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  • @lmagdangal4842
    @lmagdangal4842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1928

    I remember when Prince read the envelope when they won the Grammy and he said "oh, I love this song" Can you imagine Prince presenting you with a Grammy? So dope

    • @sorensmith9873
      @sorensmith9873 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      that was a great scene to watch, their faces when he came out and said that...they were so taken back by that being the ultimate compliment

    • @blasthardcheese2981
      @blasthardcheese2981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Praise from Caesar, for sure

    • @trikolore
      @trikolore 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Who is prince?

    • @josefstalin9678
      @josefstalin9678 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@trikolore very famous and accomplished singer/songwriter/musician

    • @BestInTheWorld13x
      @BestInTheWorld13x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      @@trikolore damn u young

  • @aidenaarya3418
    @aidenaarya3418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +569

    "You can be addicted to a certain kind of saddness"
    That always hit different

    • @MoontheManiac
      @MoontheManiac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      That line broke me in a good way…

    • @4-1-19
      @4-1-19 ปีที่แล้ว

      smashing pumpkins has a similar line. I've always loved it because it is familiar, but it is also a prevalent problem with mental illnesses....

    • @scipioafricanus5871
      @scipioafricanus5871 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Also reminds me of Dido's "See you when you're 40"

    • @Woezye
      @Woezye 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      fr

    • @Belluser-we1uc5cb2l
      @Belluser-we1uc5cb2l 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Use to toxicity, deep down feeling like you don't deserve or get better. So being sad is a familiar feeling since childhood.

  • @Trebor78
    @Trebor78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +720

    I love the end, where the paint is coming off of her body. She’s no longer in the picture

    • @andreagagne2377
      @andreagagne2377 2 ปีที่แล้ว +86

      I've seen that video 50 times and never made that connection, thank you!!! 😊

    • @jingtroc23
      @jingtroc23 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      I just mentioned that as i noticed not many people realize that part, then i saw your comment! :) lol

    • @Expired1337
      @Expired1337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Thats awesome. I thought that he was Camouflaging into the background so she couldn't see him anymore. Then she camouflaged so they couldn't see each other(together but with issues) She then broke free from his picture and he is left unseen in his camouflage

    • @TheSmilodon85
      @TheSmilodon85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not connected with him no more, also the art could be his creativity of himself....

    • @kevmoful
      @kevmoful 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I see it as he is just part of the background and she is something unique. Or essentially he is somebody she used to know

  • @corybartlett3272
    @corybartlett3272 2 ปีที่แล้ว +712

    I like how he gave his side first, then once she gave her side, you could see it wasn’t all her fault! Great song!!

    • @PelosiStockPortfolio
      @PelosiStockPortfolio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      I like getting both sides in the song too. Same with the song 'don't you want me baby'

    • @jspettifer
      @jspettifer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      It rarely is.
      I had that experience with a woman at work. We got the story (which was true) that she went home one night and her husband had left with the kids. Later, she told us that he had kept detailed notes over the past 18 months of every minor thing she did.
      It was about 4 or 5 years later when it was clear that she had a massive alcohol problem which in her next relationship resulted in the police being called on both parties.
      She lost her job and unfortunately passed away a few years later. It seemed as though she had managed to somewhat turn her life around.

    • @syd3825
      @syd3825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      @@jspettifer There's an old saying about relationships: There's his side, there's her side & somewhere in the middle is the truth.

    • @jujuomar8303
      @jujuomar8303 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It takes two to tango. There are always two sides to every story.

    • @roach52482
      @roach52482 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@syd3825 never heard that one before. Around here we say that there's your side of the story, his side of the truth and somewhere in the middle is the truth.

  • @lavenderllamamusic
    @lavenderllamamusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +728

    i always considered this song to be the #1 pop hit of the 2010s. It's infectious, an earworm, extremely well written. You also get both perspectives which isn't always common

    • @BLUETYPHONA
      @BLUETYPHONA 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yep & it's extremely relatable

    • @RetroSkreamerz101
      @RetroSkreamerz101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      This and rather be by clean bandit were unforgettable pop drops imo

    • @LoCoAde87
      @LoCoAde87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Beautifully put.

