song of the Year.... I have never been able to figure out what the difference is
emotional and visual, this song is a piece of art, I love how when Kimbra sings, she's strong at her response to his depresh mode and he just takes deep breaths and won't look at her. that says so much, Everything in this video is so artistic.
Man if you like this, the artsy, kinda folksy feel to this son, you would love Beck, either "Loser" or "Where It's At". He's got that sound! I love your reactions, brother!
Beck is his own genre. Folk, rock, soul, rap, alternative rock all mixed up. He’s like David Bowie in that every album or song has their own unique sound.
Yep, it hit me the same way the first time i heard it. Played it so many times thereafter. And you're right: there IS so much out there that we just cannot imagine!
You are so right about this song being art -- Wouter De Backer is a drummer in a Australian band named The Basics - He did 3 solo albums under his childhood nickname Gotye in a barn in his parents farm and plays all the interments himself on the albums if I remember right -- The artwork that he is blending into is a piece of artwork painted by his father -- He is more interested in creating music that he likes than being world wide famous -- I heard rumor that he might put out another album soon -- This song if you pay attention to their interaction to each other -- He is saying that he wont be hung up on a past relationship and no matter how hard she tries to get through to him and respond to her he is so self absorbed about his past failed relationship that he dosent notice until she has given up and left the picture thus losing her love too -- Lol did you notice that the beginning of this tune is Baa Baa Black Sheep? -- I am very impressed with many of his songs and I hope you will give them a listen sometime -- You must do Hearts a Mess sometime -- I might even like it better than this one and the video is just as creative too ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MpN1j8R5lZ8.html
I remember the first time I heard this song. I was in Toronto in the backseat of my sister’s friend’s car. After the first couple of notes, I told her to turn it up. Loved it! Hadn’t had a song grab me like that for a long time! I’m like you, I know it’s sad, but it doesn’t make me feel sad. Very cool song. Great reaction!
I too was now just learning about this amazing song. You described exactly how I feel about this song too. Your choice of words through the entire react blew me away. And I don't get blown away easily. You won me over as I never subscribe to react RU-vidrs. But I am looking forward to more vids from you. Thank you for sharing this song today.
Can you imagine Polo I am that age I have lived all those beautiful songs coming out? And yes there is much much more you might not know about I wish you lots of joy in your discovery journey
New subscriber here. I love your reacts a lot. Love how calm you are, and you listen to everything and are just chilling along with the song and putting in some good input on the song and your pauses don't bother me with your thoughts on the music, instruments arrangement, and vocals which is awesome, and you always back up a little, so we don't miss anything.. That's a rare blend a lot or people only fixate one thing which is fine I just enjoy it all together. You've earned a fan.
I think it's not wrong to feel happy when you hear this song. There's a lyric that goes, "But I'll admit that I was glad it was over." So he's feeling relief that the relationship was done, but there's the underlying sadness that she completely shut him out.
I agree with your reaction (and enjoyed it) that the song is sad but its not making you sad. I've always thought it was the combination of sad/melancholy lyrics with light hearted bordering on happy instrumentation. A band I wouldn't think you'd know but were masters at that were The Smiths. Enjoy
My wife and I first discovered this song about a year after it came out thanks to a cover by a band called walk off the Earth. Five people played the song on one guitar. It was amazing. We listened to it like 20 times in a row, then we found the original and listened to it like 20 times in a row too. Absolutely amazing song. People can really relate, like you said. Very different. I recommend listening to that guitar cover too. It’s phenomenal.All their covers are actually.
This it is why it is so important to embrace music in other cultures and languages. So many amazing Spanish songs and artists from Reggaeton to bachata. And I know there a million more if only I had an eternity to learn and experience.
Love this song. My ex (also daughter's father) played me so bad. I thought we were two adults consenting to a long term serious relationship. I literally gave this man the option to just be casual and not seek anything further or we could pursue a serious relationship with marriage being an option. So he could have had me either way but he told me he wanted a serious relationship which led to me opening my heart to him and loving him but the man played me like an adolescent highschool boy. I ended up pregnant and he ended up being a narcissistic woman beater. Let me tell you, it took me no time to run from him when I found out I was pregnant because I'm pro life and I did not want him causing me to lose my baby. I was so disappointed. Shortly after I left him, itt took a few months for me to literally find myself again. I looked back at everything and what kind of man I found out he was and was so thankful to be free from him. I got over him and told him we could get along for our daughter (which he abandoned). Every now and then he tried to call me and tell me he missed me. I can relate to Kimbra's lyrics. Gotye's definitely come off like the ex. After he realized that out of the females he was messing with, I was the one that got away. He was caught up on someone that he use to know. Still is but I found me a good man that loves both me and my child. He will message me sometimes and tell me about his regret. Ohhh well 😸