    • @GeronFletcher
      @GeronFletcher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@BLUETYPHONA yep. Actual real life lyrics. It checks every single box

    • @ethancoolbro18gamer86
      @ethancoolbro18gamer86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I *DESPISE* the song.

  • @ech0828
    @ech0828 2 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    "I don't even need your love, but you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough.." that's the line for me.. this song makes you feel it from both sides.. and that's why it's timeless

  • @Thylonicus
    @Thylonicus ปีที่แล้ว +60

    The beauty of the song is it starts as a typical "she hurt me" song, but then "she" pops out and is all, like, "Oh, wait a minute, you're forgetting about how you done *me* dirty." It highlights both sides of a bad breakup.

  • @itsrachwhoelse
    @itsrachwhoelse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    This song reminds me of that saying that when women say they are done, they’ve been done for a long time while men say they are done & still have to go through the anger/mourning of a relationship. From the lyrics it sounds like he took her for granted she tried to tell him but by the time he realized she meant it, she was already done. So she seems callous & unfeeling to his pain but that’s bc she has already gone through this anger/mourning stage. She is in the acceptance stage while he is still processing. I also like that this song shows mainly how bad communication from all parties is what usually tears relationships apart, it’s rarely just one side that’s completely in the wrong.

    • @karanwe
      @karanwe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      nice analysis :)

    • @doges6467
      @doges6467 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His lines kinda show they just weren’t good for each other with lines like “I felt you were right for me, but felt so lonely in your company” and “I’ll admit I was glad it was over. To me it feels like her describing that he was putting blame on her for all their problems while he describes what seems like her being emotionally distant

    • @alinac5512
      @alinac5512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@doges6467 its more her side that shows they were wrong. "All the times you screwed me over" "making be believe that it was always something that I'd done.

    • @ingrid6295
      @ingrid6295 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@doges6467 Not necessary because he could be the one being emotionally distant, especially because he mentioned that she claimed be so happy that she could die meanwhile he talked like he always was detached emotionally from her, like his heart was never in the relationship. A person can feel lonlynees because personal issues/problems, not just for how they are treated.

  • @brismithejedi
    @brismithejedi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +489

    I'm a metalhead that rarely likes most of the music that you hear on Top 40 radio stations, but I loved this song when it came out. It just sounded different... I mean, what other popular songs can you think of that prominently feature a xylophone??

    • @CG-vn8iy
      @CG-vn8iy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I had the same reaction.

    • @relaxandsucceed4282
      @relaxandsucceed4282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Apparently it took many years to write, and that it was only when he imagined it as a duet that it finally came together. It'd be nice to think that all of that hard work might have been what created the respectful qualities that tugged someone like yourself, across a genre border. I have a couple genres I prefer. But I'm always most impressed when people find ways to pull me into the genres I'm not that "m rarely hot on. Then I know they really had to do a great job.

    • @CG-vn8iy
      @CG-vn8iy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@relaxandsucceed4282 I'm not a "metalhead", I actually don't even like metal all that much. I enjoy good music period (subjective, I know). But this is one of those songs that I heard "somewhere" and it just grabbed me. As soon as I could, I tracked down the song info so I could listen again.

    • @brismithejedi
      @brismithejedi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@relaxandsucceed4282 Exactly. I have preferences, but if something is good enough, genres don't matter. That's how this one is. You can tell he put a lot of work into it.

    • @mohammedhasnain2398
      @mohammedhasnain2398 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Remember them days when everyone used to sing this and put it on all the time. Wow man we’ve grown so much since then

  • @AK-zg2zb
    @AK-zg2zb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    I don’t understand how you guy’s haven’t listened this masterpiece before😅 LIKE HOW!!

    • @EliasBac
      @EliasBac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Same. Lol
      It was sooooo big in Europe.

    • @evelynne2846
      @evelynne2846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Maybe because we're older?

    • @-twnreaper1965
      @-twnreaper1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@evelynne2846 they look old asf

    • @BestInTheWorld13x
      @BestInTheWorld13x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@evelynne2846 true but they should know cuz they look older than me

    • @sigh17849
      @sigh17849 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm young and have heard this song plenty

  • @kimtalley4496
    @kimtalley4496 2 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    When he sings You didn't have to cut me off, he sounds like Sting.

    • @jedislap8726
      @jedislap8726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I've always thought this could almost be another duet between Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel.

    • @kimtalley4496
      @kimtalley4496 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jedislap8726 who is Kate Bush? I got no clue.

    • @jedislap8726
      @jedislap8726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@kimtalley4496 Are you joking??

    • @kimtalley4496
      @kimtalley4496 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jedislap8726 nope

    • @jedislap8726
      @jedislap8726 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kimtalley4496 :(

  • @CarolynECason
    @CarolynECason 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I just learned about this song a couple months ago! In the video, did you notice how he closes his eyes and looks almost guilty when she's "yelling" at him? And then he goes into "but you didn't have to cut me out . . ." The representation of an argument is spot on.

    • @ILikeSoda229
      @ILikeSoda229 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Yeah I noticed that too! And the fact that he’s not in complete denial, but instead rebuttals with “but you didn’t have to cut me off!” Showing he knows he’s not completely in the wrong or right. Great detail!!

    • @officialdeonejr
      @officialdeonejr 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Spot on!

  • @mystisage13
    @mystisage13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    And Kimbra says: "Now and then, I think of all the times you screwed me over
    But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
    But I don't wanna live that way
    Reading into every word you say
    You said that you could let it go
    And I wouldn't catch you hung up on
    Somebody that you used to know (but she did, it seems)

    • @nasirisanallaround6282
      @nasirisanallaround6282 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She did it lol

    • @mystisage13
      @mystisage13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @CrusaderWarrior yes, she caught him hung up on somebody that he used to know.

  • @Kim-hc5si
    @Kim-hc5si 2 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Oh, that delicious moment right before Kimbra comes in and we get the other side of the story… 👏👏👏

    • @lewstone5430
      @lewstone5430 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      When we learn Kimbra’s side wuz cold blooded *clapclapclap* !

  • @garymaidman625
    @garymaidman625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The genius of this song is you get his perspective in the start where he feels hard done by and she's in the wrong and then you hear her perspective and he isn't as innocent as he first seems.

  • @brandonhall5615
    @brandonhall5615 2 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Honestly, Gotye has a few hidden bangers. Hearts A Mess comes to mind.

    • @mistybenefield5796
      @mistybenefield5796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Definitely. Talented guy.

    • @pickelkilla
      @pickelkilla ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know! I’m sad his other stuff didn’t get more attention.

    • @pauljordan4452
      @pauljordan4452 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I still have the Making Mirrors album somewhere. It was great.

  • @icantthinkofagoodname1838
    @icantthinkofagoodname1838 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    I read somewhere that it was a song about escaping a narcissistic relationship. Thinking about it from that perspective puts quite a different spin on the lyrics.

    • @tqueen7131
      @tqueen7131 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It is her lines are what tells it all.

  • @droset7205
    @droset7205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    When a New Zealander collabs with an Australian Ofc it’s going to be a banger 🔥🇳🇿🇦🇺

    • @daveangels
      @daveangels 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Aussie born in Bruges Belgium , so we claim him too ;)

    • @droset7205
      @droset7205 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@daveangels Oh yes, and Belgium 🔥

    • @Kanga4
      @Kanga4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daveangels we can both have him hahahaha
      🇦🇺 ❤️ 🇧🇪

    • @cynthiaisako
      @cynthiaisako 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daveangels yasss we claim him too in Belgium :)

    • @VijayThakurMD
      @VijayThakurMD 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Oz and kiwis are in cricket WC finals 😸

  • @Tully_23_32
    @Tully_23_32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    An Aussie boy, Gotye, he's the first Aussie that had a #1 hit in the US since Aussie band Silverchair.

    • @Parsons360
      @Parsons360 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I never knew that!

    • @doktorRavik
      @doktorRavik 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi is Belgian.

    • @wilfriedmoortgat1891
      @wilfriedmoortgat1891 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Not aussie,hè is from Belgium

  • @4700cat
    @4700cat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    honestly this will always be one of my favorite songs to date it’s just so beautiful and well done and never gets old no matter how many times it’s played

  • @harveybojangle475
    @harveybojangle475 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This song is basically a duet, which you don't seem to hear as much anymore. And, they say there are always three sides to every story: He said, she said, and the truth. This song examines one breakup from two perspectives. Good stuff. Great vocals.

  • @nitro_001newman2
    @nitro_001newman2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I think just about everyone can relate to this song. “We can still be friends.” How many times have we heard that line? Most of us can not drop down to friend status, nor is it healthy. It’s all or nothing baby.

    • @jay-jamainfarsen6853
      @jay-jamainfarsen6853 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sadly yes

    • @krwawyrzeznik
      @krwawyrzeznik 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Definitely. I never want to be friends, doesn't matter who breaks up.

    • @Shyress
      @Shyress 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Eh, I think it depends on both people and the reasons they broke up. It is possible (witnissed it myself alot) but I agree that alot of people cant do it or dont want to.

    • @that.ll_do_pig
      @that.ll_do_pig 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Shyress I know it's possible but I could never date somebody that was friends with an ex and I know that's because of my own insecurities due to life experience; I'm fine with that.

    • @WeightedCali
      @WeightedCali ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Shyress It is not really friendship. One of the parties, usually the man, still has feelings for the other and think that remaining "friends" with that person will give them chances to get back together in the future.
      It never ends well. It is worse.

  • @1nittmo
    @1nittmo ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I've been around so long that I'm almost dirt but this is one of the greatest pop songs of all time. It takes a feeling we all have or will have felt, adds the production layers that make you need or want to hear it over and over and tells the story from two perspectives so it's a complete complex relationship lifespan in a single pop song.

  • @Bobsyagod
    @Bobsyagod 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I saw a comment on someone elses reaction to this that made me see this song in a different light. Kimbra may not be the girl he used to know. What if she's the new girl? He's so hung up on someone he used to know that he isn't paying attention to the new relationship, hence her saying she catches him being hung up on someone he used to know. Then she paints herself out of the picture and the story starts again, she's another girl he used to know that he'll see as abandoning him.

  • @swcoder
    @swcoder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    There's an isolated vocal version that really makes you appreciated their voices.

  • @MrKhushrenada
    @MrKhushrenada 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I simply cannot believe that adults that live in a country where they have radio's and play music in stores never heard this song.
    This song is awesome, it has the quality of a good 80's song.

  • @elgaspar7201
    @elgaspar7201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    How have they never heard this? This song won three Grammys and was everywhere.

    • @darkmoondrops
      @darkmoondrops ปีที่แล้ว

      Not everyone watches the Grammys

    • @ralphrod32
      @ralphrod32 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@darkmoondrops perhaps not but that awards show rarely gives two Grammys to esoterica.

  • @hannabyrne4045
    @hannabyrne4045 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This was a well-ctafted song in its lyrics and visual delivery. You can really see the ART in this piece of music ❤

  • @Angela-zm5ox
    @Angela-zm5ox 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    She caught him with 'somebody he used to know' He admitted his addiction to the sadness of failed relationships. One implication by the end of the song is that his downfall might be the thrill of sadness - where the relationship didn't work out but it doesn't close the door to hook up in the future and have sad (sex).. Now that she is someone he used to know, he might hook up w/her down the road, cheating on a new current love. I love this song. He is the saboteur of his own life in relationships. I agree the artistry is brilliant. The music sublime and the message, haunting

  • @darlenenoble7232
    @darlenenoble7232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I like how you feel bad for him until you hear her side of the story.

    • @Dessertpvnk
      @Dessertpvnk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I think my favorite moral of this story is there is always 2 sides to every story. People here the first story they hear and automatically take his side until you hear hers and you're like, "ooooohhh... yeah... imma just head out." Lol

    • @darlenenoble7232
      @darlenenoble7232 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Dessertpvnk Exactly.

    • @rodrigoangelo488
      @rodrigoangelo488 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@darlenenoble7232 I feel bad for both

    • @darlenenoble7232
      @darlenenoble7232 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rodrigoangelo488 Yea it seems like there were alot of underlying issues that neither of them bothered to address. Now its too late.

  • @kennethgodwin7769
    @kennethgodwin7769 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    When she started to sing she showed a different perspective of the relationship.

  • @JoTracy
    @JoTracy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Such a deep sing. Many layers. I love it. Universal in its themes. Everyone can relate

  • @ciprianomartinez2811
    @ciprianomartinez2811 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I like the live versions of the song because you can better hear just how good Kimbra’s voice is.

  • @simongoddard7692
    @simongoddard7692 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This song hits so different as an adult with failed relationships

  • @SuddenReal
    @SuddenReal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +64

    For me, the guy's the bad guy. He knows he's in a dying relationship, but he stays in it, not because he loves her, but because he just wants the relationship. She on the other hand, did love him, but when they broke up, she moved on while he couldn't, not because he suddenly loved her or even missed her, but because she wasn't more heart-broken by it. He's hurt because he's not The Ex, but just an old boyfriend.

    • @nikolah.8472
      @nikolah.8472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      well it's your opinion, but i think it can be both ways. Broken a longtime relationship is hard and you easily become bitter and it can become nasty. Every person acts different and most of the time both sides commit bad actions. I for myself can relate pretty well to that scene, because i was the guy. I was 7 years in an relationship and could 100% understand the drama. I knew she was hurt the same way that I was, but she slept with many men short after, she compensated it different. I locked myself up and she searched for easy entertainment to get her head clear. We both knew it was over and never will be a new start, we were to different at the end and maybe we will never see us again.

    • @ghostinthemachine8243
      @ghostinthemachine8243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I like the visual where she is washed clean of the relationship, while he just fades away from her into the background.
      I have heard it said that the opposite of love is hate. In my opinion. The opposite of love is indifference.

    • @liaojendyk9167
      @liaojendyk9167 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This resonates as it reminds me of my last relationship and how it ended.

    • @esdrasfilipe431
      @esdrasfilipe431 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't think there is a bad guy here

    • @tmm4195
      @tmm4195 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@esdrasfilipe431 Judging by the lyrics, he definitely comes across as the "bad" guy or toxic one. He didn't like her that much and was happy with the break up, yet he's upset that she's moving on without him.

  • @TheZimzum77
    @TheZimzum77 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Just love how this song shows there is often two sides of a story and you just proved his point! :D

  • @joesanchez9811
    @joesanchez9811 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I really like in the end of the video how she comes out of the painting thus fully removing herself and moving on. In art the style of the painting in the background of the video is called abstract, the definitions for abstract are Considered apart from concrete existence. Not applied or practical;theoretical. Difficult to understand; abstruse. all three definitions based on what both have sung could be used to define the failed relationship. Great reaction and I'm enjoying watching you guys, and Asia, fantastic smile!

    • @laurie8857
      @laurie8857 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed! And how she moves in the video while he is static. It is her doing the moving on, both literally and metaphorically.

  • @80hazarkeshoeshain
    @80hazarkeshoeshain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This song matches so well with my ex leaving me suddenly and doing exactly what the singer sings on the song.

  • @jesrush
    @jesrush 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like both these artists. They are super artistic and I love that.

  • @TheKeksletsplay
    @TheKeksletsplay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How can you not know this song? It's an all-time classic

  • @bubblegumgut
    @bubblegumgut 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Legit shedding tears hearing you both describe the story of this song. It’s so real and so emotional. I did not appreciate this song when it came out. But now I’ve gone through this

  • @1445coconut
    @1445coconut 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The pain is palpable. It is hypnotizing. That must be the trip rap groove.

  • @iwasframedformyparentscrim9519
    @iwasframedformyparentscrim9519 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great reaction. This song is exactly how it feels sometimes after a breakup. The more emotionally invested someone is determines how bad the feelings can get. I know I’m gonna sound like an a-hole but I can love intensely but when it’s over for either me or her, I can say seeya and not think about it that much.

  • @RAndNshorts
    @RAndNshorts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I actually love that you let the track play and responded accordingly! You guys are rare breed. Love from London xx

  • @Rcurran13
    @Rcurran13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Ya'll are amazing reactors. You actually listen to the lyrics. Keep it up guys. Hope you hit 1 mil soon.

  • @its_thecurlytopsss1171
    @its_thecurlytopsss1171 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very impossible that you haven't heard from this song. This is a Masterpiece 🔥🔥🔥

  • @zwick6890
    @zwick6890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I remember when this came out- it sounded so different from everything else out on the radio at that time. Gotye reminds me of an alternate universe Beck.

    • @maymay5600
      @maymay5600 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This song was played on my local radio station back in 2011, good fucking times man

  • @Iljinarchive
    @Iljinarchive ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is just an amazing song. It will never age.

  • @evelynne2846
    @evelynne2846 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He was expecting to be friends or at least just ok with the breakup. Instead she totally erased him from her life. Not blaming anyone. Maybe she should have said, when it's over everything is over so he'd know what to expect. You miss people when they are gone from your life even if you said you were glad it was over. But he needs to remember that too. Love this song. Was a huge hit.

  • @oktober-vh6gl
    @oktober-vh6gl 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love how they give both sides of the story... her version and his, culminating in them yelling at each other in song, even though the original verses for each character are calm and beautiful... literally acting out the beauty and heartbreak of love. I also love how the video shows this with the painting of their bodies. He starts off naked and slowly gets covered, she starts painted eventually becoming naked, and there's a brief overlap in the middle. a visual portrayal of these two people who are apart coming together then falling away. as the old saying goes, "it takes two to tango". props to Gotye for finding such an honest way to express both sides, not just his side... and for the video creator to come up with this body paint scheme to visually take us through these people coming together, and breaking apart. fantastic song and video.

  • @dregnar85
    @dregnar85 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Both artists in this song are amazing o their own. Kimbra has some absolute gems Black Sky and 90's Music are great tracks.

  • @randomcontent8359
    @randomcontent8359 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is crazy, I’m only 31 and I had no idea this was their song, TDG: (three days grace) covered this and I thought it was their song until just now lol damn I had no idea and I love your reactions obviously or I wouldn’t have discovered this lmao

  • @franka2743
    @franka2743 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song is a masterpiece, almost everybody I know regardless of race likes it

  • @michelascheuerman7166
    @michelascheuerman7166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Powerful song!!! I loved it when I first heard it, I got goosebumps and I still do.

  • @mikeybeeee07
    @mikeybeeee07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I love this song. It's the only song I've ever heard by him though. It got a ton of radio play. The alternative rock station in Atlanta used to play it pretty regularly up until the station shut down maybe 2 or 3 years ago.

    • @scottvanhille5688
      @scottvanhille5688 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Unfortunately, it's called payola. Record companies would pay radio stations more money to play certain songs to increase album sales.

    • @mikeybeeee07
      @mikeybeeee07 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@scottvanhille5688 Maybe but this song was played pretty regularly up until like 2018 then my old alternative station turned into a reggaeton station.

    • @nem3668
      @nem3668 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Honestly, after I heard this jam I wanted to hear more from him. I also like this other song of his called Heart's a Mess or Your Heart's a Mess or something. The video is a trip. I gotta dig deeper but I like the music so far👍

    • @unknownx7252
      @unknownx7252 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      They play it here on the alt station in New Orleans.

    • @CurtdWar
      @CurtdWar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wally is amazing, he has several songs of this calibre, my favourites are "Hearts a Mess" /watch?v=MpN1j8R5lZ8 and "The Only thing I know" /watch?v=7tdFa75OXlY. Watch him live too, he's great. There is a Triple J live at the wireless performance he did where he plays multiple instruments. He has a group of musicians that he swaps out depending on which instrument he is playing for a particular song.

  • @abean9789
    @abean9789 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    I hated this song when it first aired. I was about 15 and was in the height of my emo phase.
    Coming back to it years later I realised what a stunning voice these 2 have.
    I truly miss when songs relied entirely on the singers raw voice and simple melody,
    Not an intricate melody with 50 different instruments and an average singer with layers of autotune.

  • @chrispetty8587
    @chrispetty8587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Asia is absolutely correct. I was married for 26 years. And rhis really says it for me. I was devastated and now I see what she truly is.

  • @d_no_allyn_86
    @d_no_allyn_86 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was watchin some performances of them and (this song is going on 13 years old and its still incredible, still watchin it lol) then saw there was a reaction from you guys and I was like oh no way! So glad you guys watched this. Glad you liked it. This broke the music scene in my opinion when it came out. There was nothing like it. It's the most haunting, sad, yet beautiful pop songs ever.

  • @Hillybean30
    @Hillybean30 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember a lot of junk out at the time, and this was playing in a record store and it shocked me! Love it so much!

  • @SENSEOFLIBERTY
    @SENSEOFLIBERTY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This piece is really unique.
    Whatever the text. The way how it was sung, the composition of it, it's really a unique masterpiece.

  • @godoggies1
    @godoggies1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant concept at the end where the paint is coming off her symbolising her being "Out of the picture"

  • @miket7281
    @miket7281 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    U should look more into Kimbra, a very underrated talent. "plain Gold Ring" live. Man its great.

  • @carybrauer9669
    @carybrauer9669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I learned about this song a couple months back. I really like it. His voice, he sounds like sting from the police. For me, thats a good thing

  • @alaskanrobert5204
    @alaskanrobert5204 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the paint. They depicted vulnerability with presence or absence of paint

  • @kathleensmith3555
    @kathleensmith3555 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I absolutely love Wouter "Wally" De Backer also known for a time as Gotye --- He is someone who is a true artist and has walked away from crazy fame and follows a different path -- He still is involved with The Basics -- a band he has been a part of for many years -- After the Gotye project success -- he opted to archive the legacy of a man who composed music for the ondioline because he loves to tinker with unusual sounds and instruments I Adore the song Hearts a Mess and the video is fascinating th-cam.com/video/MpN1j8R5lZ8/w-d-xo.html and Smoke and Mirrors is fabulous too th-cam.com/video/0FlSdHyXYO8/w-d-xo.html -- I admire him for not being consumed by fame and fortune and being true to himself

  • @kennethslayor8177
    @kennethslayor8177 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I always liked the art in this one. The exposition of how people are always divided into pieces in the abstract and then matched to the environment in which we paint them. That is the essence of the song and the crime both have committed against one another.

  • @lorioday8528
    @lorioday8528 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Walk Off the Earth did a fantastic cover of this. With 6 people playing ONE guitar. Better vocals too!!!

  • @technopirate304
    @technopirate304 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    10 years ago this song was everywhere. People will having videos of babies dancing to it.

  • @EZisme71
    @EZisme71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I FREAKING LOVE THIS SONG

  • @KilgrenII
    @KilgrenII ปีที่แล้ว

    He was the toxic one... her rebuttal is a fantastic change-up on the perspective of the narrative he was spinning in the beginning of the song. A fantastic song when it came out long ago...

  • @pffp6246
    @pffp6246 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Kimbra is a kiwi like me from New Zealand 🇳🇿

  • @ThatguyPurps
    @ThatguyPurps 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gotye is an Australian artist and Kimbra is from New Zealand. This is a great collaboration between the two and although the both have other music, this is the one more people know them from. Gotye time in the spotlight wasn't that long but when he was his music was always in the chart.

  • @adinlllebpmac6117
    @adinlllebpmac6117 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    He doesn't believe they ended on bad terms, her perspective is very different. It wasn't a healthy relationship. He isn't happy she is now in control of her own life again.

  • @lisajohnson521
    @lisajohnson521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Gotye is an AMAZING artist. He really is. This song was poppy and mainstream but his work is really awesome. He is one of my favorite artist. He plays every instrument and uses unconventional materials to make music and sounds. I saw a short doc on how he made his last project and it showcased how innovative he is. This song doesn't do his work justice.

    • @jrc9922
      @jrc9922 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Doesn't it remind you of some sting or something? Also vast did this kind of thing quite a few years ago.

  • @Iluviggys
    @Iluviggys 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm astonished that you empathise with him. She says "all the times you screwed me over but had me believing it was something that I'd done". Men are masters at making women think everything was their fault and this song is showcasing that

  • @chance2971
    @chance2971 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    damn this is such a good song. i like that discussion it sparked between you two.

  • @rubyfuselier2925
    @rubyfuselier2925 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This song was one the first songs Pentatonix recorded
    Check it out.

  • @zlatkomustovic1147
    @zlatkomustovic1147 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love your reaction for songs😊 you two are the best 😃

  • @neilwallis4062
    @neilwallis4062 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the comments saying before she sang wierd like it's performing 🤣

  • @goldenchild4835
    @goldenchild4835 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wally dips in and out of the Melbourne band scene - sometimes on his own, sometimes with a band, but this old track has, for me, always reminded me of post-Genesis, Peter Gabriel - 'Blood Eden', 'In Your Eyes', 'Digging in the Dirt' and, maybe one or two others. Even Wally's film clip has visual elements that were explored by Gabriel in the '80s. Close your eyes and you can almost hear Peter Gabriel singing this song. Would be interesting to see Goyte and Gabriel performing together.

  • @sleepyburr
    @sleepyburr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Highly encourage you to listen to more of his work than just this. I genuinely believe he's one of the most underappreciated artists of our time.

  • @gnuro
    @gnuro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kimbra is so good.

  • @bcpr9812
    @bcpr9812 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Kimbra is well worth checking out, too. Here she is singing Nina Simone's "Plain Gold Ring" live at Sing Sing Studios: th-cam.com/video/6i1mr9amqeg/w-d-xo.html This is her voice when she was only 20. Amazing.

  • @jonjoreynoldsgranner7307
    @jonjoreynoldsgranner7307 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    you gotta check out kimbra. plain gold ring, settle down and good intent. she is one of the best jazz style singers i know of. and sexy as hell.

  • @theNOVEMBERman1116
    @theNOVEMBERman1116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dope reaction been on the playlist since i first heard it

  • @rutssy
    @rutssy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love this song. Thanks for reacting to it!

  • @kylesummers1565
    @kylesummers1565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Coolest cover of this song - Somebody That I Used to Know - Walk off the Earth (Gotye - Cover) - TH-cam

    • @n2trkys18
      @n2trkys18 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I like the cover, some qb I use to know(Colts and Manning). Awesome 👏

    • @MRR-my2yl
      @MRR-my2yl 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/d9NF2edxy-M/w-d-xo.html

    • @christyzeeaquarianated2600
      @christyzeeaquarianated2600 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WOTE is awesome!

  • @dougpenn3327
    @dougpenn3327 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this song..so true

  • @rockamaroque8189
    @rockamaroque8189 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Gotye is another great Australian artist xxx

  • @ancorperez-santana9827
    @ancorperez-santana9827 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    First time I’ve noticed that the paint goes only off of her body. Meaning only her is over it maybe? The paint is what they build

  • @robertcasper5817
    @robertcasper5817 ปีที่แล้ว

    "did him dirty" Yeah!!!

  • @alisin7410
    @alisin7410 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So true! I went on a museum tour and concert (begore his Grammy) and can say Gotye is so talented.
    Most people on l y hear about this song, but he's got 🔥 albums going back years.
    Love the sounds and visuals of Save Me and Hearts a Mess. Will definitely tune in to see your reactions.
    Hearts a Mess th-cam.com/video/MpN1j8R5lZ8/w-d-xo.html
    Save Me th-cam.com/video/O4_lBT1OG_Y/w-d-xo.html

  • @anastasiabeaverhausen516
    @anastasiabeaverhausen516 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kimbra: Asia hold that thought you only have his side

  • @carlosramos3890
    @carlosramos3890 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This can't be the first time they listen to this, who do they think will believe that

    • @roni4138
      @roni4138 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      People will believe anything

  • @commanderkorra3316
    @commanderkorra3316 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video, this song and music video are iconic. Sadly this song is kind of my life right now. My fiance had mental problems, she's been in the mental ward. When her mom passed, she completely lost it. Would Stay out all night, super paranoid, wouldn't get help. Then she got a bit better, but wouldn't stop drinking and staying out all night. I kept trying and trying to help her. Broke up and got back together a few times. But finally I couldn't take it anymore. She is almost completely out of my life, but I can't get over her. It seemed so easy for her to forget me. She actually lives in the same trailer park. We were going to get married on Valentines day, she was my first real love. 😭 Now she's just somebody that I used to know.

  • @stevemaggard5866
    @stevemaggard5866 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Talking about the queens of old school country Loretta Lynn's Coal Miner's Daughter is a must

  • @rachaelwhite5961
    @rachaelwhite5961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I forgot about this song!!! Now I’ll be singing it for a week!😂❤️

  • @LouisianaBaby83
    @LouisianaBaby83 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this song

  • @d3mist0clesgee12
    @d3mist0clesgee12 ปีที่แล้ว

    new to site, great video breakdown y'all, good stuff

  • @akaza.3597
    @akaza.3597 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of the most unique song